MJ Jones Portfolio - STEM Programming

MJ Jones Portfolio

STEM Programming

"MJ made invaluable contributions to the refinement of our survey locations, ensuring they remained aligned with the parameters of our study." Sarah Beck, Field Sight Manager, Letter, 2023

"MJ is hard-working, talented, and has a true passion for all things STEM." - Thomas Siller, Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Letter, 2022

Engineers Without Borders, CSU

2005-2006, Colorado State University

Contributed to the robustness of the Engineers Without Borders chapter at Colorado State University by:

Attending EWB-USA national conference
Organizing and putting on several fundraisers
Partnered with several organizations including Society of Women Engineers (SWE) to improve our visibility and funding options
Updated recruitment video
Leading a group of peers through a volunteer project
EWB-CSU Project Management

IT & Science Education Intern

2008, Schoodic Institute

- Assisted in facilitating middle school science teacher workshops on collecting, displaying, interpreting, and communicating about data

STEM Graduate Research Lunch Program

STEM-ERL was a weekly brown-bag lunch seminar I created for my peer graduate students in the Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (Maine RiSE Center)

Pi-Day & STEM Career Day

2016 St. Vincent de Paul School

2017 Venture Academy

- Speakers, Activities, and Pizza
- Worksheet
- Worksheet Key

Image: TechPoint

Grade-level STEM content

2014, Utah Valley University summer program

Addressed BIPOC students feeling left behind by encouraging my colleagues to use engagement tools. See Clozed Notes.

2015, Utah County Academy of Sciences, 10th grade

Identified story problems as arduous and increased scores by implementing a Reading Comprehension curriculum

STEM Field Trips

2016, Utah County Academy of Sciences

- Campus tours
- Brief lectures/presentations
- Public Transportation
- ACT prep activities

Academic Club Leader

Environmental Club

1997, Student President
Developed events to include multiple skills levels and socioeconomics

Image credit: Econlib

Math Club

2011, Founder
Developed the club in response to students requesting a fun and educational place to hang out after school

Image credit: Vihart

Watershed and Water Quality Management

2017, Alpine Lake and Fire Ecology
Professional Development Research program

- Training at University of Colorado Critical Zone Observatory and Mountain Research Station
- Content:
  - Fire ecology
  - Watershed research and preservation
  - Glacier health
  - Water quality testing
  - High alpine forest ecology
  - High alpine lake ecology
- Adapted into:
  - CZO Earth Systems Science Classroom Integration Lesson
  - Physics of Snowpack lecture
  - Mountains and Rivers Course: see below

2018, Venture High School Mountains & Rivers course

- Water quality testing in Big Cottonwood, Little Cottonwood, and Ogden Canyons
- Fieldtrip and watershed study of receding waters in Desolation Lake

Curiosity in Science

I adapted the Views of Nature of Science (VNOS) survey, as a way of assessing and encouraging appropriate form of play.

See VNOS Creativity

Image credit: Britannica

Please also see STEM Research

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