PUSD students can explore STEAM related college and career paths , identify what majors relate to what careers , and which colleges offer which majors or programs of study to plan for future success .
Resources
• “ Evaluation by Public Works Shows Increased Confidence in Hacienda La Puente Unified School District Teachers Implementing STEM Curriculum ” ( 2016 ). My Social Good News , accessible at https :// goo . gl / jJAz5J .
• Education Trust West ( 2015 ). “ The STEM Teacher Drought : Cracks and Disparities in California ’ s Math and Science Teacher Pipeline ”: https :// west . edtrust . org / resource / the-stem-teacher-drought .
• “ Alcoa Foundation helps La Puente middle school foster science ” ( 2014 ) San Gabriel Valley Tribune , accessible at https :// goo . gl / YFoApf .
• Technology Enhanced Arts Learning ( TEAL ). Center for Distance & Online Learning : http :// cdol . lacoe . edu / blog / tealprofessional-development-3-day-pilot- workshop .
• California Mathematics and Science Partnership ( CaMSP ), California Department of Education : www . cde . ca . gov / pd / ca / ma / camspintrod . asp .
• “ Sierra Vista Students in La Puente Create In MakerSpace Lab ” ( 2015 ). San Gabriel Valley Tribune , accessible at https :// goo . gl / vULyuD .
• “ What is A Makerspace ?”: http :// spaces . makerspace . com .
• “ Putting the Art in STEM ” ( 2014 ). New York Times : www . nytimes . com / 2014 / 11 / 02 / education / edlife / puttingart-in-stem . html .
• California College Guidance Initiative ( CCGI ). Foundation for California Community Colleges . http :// foundationccc . org / What-We-Do / Student-Success / California- College-Guidance-Initiative / Our-Partners .
• “ That Useless Liberal Arts Degree Has Become Tech ’ s Hottest Ticket ” ( 2015 ). Forbes : www . forbes . com / sites / georgeanders / 2015 / 07 / 29 / liberal-arts-degreetech / 2 /# 5a4b06494846 .
• “ Picking Up STEAM : How Arts Can
Drive STEM Leadership ( 2015 ). CIO From IDG : www . cio . com . au / article / 585493 / picking-up-steam-how-arts-can-drivestem-leadership .
• “ Hacienda La Puente Unified Celebrates Success While Looking Toward the Future ” ( 2016 ). San Gabriel Valley Tribune , accessible at https :// goo . gl / wQxRrK .
• SeaPerch , Office of Naval Research : www . seaperch . org / index .
• Seven District Goals for Instruction , HLPUSD : www . hlpschools . org / instruction .
• CDE Science , Technology , Engineering and Math ( STEM ) Info : www . cde . ca . gov / pd / ca / sc / stemintrod . asp .
• Next Generation Science Standards ( NGSS ): www . cde . ca . gov / pd / ca / sc / ngssintrod . asp .
Thomas Tan is director of Network and Computer Services for Hacienda La Puente USD . January | February 2017 27