Two Washington County school districts and the St. Paul public schools are partnering with the University of Minnesota to develop science curriculum based around lessons in engineering.
The project, overseen by the university's STEM Education Center, is being funded by an $8 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The grant was announced in late September.
The project is expected draw upon the work of about 200 Twin Cities area teachers, including instructors from the St. Paul schools and the South Washington County and North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale districts.
Participants will attend summer professional development and curriculum writing workshops and eventually see their resulting curricular units submitted to TeachEngineering.org, an online peer-reviewed digital library.
"The project has the potential to change the way partner schools implement STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Math] education, as well as be a model for other schools globally," Tamara Moore, co-director of the STEM Education Center, said in a news release.
The lessons are to be geared to students in the fourth through eighth grades.
STILLWATER
All-school marathon set for St. Croix Prep Students and staff members at St. Croix Preparatory Academy will run for the benefit of academics during an all-school marathon beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday.
The event, including a pep fest, will involve the charter school's entire student body of 1,000-plus students, and takes place on fields and paths at the school at 4260 Stagecoach Trail N.
