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K-12 Education Giving
Science Plus
Math, science and economics are disciplines essential to 3M’s future success. Our giving invests in teachers and opportunities that introduce new methods of learning into classrooms. 3M volunteers bring learning to life as tutors, mentors and classroom speakers.
K-12 Education Emphasis
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Student achievement in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
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Economics/business
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College readiness and access
Highlights
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 Key Issues Institute
3M Giving is sponsoring 48 teachers from locations across the country to attend The Keystone Center’s “Key Issues Institute: Bringing Environmental Issues to the Classroom.”
Key Issues Institute is a national teacher training workshop that provides creative and innovative middle-level educators with the process, skills and confidence to investigate current environmental issues in a non-biased manner with their students. Each of the 48 sponsored teachers will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Keystone, Colo., for one of three sessions being held this summer. Upon completion, teachers return to the classroom with new teaching materials and methods to teach environmental sciences.
The sponsored instructors are from many disciplines – math, science, social studies or environmental sciences – a reflection of 3M’s commitment to promote an interdisciplinary science-based environmental and conservation education. Through efforts like this, 3M seeks to help make a lasting impact on the earth’s ecosystems and to further sustainable development – meeting the needs of society today and in the future.
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MathCounts
Mathletes from across the country will gather at Epcot Center for the 2012 National Competition, May 10–13. Teams from 15 states leave with the good wishes of 3M communities. Volunteers like Carolyn Keller, from New Ulm, Minn., coach students, hold count-down rounds, and host visits to 3M -- helping students see what they can do with their math talents.
Students in Sleepy Eye, Minn. share their MathCounts story: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exXY077E8Pkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exXY077E8Pk
Best wishes Mathletes!
Link: http://mathcounts.org/about
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 2012 3M Ingenuity Grants Awarded
More than 22,000 elementary and middle school students around the nation are getting a lot more involved in their Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) classes, thanks to inspired teaching teams at 47 schools. These teams receive up to $10,000 each for materials to support their new ideas on sparking student interest. Totaling over $400,000, 3M Ingenuity Grants will reach classrooms in 20 states.
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