Got STEM? May 2017

GOT STEM?

(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)

Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem

May 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

Last STEM Teacher Forum of the year ! | May 15

Featured presentations...

Simply Science (with giveaways!) | Gr 2-7 | Jay Bagley (PSD)

Classroom Constellations | Gr 2-10 | John Steczak (PSD)

Creating Confident Readers in Science | Gr 5-8 | Carolyn Gray (PSD)

Climate Change in Urban Environments | Gr 6-12 |Anita Brook-Dupree (Science Is My Specialty)

Last STEM Networking Meeting of the year! | May 9

Hot Topics in STEM Education. Speakers...

Phillip Brooks | STEM Pathways | City of Philadelphia

Betsy Payne | Academy of Natural Sciences | Drexel

Jamie Shuda | BioEyes | UPenn

Donald McKinney Philadelphia STEM Ecosystem Community-Based Learning Conference | The event has limited seating, register soon | Temple | June 10
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STEM EVENTS, WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS

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

Skyscraper Games Professional Development (with compensation) | Drexel | Apply now!
Driving Tech Talent Growth in PHL | Economy League | May 2
Robots and Mentors | Global Leadership Academy | May 6 (Contact Jared Gholston for details)
8th Annual Education for Liberation | Teacher Action Group | May 6
How do I promote student discourse? | NSTA Webinar | May 10
Project Wild Educator Workshop | Nescopeck State Park | May 10
End-of-Year STEM Teacher Forum | Philadelphia Education Fund | May 15
"The Elusive Search for Balance" | NCTM Webinar | May 17
Ed Camp | EdCamp Philly | May 20
Learning Innovation Conversation - Leah Buechley | Drexel ExCITE Center | May 23
Taking Action: Implementing Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices | NCTM Webinar | May 24
Riverbend Environmental Education Center Summer Science Inquiry Institute ( Apply here ) | Gladwyne, PA | July 31-Aug 4, app due June 20
Summer Position and Professional Development: STEM Summer Camp, Youth Engineering and Science | July 3-28
How Do I Develop a Storyline for a Unit? | NSTA Webinar | Jul 12
Renewable Energy Teacher Summer Workshop (NEWBio) | Penn State | Jul 10-14
Authentic Plant Pollinator Landscape Research for Educators Workshop | Penn State | July 24-28 ($1000 stipend)
3D Printing in the K-12 Classroom ($) | UArts | Aug 7-11
Multi-modal Educator workshops ($) | PA State Parks | Multiple dates
Texas Instruments Professional Development Workshops | Multiple dates

FUNDING

Click on these funding opportunities for details and information

Enhancing Student Mathematics Learning through the Use of Tools and Technology Grants | NCTM | May 5
School In-Service Training Grants | NCTM | May 5
STEM Education Grant | GM | May 12
Grant for STEM programs | Dart Foundation | May 15
High School Physics Photo Contest | AAPT | May 15
Community Grants in technology skills | Best Buy Foundation | May 19
Materials Science Education Grant | ASM | May 25
STEM Grant | Colocation America | May 26
Learning & Leadership Grants for Professional Development | NEA Foundation | June 1
Women and Minorities in STEM Grant | USDA | Jun 8
2017 Competitive Program for Science Museums, Planetariums & NASA Visitors Centers | NASA | Jun 19
Samull Classroom Herb Garden Grant | Herb Society of America | Oct 1
Native Plant Education Projects | Wild Ones | Oct 15
Seeds for Education Grant | Wild Ones | Oct 15
Using Music to Teach Mathematics Grants | NCTM | Nov 3
7-12 Classroom Research Grant | NCTM | Nov 3
Equity in Mathematics Grants | NCTM | Nov 3
Finding Seed Money for Your School Garden | Multiple grants
Grants That Support Family-Oriented STEM Learning | Ongoing
Pets in the Classroom | Ongoing
STEM Grants | Voya Foundation | Ongoing
Civic Engagement and Environmental Impact Grants | First Solar Corporate Charitable Fund | Ongoing
Youth Enjoy Science Education Program | National Cancer Institute | Ongoing
Classroom Innovator grants | Toshiba America Foundation | Ongoing
Alternative Fuel Foundation Grant | Ongoing
Bonnie Cabbage Program | Ongoing
Sony USA Foundation | Ongoing
The Harry Chapin Foundation Grant | Ongoing
Kinder Morgan Grant | Ongoing
Waste Management Charitable Giving | Ongoing

OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES

Educators

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 June
The CryptoClub Project for learning math and cryptography is recruiting teachers for afterschool programs
The Science Teacher: Call for Papers
The Food Trust Farm to Early Care and Education Recognition Awards ($500) | Due May 18
Call for Contributors - Blacks in Technology
Summer Science Inquiry Institute | Register by Jun 15
ASTC Diversity & Leadership Development Fellowship | Apply by May 8

Resources

Employment

Summer Position and Professional Development | STEM Summer Camp | Youth Engineering and Science
Philly Coder DoJo Seeking Volunteer Tech Mentors
M.S. position: Landbird monitoring and science communication | Auburn University School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences
Director of Research and Science Education | Phipps
Afterschool Educator | YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
Summer AmeriCorps Member | PowerCorpsPHL
Research Manager | Character Lab
Coordinator, Farm to Families Program | St. Christopher's
Education Manager | Character Lab
Lead Science Educator | The Franklin Institute
ESF Summer Camp Educator | The Franklin Institute
Chef Educator (PT) | Greensgrow Farms
Data Coordinator | PowerCorpsPHL
The CryptoClub Project for learning math and cryptography is recruiting teachers for afterschool programs

STUDENTS AND FAMILIES

Events, Camps, and Scholarships, Internship Opportunities

Girls Who Code | E very other Wednesday, Free Library of Phila. May 3 and 17
Parent-Daughter Git/Github Workshop - TechGirlz | May 4
Tech Girlz workshop: You Can Code!, North Light Community Center | May 6
You Can Code! - TechGirlz | May 6
Summer Robotics for High School Students | May 12
Making a Website Using HTML / CSS - TechGirlz/Drexel | May 13
Youth Engineering and Science Summer Leadership Internship) | M ay 15
Penn Summer Academies and Penn Summer Prep | May 15
Philly CoderDojo. Bethlehem Baptist Church | May 20 and other dates
2017 STEM Voice Video Competition | Due May 22
Philadelphia STEM Innovators Experience 2017 | May 31
Camp CodeIT Free Weekend Technology Camp for 3-5th grade Girls - space limited | Free for Title 1 student of Phila School District Schools | June 3,4 and June 10, 11 . Apply now
School students at Esperanza College ( application s due June 9) | June 26-30
TechGirlz Summer Camp: Programming & Engineering-Building a Robot with Arduino ($325) | July 10
GSK Science in the Summer | multiple dates
Penn State STEM summer camps for middle school students($) | multiple dates
Penn State STEM summer camps for high school students($) | multiple dates
PA College of Technology high school summer camps | multiple dates
Philly Coder DoJo Seeking Volunteer Tech Mentors

PUBLICATIONS

Click on the titles of these new releases to read more

STEM

Can Grade-Skipping Close the STEM Gender Gap? | The Atlantic
Google Invests in STEM-Trek Diversity | Science Node
STEM Ready America Compendium
Women's interest development and motivations to persist as college students in STEM: A mixed-methods analysis of views and topics from a Hispanic-serving institution | International Journal of STEM Education
Vme collaborates with national partners to improve STEM education awareness for young U.S. Hispanics | PR Newswire
New Report Shows Integral Role of Libraries in STEM Education | NPR
Increased Roles Models and Inclusive Environments Entice Women Into STEM Fields | EdTech
How One STEM Education Startup Is Changing Career Paths for Millennial Women | Forbes
Science and Engineering Degree Completion by Gender | National Student Clearinghouse Research Center
Parent Perspectives on Math and Science | Overdeck Family Foundation / Simons Foundation

Science

Embracing new ways of teaching science and language with English learners | Education Dive
Scaling Up Three-Dimensional Science Learning Through Teacher-Led Study Groups Across a State | Journal of Teacher Education
How can I promote equitable sensemaking by setting expectations for multiple perspectives? | STEM Teaching Tools
How can teachers guide classroom conversations to support students' science learning? | STEM Teaching Tools
Educators on a Hot Topic: Global Warming 101 | NPR Ed
What the latest assaults on science education look like | Washington Post
Could Universal Environmental Education Spur A Green Revolution? | Fast Company
Christopher Emdin Is Teaching Public School Kids Science Through Hip-Hop | Vice
How to define meaningful daily learning objectives for science investigations | STEM Teaching Tools

Technology

Computational Thinking Across the Curriculum | Edutopia
Moving past the myths in computer science education | Ed Scoop
Can Expanded Computer Science in Rural Areas Prevent Brain Drain? | KJZZ
First All-Girls Robotics Team Heads to National Competition | Working Nation
Quality over Quantity: The New Challenge Facing Computer Science Education | Harvard Political Review

Engineering

Google Hopes To Hire More Black Engineers By Bringing Students To Silicon Valley | NPR
Fewer than 1% of engineering degrees went to African-American women in 2015 | Ed Dive
Engineering Making Headway in Schools, Analysis Shows | Education Week
Increasing the roles and significance of teachers in policymaking for K-12 engineering education | The National Academies Press

Math

Eugenia Cheng: Math is About Discovery, Not Right or Wrong | WBEZ Chicago
Latino students start school particularly behind in math | Education Dive
How Does Race Affect a Student's Math Education? | The Atlantic
Under challenge: Girls' confidence level, not math ability hinders path to science degrees | Science Daily
Counting on Early Math Skills | MDRC
The Way We Teach Math is Holding Women Back | Motto
What East Asian Countries Can Teach Us About Math Education | WBUR
Evaluation of the Achievement Levels for Mathematics and Reading on the National Assessment of Educational Progress | The National Academies Press
Bringing Joy to Math Class | Edutopia

Continuing The Conversation

Extra credit for avid readers and critical thinkers

Carpe Noctum: Dark Sky Movement | eGFI
Nature plants a seed of engineering inspiration | Science Daily
River Keeping in New Mexico | Discover Citizen Science Salon
10 Easy Ways You Can Help Scientists Study the Earth | National Geographic
We Need a GitHub for Academic Research | Slate
Citizen science game is running a competition to accelerate Alzheimer's research | BioMed Central
Beyond Curie
This App Puts a Science Lab in Your Pocket | Smithsonian
Why We Need to Democratize Artificial Intelligence Education | Forbes
CSHL, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative collaborate to boost sharing of scientific research | EurekAlert!
The Perils of Public Outreach | Scientific American
Scientists, Stop Thinking Explaining Science Will Fix Things | Slate
The Green Room: How Border Walls Affect Wildlife | NSTA Blog
Ancient Architectural Science is Coming to a Renowned Indian Engineering School | Smithsonian
Effective Science Communication: A practical guide to surviving as a scientist | IOP Science
Are scientists at EGU telling stories? | Environmental Research Web Blog
Bill Nye Can't Save the World | Slate
Math and Nature Inspired This Artist's Mesmerizing Spiral Sculptures | Mental Floss

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For general information, contact Dr. Nancy Peter, Director, McKinney Center for STEM Education.