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ISU intern Adrienne Petrovic helps 蜜桃视频 National Laboratory publish ‘A Parent’s Guide to STEM’

September 19, 2018

蜜桃视频 National Laboratory has published “A Parent’s Guide to STEM,” a resource available to parents in both English and Spanish, that was a project led by INL summer intern Adrienne Petrovic, a sophomore at 蜜桃视频.

Petrovic was working under the direction of her mentor, Dr. Catherine Riddle."

This guide is designed to provide information and resources to adults with students of any age. The handbook will help parents navigate the steps needed to prepare their students to encounter science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in school, their everyday lives, and even in their careers.

The Parent鈥檚 Guide to STEM contains resources for every step of a student鈥檚 academic life: introducing elementary students to science in the kitchen, providing places to turn for homework help, helping high school students prep for the SAT, and much more. The booklet will even guide parents as they help their students through the college application process, including choosing a degree, finding scholarships, and selecting the school that is right for them.

INL鈥檚 K-12 STEM education and outreach program focuses on developing a skilled, talented and prepared STEM-literate workforce. Outreach is focused on students, teachers and the community. The Parent鈥檚 Guide to STEM represents an important step in helping include parents and families as a vital aspect of a student鈥檚 success in school. 

鈥淎s we travel around the state talking to students, the parents were asking for more information as well,鈥 said Amy Lientz, INL鈥檚 director of Partnerships, Engagement and Technology Deployment. 鈥淭his guide was developed with parent interests in mind.鈥

The Parent鈥檚 Guide to STEM can be accessed in  and  on INL鈥檚 . It joins a suite of other STEM resources available from INL, including 鈥淪TEM Help Wanted,鈥 a career guide that鈥檚 also available in  and . 

INL is one of the U.S. Department of Energy鈥檚 national laboratories. The laboratory performs work in each of DOE鈥檚 strategic goal areas: energy, national security, science and environment. INL is the nation鈥檚 leading center for nuclear energy research and development. Day-to-day management and operation of the laboratory is the responsibility of Battelle Energy Alliance.

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