Pillars of Excellence P.E.A.R.L.S. Washington DC STEM Award November 2014

Global STEM Initiatives

Dr. Kethurah Williams, Director of the Graduate Assistant Mentoring Program
Howard University Academic Liaison

Graduate Assistant Scholastic Mentoring Program was established to enhance the educational experience of k-12 students by collaborating with our university partners.
It has been observed that a large number of our K-12 students when entering the middle school are not at grade level. When it comes to basic skills such as reading and mathematics there is also a need for our midlevel and high achieving students to be challenged/mentored. 

Graduate Assistant Scholastic Resources

DC CAS Planning Resources and Guidelines

Common Core Standards

Content Strategies Articles

Teaching Middle School students

Vocabulary Strategies

Better Comprehension of Word Problems

New Updates on Programs

Hosted the Graduate Assistant Scholastic Mentoring Program - College and Career Readiness Workshop for Middle School Students held on March 29th 2014.

Co-Chair for the Delta Kappa Gamma International Society Nu State 1st Annual Leadership Conference held on March 22nd 2014.

Hosted the 2014 Washington Regional Middle School Science Bowl held on February 8th 2014. The Howard University Middle School placed 2nd in the competition.

Coordinator of the Howard University Middle School trip to the School of Law held on March 20th
Scene from the Court Room some of the middle school students here acting as judges.

One of the monthly Graduate Assistant Scholastic Mentoring Program Workshops held on January 25th 2014. This workshop focused on strategies used to assist students in their academics.

Kethurah Williams Phd at the Delta Kappa Gamma Nu State Holiday Luncheon
Nu State Educational Foundation Liaison and Alpha Chapter Leadership Development Chair

The Delta Kappa Gamma Nu State Officers for the 2013-2015 Biennium

Presenting my report as the Educational Liaison at the DKG 2013 Holiday Luncheon

Organizations and Associations

Black Women's Agenda - has been collaborating with the middle school for the past five years  with the intent to expose girls to the STEM fields

Here I am with one of the Chief Doctors at the Washington Children's Hospital
I received the Sheikh Teaching Award for Outstanding Service

Mentoring In Medicine (MIM) Inc.
I am the MIM DC Educational Director and Advisory Board Member
Here I am with the New York and Washington DC Board and Associates in New York for an Annual Conference

www.mimnydc2013.eventbrite.com



Liberia STEM Magnet Boarding School - Opening Date Fall 2015
Dr. Kethurah Williams - Founding Board Member

Overview - The magnet school will be located in Bomie Township, Tombey Chiefdom, Grand Cape Mount County.

Objective -  Provide a curriculum that has a strong focus on preparing students to enter college majoring in a STEM field of study.

International Science Camps

Trinidad and Tobago - 2008 - This trip was for 11 days exploring science and culture

Trip to the Pitch Lake - One of the Seven Wonders of the World" 

Trip to the Solo Factory 

A trip to the Wild Fowl Trust 

Meeting with the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago " The Icing on the Cake"

Panama - 2011 - This trip was 10 days exploring the science and culture

A trip on the Panama Canal - It was a 4 hour experience

Academic Liaison Partnerships

Collaboration with the Howard University School Of Pharmacy
The middle school students were exposed to laboratory experiments related to testing drugs.

Collaboration with the Howard University School of Dentistry called Christmas in November.
The Middle school students were able to benefit from the free dental consultations and cleanings

Students hands on activity with various organs

Collaboration with the Howard University School of Medicine's Gross Anatomy Lab
Middle School Students got a tour of the facilities and here they are looking at the brain.

Collaboration with the Howard University College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry Department 

Here the 8th grade middle school students are doing at heat reaction experiment.

Chair of the Chemistry Department and I

Dental Hygiene Students educating the middle school students on oral care.

Ecology Lab with the Honors Biology Undergraduate Students on Predator -Prey Relationships