Education

FUTURE PROFESSIONALS IN WILDLIFE SEMINAR SERIES
Filling in the gaps for our future wildlife professionals through monthly meetings

Flow of Funding for Wildlife Research (download flyer here)
29 November 2016, 1-2 pm
Thompson Hall 118, Mississippi State University
Seminar materials:
ESA Section 6 USFWS
Pittman-Roberson Excise Tax NSSF
Pittman-Roberson Wildlife Restoration
State Wildlife Grants USFWS
The Blue Ribbon Panel on Sustaining America's diverse Fish and Wildlife Resources
Blue Ribbon Panel FAQs

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EXPERT STORYTELLING AND FAMILY STEM MEANING MAKING IN A RURAL COMMUNITY

How might experts’ use of storytelling impact rural families’ interactions during Science,Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities? This is a core question that the High Desert Museum and its partners will research thanks to the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ (IMLS) $250,000 STEMeX grant. The newly awarded grant will examine how the processes of inquiry and problem solving are embedded in STEM-based education for children and families from diverse economic, social and cultural backgrounds, and with different levels of knowledge or understanding about STEM.

The research team, which includes Wildlife Ecology Institute, will work with High Desert Museum curators and biologists, university professors, librarians and other experts (the “eX” part of STEMeX) and families, to discover the most effective aspects of inquiry-based STEM practices. Outcomes from this project will inform museums and libraries about the integral role they play in communities through supporting STEM learning ecosystems, and ultimately establishing connections between school, work place, community and the global economy. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that, during the period from 2008-2018, employment in science and engineering occupations will grow by more than double, providing a robust job market for U.S. graduates.