October 2016

Kristine Bullock
SE Hub Manager


Last Friday night of every month, 5:00-8:00 pm, Iowa Children's Museum

November 2, 6:00-8:30 pm, St. Ambrose University

Quad Cities FTC Iowa & Illinois Dual League Meet
November 12, 8:00-3:00, Pleasant Valley High School

Making STEM Connections Webinar: Designing and Setting Up a Maker Space
November 15, 4:00-6:30 pm

SE Advisory Board Meeting
November 17, 9:00-11:00, TBD

November 30, 4:00-7:00 pm, Kirkwood Washington County Regional Center

QC-Moline FLL Qualifiers
December 3, 8:00-4:00, John Deere Middle School, Moline, IL

QC-Davenport FLL Qualifiers
December 10, 7:30-5:00, Putnam Museum

QC-Davenport FLL Junior Expos
December 10, 10:00-2:00, Putnam Museum

Making STEM Connections Webinar: Challenges and Outcomes of Maker Education
January 10, 4:00-6:30 pm

January 14, 8:00-5:00, Iowa State University

SE Advisory Board Meeting
January 19, 2:00-4:00, TBD

FTC League Tournament
January 21, Marion High School

January 24

January 27, 8:00-5:00, Putnam Museum

FTC League Tournament
January 28, Central High School, DeWitt

FTC Super Qualifier Tournament
February 11, Pleasant Valley High School

SE Advisory Board Meeting
February 16, 9:00-11:00, TBD

February 21, 4:00-8:00, Linn County Kirkwood Regional Center, Hiawatha

February 23, 5:30-9:00 pm, TBD

FIRST Tech Challenge Iowa Championship
February 24-25, Coralville Marriott Hotel

March 3

SE Advisory Board Meeting
March 16, 2:00-4:00 pm, TBD

FIRST Tech Challenge North Super Regional Event
March 30-April 1, U.S. Cellular Center/DoubleTree Hotel, Cedar Rapids
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UIowa College of Education
The Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council is a bipartisan collaboration of legislators, educators, businesses, students and families to increase STEM awareness and opportunities in Iowa.  To learn more about STEM programming going on in southeast Iowa, visit us at http://se.iowastem.org. 
 
Boy Scout and Girl Scout Events Engage Students in Coding

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This October, the SE STEM Region hosted coding and robotics activities at events for both Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts! 

On October 8, we hosted STEM activities with the Hawkeye Area Boy Scouts at the Boy Scouts Jamboree, which was located at the Howard H. Cherry Scout Reservation in Central City. Boy Scouts aged 7 to 21 engaged in coding activities with Bee-Bots and a coding app on Surface Pros. This event had an amazing turnout with 1,600 attendees! 

The SE STEM Region also participated in the Girl Scout STEM Event hosted at the State Hygienic Laboratory on October 29. This event gave over 75 second- and third-grade Brownies the opportunity to explore STEM careers and engage in activities with STEM professionals. These girls with the Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois practiced their robotics skills with Bee-Bots and learned how to code with an app on Surface Pros at the SE STEM Region's station.
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Win Technology Awards with Code Iowa

Your school or organization could be one of six selected to win a $3,500 technology award from the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council for participating in Code Iowa!
 
Code Iowa works in partnership with Code.org to increase Iowa's participation in the "Hour of Code" where every student in the world tries one hour of computer coding during Computer Science Education Week from December 5-11, 2016.
 
Last year, nearly 500 schools and organizations participated, equaling roughly 590,000 Iowans! All schools and organizations who participate are eligible to:
  • Win one of six $3,5000 technology awards;
  • Become a Certified Code Iowa Partner;
  • And receive information about free computer science workshops in early 2017. 
Be a part of the international movement and apply by November 18, 2016! For more information, click here.
 
New Evaluation Requirements for Scale-Up Educators

STEM Scale-Up Program Educators will no longer be required to complete the Student Survey as a part of their STEM Scale-Up Program Evaluation. All schools and organizations implementing a STEM Scale-Up program are expected to submit the following two evaluation tasks by May 30:
  1. Educator Survey
  2. Student Participant List
For more information on the Evaluation requirements for STEM Scale-Up Program Educators, click here. 
 
Sign Up to Be an Exhibitor at the Linn County STEM Festival!

CR STEM Festival 2016 Registration is open for exhibitors at the Linn County STEM Festival! The festival will be held on Tuesday, February 21 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm at the Linn County Kirkwood Regional Center. Exhibitors will develop and present STEM activities in order to provide students and families with hands-on learning experiences in the exciting fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Exhibitors can include STEM experts from business, community organizations, higher education, and informal education venues. 

To sign up to be an exhibitor at the event or for more information, visit our website.
 Congratulations to all the STEM teachers nominated for the 2017 I.O.W.A. STEM Teacher Award sponsored by Kemin Industries! Make sure you complete your application before November 18!
Available Resources
A collection of resources for STEM educators, businesses, and community members
 
New Materials Available- Pint Size Science Kit Check-Out
New BeeBot mats have been received and are available for checkout! Four types of kits from the Science Center of Iowa that are designed for 3-5 year old students are currently available for checkout. If interested in checking out a kit or for more information on the kits that are available, click  here.

Renewable Energy Activity Kits
The Southeast STEM Hub is proud to partner with the ATEEC Interactive Learning Lab at Eastern Iowa Community College to offer renewable energy activity kits to educators throughout the southeast region.  Thanks to the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, ATEEC is able to offer a variety of kits that are sure to engage any student.   If interested in checking out a kit or for more information on the available kits, click  here

A World In Motion Activity Kit Check-Out
Three types of kits designed for primary or elementary students are currently available for checkout.  If interested in checking out a kit or for more information on the kits that are available, click  here.  

Materials may be checked out for 6 weeks. They can be picked up and returned at the Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa, 2301 Oakdale Boulevard, Coralville, IA 52241 .  Please replace any consumables you use. 
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Sincerely,
 
Kristine Bullock
SE Iowa STEM Manager 
kristine-bullock@uiowa.edu