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Diana Laboy-Rush - AuthenticSTEM. Lake Oswego, OR, US

Diana Laboy-Rush

STEM Education Consultant | AuthenticSTEM

Lake Oswego, OR, UNITED STATES

Engineering Instructor, STEM Education Consultant, Writer, and Speaker

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Biography

I currently teach engineering and computer programming at Village Home Education Resource Center for K-12 students. I also teach an engineering and computer science orientation at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington.

My most recent work has included product management, curriculum development and STEM professional development (PD), as well as strategic partnership development with STEM curriculum providers such as LEGO Education, USA Today, Disney Education, and NASA Education. I have worked with schools and districts in 18 states, to contribute to school-wide and district-wide STEM initiatives, through long-term strategic planning, funding advice, and implementation support.

I am a frequent speaker on topics related to the policy and practice of STEM education, as well as recruiting and retaining underrepresented population - minorities and females - in STEM fields. I've delivered presentations to the National Science Teacher's Association (NSTA), American Association of University Women (AAUW), Society of Women Engineers (SWE), and the Northwest Council for Computers in Education (NCCE).

I currently write a blog about STEM Education, Educate to Innovate with STEM and maintain information about the classes I teach at AuthenticSTEM.

Industry Expertise (3)

Education/Learning

Program Development

Women

Areas of Expertise (5)

Gender Equity

Service-Based Learning

STEM Education

Global Competitiveness

Innovation

Accomplishments (1)

Maseeh College Denice Dee Denton Women Engineers Hall of Fame (professional)

http://www.pdx.edu/cecs/members-denice-dee-denton-women-engineers-hall-fame

Education (2)

California State University, Long Beach: Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering 1998

Portland State Univerrsity: Master of Science, Engineering and Technology Management 2005

Event Appearances (1)

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Putting the E in STEM: Using NASA's BEST Students Curriculum  Coeur d'Alene, ID

2011-07-18

Sample Talks (1)

Project-Based Learning to Increase Interest in STEM

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1000 to 10000 *Will consider certain engagements for no fee