Tag: Ag-STEM

Do you know a farmer … a scientist … a military member? Maybe not. But it matters, especially for inspiring youth to pursue STEM careers.

by Katie Stofer

August 16, 2019

My work aims to improve public engagement with science. To me, that means I am trying to bring scientists together with stakeholders so that together, they can combine their expertises and concerns to address problems on which science can have ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Work & Life
Tags: Ag-STEM, Career, Diversity, STEM

#Citizenscience redux and video

by Katie Stofer

August 7, 2017

I took on an #extension fellowship in 2015 on citizen science, to promote its use throughout #coopext. This continues to pay dividends, as I am now in the process of taking on my first PhD student advisee, who wants to study citizen science! ... READ MORE

Category: Community Volunteers, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Ag-STEM, Citizen Science, Public Engagement With Science, Science Outreach

Eggcellent Adventures in Classroom Embryology

by Diana Hagan (she/her)

October 28, 2015

Eggcellent Adventures in Classroom Embryology is about learning through experience. In most cases, when a teacher signs up to teach chicken embryology in the classroom, the teacher sets up the incubator and the teacher and class wait for the ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Curriculum, Livestock
Tags: 4-H Poultry & Embryology, 4-H Youth Development, Ag-STEM, Judy Levings, K-12 Education, Shaina Spann, Teaching

No data is too obvious to publish

by Katie Stofer

August 17, 2015

One of the main goals of the UF Ag-STEM lab is to help re-connect what have become separate, siloed disciplines: science and agriculture. I have a research publication out about the potential to do that in science centers: I was also interviewed ... READ MORE

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Tags: Ag-STEM, Katie Stofer, Science Centers, Science Education Research

What does STEM mean to me?

by Katie Stofer

October 22, 2014

I got a chance to look back at my former lab at Oregon State today:, and I saw Susan's post asking what I think of as STEM? As those who know my career path might imagine, like Susan, I've had STEM, particularly science and math, in my world ... READ MORE

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Tags: Ag-STEM, Katie Stofer, STEM

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