Finished but Not Forgotten Projects
In 1983, STEM4Learning founder Allan Miller traveled to Leningrad, Soviet Union for a summer semester of Russian language studies at Leningrad State University. The experiential learning that came from immersion in a different culture became a seed that has continued to grow into a commitment to participate in and often create unique experiences for students, teachers and classrooms around the globe. If these spark an idea for something you would like to do - drop us a note and let's see if we can help create a new opportunity for you and your students.
Soldotna / Magadan
Leading and coordinating over 15 years of student / community exchanges connecting the Kenai Peninsula with the people of Magadan.
Fulbright Scholarship
Allan was a Fellow in Uzbekistan for 2 months in 2020, working in Samarqand to train a cohort of STEM specialists to lead teacher workshops
Voznsenka / Kenai Space Sci Collab
A one year STEM based cultural exchange project linking 6th graders from Kenai and the Alaskan Old Believer village of Voznesenka
Ice-E Mysteries
A two year STEM and literacy project linking classrooms in Alaska and Tasmania for studying polar science and collaboratively writing STEM mysteries.
STEAM Team Service Learning
Creating an afterschool team of students learning 2D design skills and applying them to raise teacher morale with personalized signs and graphics.
Lego Robotics Teams
2023/24 will be our tenth year coaching a FIRST Lego League Robotics Team, work begun in remote villages in the Yukon / Kuskokwim Delta and continuing in Williston, Vermont
Shrinking Fry - Why?
This was a $10,000 Toyota Tapestry grant project that partnered 6th graders with Alaska Fish and Game scientists to explore the reduction in sockeye fry in several river systems.
HP Handheld PDA's in the classroom
Remember the Palm "personal digital assistant" or PDA. In 2004 we partnered with HP Computers to pilot their new PDA's implementation with 6th graders in Alaska.
Mission to Learn - ISS Downlink
This was a full year of space science studies in a 6th grade classroom, partnering with NASA and RETN to have a live link with the ISS and explore the science experiments on board.
Houston We Have a Problem
Allan partnered with fellow educator astronaut candidate Dan Wray from Indiana to create a project-based learning unit using dataloggers to test the effectiveness of insulators in space.
Oden Expedition to Antarctica
In 2008 Allan served as the Educational Liaison for NSF connecting with classrooms from onboard a research icebreaker on a transit from Argentina to McMurdo Station.
NASA Explorer Schools
Allan organized and led a 3 year NASA partnership providing indepth professional development and resources for two Alaska elementary schools - Sterling and Nikiski.
NSF Einstein Fellowship
Allan was selected to serve as a teacher consultant with the Office of International Science and Engineering at NSF, spending 2007 helping provide a public education perspective to their grants.
Science Through the Arts
Middle school classes partnered with planetary scientists at NASA's JPL and Glenn Centers working to integrate authentic science research with their literacy and art studies.
Mission Mosquito
We partnered with two third-grade classes to help them participate in a year-long GLOBE study identifying school mosquito habitats and how climate change is modifying insect migration.