Protect STEM Education with Sigma Xi - GT 2021

This Giving Tuesday — November 30, 2021 — Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society will renew its commitment to help protect science education in communities where the threats from "academic freedom" legislation continue to challenge established science standards in schools and classrooms.

Together, we’re seeking to raise $20,000 to send one-year digital subscriptions of American Scientist to 700 high schools and to continue to develop and provide interactive educational resources, including access to authors to engage with students and teachers, to help deepen the classroom learning experiences through the magazines.

Donations raised over the $20,000 goal will be used to send subscriptions and educational resources to more schools. High schools that benefit from this campaign are primarily located in the following states: 

Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia

What do Teachers Think of the Magazine?

According to a recent survey, 83% of teachers receiving the magazine responded that they hope to continue their school's American Scientist subscriptions through Sigma Xi’s Giving Tuesday campaign. 

Teachers have been utilizing the American Scientist subscriptions from Sigma Xi with students in their classrooms and to enhance collaboration and professional development across departments: 

“The magazine is read by most of the members of my department. I have quoted information from the magazine in my lessons (I teach AP Biology). It is great to have this resource as our department budget would not allow us to purchase a subscription.” 

  – High school teacher in Kansas

“We use them to practice and develop CER (claim, evidence, reasoning) skills of our students in line of the Next Generation Science Standards that our state has just adopted last year. The articles are very interesting, peer reviewed, and students enjoyed reading the most up to date Science News/articles.” 

  – High school teacher in New Mexico

“I used the magazines to highlight current chemistry concepts that were being taught in class OR to show how chemistry is relevant to our daily lives.” 

  – High school teacher in Michigan

“I shared the magazines with colleagues. We read articles that related to our curriculum which sparked collegial discussions and generation of curriculum materials to share with our students.”

  – High school teacher in Virginia 

Your Gift Makes a Difference for Students and Teachers

$30 sends American Scientist and educational resources to 1 school

$150 sends American Scientist and educational resources to 5 schools

$300 sends American Scientist and educational resources to 10 schools

$750 sends American Scientist and educational resources to 25 Schools

$1,500 sends American Scientist and educational resources to 50 schools

**Giving Tuesday 2021 Exclusive**

All donors to Sigma Xi’s 2021 Giving Tuesday campaign will receive exclusive access to custom digital artwork from American Scientist. These images, specially designed for use as desktop, mobile, and Zoom backgrounds, will be emailed to donors in December.

More About this Issue:

1. Good News: US Classrooms are Warming to Evolution, Thanks in Part to Scientist Outreach from Nature
2. Making the Grade? How State Public School Science Standards Address Climate Change study by National Center for Science Education and Texas Freedom Network Education Fund
3. Idaho’s Science Standards to be Revised Again from National Center for Science Education
4. State Lawmakers Across US Wage War on Science Instruction from CBS News
5. Science Education is Under Legislative Attack from Scientific American 

You May Also Contribute to Sigma Xi's Giving Tuesday Campaign by Making Your Gift in the Following Ways:

Sigma Xi Main Giving Page

Make your gift through our Sigma Xi website

Phone

Please call 1-800-243-6534 and press option #1 to speak with a Sigma Xi staff member 

Check 

Please make payable and mail to:

Sigma Xi

P.O. Box 13982

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

About American Scientist
American Scientist is written by researchers and contains evidence-based articles about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). It is published by Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society and has been a trusted STEM resource for more than 100 years. 

Contact Sigma Xi

For questions related to making your donation to Sigma Xi’s 2021 Giving Tuesday campaign, please contact our Development Team at giving@sigmaxi.org.

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