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Kristine Bullock
SE Hub Manager
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Last Friday night of every month, 5:00-8:00 pm, Iowa Children's Museum
Advisory Board Meeting
May 18 2:00-4:00 Mississippi River Distilling Company
Keokuk Cardboard Challenge
June 12 - 13 Keokuk High School
May 19 (9:30-2:30) & May 20 (10-4)
Lee County Fair STEM Day
July 7 1:00-5:00 Donnelson, IA
CEA, CIM, ES, PBS, and POE courses July 24 - August 4 Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa
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| 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. |
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STEM Council invites proposals for 15 STEM BEST models
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| STEM BEST Models |
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Communities eager to work as one, bridging partnerships between schools, businesses and other local organizations, now have the opportunity to change the future of education.
The Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council is currently seeking proposals, 15 of which will be Iowa's next
STEM BEST® (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) models. STEM BEST drives community collaboration where schools work together with local employers to create work-based learning experiences for students linked to business and industry applications. Since 2014, the STEM Council has awarded 18 STEM BEST models now serving as examples for Iowa and uniting the expertise of business and education that strengthens the continuum from the classroom to careers.
The STEM Council invites school-business partnerships across Iowa to submit their proposal to establish a STEM BEST model at
www.IowaSTEM.gov/STEMBEST/Proposal
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Awarded applicants will receive $25,000 to be matched with local cost-share, each earning designation as an Iowa STEM BEST Partner. The application window will close on Friday, September 15, and recipients will be announced in late October.
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FIRST teams represent Iowa well at World Championship
For some 52,000 teams participating in
FIRST [For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology] across the globe from 86 countries, navigating the qualifying pathway to reach the World Championship held in St. Louis last month is the ultimate goal. Children in grades K-12 participate in programs known as FIRST Lego League Junior (grades K-4), FIRST Lego League (grades 4-8), FIRST Tech Challenge (grades 7-12) and FIRST Robotics Competition (grades 9-12).
Recently, over 700 teams from across the world converged on St. Louis for a competition that may pin robots against each other but ultimately encourages students to engage in "coopertition" where they collaborate and learn from their competitors. This group of competitors includes over 200 Iowans including many from the Southeast Iowa STEM Region.
Davenport West's Combustible Lemons FIRST Tech Challenge team 5466, coached by Iowa S.T.E.M. Teacher awardees Jason Franzenburg and Greg Smith, received the most prestigious Inspire Award. Two Southeast Iowa FIRST Robotics Competition teams received recognition as well. Team 6420, Fire Island Robotics of Muscatine, and team 6317, Disruptive Innovation of Davenport, earned the Rookie All-star Award. FIRST Lego League Junior team 7586, Team Crusher BOTS of Bettendorf, received the Inquiring Minds Award and the Amazing Movement Award went to team 378, Bee Builders of Camanche. Team 24559, Red Dangerous from Cedar Rapids, was among 20 teams selected from 32,000 teams in the world as a finalist for the 2017 Global Innovation Award.
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FIRST organization proclaims that participants are two times as likely to major in a STEM field of study than their peers who do not take part. The Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council has boosted
FIRST participation by partnering with programs through the Scale-Up program.
FIRST LEGO League was scaled across Iowa in 2012-13,
FIRST Tech Challenge was scaled in 2012-13, 2014-15, and again in 2015-16, and
FIRST Robotics Competition was scaled in 2016-17 and again for the coming year. For information about FIRST in Iowa go to
www.iafirst.org.
Iowa's eighteen qualifiers for FIRST World Championships (*SE Teams)
FIRST LEGO League Junior
- 8126, Denver Schools
- 378, Bee Builders,Camanche Elementary School *
- 7586, Team Crusher BOTS, QCESC Bettendorf *
FIRST LEGO League
- 11830, Jasper County 4H Gearbots
- 24559, Red Dangerous *
FIRST
Tech Challenge
- 4177, Finger Tightans from Highland High School, Riverside *
- 5153, Tachyons from Benton Community High School, Van Horne
- 5466, Combustible Lemons from West High School, Davenport *
- 5975, Cybots from Denver High School, Denver
- 7236, Recharged Green, Homeschool Group from Pella
- 7261, Omega Robotics, North High School, Sioux City
- 9955, Synthesis, Belmond Area Arts Club, Garner
FIRST Robotics Competition
- 648, Quad Cities QC ELITE - Flaming Squirrels *
- 3928, Ames 4-H Team Neutrino
- 6317, Davenport Disruptive Innovation, West High School *
- 6419, West Des Moines ICE
- 6420, Muscatine Fire Island Robotics *
- 6630, LaPorte City F.U.N. (FieRCely Uknighted Nation), Union High School
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Congratulations student assistant, Hannah Kroska
 For more than two years, University of Iowa undergraduate and then graduate student Hannah Kroska has served has the invaluable student assistant for the Southeast Iowa STEM Region.
Through her work with the Southeast STEM Region, Hannah has been able to see first-hand the importance of STEM education in both urban and rural settings and especially for underserved populations. She has been well networked to business and industry, higher education, and K-12 teachers and administrators through her involvement in the Iowa STEM Scale-Up Program, STEM Pre-Service Teacher Conference, Iowa STEM BEST, Code Iowa, and the Southeast Iowa STEM Advisory Board.
In addition to her work with the STEM Council, she is also one of the top students in the science education program and well respected by her peers and professors. She regularly takes time out of her busy school and work schedule to volunteer for STEM programs both locally and state-wide. Her ability to see the importance of collaboration with her peers and community members, especially parents, gives her a whole picture perspective that will serve her well as she embarks on her new role as a science teacher for the West Des Moines School District. Hannah will be greatly missed but we along with her other mentors, can't wait to see what she accomplishes!
Hannah Kroska is one of the most dedicated students I know. She is a student I always knew I could count on. Hannah is very dependable and extremely driven to become a great teacher. I hope Hannah employs the skills she has learned in her new classroom. I'm super excited to see how she progresses as a teacher. - Dr. Ted Neal, University of Iowa Clinical Instructor of Science Education
As a student teacher, Hannah demonstrated the ability to engage students at a higher learning level. She put her special touch on the SEPUP curriculum in Biology that made it very interesting for her students. Her understanding of NGSS helped drive her instruction. She will make a great future science teacher by utilizing inquiry-based instruction. - Mr. Brack, Mrs. Marling & Mrs. Randall, Clear Creek Amana High School
I have been fortunate to have interacted with Hannah both as her instructor in a methods course and through her work with the SE Regional STEM hub. In particular, she has been very helpful in helping us plan, run, and evaluate our pre-service STEM teacher conference. Hannah brings exactly the same type of work ethic, dedication, perseverance and focus to any project she is a part of. She consistently goes way above and beyond to make sure that she produces quality work (in the classroom) or provides a quality product in her other endeavors. These qualities are why she will be such a great science teacher moving forward and why we are proud that she will represent our science ed program as a teacher we have helped train and mentor. - Dr. Mark McDermott, University of Iowa Clinical Associate Professor of Science Education
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2017-2018 Scale-Up professional development
With the signage of the state budget, the Southeast STEM Hub has begun to schedule Scale-Up professional development for the 2017-2018 awardees. Scale-Up professional development is conducted by each of the program providers in coordination with Kristine Bullock. The following professional developments have been scheduled and if you have received a scale-up award for the coming year, you will be receiving registration information from your program. If you have questions about registering for PD, contact Kristine Bullock at kristine-bullock@uiowa.edu
- Making STEM Connections - July 25 in Bettendorf
- Power Teaching Math - August 2-3 in Ames (teachers)
- Power Teaching Math - August 4 in Ames (principals and curriculum directors)
- Project Lead the Way Launch - August 9-11 in Coralville
- Making STEM Connections - August 10 in Coralville
- Engineering is Elementary - August 15 in Coralville
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Available Resources
A collection of resources for STEM educators, businesses, and community members
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
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Please replace any consumables you use.
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Sincerely,
Kristine Bullock
SE Iowa STEM Manager
kristine-bullock@uiowa.edu |
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