Closing out the second season of It’s Time for Science, it’s time to speak about STEM studying and girls in STEM! Host Tom Racine talks with trainer Stacy Gale and science communicator Dr. Alex Dainis!
Stacy Gale is a 4th grade trainer and the previous STEM specialist at Paul Cuffee Faculty in Windfall, RI. Her love of out of doors schooling started throughout her time as a camp counselor in Lake George, NY. Ms. Gale has been a GEMS-Internet Science Instructor Chief since 2014. Earlier than that, she was a Science Communication Fellow onboard the EV Nautilus, the place she discovered a couple of multitude of STEM careers whereas exploring the depths of the ocean with Dr. Robert Ballard and his staff. In 2018 she gained the Greenovation Award for Environmental Innovation and STEM by means of Mission Inexperienced Faculty. In 2022 she was named the Rhode Island Environmental Schooling Affiliation Instructor of the 12 months, and was a Presidential Award for Excellence in Arithmetic and Science Educating (PAEMST) state finalist in 2024.
Tom and Ms. Gale have an in-depth dialogue about why STEM schooling is necessary to show in faculties. Ms. Gale talks about what bought her eager about instructing STEM and the way STEM is a straightforward strategy to interact college students. In addition they focus on how STEM might help college students discover pathways into careers and produce all of the Twenty first-century abilities collectively.
The dialog covers instructing college students how you can fail, the significance of enhancing equitable entry to STEM, and the way STEM pertains to the science of studying. Ms. Gale continues by emphasizing why lecturers and oldsters have to hold pushing for incorporating extra STEM in faculties, because it assists in exhibiting all college students themselves within the discipline. Sources for lecturers and the way educators can profit from using a STEM specialist are highlighted.
Dr. Alex Dainis is a contract science communicator and video producer with over a decade of expertise producing digital, instructional content material for the online. Her background features a PhD in genetics from Stanford College, and she or he was honored to be a 2019 Jackson Wild Media Lab Fellow. Latest initiatives embrace “Hungry Planet,” a six-episode collection for PBS Digital Studios. Moreover, Dr. Dainis is the challenge coordinator for the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Basis’s Chemistry Shorts Program and a number and author for the American Chemical Society’s Reactions YouTube channel. She is a latest recipient of the 2024 Nationwide Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications.
Tom and Dr. Dainis discuss why STEM schooling is crucial for making ready folks to attract conclusions about science and the way scholar experiences could change their lives. Dr. Dainis shares her private experiences in being mentored and impressed and displays on the crucial pondering abilities developed by means of STEM schooling that transcend science. The dialog touches on the significance of getting ladies and ladies excited and holding them in STEM. Dr. Dainis expresses why illustration issues and shares what bought her began in science communication. She displays on her work in serving to folks really feel welcomed into ongoing conversations in science. The episode concludes as Dr. Dainis shares a number of the new communication work she’s enthusiastic about and the way she tries to showcase ardour in her work.
Yow will discover Dr. Dainis on the internet at;
www.helicasemedia.com
Twitter: @alexdainis
Instagram: @alex.dainis
TikTok: @alexdainis
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