We’re excited to share these stories, tips and updates from Letters to a Pre-Scientist community members!
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LPS videos: hear from LPS teachers and STEM pen pals!
We’ve published videos every month this school year from longtime STEM pen pals and LPS teachers! Check out a list of some of our favorite videos from the year below!
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6 Years In and Still Learning and Improving
I just completed my final letter for the 2020-2021 academic year. This wraps up year 6 for me as a scientist working with LPS. In that time I’ve finished my
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Awesome letter #5: Bringing closure to your year-long correspondence
The goal of this blog series is to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas from real letters written by STEM professionals. We hope this series serves as a
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Make your electronic letters more engaging!
This blog post is an extension to the annotated letter series to highlight engaging electronic letters. The goal of this blog series is to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration
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LPS and me
I’m Nicola and I’m a medical research scientist based in the UK and this year is my sixth year involved with the LPS program. A lab colleague suggested it to
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Teaching higher-education courses where online is the only option
I’m a fan of late night comedy shows, such as The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. When the lock down started in March
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Awesome Letter 4: Pre-scientists love visuals
The goal of this blog series is to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas from real letters written by STEM professionals. We asked our 2019-20 LPS teachers to
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Teaching in person during a pandemic: roll with the punches
The theme for this year is roll with the punches. At every turn, instructional models are changing and teachers, students, and families are learning to adapt to new expectations. This
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Awesome Letter 3: Finding ways to connect to your pre-scientist
The goal of this blog series is to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas from real letters written by STEM professionals. We asked our 2019-20 LPS teachers to