{"id":8559,"date":"2016-03-25T11:08:49","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T15:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/?p=8559"},"modified":"2018-12-17T12:51:25","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T17:51:25","slug":"stem-ambassadors-and-umf-students-team-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/2016\/03\/25\/stem-ambassadors-and-umf-students-team-up\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H STEM Ambassadors and UMF students team up to teach science, technology, engineering and math skills in RSU 9 classrooms at no cost to the district"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/02\/stem-ambassador.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8370 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/02\/stem-ambassador-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"4-H STEM Ambassador in classroom with kids\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/02\/stem-ambassador-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/02\/stem-ambassador-105x85.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/02\/stem-ambassador-317x256.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/02\/stem-ambassador-423x342.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2016\/02\/stem-ambassador.jpg 555w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a>A collaboration between UMaine Cooperative Extension\u2019s 4-H Youth Development Program and the University of Maine at Farmington is getting participating RSU 9 students excited about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The program is called <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/youth\/4-h-projects\/science-engineering-technology\/stem-ambassadors\/\">4-H STEM Ambassadors<\/a>, and the goal is to have UMF students majoring in education or a STEM-affiliated major go into RSU 9 classrooms to teach STEM-related lessons. The STEM ambassadors, through the 4-H program, are provided with kits including lesson plans, worksheets, and materials needed for classroom activities for each lesson. The program is offered at other University of Maine campuses, too, but February marked the start of UMF\u2019s inclusion in the community outreach program. Read the article:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.centralmaine.com\/2016\/03\/24\/rsu-9-umf-collaboration-gets-students-excited-about-steme-district-and-aspiring-educators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>RSU 9, UMF collaboration gets students, aspiring educators excited about STEM<\/em>, March 24, 2106<\/a> (centralmaine.com, <em>Kennebec Journal<\/em> | <em>Morning Sentinel<\/em> website).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A collaboration between UMaine Cooperative Extension\u2019s 4-H Youth Development Program and the University of Maine at Farmington is getting participating RSU 9 students excited about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). 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