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STEM

Welcome to the CESA 7 STEM FORCE. This is a place for innovation, creativity, and problem solving in all things related to STEM education leadership (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).

National Girls Collaborative Project:

NGCP is in the process of increasing online presence. We encourage you to "Like" their new NGCP Facebook Page and follow on Twitter to receive ongoing girl-focused information, updates about national and Collaborative networks, and events. In March, they will launch a blog, featuring Collaborative activities and partnerships, and exemplary practices in collaboration and informal education.

Notes from STEM Conference June 2011

National STEM Video Game Challenge
Inspired by the Educate to Innovate campaign, President Obama's initiative to promote a renewed focus on STEM education, the National STEM Video Game Challenge aims to motivate interest in STEM learning among America's youth by tapping into students' natural passions for playing and making video games. The 2011 Challenge features two competitions, a Youth Prize (grades 5-8) and a Developer Prize (open to emerging and experienced game developers). Deadline: March 12, 2012.
Details: http://www.stemchallenge.org/Default.aspx

STEM Robotics inthe CLassroom

http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/10/24/humanoid-robots-stem-vehicles-today-classroom-assistants-tomorrow.aspx

STEM EQUITY PIPELINE WEBINARS

All STEM Equity Pipeline webinars are archived. Past titles include:

GESA Works! Generating Expectations for Student Achievement Assessing Effectiveness: Do Your Program Activities Make a Difference?
Cognitive Beliefs and Cultural Variables Matter in STEM Career Development
Implicit Bias in STEM: The Power of Automatic, Unintended Mindsets
Effective Program Assessments
And more!

Access webinars.

The National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity's 2012 Professional Development Institute (PDI) is scheduled for April 16-19, 2012, in Arlington, VA. Learn more about the 2011 PDI.

Science Matters is a free newsletter produced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Free STEM Project: Imagine Mars - an online interactive project-based unit. 12 months free trial, sign up at learning.com. Grades 3-5 or 6-8, limit 30 students.

STEM Course for Elementary teachers, from PBS:

STEM420 Inspire Elementary Students with Engineering, Grades PreK-6, 30 HR
Learn to inspire elementary students by integrating engineering principles in your classroom. This course will familiarize you with the engineering design process and development of model eliciting activities, which will help you engage students with hands-on, problem-solving engineering activities. You will learn how to effectively integrate engineering into your science and math curriculum to meet national standards and why it is important to pique children's interest in engineering at a young age. Note: various start dates Cost: $295 Register

DRAFT Science Standards Framework Preliminary Version Do not disseminate. A final version was released in July 2011. It is available for preview and purchase at

http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13165

The JASON Project: science curriculum and resources that are available free for teachers to use. (http://jason.org) The Jason project has some amazing streaming sessions coming up this year and has a host of free, downloadable materials that teachers can use to help integrate the project info into their curriculum. Great STEM stuff! View an archive of a JASON workshop for teachers that was taped in Nov. 2010.

If you'd like immediate information, you may contact Jerry Novak, a former GB schools principal and JASON project trainer directly at jlno7@aim.com