David has blogged a number of times on his RESET experience.  Here’s the first one: So Tuesday I emailed someone at ReSET asking to talk with them about what they do and if they’d need someone like myself.  The director responded asking if I’d like to meet at a school on Wednesday at noon.  I was nervous…

Now That’s Using Your Cerebral Cortex! ReSET volunteers are passionate about science, and they’ll go to great lengths to communicate that passion to their students. These scientists-in-the-classroom employ some unique and truly innovative methods of engaging children in their STEM field of expertise: Philip Posner, who has a Ph.D. in Medical Physiology, shows his students…

On Quality STEM Education from the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-a-elgart/does-your-childs-school-have-a-quality-stem-program_b_7155356.html

ReSET volunteer John Emler recently attended a science teaching session at the Greenbelt, MD Community Center.  Additional sessions are scheduled: June 22nd & 23rd: Chemistry: Introduce the basic concepts of chemistry and show how chemical reactions can be controlled. July 27th & 28th: Fluids: Introduce the concepts of viscosity, lift, drag and entrainment. John reports that the…

Hi John, The Girl Scouts had their Pre-Kindergarten RESET/STEM session today- It was such an amazing event! Both the Pre-K students and the scouts had a fun, interactive and educational experience. Personally, I was very happy with the turnout and the degree of engagement & enthusiasm from all the age groups. We had 13 scouts…

Hi John, Thank you so much for having me! I really enjoyed presenting today and I hope my presentation was helpful. I think STEM education is so important and I am afraid that science is getting left behind. I know I don’t have the power to change this but I can get involved as much…