Request STEM Professionals for Classrooms/Programs!
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We’re pushing STEM volunteer and mentor needs out to a wide network of STEM professionals on September 6th. If your classroom or organization has a need for a STEM volunteer or mentor (or a team of them!), enter your request into Texas STEM Connections by the morning of September 5th to be included.
Find instructions for how to enter a request for a volunteer here.
Texas STEM Connections is a web-based tool that makes it easy for STEM professionals to connect with K-20 educators, classrooms, out of school time programs, and other volunteer opportunities. Professionals can share their skills and expertise to bring real-world, authentic learning opportunities to all our students helping to create the next generation of innovators. Through in-person matches and virtual sessions, professionals can help educators and program providers connect their students to the world of STEM. Together we can make a difference.
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Thursday, January 11, 2018 from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Texas STARBASE at Camp Mabry, Austin, TX
Connect with STEM educators, organizations and leaders across Central Texas. These quarterly interactive networking forums foster collaborations and strengthen our STEM community as we share resources, events, and ideas. We'll have 3 rooms full of activity:
Room 1: Snacks and Schmoozing (All good connections and collaborations start with food!)
Room 2: Engineers Week Amplifications & Volunteer Connections (Add your activities to the list of Engineers Week - or beyond - events and/or learn how you can get connected to STEM volunteers or STEM volunteer opportunities)
Room 3: Programs, Events, and Organizations Showcase (Have something to showcase or share? Doing cool STEM stuff or have an event coming up? Tables, display space available. Sign up for space by replying to this email with info on what you want to showcase/share by Tuesday, January 9.)
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Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
UT Austin Campus, Austin, TX
The California Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce the continued expansion of
Science Action Club, a nationwide STEM program for middle school youth in out-of-school time. The Texas Girls Collaborative Project is excited to continue this project in Texas in collaboration with The University of Texas at Austin Environmental Science Institute and The University of Texas at Austin Women in Engineering Program! Limited funding for travel is available to educators outside of the greater Austin area. Space is limited and admissions will be on a rolling basis for those who meet the criteria.. Applications close
Tuesday, January 16 by 2 p.m. or when a training is full.
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January is National Mentoring Month!
To kick off the month, the National Girls Collaborative will be hosting a webinar entitled
"Strategies for Mentoring Girls in STEM,"
on
January 11, 2018 at 1:00 PM Pacific (4:00 PM Eastern)
featuring
Techbridge Girls
and
FabFem
s
. The webinar will cover tangible takeaways for educators seeking to utilize mentors in their programming, in addition to concrete strategies mentors can use to engage girls. Throughout the remainder of the month, we will be featuring mentors in cybersecurity, engineering, and health on our social media channels. View the
schedule of events
and join the conversation online using the hashtag
#NGCPNationalMentoringMonth18
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A total lunar eclipse can be an eerie sight, as the Moon grows dark and red. The early morning of Jan. 31 marks the first total lunar eclipse visible in the United States since 2015; early morning risers across the central and western United States can see a total lunar eclipse before sunrise. Lunar eclipses only happen during the full Moon, as the Moon moves into Earth’s shadow. Jan. 31 will be the second full Moon this month, making it a “Blue Moon.” It is also right after the Moon's closest point in its orbit around Earth, qualifying it as a Supermoon!
February 18, 2017
Hilton, Austin, TX
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) invites you to a meeting for teachers, scientists, and community and institutional partners who participate in, organize, or want to start programs that bring scientists into classrooms. Participants will learn about successful efforts both in and outside of school organized by a range of organizations. We’ll examine strategies for recruiting and training scientists and teachers; using partnerships to close the achievement gap; building community support and buy-in; and sustaining efforts. Panels, lightning talks, knowledge circles, and other networking opportunities will engage all participants.
The Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is offering up to $3 million in grants to support efforts to increase the scientific and environmental literacy and problem-solving skills of children and youth, with a focus on service-, project-, or problem-based learning opportunities in areas relevant to our initiatives. Grants will be awarded to support projects up to 24 months in length, and activities occurring in the Gulf of Mexico region are encouraged. A letter of intent is required for this opportunity.
Submit your letter of intent by February 14, 2018 by 5:00 p.m.
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Educator Resources by Grade
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Applications due Monday, January 31, 2018
Each summer, STEM teachers from local schools participate in a 7 week program where they work alongside faculty and graduate students, participating in graduate-level research projects within the field of engineering, focusing on nanomanufacturing. In addition to the research component, RET staff and faculty will guide teachers to develop and teach engineering-based lessons that connect current research in engineering to K-12 curricula in the classroom, and promote engineering as an exciting career that allows K-12 students to apply their math and science education to real-world problems. INCLUDES STIPEND AND MATERIALS GRANTS!
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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January 23, 2018
San Antonio, TX
YWE offers students, parents and educators a jump start to college and career planning with its signature mentoring circle format and interactive sessions for all attendees.
Applications due Monday, January 31, 2018
Each summer, STEM teachers from local schools participate in a 7 week program where they work alongside faculty and graduate students, participating in graduate-level research projects within the field of engineering, focusing on nanomanufacturing. In addition to the research component, RET staff and faculty will guide teachers to develop and teach engineering-based lessons that connect current research in engineering to K-12 curricula in the classroom, and promote engineering as an exciting career that allows K-12 students to apply their math and science education to real-world problems. INCLUDES STIPEND AND MATERIALS GRANTS!
Friday, March 2, 2018
Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Please join us for the 2018 Women in Science and Engineering Conference! "Think WiSE" is a friendly and engaging conference for high school through graduate-level students, faculty, professionals, and alumni…featuring talks from leaders in the scientific and engineering community, a student-focused research poster session, and a fun exposition of hands-on science and engineering. The conference schedule is posted below...check out our exciting lineup of speakers and the many activities where YOU can be involved! Registration is now open!
The University of Texas at Austin has funding to help you bring a project-based engineering course to your Texas high school in 2018-2019. The courses and comprehensive teacher support were developed by a team of UT faculty in collaboration with NASA engineers and secondary teachers. Students complete a series of engaging and socially relevant design challenges to develop engineering design skills, internalize engineering habits of mind, and explore the breadth of engineering professions.
Students in the first course are eligible to earn dual-enrollment credit from one of several UT institutions while they're still in high school. This may be the last year we can offer implementation support ($6200 per campus), so now is the time to learn more!
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Get Connected: K12 STEM Email Groups, Events & More
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Join our K-12 STEM Outreach Google Groups! These email groups (open and moderated listservs) are all about sharing resources, information, events, volunteers, needs, and more with others reaching out to K-12 students aiming to excite them about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
For those not in one of these areas who still want to receive information going out to all groups, join the
Texas K-12 STEM Outreach group.
Contact
Tricia Berry for any specific regional requests or questions.
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Let other know about the great programs you run! To find STEM programs across the country or to list your own, please visit
The Connectory
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Find fabulous STEM role models in your area to show virtually or connect with in-person on the
FabFems site!
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The
Texas Girls Collaborative Project (TxGCP) connects organizations and individuals across Texas committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The TxGCP is excited to provide opportunities across Texas for collaboration, networking, sharing of best practices, and leveraging of resources through in-person forums, listservs and mini-grants.
Led by the
Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at The University of Texas at Austin along with a Leadership Team and Champions Board, the TxGCP brings together advocates and leaders from non-profits, K-12 schools, higher education institutions, companies and organizations across Texas.
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The vision of the
National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) is to bring together organizations throughout the US and Puerto Rico that are committed to informing and encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
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The TxGCP eNewsletter is distributed approximately once a month. Visit the
TxGCP web site for additional updates on upcoming events, resources and mini-grant information.
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