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Candy Garner

The STEM Effect: Transforming Education and Student Success

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Originally published in TEACH Magazine, March/April 2017 Issue

By Candy Garner

Certain buzz words and topics come and go in the arena of education. Currently, the word to know is STEM, the acronym for science, technology, engineering, and math. When asked last year to serve as the STEM/Curriculum Coordinator in my district, I began to read everything I could find on the topic.

I attended conferences and visited schools where STEM professional development was provided. At one such conference, I heard a speaker share statistics relating to how far the United States lagged in college student representation for STEM-related fields. My own research confirmed what the speaker had shared. I was suddenly determined to do my part in flipping those numbers.

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Candy Garner is the STEM/Curriculum Coordinator at Winfield City Schools in Winfield City, AL.

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