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Missouri Middle School Teachers to Get STEM Literacy Support

Steam Universe: Part of the Science Education Partnership Award, the grant will support a five-year initiative lead by William Folk, professor of biochemistry, and Delinda Van Garderen, professor and director of graduate studies in the department of special education.

A portion of the funding will go toward reading materials and workshops for approximately 45 teachers beginning in the summer. Participating teachers will be observed and assessed throughout the following school year.

"Our goals are to provide materials that are current and interesting that teachers can use in strengthening the literacy of students, [as well as] providing reading materials [and] exercises in writing accompanied by science inquiry activities [and] hands-on activities," Folk said, according to a report in the university's student paper.

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