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EvolvingSTEM is an NSF BIORETS awardee!
We are thrilled to have been awarded a 3-year grant (2022-2025) from the National Science Foundation to become a BioSci Research Experiences for Teachers (BIORETS) training site. Each summer, we will recruit and provide excellent stipends for middle school and high school teachers to learn our bacterial evolution-in-action curriculum, and then conduct their own experiments […]
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PittMed Magazine Profile
EvolvingSTEM and our BIORETS summer training program was profiled by PittMed Magazine in an article called “Mutant Summer.” …in early 2022, a 0,000 three-year grant from the National Science Foundation began funding a new eight-week summer program on Pitt’s Oakland campus. There, middle and high school teachers gather for training, stock up on supplies and […]
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What is EvolvingSTEM?
I am often asked, “What IS EvolvingSTEM?” Here’s how the conversation usually goes: Me: “It’s based on a weeklong experiment with bacteria that demonstrates evolution in action.” Them: “For college classes, right?” Me: “No, for introductory and advanced high school biology” Them: “In the summer, in your lab, for a few students?” Me: “No, in […]
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EvolvingSTEM on WESA
Get a closer look into how students and teachers at Pittsburgh Science & Technology Academy took a hands approach to evolution with our curriculum on 90.5 WESA. “[…] I would implore all teachers to give it a try because the engagement of the student is so much stronger than any type of lecture.”
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Our article on EvolvingSTEM and student learning has been accepted!
Our article on student learning gains after using EvolvingSTEM in their classroom has been published in Evolution: Education and Outreach. Cooper VS, Warren TM, Matela AM, Handwork M, Scarponi S. 2019. EvolvingSTEM: A microbial evolution-in-action curriculum that enhances learning of evolutionary biology and biotechnology. Evolution: Education and Outreach 12:12. Check out the paper here!
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EvolvingSTEM on The Confluence
EvolvingSTEM was featured on WESA’s The Confluence, a daily news show in the Pittsburgh area. You can listen to the full segments here. From their website: Evolving STEM is a program that uses science and lab experiments to give students a hands-on experience with evolution. As schools across three states – including Pittsburgh Science […]
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Mutants in the Classroom
Peters Township High School students were excited to see mutant colonies evolve in only one week!
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Students Explore Biofilm
Students at Pittsburgh SciTech used a crystal violet assay to quantify how much biofilm was produced by different colonies.
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Connecting with Students at Pittsburgh SciTech
Undergraduate researcher Jeffrey Lombardo shares his background with students from Pittsburgh SciTech. The students loved having Jeff help them with their research projects!
