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Jeff Beneke
Northeast Regional
STEM Manager
jeff.beneke@uni.edu
319-273-7397 (office)
neiowastem.com
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Upcoming Events
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Northeast Region
of the Iowa
Governor's STEM Advisory Council
Advisory Board
Jane Bradley
Hawkeye Community College
Sue Burrack
Upper Iowa University
Lisa Chizek
North Tama County Community School District
Kendra Crooks
Chickasaw County Extension and Outreach
Kelly Cooper
Dubuque Area
Labor- Management Council
Erin Dragotto
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Scott Fortune
Upper Iowa
Tool & Die and Innovations
Doreen Hayek
University of
Northern Iowa
Chad Heinzel
University of
Northern Iowa
Ellen Heuer
Bay Valley Foods
Bill Holland
JB Holland Construction
Mason Kuhn
University of
Northern Iowa
Jason Martin-Hiner
Keystone Area
Education Agency
Kim Miller
TDS Automation
Norma Thiese
Retired
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The Northeast Region of the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council, located on the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) campus, believes it is important to bring our community together to advance the STEM movement, which is transforming the nation.
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 October 6 is the DEADLINE to recognize an Outstanding Iowa STEM Teacher
Do you know a STEM
teacher that goes above and beyond?
It's not too late to nominate a teacher for the 2018 I.O.W.A. (Innovative, Outstanding, Worldly, Academic) STEM Teacher Award sponsored by Kemin Industries. This award celebrates teachers
whose leadership and dedication to STEM in Iowa increases students' interest and awareness in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
One teacher from each of the six STEM regions will receive a $1,500 award along with an additional $1,500 to be used in their classroom. Deadline for submissions is October 6, and recipients will be announced January 2018. Nominate a STEM teacher today at www.stemaward.fluidreview.com
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Register to Exhibit at the Cedar Valley Family STEM Festival on November 7
The Cedar Valley Family STEM festival will take place Tuesday, November 7 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Five Sullivan's Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo.
The goal of the STEM festival is to show PreK-12 students and their families how exciting science, technology, engineering and math can be.
In order to make these events successful, we need hands-on activities from businesses and educators across the region.
DEADLINE to register to exhibit is October 20
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You're Invited to attend the Northeast Iowa Family STEM Festival on October 12.
Bring your whole family to the Northeast Iowa Family STEM Festival on Thursday, October 12 from 3:30 PM to 7:00 PM at the Community Plaza in Oelwein.
Experience FREE and FUN hands-on activities pertaining to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Poster
(8-1/2 X 11)
For further information, please visit our
website.
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Engineering is Elementary has new Spanish Resources
The Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council has scaled Engineering is Elementary to Iowa educators both in and out of the classroom since 2012. A goal of the STEM Council is to engage all learners regardless of their zip code, gender, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.
Recently, the Museum of Science, Boston released Spanish translations of the student notebooks for all 20 Engineering Adventures and Engineering Everywhere units. These new translations are in addition to the 20 in-school curriculum units available in Spanish.
Download the notebooks and curricula
here.
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THANK YOU to the Northeast STEM Advisory Board
The Northeast Iowa Regional STEM Advisory Board is extremely active in programming and building connections. They promote opportunities throughout the region such as
STEM Scale-Up programs, the I.O.W.A. STEM Teacher Award sponsored by Kemin Industries, Family STEM Festivals,
STEM Teacher Externships, STEM BEST® and more. Board members do the essential work of sifting through piles of applications, nominations and proposals to recommend recipients of STEM Scale-Up program awards,
I.O.W.A. STEM Teacher Awards and
STEM BEST® awards.
They generously invest their time and talent in meetings and events and build bridges for STEM to regional workforce development, business and industry, higher education, and other partners throughout the region.
A Board member shares their insight:
Scott Fortune, owner of Upper Iowa Tool & Die and Innovations in Cresco, and a charter member of the Northeast Regional Advisory Board, serves because he wants to be a part of the change in the education of Iowa students (future employees). The most rewarding aspect for Scott is when the Board meets students impacted by their programs, "especially those in grade school or middle school" who can explain in great detail how their project works, the failures they ran into and what they did to overcome those problems. Says Scott, "This tells me our work as a Board in supporting the STEM education of students is working."
- - THANK YOU to all Regional STEM Advisory Board members on behalf of the Northeast STEM Hub
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The Hub is
guided by the Governor's STEM Advisory Council and is dedicated to creating greater student achievement in STEM subjects with the goal of building a stronger STEM workforce.
Thank you for your interest and participation in advancing STEM education in Iowa.
Jeff Beneke
Northeast Region, Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council
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