Request STEM Professionals for Classrooms & Programs!
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Texas STEM Connections is a web-based tool that makes it easy for STEM professionals to connect with K-20 educators, classrooms, out of school time programs, and other volunteer opportunities. Professionals can share their skills and expertise to bring real-world, authentic learning opportunities to all our students helping to create the next generation of innovators. Through in-person matches and virtual sessions, professionals can help educators and program providers connect their students to the world of STEM. Together we can make a difference.
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Hoping to encourage your students to continue their learning in the summer? Here's a list of
STEM Camps Across Texas
for them to check out!
Applications are open now for most camps!
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Educator Resources: All Educators
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The TEA is excited to announce that the College and Career and Military Preparation (CCMP) Division will be conducting a statewide listening tour to inform the development of a new state plan required for the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V), and the development of statewide frameworks for STEM education and Work-based Learning (WBL). Starting in December, the team will gather information and feedback from stakeholders across the state on the major components of Perkins V, as well as current challenges and areas of success around implementing and expanding high-quality STEM and Work-based Learning to all students in Texas.
Below is the schedule for our remaining visits:
Day 1 – 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (2 rooms)
Day 2 – 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (1 room)
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April 2-3
April 16-17
*date changed* April 25-26
*date changed* April 29-30
May 7-8
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ESC 8, Pittsburg
ESC 2, Corpus Christi
ESC 13, Austin
ESC 4, Houston
ESC 12, Waco
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Denton, TX - July 9-12, 2019
Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC) will host multiple regional professional developments (PD) workshops this summer. We are excited to have you join us this summer! BJC has regional Summer PD for public school teachers at different locations and dates around the country. The cost of the workshop is only $75 and includes all materials and ongoing support and mentorship throughout the school year by our BJC Master Teachers. Teachers who complete the requirements will be eligible for a stipend and coverage for travel and lodging expenses.
Applications due by May 15, 2019.
Submissions due May 15, 2019
The SciArt Exchange invites young people 10-18 years old to submit visual, literary, musical and video artwork about what we will do on the Moon and why it is important.
Registration closes after April 15, 2019
NASA’s Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline invites teams of students in grades 5-12 across the United States and territories to recreate the Apollo 11 moon landing using a drone and a LEGO Mindstorm robot. Organizations will run the Apollo Next Giant Leap Student (ANGLES) Challenge locally to select a team to advance to the nearest regional challenge hub. The top team at each regional challenge hub will earn the grand prize of a trip to Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas!
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Austin, TX - May 25, 2019
Are you an elementary school teacher in Central Texas who’s interested in adding computer science activities to your classroom but need some help getting started? Then join WeTeach_CS Project Director and veteran Code.org facilitator, Dr. Phillip Eaglin on Saturday, May 25th for a full day of Code.org CS Fundamentals training. No previous computer science experience necessary!
Registration ends April 25, 2019
Free Online STEM Lesson Plan
This spring marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 10, the NASA mission that made Charlie Brown and Snoopy part of the U.S. space program when their names were used as call signs for the command and lunar landing modules. Now NASA and the Peanuts gang are teaming up again to help students explore the history of space flight and the amazing technologies NASA will use to land astronauts on Mars. With separate activity sets for grades K-2 and 3-5, this program is sure to boost your students’ STEM skills as they imagine themselves part of the Peanuts space corps!
Conroe, TX - June 19-20, 2019
Led by the Texas A&M Forest Service, is a two-day mini session which will start at the Jones State Forest in Conroe. Participants will explore methods for using trees and forests to educate students in nearly any subject area. Curriculum like Project Learning Tree and Project WILD will be utilized. The second day will be spent in the Huntsville area touring a working forest and a manufacturing facility to examine the role that forests play in our economy and environment. Transportation provided on Day 2 to tour sites! Lunch is also provided both days with your registration. Registration for both days is $30.
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Educator Resources: Middle School
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Registration open through April 10, 2019
NASA’s App Development Challenge (ADC) has begun! The challenge provides middle and high school student teams the opportunity to demonstrate the practice of coding and app development. The ADC asks student teams to develop an app that visualizes three minutes of simulated test data in support of the upcoming Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) flight test.
Registration closes after April 15, 2019
NASA’s Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline invites teams of students in grades 5-12 across the United States and territories to recreate the Apollo 11 moon landing using a drone and a LEGO Mindstorm robot. Organizations will run the Apollo Next Giant Leap Student (ANGLES) Challenge locally to select a team to advance to the nearest regional challenge hub. The top team at each regional challenge hub will earn the grand prize of a trip to Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas!
Submissions due May 15, 2019
The SciArt Exchange invites young people 10-18 years old to submit visual, literary, musical and video artwork about what we will do on the Moon and why it is important.
Submissions due May 29, 2019
The Future Engineers Bright Art Challenge asks aspiring engineers in grades K-8 to create a piece of art using a battery-powered LED light source that demonstrates at least two interactions with light. To make the artwork, participants can use materials that may include recyclables, trash, borrowed objects (each of which is no more than $10), and items found in nature. Submissions must include a video demonstration (max 30 seconds) that shows off your art and a text description of your design and its light interactions. For student safety, no lasers are allowed.
Conroe, TX - June 19-20, 2019
Led by the Texas A&M Forest Service, is a two-day mini session which will start at the Jones State Forest in Conroe. Participants will explore methods for using trees and forests to educate students in nearly any subject area. Curriculum like Project Learning Tree and Project WILD will be utilized. The second day will be spent in the Huntsville area touring a working forest and a manufacturing facility to examine the role that forests play in our economy and environment. Transportation provided on Day 2 to tour sites! Lunch is also provided both days with your registration. Registration for both days is $30.
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Educator Resources: High School
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Austin, TX - April 10, 2019
Conference hosted by the IC2 Institute and College of Education at UT Austin. A conversation on how secondary STEM education models are opening schools up to businesses and organizations in their communities. Special invite to students to act as recorders for panels and workshops.
Registration open through April 10, 2019
NASA’s App Development Challenge (ADC) has begun! The challenge provides middle and high school student teams the opportunity to demonstrate the practice of coding and app development. The ADC asks student teams to develop an app that visualizes three minutes of simulated test data in support of the upcoming Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) flight test.
Registration closes after April 15, 2019
NASA’s Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline invites teams of students in grades 5-12 across the United States and territories to recreate the Apollo 11 moon landing using a drone and a LEGO Mindstorm robot. Organizations will run the Apollo Next Giant Leap Student (ANGLES) Challenge locally to select a team to advance to the nearest regional challenge hub. The top team at each regional challenge hub will earn the grand prize of a trip to Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas!
Submissions due May 15, 2019
The SciArt Exchange invites young people 10-18 years old to submit visual, literary, musical and video artwork about what we will do on the Moon and why it is important.
Submissions due May 29, 2019
The Future Engineers Bright Art Challenge asks aspiring engineers in grades K-8 to create a piece of art using a battery-powered LED light source that demonstrates at least two interactions with light. To make the artwork, participants can use materials that may include recyclables, trash, borrowed objects (each of which is no more than $10), and items found in nature. Submissions must include a video demonstration (max 30 seconds) that shows off your art and a text description of your design and its light interactions. For student safety, no lasers are allowed.
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Get Connected: STEM Email Groups, Volunteers, Mentors
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Join our K-12 STEM Outreach Google Groups! These email groups (open and moderated listservs) are all about sharing resources, information, events, volunteers, needs, and more with others reaching out to K-12 students aiming to excite them about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
For those not in one of these areas who still want to receive information going out to all groups, join the
Texas K-12 STEM Outreach group.
Contact
Tricia Berry for any specific regional requests or questions.
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The vision of the
National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) is to bring together organizations throughout the US and Puerto Rico that are committed to informing and encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
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The TxGCP eNewsletter is distributed approximately once a month. Visit the
TxGCP web site for additional updates on upcoming events, resources and mini-grant information.
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