The Morton Arboretum is a leader in STEM education, committed to educating and inspiring the next generation of science, conservation, and horticulture professionals. To that end, the Arboretum is proud to announce Planted: Finding Your Roots in Stem Careers <http://www.mortonarb.org/plantedpodcast>, an eight-episode podcast to educate and engage high school student and early professionals in the STEM field.
By interviewing a variety of professionals currently working in STEM and plant science fields, the podcast demystifies available careers in tree and plant science and portrays the many options students can pursue. The podcast humanizes researchers and make plant science more accessible to students by profiling the lives, personalities, and day to day work of these professionals. Each episode of the podcast comes with a set of supporting resources created by the science and education professionals at The Morton Arboretum for students, parents, and teachers to use. These resources are aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and designed to help instructors make these topics come alive. Please share this resource widely with your colleagues and in your networks to inspire young people and further the growth of scientific fields of study. -- Jessica B. Turner-Skoff, PhD The Morton Arboretum | 4100 Illinois Route 53 | Lisle, Illinois 60532 T 630-725-2494 | [email protected] | mortonarb.org Connect with us: Facebook <http://fb.com/MortonArboretum> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/MortonArboretum> | Instagram <http://instagram.com/mortonarb> <https://www.pinterest.com/mortonarboretum/>| YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/user/MortonArboretum?feature=chclk>
