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.
Improving Our Improvisation Skills With The Second City, Chicago
Improvisation can be frightening! Well, our fellows totally rocked it on Day 6 of our face-to face summer meetings in Chicago! Our entire MSU Urban STEM team got to experience some improv activities thanks to The Second City, Chicago. Aimee Davis and Bryan Bowden from The Second City offered an interactive workshop...
Michael Kosko Travels to Tokyo for a Cooperative Learning Opportunity
Michael Kosko is an environmental science teacher at Al Raby High School. We are lucky enough to have him on our #MSUrbanSTEM team as well! Kosko recently traveled to Tokyo, Japan to participate in The Tomodachi Toshiba Science and Technology Leadership Academy. The program is a week long exchange program designed...
What Exactly Does it Mean to ImagineIT?
The ImagineIT project…what exactly is it? Punya Mishra recently described it as “truly, the most important project we will be working on all year.” He also added that this project is an incredible opportunity to do something really transformational within the classroom. The multi-stage...
And That’s A Wrap! Summer Meetings End, New Wonder Begins!
Cohort 3 is here and kickin! Fifty new fellows have gathered, conversed and even grappled in a few new experiences during our face-to-face summer meetings. These meetings were two weeks long and totally action packed! What does a typical #MSUrbanSTEM gathering look like? Well, here’s a tiny glimpse…...
Showcasing Our Amazing Teaching Moments…
Drum roll please…Amazing teacher moments happened this week. Our fellows were completely engaged in an amazing teaching moment showdown, which was quite magical! Lessons ranged in grade level and content area. Modeling global wind patterns using balloons and dissecting hearts-to name a few! Angela Barrett...
What Do You “Meme” We Can Teach Creatively?
We’ve seen memes all over the internet, but what about those concentrated on creative teaching strategies? On Day 4, our fellows read an article written by Punya Mishra and Danah Henriksen titled Learning From Creative Teachers. The article offers some key approaches for teaching creatively in an age filled...
A Special Field Trip to MSU
On May 23rd, eighteen students from Dodge Renaissance Academy and Morton School of Excellence headed to Michigan State University for a campus tour! Rosalind Ali is a member of our first cohort and Kendra Mallory is a member of our second cohort. The two teamed up to plan a very special field trip designed to...
Gratitude: Special Thanks for Another Great Year!
Our second cohort has wrapped up and we are now preparing to welcome 50 new members to our third cohort! Very exciting news in the #MSUrbanSTEM world! We are very proud of our accomplishments thus far and can’t wait to see what another year brings. With the ending of Cohort 2 and the beginning of Cohort 3,...
Reflections On the Past Year…An #MSUrbanSTEM Adventure
It’s been a wonderful year of challenges, collaboration, and transformation! A few of our fellows took a moment to reflect…
Great Pride and Accomplishments…We Honor Our 2015/2016 Cohort
Forty-nine amazing members of our 2015/2016 Cohort were honored on Saturday, May 14th at the Union League Club of Chicago. Special guests from WIPRO, Michigan State and Chicago Public Schools were in attendance. All gathered to celebrate a wonderful year of learning together. PRIDE served as the heart and soul...
#MSUrbanSTEM Well Represented at AERA Conference in DC
We are so lucky to have Christopher Seals, Rohit Mehta, and Inese Berzina-Pitcher on our #MSUrbanSTEM team! They recently presented at the 2016 American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting in Washington, DC. The team shared the relevance of rethinking professional development supported by...
Passport to STEM Success
With passport in hand, Goudy Elementary students and their parents set out on a journey of scientific exploration. STEM Night at Goudy offered many activities from coding to chemistry, simple machines to wind-powered boats and many things in between. The evening began with a Chemistry Stunt Show performed by Mike...