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1: Jenni Swenson 03:14 PM Oct 25 2008 990:2992 edittextuser=2160 post_id=2992 initial_post_id=0 thread_id=990

Vision for our STEM students:

1. Ability to read and comprehend STEM material
2. Ability to express themselves clearly through writing

Goal:

1. Provide assignments in class (practice)
2. Expose students throughout college experience

Action Steps:

Bring expert to PKAL to talk about reading and writing assignments in STEM that go beyond standard/typical STEM assignments (e.g. read/response paragraphs, 10 page paper)

Examples:

o Calibrated peer–review
o Visualization of data
o Games
o Role-playing
o Common book
o Design review
o Oral Presentation

2: Jenni Swenson 03:20 PM Oct 25 2008 990:2994 edittextuser=2160 post_id=2994 initial_post_id=0 thread_id=990

This post was editted by Jenni Swenson on Oct, 2008

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