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AAAS/SSE STEM Volunteer Program - Enhancing STEM Education through Hands-on Support

The AAAS/SSE STEM Volunteer Program, led by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and Senior Scientists and Engineers (SSE), aims to foster STEM literacy and motivate students to pursue STEM careers. STEM professionals assist K-12 teachers in the classroom, providing resources, conducting experiments, and relating classroom learning to the outside world. This program has been successfully running since 2004, with volunteers making a significant impact in schools across Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

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AAAS/SSE STEM Volunteer Program - Enhancing STEM Education through Hands-on Support

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  1. AAAS/SSE STEM Volunteer Programhttp://www.aaas.org/senior-scientists-and-engineers/volunteers Don Rea

  2. Organization • Program of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) • Led by Senior Scientists and Engineers (SSE), an AAAS affiliate • Supported by AAAS

  3. Objectives • Foster STEM literacy • Motivate students to pursue STEM careers

  4. Approach • STEM professionals assist K-12 STEM teachers in classroom • Volunteers commit to attending school throughout the school year • A few hours, one day per week, if retired • A few hours, every 2-3 weeks, if still working • Activities developed jointly with teacher

  5. Approach (continued) • One-day training session, early September • Discussion of Volunteers Handbook • Presentations by volunteers • Presentations by school district staff • Assignments based on volunteers’ preferences, teachers’ requests, commute distances

  6. History • Started in 2004 in Montgomery County, 8 volunteers • In the 2014-15 school year, there are 165 volunteers in Maryland (Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties), Virginia (Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William and Loudoun Counties, the City of Falls Church), and the District of Columbia.

  7. Examples of Assistance • Interacting with students on investigations and problem sheets • Complementing teachers’ presentations • Serving as a resource for teachers and students • Generating new experiments and material • Relating the classroom learning to the outside world

  8. HEADLINE ON MASTER SLIDE Danielle Bruno, ES teacher I want to take a moment to THANK YOU wholeheartedly for introducing me to George Kralovec. We are absolutely thrilled to be working with him. Everyone is so excited and grateful to have him as part of our team at Bull Run Elementary School. I am forever in your debt.

  9. HEADLINE ON MASTER SLIDE Jay Dailer, MS teacher …placement of Sal Bosco in my science room at Irving Middle School. He was fantastic. I was totally blown out of the water by how he was accepted by my students and the tremendous contributions he made in my room. This was a win-win situation for everybody – me, Sal, and especially my students. If he had to miss a week – they wanted to know where he was.

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