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Does Early Algebra Matter?

Jan. 13, 2020

Note: Research from the UT STEM Center is frequently available as professional development for K-12 educators. Click on this link to learn more.

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Fall speaker series wraps up and new spring series in the works

By Christian Bazán

Jan. 7, 2020

Since the fall of 2018, the STEM Center has been hosting Brown Bag lunch talks from a variety of noted scholars in STEM Education. The fall 2019 series wrapped up on December 4th with Kate Melhuish, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics from Texas State University. In the presentation, Dr.

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New STEM Scholar colloquium series to begin Fall 2019

By Christian Bazán

June 3, 2019

Continuing the success of the Brown Bag and STEM Ed Scholars of Color Colloquia, the STEM Center will be hosting eight STEM scholars this Fall. The scholars will share their latest research in an informal lunch setting in the STEM PD space in the George I. Sánchez Bldg. Rm 352. All students and faculty are welcome to attend.

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Inequality in college STEM education. Study finds Black and Latinx students leave STEM majors at higher rates.

By Christian Bazán

June 3, 2019

Recent national studies indicate that black and Latinx students are entering STEM post-secondary education at a rate comparable to that of their white peers, yet STEM fields remain predominantly white and male. Little research has been conducted to understand the completion patterns seen in STEM degrees and whether they are consistent with other fields for black and Latinx students.

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TEA Lone Star STEM grant application open

By Community Author

June 3, 2019

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has opened the Lone Star STEM grant application. Based on a letter of interest submission two types of potential grantees will be identified:

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The STEM Center's Project LEAP featured in Education Week

By Christian Bazán

April 9, 2019

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STEM Scholar speakers share latest research with UT students and faculty

By Christian Bazán

March 18, 2019

The UT STEM Center has been hosting two scholar speaker series for the spring semester, the Brown Bag Colloquium and the STEM Ed Scholars of Color Colloquium. Both series offer UT students and faculty opportunities to hear and discuss the latest research in STEM education in informal lunch sessions. STEM Center Director Eric Knuth created these lunch talks as an opportunity to promote scholarship and community within the academic environment.

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Upcoming presentations from STEM Researchers this Spring

By Christian Bazán

March 13, 2019

The Spring conference season is quite busy for the College of Education STEM researchers this year with the American Educational Research Association annual meeting (AERA), the National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST), and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) all at the beginning of April. Below you can find a list of the presenters and their presentations (not full citations of the work being presented) by conference:

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TEA STEM Listening Tour

By Community Author

Dec. 10, 2018

The TEA is excited to announce that the College and Career and Military Preparation (CCMP) Division will be conducting a statewide listening tour to inform the development of a new state plan required for the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21^st Century Act (Perkins V), and the development of statewide frameworks for STEM education and Work-based Learning (WBL).

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UT STEM Center welcomes new Director

By Christian Bazán

Dec. 4, 2018

Eric Knuth, Ph.D., has been a professor in the UT Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education since the Fall of 2017 and recently accepted the position of Director of the STEM Center. He also is a fellow in the Elizabeth Shatto Massey Endowed Chair in Education.