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We’re excited to share these stories, tips and updates from Letters to a Pre-Scientist community members!
Awesome letter: Continue the conversation with your pen pal by asking and answering questions
We’re sharing real STEM professional letters to pre-scientists annotated by LPS teachers to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas for their own letters. We asked our 2021-22 LPS
Awesome letter: Use images to help describe your higher education journey
We’re sharing real STEM professional letters to pre-scientists annotated by LPS teachers to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas for their own letters. We asked our 2021-22 LPS
Awesome letter: be friendly and make connections to start!
We’re sharing real STEM professional letters to pre-scientists annotated by LPS teachers to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas for their own letters. We asked our 2021-22 LPS
Awesome letter: hook your pre-scientist with an engaging first letter!
We’re sharing real STEM professional letters to pre-scientists annotated by LPS teachers to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas for their own letters. We asked our 2021-22 LPS
A New Normal
“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore.” (Note to teachers: you’re not crazy; things have definitely changed.) Returning to normal in education is not happening. Normal is long
#TheScienceAndArtOfRelationships
As they enter the room, I wave the envelopes in the air. They know what it is, and the room comes alive with excitement. They can barely wait until their
College Honesty is the Best Policy
This blog is written by Mya Whitton, Black In Neuro Scientist and LPS STEM professional pen pal mentor. She shares her experience navigating how to speak candidly about her college
Part 2: Engaging Pre-Scientists Through Letters
Part 2: How to make your letters more engaging You might be realizing at this point in the year that you’re having a difficult time engaging with your pre-scientist. From
“Normal” is gone, so we adapt
In 2020 we waited until we would “go back to normal.” We were proud of our proactive and quick work to quickly transition the snail mail program into an electronic