Got STEM? March 2017

GOT STEM?

(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)

March, 2017

WELCOME!

We hope you enjoy our GOT STEM? Newsletter . We distribute this newsletter the first business day of each month and include information about STEM events, resources, and opportunities.

NEWS and EVENTS From the Philadelphia Education Fund

STEM Teacher Forum . Mar 20 . Workshops topics include: Mystery Cubes: Inquiry by design, Introduction to Elementary Science Notebooks, and Doing Math vs. Understanding Math. Act 48 Credits available.
STEM Networking Meeting. Mar 27. The topic will be Funding STEM Education, with Kathleen Fadigan, Jane Horwitz and Kevin Peter.
SAVE THE DATE: June 10, The First Don McKinney STEM Conference that brings educators together with the city's STEM stakeholders in a roll-up-your-sleeves, build progress, and take-to-class event. Contact Bonnie Hallam or Edyta Zielinska with questions.
2017 Carver Science Fair. Information for judges, teachers, students, and supporters.

STEM EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS

Click on the titles to learn about the times, costs, locations, and descriptions of these local (and online) events.

Educators

Skyscraper Games Professional Development (with compensation) . Drexel, apply now
Multi-modal Educator workshops ($) . PA State Park, multiple dates in March
Sharing Solutions: Advancing Girls in STEM ($). Franklin Institute, reg deadline Mar 2
WEBINAR: Design Squad Global: Engaging Kids in Hands-on Engineering . Mar 2
WEBINAR Tracking Student Access to High-Impact Practices in STEM . Mar 8
Yes! For Girls - Youth Empowerment Summit. Vineland, NJ, March 11
Workshop - STEM in the City . Narberth, PA, multiple dates starting Mar 3
National Afterschool Association Convention. Dallas TX, Mar 19-22
Learning Innovation Conversation with Mimi Ito . Excite Center, Mar 21
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) conference . LA, Mar 30-Apr 2
Transforming STEM Higher Education: Discovery, Innovation, and the Value of Evidence . San Francisco, proposals due Mar 27
Research Experiences for Teachers with ReThink CS (with compensation) . Drexel, Mar 31
A Walk for Education in Phila Ward 48 . Apr 22
Exploring the Stream and Wetland Ecosystem - Using Ecological Indicators for Monitoring and Assessment . Penn State, Apr 29
Robots and Mentors event at Global Leadership Academy. Contact Jarrad Gholston for details, May 6
Workshop - Renewable Energy Teacher Summer (NEWBio). Penn State, July 10-14, 2017
Workshop - Authentic Plant Pollinator Landscape Research for Educators, (with compensation).Penn State, July 24-28, apply now

Students

Philly CoderDojo. Bethlehem Baptist Church. Mar 18 and other dates.
Online Job and Internship Week: Find an intern.Mar 27-31 online
Girls Who Code, every other Wednesday, Free Library of Phila. March 1,15, April 5, 19 and May 3 and 17

FUNDING

Click on these funding opportunities for details and information.

The Digital Literacy Alliance seeks proposals . Mar 3
2017 Healthy Out-of-School Time Grant . Mar 8
Voya STEM and Financial Literacy Programs . March 10
2017-2018 Teacher-Leader Collaborative Grants . March 10
Educator-Innovator - proposals for programs, curricula, or projects that help youth discover their interests . Mar 16
Grant Opportunity: Upward Bound Math and Science Program . Mar 22
"Science Everywhere" to Inspire Math and Science Learning Beyond the Classroom . March 24
STEM + Computing Partnerships (STEM+C) . March 29
Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams™ for high school students, educators and mentors . April 10
Funding Opportunity for Public Participation in STEM Research . April 11
Dart Foundation Grant for STEM programs . May 15
Native Plant Education Projects . Oct 15,2017
Grants That Support Family-Oriented STEM Learning. Ongoing
Pets in the Classroom . Ongoing
NSF INCLUDES Awards Now Searchable .

OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES

Students

Online Job and Internship Week: Find an intern . Mar 27-31
Learn Physics of Atomic Nuclei summer program . Mar 31 deadline
Code Quest 2017 . Mar 31 registration
Week-long Schuylkill Acts & Impacts project . appl due Mar 24
21st Century Collaboration Challenge (grades 4-11)
#BlackSTEMlikeme, a project of the national society of black engineers

Educators

Annual Environmental Community Service Award for Schools, grades 6-12-Grade . Mar 20
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching . Nominations due Apr 1
Kishor M. Kulkarni Distinguished High School Science Teacher Award . Nominations due Jun 30
ASEE PreK-12 Workshop & Call for Proposal on Engineering Activities . Conference in Jun

Resources

Freebies for Science Teachers from NSTA
Unlocking Learning: Science as a Lever for English Learner Equity - report
Resources for evaluating NGSS 3-dimensional learning - part 1
Resources for building assessments that work - part 2
Bringing Inquiry-Based Learning Into Your Class
The Discovering the Genome project
How to make a square bubble
Teacher Advisor With Watson is a free online tool that will provide teachers with resources to improve planning and instruction

Employment

VISTA School Community Partnership Coordinators.
Job Opening: Director of STEM Policy at Afterschool Alliance .
Simon Gratz Mastery Charter High School seeking qualified secondary science and engineering teacher . Contact Isobel Dewey, Mar 31

STEM PUBLICATIONS

Click on the titles of these new releases to read more.

STEM

Five Ways Design and Making Can Help Science Education Come Alive . NPR
The STEM Superhero of Sesame Street (Psst, it's Grover) . The Atlantic
What's So Special About Disciplinary Core Ideas? NSTA blog
Creating Workforce-Development Programs That Work for Everyone . Workforce Nation
Funding Opportunity for Public Participation in STEM Research . Informal science.org
National snapshot of STEM education . CAISE
Youth share how out-of-school programming prepares them for the workforce . NSTA blog
The future of STEM education is cloudy under Betsy DeVos . Engaget
Massachusetts pumps $10.5 million into STEM education . Statescoop
What's a Gamer Brain and How Can We Harness It in Class? Edutopia
School libraries can serve as personalized learning hotspots . Ed Dive
NSF INCLUDES Awards Now Searchable . Informal science.org
The Countries With The Most STEM Graduates . Forbes
Hidden Figures Already Inspiring More Girls to Go Into STEM . Huff Po
Let's Help Every Student Succeed with STEM . NSTA blog
Early College High School Programs and Apprenticeships Take Center Stage . Alliance for Excellent Ed
Talking to children about STEM fields boosts test scores and career interest . UChicagoNews
Museums and libraries as community catalysts - report . Inst of Museum and Library

Science

Watching Teens and Scientists Grow - Spotlight on Holly Pope . Teen Science Cafe
3 must-read articles from Connected Science Learning . Afterschool Snack
Intel Drops Its Sponsorship of Science Fairs, Prompting an Identity Crisis . NYT
UN's Call for Women in Science Is a Key Step Toward Global Gender Parity . Huff Po
Scientists Take on New Roles in K-12 Classrooms . Ed Week
Keeping Girls Engaged . Click2Science PD blog
A South Dakota education bill has scientists wondering if we're headed back to the Cretaceous. Grist
Students Teaching Science to Younger Students . NSTA blog
Think big, start early: New effort to close gender gap in science starts in preschool . CBS
Use Real-Time Data to Investigate the Natural World . NSTA blog
Report: Innovative science instruction boosts academic performance among English learners . Ed Source

Technology

Newest AP Computer Science Attracts More-and More Diverse-Students . Ed Week
Q&A: The Art of Coding . Edutopia

Engineering

Math

Science 2.0: Developing the Computational Thinker . NSTA blog
Latino kindergartners start school 3 months behind in math, on average . Ed Dive
WWC Report: Research on Connected Mathematics Project Shows No Effects on Math Achievement . What Works Clearinghouse
Three global indexes show that U.S. public schools must be doing something right . Wash Post
What's a Gamer Brain and How Can We Harness It in Class? Edutopia
D.C. Program Aims to Curb Need for Remedial College Math . Wash Post
Hidden Figures Already Inspiring More Girls to Go Into STEM . Huff Po
Teacher training hamstrings California Common Core implementation . Ed Dive
Use Real-Time Data to Investigate the Natural World . NSTA blog

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