It’s Time for Science Episode 18: STEM Studying

Closing out the second season of It’s Time for Science, it’s time to speak about STEM studying and ladies in STEM! Host Tom Racine talks with instructor Stacy Gale and science communicator Dr. Alex Dainis!

Stacy Gale is a 4th grade instructor and the previous STEM specialist at Paul Cuffee Faculty in Windfall, RI. Her love of outside training started throughout her time as a camp counselor in Lake George, NY. Ms. Gale has been a GEMS-Internet Science Trainer Chief since 2014. Earlier than that, she was a Science Communication Fellow onboard the EV Nautilus, the place she realized a couple of multitude of STEM careers whereas exploring the depths of the ocean with Dr. Robert Ballard and his crew. In 2018 she gained the Greenovation Award for Environmental Innovation and STEM by way of Mission Inexperienced Faculty. In 2022 she was named the Rhode Island Environmental Training Affiliation Trainer of the Yr, and was a Presidential Award for Excellence in Arithmetic and Science Instructing (PAEMST) state finalist in 2024.

Tom and Ms. Gale have an in-depth dialogue about why STEM training is essential to show in faculties. Ms. Gale talks about what acquired her considering instructing STEM and the way STEM is a simple method to have interaction college students. Additionally they talk about how STEM may help college students discover pathways into careers and convey all of the Twenty first-century expertise collectively.

The dialog covers instructing college students the best way to 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 academics and oldsters must hold pushing for incorporating extra STEM in faculties, because it assists in displaying all college students themselves within the discipline. Assets for academics 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, academic 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 embody “Hungry Planet,” a six-episode collection for PBS Digital Studios. Moreover, Dr. Dainis is the venture coordinator for the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Basis’s Chemistry Shorts Program and a bunch 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 training is essential for making ready folks to attract conclusions about science and the way scholar experiences might change their lives. Dr. Dainis shares her private experiences in being mentored and impressed and displays on the essential pondering expertise developed by way of STEM training that transcend science. The dialog touches on the significance of getting ladies and women excited and retaining them in STEM. Dr. Dainis expresses why illustration issues and shares what acquired 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.

You could find Dr. Dainis on the internet at;

www.helicasemedia.com
Twitter: @alexdainis
Instagram: @alex.dainis
TikTok: @alexdainis

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