Invention and STEM | Comcast Newsmakers

Invention and STEM - 4:50

with Ron Katz on the STEM Program

Posted Jun 05, 2017

Connecticut Invention Convention Executive Director, Ron Katz, discusses the STEM program's innovative way of teaching science, technology, engineering and math to K through 8 students in more than 250 Connecticut schools. Our Mission Our mission is to provide the children of Connecticut with opportunities to develop critical-thinking and problem-solving skills through invention and innovation, instilling the creative spirit in students today and for the rest of their lives. Our goal is to have every child, in every school become an inventor at least once, better twice.

Hosted by: Eric Clemons Produced by: Western New England Newsmakers Team

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