Underrepresented minorities and women in STEM need GRACE. Incorporating GRACE into our middle and high school lessons will help students successfully make the transition from high school to college, and college to career. In this session, we will explore the five elements that could help students combat the frequently reported obstacles faced by STEM college students; such as racial bias, feelings of isolation, difficult coursework, and lack of mentors. GRACE represents skills that K - 12 educators can explicitly teach students to ensure their future success in a STEM field.

This session will focus on making connections between mentor texts and STEM lessons. Examples will be provided that have been used within the classroom and STEM lab. The Engineering Process will be reviewed, as well as t he impact that STEM integration has made on students.

Link to presentation slides:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xxPdYi58uo86zAhK5YH_hIj_o-IdtR3p5nxI_v1-2uQ/edit#slide=id.p

Vocabulary Sentence Challenge

Use within any subject

Need a bank of at least 10 words from a similar subject.

Students will put 9 words randomly in the grid.

Teacher will model how to write the first sentence.

Students will partner up with another to write a second sentence.

Student will then independently write their own sentence and then share with another partner.

Students will then be able to share with the class.

3 x 3 Bingo Vocabulary Challenge

Use within any subject

Need a bank of at least 10 words from a similar subject.

Students will put 9 words randomly in the 3x3 grid.

Challenge: Make a sentence using each word in row 1. Challenge students to make sentences for each row and column in the 3x3 grid.

Can be done collaboratively, or individual. Nice to mix it up!

Remixed from "3 x 3 Vocabulary Challenge" by userJacob Sanford