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 …
Trinect Fellow Spotlight – Zach Njus
Standing in front of a classroom of third graders, Zach Njus found himself in unfamiliar territory. A graduate student in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Zach didn’t grow up wanting to teach third grade and he admits he was …
Cooperating and Student Teachers Attend Professional Development Day
On October 23, cooperating teachers and students teachers came together at a Des Moines Elementary School as part of a mid-semester professional development day. Kristina Tank, Anne Estapa, and Joanne Olson led the meeting that provided teachers a …
Cowles Montessori Visits Iowa State
Thursday, October 29, fifth grade students from Cowles Montessori visited Iowa State’s Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) with members of the Trinect triad that reside in their classroom. They were accompanied by their teacher, Mr. Egherman and …
Trinect Fellow Spotlight – Carolina Bermudez
Carolina Bermudez, a Fellow in South Union Elementary School with cooperating teacher Staja Schrek and student teacher Sarah Harmon, has followed a very unique path to becoming a Trinect triad team member. Carolina was raised in Argentina and …
Trinect Director Leads Continuing Education for Fellows
For Trinect Fellows, the classroom experience doesn’t end with their weekly visits to Des Moines elementary schools. Each Monday, our ten Fellows have been attending a science education seminar led by Joanne Olson and Raj Raman, two of …