STEM Sells Workshop - Bell County June 28-29, 2011

Bell County middle school students (Bell, Middlesboro, and Pineville) received instruction and participated in hands-on activities at the final regional "STEM SELLS" workshop presented by The Center for Rural Development and Forward in the Fifth. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. The workshop, one of four planned this summer across Southern and Eastern Kentucky, is designed to encourage rising sixth- and seventh-grade students to consider future careers in STEM disciplines. Students explored their knowledge in the STEM areas, completing hands-on experiments in robotics/engineering, physics and biology taught by Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College faculty members Drs. Gary Steenbergen and Joseph Johnson and Pineville Independent School's Justin Abbott. Conducting sessions both inside and outside allowed students to explore STEM in a variety of settings. Bell County's Susan Brock and Middlesboro Independent's Mindy Brigmon co-facilitated the sessions. The workshop was presented in collaboration with the University of Kentucky's Appalachian Mathematics and Science Partnership.

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