Welcome to #MSUrbanSTEM
The MSU-WIPRO STEM & Leadership Teaching Fellowship program is the culmination of the partnership between global IT giant Wipro, Chicago Public Schools, and Michigan State University's College of Education. Fellows participate in an innovative year-long integrated learning experience to build STEM teachers' capacity and empower them to lead and inspire transformative, innovative practices in urban K-12 schools.
Michael Kosko is Bringing Hip Hop to Science
Michael Kosko is determined to bring the science of everyday life into the classroom. He aims to provide multiple opportunities for his students to naturally think of themselves as scientists. “For this semester I have planned more collaborative, long-term projects to engage my students and build their science...
Cohort Two is Still Lighting Up the Quickfires
Here’s a little snapshot from the classroom of James Edstrom. Edstrom is a member of Cohort Two and teaches mathematics at Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center in Chicago. Although he is not a current #MSUrbanSTEM fellow, he is still lighting up quickfires! Students used Play-Doh and graph paper to...
Meet the Featured Fellow…Onome Alabi
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Kimlona Brown Gets Things Rolling in After-School STEM Club
Kimlona Brown has things rocking and rolling in an after school STEM club. The first meeting was held on January 30th and it was a huge success! Students experienced potential energy and kinetic energy as they created their very own Robo Wheels! They used paper plates, rubber bands and string to create the...
#MSUrbanSTEM is Defining Leadership…
These leadership collages are amazing! A glance around the room can inspire us to define leadership in various ways. What is leadership? What does leadership mean to you? Here’s what our fellows have to say!
Meet Our Featured Fellow…Yvonne Nevarez!
Drum roll please….meet the amazing Yvonne Nevarez. We’re so lucky to have her on our #MSUrbanSTEM team!
Leadership? It’s All Around You! Just Look Around the Room…
Did someone say DIGITAL QUICKFIRE?!? Yep! And it went a little something like this… From the comforts of their own chosen space, fellows identified 6 random items within the room. Closely evaluating each object, they began to think deeply about a possible connection each item might have with leadership....
Mad Science with Maita
Things have been growing, spinning and booming in the science classroom of Michael Maita. The latest classroom project challenged students to study and design a functioning, semi-closed ecosystem. Students closely observed their ecosystems as they collected, organized and interpreted data. They especially...
Alexa Freshour is Headed to Los Angeles!
“I was beyond ecstatic to find out that I’d be presenting at NSTA 2017!” Alexa Freshour shared. Freshour submitted her proposal a few months ago and recently received the good news that she’s headed to L.A. in March. Alexa will be presenting a Model Based Inquiry (MBI) unit centered around...
The Periodic Table Comes to Life!
Binh Nguyen hosted a periodic table costume party! A science teacher at Northside College Preparatory School in Chicago, his chemistry class recently added a creative “flair” to their study of the atom and periodic table. Nguyen wanted to offer his chemistry students an opportunity to show off their...
STEM Sweet STEM for the Holidays!
We’ve all celebrated with decorating cookies, singing Christmas carols, making ornaments or sipping hot chocolate while watching our favorite holiday movie. But how fun is decorating gingerbread houses with LED lights and using Garage Band to record The Twelve Days of Math Class? Students in the classrooms...