The Minnesota Department of Education has started a new program to help connect teachers and students with resources in their community.News 12's Jennifer Hudspeth has more about this program and a website that could help make learning difficult subjects much easier.At Mankato West High School, Mr. Zenk's engineering class had a special visitor.Kent Ross is Director of Engineering for a local company; he came in to tell the students about what life is really like in world of technology.Kent Ross says, "When you're in high school and you're looking 'gee what do I want to do in my future' and it's good to get exposed to what people are like in the industry."Ross' visit was made possible by a new program just launched today.Get STEM, a website focusing on science, technology, engineering, and math, connects schools to resources and businesses in the community.Mr. Zenks says the process is as easy as logging on to his computer."It's a good connection. You're busy sometimes in education where this way you can take five minutes, put a request on the website and let the industry get back a hold of you and then make the connection through the website."Jennifer Hudspeth says, "The GetStem website offers more than just classroom speakers; it can also help teachers find equipment, tools or even funding for a fieldtrips.The good news is that while schools may not be aware of the new site, it is available to every school in the state."Mark Zenk says. "I think it's just getting the word out, letting people know that there's a valuable resource out there."A resource that Kent Ross was happy to offer...Kent Ross says, "Hopefully it was a window into one of the local opportunities."In Mankato, Jennifer Hudspeth News 12.To access the new website just go to www.getstem-mn.com