STEM in Washington State
From Ellen Ebert
Ellen EbertIn January, five Washington state schools and one district were named STEM Lighthouse schools. Each of the schools and the district receives a $20,000 grant to support their STEM programs. In 2010, the Washington state legislature passed House Bill 2621 to create model schools as resources and examples of how to include best practices, which support personalized learning communities, an interdisciplinary curricula, and active partnerships within the business and local community. In addition to the Lighthouse schools, Seattle based Washington STEM awarded fourteen teachers Entrepreneur grants to use in their classrooms. Washington also celebrates Neah Bay High School students who recently were awarded $70,000 in a national Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest. Their project researches diesel fuel remediation in Neah Bay. Students across the state are enthusiastically responding to STEM projects!

Ellen Ebert is Science Director, Teaching and Learning at Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, WA.

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