https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/tags/sencer SENCER en-US Copyright © 2025 Hawaiʻi Public Radio Fri, 06 Mar 2015 06:33:08 GMT https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/show/town-square/2015-03-05/town-square-stem-education We hear so much about STEM education, but what makes it effective? According to the National Science Foundation, it's connecting STEM to real life…   We hear so much about STEM education, but what makes it effective? According to the National Science Foundation, it's connecting STEM to real life questions. The NSF-funded  Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities (SENCER) project does that. Our panel tonight explores what's happening with partner schools and how  Hawaii could become a SENCER model state. Guests: Amy Shachter, co-principle SENCER investigator; Denise Konan, Dean of the College of Social Sciences at UH Manoa and SENCER Fellow; and Robert Franco, Director, Office for Institutional Effectiveness at Kapiolani Community College.

 

]]> Fri, 06 Mar 2015 06:33:08 GMT https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/show/town-square/2015-03-05/town-square-stem-education