Ellen Nightingale, a masters’ student in the Department of Civil, Construction & Environmental Engineering and a Trinect fellow for the 2016-2017 academic year, has had a valuable impact on STEM education at Studebaker Elementary in Des Moines. Nightingale served as the …
Trinect Fellow Spotlighted by College of Engineering
Cory Kleinheksel, a Trinect fellow for the 2015-2016 academic year, has made his mark in STEM education. As a doctoral candidate in Computer Engineering, Kleinheksel participated as a Fellow in both the Symbi program and the Trinect project giving him valuable …
Trinect Featured in College of Engineering E-News
The College of Engineering featured the Trinect program in its e-newsletter. The article, seen below, was published on April 9th. Engineers, elementary educators and future teachers partner to teach STEM At Iowa State, integrating engineering into K-12 classrooms …
Update From the Director
Joanne Olson, Principal Investigator and Research Director of Trinect, wants people to know one thing: The Trinect program is about improvement. “We’re improving the experiences and support that our prospective elementary teachers receive; we’re improving the support for …
Trinect Featured by ISU News Service
The Iowa State University College of Human Sciences communications office published a video by University Relations featuring how Iowa State and the Trinect program has assisted in bringing lessons about engineering into elementary schools, with the help of a $4.5 …