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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 …
by Jenelle Whitman 
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 …
by Jenelle Whitman 
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 …
by Jenelle Whitman 
“When we get back to normal…” “When we finally go back to school…” “We’ll be going back soon.” “When this online learning thing is over…” It’s holiday-vacation season for LPS …
by Jenelle Whitman 
I don’t remember how I came across Letters to a Pre-Scientist in 2014; maybe a friend posted it, or maybe a lab colleague suggested it as a cool outreach opportunity. …
by Jenelle Whitman
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 …
by Jenelle Whitman 
Distance learning creates novel issues for teaching and learning while exacerbating existing issues. Non-teachers tend to focus on the remote aspect of the situation. They ask about how we engage …
by Jenelle Whitman 
When Macon Lowman and I founded the Letters to a Pre-Scientist pen pal program back in 2010, we had a simple goal: get students talking to scientists. Macon wanted to …
by Jenelle Whitman
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 …
by Lucy 
This past summer, the Letters to a Pre-Scientist program’s mission got a refresh. Our original mission was to demystify STEM careers and empower all students to see themselves as future …
by Lucy 
This week’s Scientist Spotlight features Caitlin Mack, a masters student studying social behavior of animals at Michigan State University. Our Scientist Spotlight series features STEM professionals who volunteer in our …
by Jenelle Whitman 
“Making it” – A pen pal success story Every year, we have a few pre-scientists who are hesitant to write to their pen pals. Each case is different- some pre-scientists …
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