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| Conferences, Events, Contests & More |
Techbridge Summer Professional Development Institute The Institute - aimed towards after-school program staff and youth development leaders - focuses on the professional development of out-of-school-time STEM educators, particularly front-line staff and administrators. If you want to start or refresh your after-school science club, this Institute will prepare you from start-up through implementation. We will explore Techbridge's proven science-and-engineering-focused, inquiry-based curriculum (designed for grades 4-12) while we delve into best strategies.
Free Celebration of STEM Education Day Friday, May 8, 2015, 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Houston, TX
STEM Education Day is designed as a free, professional development day for STEM teachers and career/technical education counselors in grades 6 through 12. The event will feature workshops to help you bring new, innovative and inexpensive STEM resources into your classrooms as well as an opportunity for counselors to learn more about educational and career pathways that lead to great STEM-related jobs in our area. In addition, over fifteen educational resource providers will have booths to help you make your classroom and school a STEM leader!
Free Code.org Educator Workshop Saturday, May 9, 2015, 9 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
UT Dallas
Software is redefining the modern world and is increasingly relevant in every 21st century career. Yet fewer than 10% of US public schools teach computer science, and the number has declined in the past decade. Women and students of color are severely underrepresented in this foundational field. One of the ways to solve this problem is to introduce computer science at a younger age. We're making this easy for any elementary school teacher to incorporate into their classroom. Encourage your teachers to sign up for a free weekend workshop and to bring computer science program to your school!
Austin Mini Maker Faire
Saturday & Sunday, May 16 - 17, 2015
Austin, TX
Maker Faire brings together families and individuals to celebrate the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset and showcase all kinds of incredible projects. At Maker Faire, you'll find arts and crafts, science and engineering, food and music, fire and water but what makes this event special is that all these interesting projects and smart, creative people belong together. They are actively and openly creating a maker culture.
TCEA Tots and Technology Conference
Sunday, June 14 - Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Galveston, TX
Elementary and PreK teachers, administrators, librarians, and technical staff, from Texas and beyond, flock to the beaches of Galveston each year for the Tots and Technology conference. This two-day learning event offers hands-on workshops and sessions especially designed to effectively integrate technology in the PreK-5 classroom.
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K-12 STEM Outreach Forums, Role Models Matter & SciGirls Workshops
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Educators across Texas are invited to attend free professional development opportunities and discover how to engage young women through research-based, high quality activities and resources!
SciGirls Educator Training
Monday, June 22, 2015, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Jefferson, TX
Calling all organizations, schools and individuals involved in STEM outreach and recruitment in and around Jefferson! We invite you to participate in a hands-on, minds-on Professional Development Training hosted by Girl Scouts of Central Texas and Collins Academy.
  To request or schedule a workshop or forum in your area, please contact stem@txgcp.org.
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| Summer Camps |
The Woodlands Children's Museum Summer Workshops Our workshops offer age-appropriate activities that are especially designed to foster creativity and promote self-expression and develop a young child's imagination through the arts, dramatic play, squishing, sorting , mixing, swirling, collecting and building.
Nature Discovery Center Summer Science Camps
Campers work together and independently to solve problems, perform experiments, play games, create imaginative crafts, and more. Camps are limited to 20 children each week with 4 teen counselors assisting the Camp Instructor. Camp Instructors are salaried staff of the Nature Discovery Center.
Phoenix Arising Summer Aviation Camps
Phoenix Arising Summer Aviation Camps are week-long summer programs in aviation and aerospace for campers entering grades 1 - 12 in Fall 2015. Campers will be divided by age into multiple groups for most major activities, and may be combined at breaks, during sign-in/sign-out, and for special events such as demonstrations, guest speakers or field trips.
UT Dallas Coding Camps
The University of Texas at Dallas is hosting over 100 coding camps for kids age 5 - 17! From playing with robots to introductory gamemaking, there is a camp for everyone! They offer half-day and full-day options as well as off-site coding camps.
eDiscover Center Camps
eDiscover Center is offering STEM summer camps for rising 3rd - 4th graders and rising 5th - 6th graders during 2 sessions! From defeating vampires using algebra to escaping a venomous spider using ratios, kids will use real-life applications of math and science.
To find more camps and list yours, visit the Engineering Education Service Center!
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Articles, Reports, Resources
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If you're between 8 and 17 years old, Disney's Create Tomorrowland - XPRIZE Challenge invites you to take a journey into the future. Tell us about one new and amazing invention or innovation you encounter there by submitting a video, image, or story that explains what it is, how it works, and the impact it has on the world.
2015 MOONBOTS Challenge
The 2015 MOONBOTS Challenge is an international on-line competition that challenges youth from 8 to 17 years old to form a team (2-4 members) to design, create and program their own robots. The competition is divided into two phases. In Phase One, teams create a user account and submit a short video or written story about what inspires them about the Moon, from old tales to the potential of lunar exploration.
Can a 3-year-old code? That's the intent of a former Microsoftie and children's author Ayesha Hameed, who used to be a software developer for the tech giant based in Hyderabad, India. She's created a new e-book series called Coding Palz. Seeing a lack of books about coding for younger kids, she thought why not start them a little earlier? Coding Palz is for kids ages 3-8.
Read more on GeekWire!
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