Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), 2014 IEEE

TCR’s Center for Advanced Research on Educational Assessment Technologies

In collaboration with Academy of Information Technology & Engineering (AITE) High School presented an invited paper on “Others may see someone eating a cookie — I see the start of a protein kinase cascade reaction”

This paper shares the authors’ experiences in Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics (STEM) from our respective vantage points as student, educator, researcher, and industry professional. We share a passion for STEM subject matter, and a desire to encourage others to explore it as a way of enriching one’s life and society as a whole.

Abstract – In this paper, we explore influences that hinder and promote interest in STEM, and resulting implications on what is needed to engage and retain students’ life-long interest. The importance of soft skills in developing STEM proficiency is also discussed.

This paper is available in its entirety on IEEE Xplore.

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Dr. Teresa Piliouras

Dr. Teresa Piliouras is the CEO and Founder of Technical Consulting & Research, Inc. She is an educator, industry consultant, and entrepreneur with over twenty years of management leadership and technical experience providing Information Technology solutions to corporations, academic, government, and not-for-profit institutions.She was an Adjunct Professor at New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering in Computer Science and Management of Technology, and held visiting appointments as Computer Science Professor at Iona College. She is an award-winning inventor, author of textbooks and peer-reviewed academic publications, and a frequent speaker at industry events. She holds a B.S. from the University of Illinois, a MBA from Iona College, and a Ph.D. from New York University Tandon School of Engineering.