Professional Development

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Tuesday, 15 January 2019 10:10

A Day in the Life of an AmeriCorps VISTA

Kaci Fankhauser, one of NAA's Next Generation in Afterschool 2019, reflects on her experience as an AmeriCorps VISTA.

Published in Professional Development

Spatial Thinking: Essential for STEM Career Success

Spatial thinking, or reasoning, is the capacity to mentally or physically understand the location and movement of objects and ourselves in space. It is not a single ability or process, but a number of concepts, tools and processes that work together.

Published in Professional Development