This is a poster depicting the NSF INCLUDES pilot project #1649346, entitled ‘NSF INCLUDES Collaborative: Creating a Diverse STEM Pathway with Community Water Research.’ The poster presents these basic features: challenge, vision, strategy, and alliance.

This document explains covers the structure of the 2017 SMART INCLUDES Institute, held at the University of Maine. It describes the basic schedule, the participants and requirements, and teacher professional development objectives.

Results of the SMART Program at the University of Maine from the years 2014-2016, based on surveys of student and teacher alumni.

An article by SMART INCLUDES regional partner Dr. Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, entitled ‘Working Towards Conscious Competence: The Power of Inquiry for Teachers and Learners.’ SMART INCLUDES teachers are offered professional development in cognitive inquiry.