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Contents contributed and discussions participated by Cabell Miltenberger

Cabell Miltenberger

Evidence Points to Benefits of Active Teaching in STEM Education | The White House - 1 views

  • progress has been too slow.
  • “student-centered instructional strategies can positively influence students’ learning, achievement, and knowledge retention, as compared with traditional instructional methods.”
  • making lectures more interactive, having students work in groups, and incorporating authentic problems and activities into coursework as being superior to traditional lectures, which remain the mainstay approach to teaching in too many classrooms.
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  • use of superior teaching strategies can lower the attrition rate among STEM majors
  • improved undergraduate STEM teaching can provide future K-12 teachers with a much greater mastery of the science they will teach, while demonstrating a better model for how science is best taught and learned. 
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      Research shows how instructional changes can improve overall STEM learning.
Cabell Miltenberger

Benefits of STEM Programs - 2 views

  • STEM means creating learning environments that allow students to be more active.
  • students better remember what they’ve learned when they are engaged in the process
  • STEM programs are a natural for partnerships with community colleges and universities, as well as nearby corporations
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      Increase in # of STEM related jobs demands more emphasis on STEM related education programs. STEM programs are a good fit for community college & university collaboration.
Cabell Miltenberger

About Us - 1 views

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      Use My Plate to see breakdown of food groups
  • ChooseMyPlate.gov provides practical information to individuals, health professionals, nutrition educators, and the food industry to help consumers build healthier diets with resources and tools for dietary assessment, nutrition education, and other user-friendly nutrition information.
Cabell Miltenberger

ChooseMyPlate.gov - 1 views

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      Use SuperTracker to log food intake and get an analysis This is my favorite because it has many options to analyze your food intake and calorie expenditure. Students can keep a food log and get a detailed report which shows if their diet is meeting all recommended guidelines.
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