STEM Careers

Making STEM-related careers accessible and engaging for students.
Teaching the data science skills that employers value most.
Building intensive digital learning experiences using the Canvas LMS platform.
Preparing students for financial technology careers.
Learning how to protect systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks.
Teaching students to define the why, when, and what of product development.
Learning software development life cycle methodologies.

Finance

Delivering real-time financial market coverage and analysis.
Delivering tactical and strategic portfolio guidance and goals-based advice.
Teaching financial literacy to college-bound students through a scholarship contest.
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Math

Rethinking the visual presentation of scientifically-proven math curriculum.
Helping students become independent mathematical thinkers.
Developing software that gets young students excited about learning math.
Blending instruction and technology to help students become stronger and more confident with math.
Helping students at all levels of mathematical proficiency catch up and keep up.

Literacy

Helping all students read at or beyond developmental expectations.
Comprehensive support and engaging strategies to enhance foundational early literacy skills.
Developing language acquisition skills through commonly-used idioms and expressions.
Helping students become more proficient readers through differentiated small–group instruction.
Teaching students to recognize and identify elements of music.
Nurturing a lifelong love of reading.
Using data to individualize and differentiate reading instruction.

History

250 inspirational stories of African American achievement preserved for generations to come.
Exploring the role of music in America’s cultural heritage.
Teaching the culture and traditions of Texas in Benchmark Education's Spot On Social Studies series.
Working to make classrooms—and the world—unsafe for bigotry and intolerance.
Using the “People’s Document” to inspire and empower students to participate in civic life—and VOTE!

Health

Improving the employee healthcare experience while decreasing costs for employers.
Bringing new solutions and medications to patients in need.
Creating quality oral healthcare products — since 1873.
Using data, technology and creativity to build brands.
Introducing a cure for yeast infections that’s easier to swallow.
Teaching Florida students about the dangers of tobacco use.
Looney Tunes characters help families pick more nutritious food for their children.
Developing a visual identity system for a premium tea brand.

User Experience

Upgrading the user experience of rural broadband consumers.
Improving an online authoring tool used to create customized marketing materials.
Using the Japanese origins of Agile methodology to empower employees.
Expanding career pathways for students from historically underrepresented communities.
Teaching the basics of creating user-friendly interfaces.
Learning how and why to design for people with less than perfect vision.
An accessible, effective framework for reading instruction.

How do you spark interest in STEM Careers?

Jobs in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) pay above the national average wage and offer promising growth potential. Yet, according to the U.S. Department of Education, only 16 percent of high school students are interested in STEM-related careers.

I partnered with Benchmark Education to create the SpotOn series of digital and print books that:

  • acquaint students with jobs that align with interests they may already have
  • introduce real-world innovators who have turned their passions into careers
  • challenge students to have fun while learning
  • make scientific information accessible and engaging
PaleontologistAstronautBotanistGeographerWildland Firefighter

STEM Career

Paleontologist

Fossils are like clues from the distant past. Every fossil discovery adds to our understanding of Earth, ancient plants, and animals.

In this book, students are:

  • introduced to fossils
  • learn how fossils form
  • discover why fossils are important—and fascinating

STEM Career

Astronaut

Flying into space is exciting! But getting up into space is a challenge.

In this book, students explore gravity and space and discover:

  • what it takes to escape Earth’s gravity and visit the moon
  • why the moon moves around Earth
  • how scientists and astronauts push the limits of what people know about space

STEM Career

Botanist

Nathalie Nagalingum is an Australian botanist who works for the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. She has traveled the world to collect and study plants.

In this book, students learn how a passion for plants can turn into a “dream job.”

STEM Career

Geographer

Geographers study the world and people, focusing on towns and cities. They use the latest technology to create amazing maps and more. They tell stories about a changing world.

In this book, students meet two professional geographers, Nathan Wood and Joseph Kerski.

STEM Career

Wildland Firefighter

Wildfires are dangerous, powerful fires that can start in natural areas and then spread—damaging trees and even spreading to homes and businesses.

In this book, students learn:

  • how wildfires start
  • what climate conditions can lead to wildfires
  • how people’s actions cause wildfires
  • what can people do to help prevent wildfires from spreading