• Professional Workshops. We have produced and disseminated an Education Fund Professional Development brochure, in which half the workshops focus on innovative STEM education.

• Teacher Forums and Networking Meetings. Our STEM Teacher Forums and Networking Meetings are being overhauled - stay tuned for updates and upcoming events.

• Explore STEM Philly. Our GSK PULSE Volunteer, Bernadette Fiocco, is helping to ensure that “Explore STEM Philly” (through which we match STEM professionals with K-12 students) results in the maximum youth impact

• Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem. Our four STEM Work Groups now include Community Partnerships, Professional Development, Computer Science, and Social Justice. Our Ecosystem team will attend the national Community of Practice in Kansas City in October, where we will present a workshop on “Engaging STEM Professionals in K-12 Education.”

• STEM Mini Grants. The McKinney Center is resuming its Mini-Grant Program, through which creative educators receive $1,000 toward their innovative STEM activities.

• Philly Scientists. The McKinney Center, Drexel University, The Pennsylvania Statewide Aftershool/Youth Development Network, The Academy of Natural Sciences, and Research For Action are developing a program through which middle-school students map the biodiversity of the Philadelphia Promise Zone.

• International Exchange. After hosting two European Fellows in the spring, Center Director Nancy Peter visited Slovakia and Bulgaria, where she observed programs and presented professional workshops.

• McKinney Senior Fellows. Our Senior McKinney Fellows will meet in early November, to provide feedback on important McKinney Center projects, activities, and initiatives.

• McKinney Research Scholar. Frances Liu, our University of Pennsylvania McKinney Scholar, is continuing her STEM research, evaluation, and coordination activities through the Academic year.