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Welcome to the 2012 Rider University STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics) Teacher Academy! This summer sixteen new and returning students from surrounding High Schools are to partake in this exciting internship opportunity of inquiry and exploration of the STEM disciplines.

Designed and led by Dr. Peter Hester and Dr. Sven Strnad, Rider University’s STEM Teacher Academy's key goal is to increase awareness of the value and rewards of a teaching career in STEM areas while developing curiosity, research aptitude, and critical thinking skills.

Students will be participating in //Road Kill CSI-A Bug's Eye View of Forensics,// an investigation that allows students to examine many variables that affect the process of decay while learning about insects, body composition, and the environment. Students will also be led by Stem Institute guest faculty on special projects including water quality testing, a dinosaur Dig, and forest ecology using Geographic Information Systems. Students will also design and conduct their own inquiry based project. Students will utilize mathematics to graph the data they collect (e.g., temperatures); engineering to explore the functionality and design of moths’ wings, and technology in the forms of iPads and 21st century technologies.

Possible by grants from //Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Foundation// and //Bristol-Myers Squibb,// Rider University STEM Teacher Academy is in its third year.