At an SMU summer program, Dallas ISD middle-school teachers shot off rockets, kayaked the Trinity River and collected data on animals at the Dallas Zoo to learn new ways to engage their students in science.
Teachers from six middle schools were the first to take part in the STEM Academy at SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development. Supported by the Texas Instruments Foundation and O’Donnell Foundation, the goal of the new program is to increase the numbers of students who study and pursue careers in math and science-related fields.
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Dallas middle-school teachers launched rockets and kayaked the Trinity River during a new STEM Academy presented by SMU’s Annette Caldwell Simmons School of Education and Human Development with support from the Texas Instruments Foundation and O’Donnell Foundation.