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Kristine Bullock
SE Hub Manager
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STEM Day at the Ball Park May 11 Modern Woodman Park, Davenport
Iowa Governor's STEM Council Executive Committee Meeting
May 16 9:30 - 10:30, Des Moines
Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council Meeting
May 16 10:30 - 1:30, Des Moines
Southeast STEM Advisory Board Meeting May 17 11:00 - 1:00, West Liberty Public Library
STEM Day at the Johnson County Fair July 24 10:00 - 7:00 Johnson County Fairgrounds
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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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Future Ready Iowa Summit Sets Course for Iowa Growth
On April 3, over 1
,000 leaders from education, business, nonprofits, government and other sectors gathered in Des Moines for the Governor's 2018 Future Ready Iowa Summit. The main goal of the event was to generate ideas and partnerships focused on aligning K-12 education and workforce development, including:
- How state and national trends are shaping change in a knowledge economy;
- The importance of expanding high-quality authentic work-based learning experiences;
- Ways for better connecting more students with future careers; and
- Why rapidly expanding computer science instruction is necessary in our schools.
The general sessions featured a robust line-up of speakers including
Governor Kim Reynolds,
Lt. Governor Adam Gregg,
Brandon Busteed, Executive Director of Education and Workforce Development at Gallup,
Nicole Smith, Chief Economist at Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, and
Hadi Partovi, Founder and CEO of Code.org, among others.
In addition to the general session, eleven breakout sessions provided in-depth conversations about various aspects and efforts related to the overall Future Ready Iowa initiative.
Summit attendees were able to experience a "Showcase of Work-Based Learning" which featured more than 20 engaging hands-on exhibits demonstrating school and business partnerships taking place throughout Iowa.
The Governor's 2018 Future Ready Iowa Summit was made possible through the generous support of sponsors, including Accumold, Associated General Contractors of Iowa, Cognizant, Google, Iowa Area Education Agencies, Iowa Association of Business and Industry, Iowa Association of Community College Trustees, Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities, Iowa Association of School Boards, Iowa Biotech Association, Iowa Board of Regents, Iowa Business Council, Iowa Economic Development, Iowa State Association of Counties, Iowa Workforce Development, ITC Midwest, John Deere, MidAmerican Energy, Principal Financial, Rockwell Collins, School Administrators of Iowa, Technology Association of Iowa and Vermeer Corporation.
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Southeast Iowa Scale-Up Awards Announced
The Southeast Region of the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council awarded 190 educators with one of the STEM Council's STEM Scale-Up Programs which will impact over 22,200 students in the region during the 2018-19 academic year. The Iowa STEM Scale-Up programs are provided to in-school and out-of-school educators as a proven way to provide quality educator training and hands-on materials that inspire youth to explore and pursue science, technology, engineering and math. Interested educators applied to receive these programs, ranging from building robots and coding programs to conducting agricultural field experiences and learning about STEM careers.
Results from the 2016-2017 Iowa STEM Evaluation Report show all grade levels of students who participated in the STEM Scale-Up program score higher in mathematics, science and reading compared to students statewide. The full list of awarded educators will be released once the state budget has been signed.
Educator training with the new programs can start as early as July 1 with implementation of the programs starting in Fall 2018.
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Mount Pleasant STEM, Arts & Career Festival at Iowa Wesleyan University Inspires Students to Stay Local
On April 5, 2018, Iowa Wesleyan University, the Southeast Iowa STEM Hub, and community organizations partnered to host the STEM, Arts and Career Festival. The partnership was an opportunity for seven local school districts and over 300 high school students to experience STEM from local industries and professionals. The presenters listed below showed students how STEM can be found in their everyday lives and STEM careers they could pursue. The program ran a morning session from 8:30-11:00 a.m. and an afternoon session from 12:00-2:30 p.m.
Thank you to the leadership of Rosemary Peck , Coordinator for the Natural Sciences at Iowa Wesleyan, and all the students and faculty who provided support and expertise to this important event for our region.
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Access Energy Cooperative
Becks Hybrids
Boy Scouts of America- Mississippi Valley Council
CNH Industrial
Geode Energy LLC
Great Prairie AEA
Hearth and Home Technologies
Henry County Conservation
Henry County Health Center
Innovairre
Iowa Ag Literacy Foundation
Iowa Army National Guard
Iowa Flood Center
Iowa Wesleyan Anatomy and Physiology
Iowa Wesleyan Criminal Justice Department
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Iowa Wesleyan Division of Education
Iowa Wesleyan Division of Humanities
Iowa Wesleyan Division of Nursing
Iowa Wesleyan Sciences
Iowa Wesleyan Student Development
J&M Displays Inc.
Lee County Conservation
Merschman Seeds, Inc
Mount Pleasant Public Library
Palmer College of Chiropractic
Program for Women in Science and Engineering
Southeastern Community College
Southeast Iowa STEM Hub
Walmart
Winfield Mount Union Community School District
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Cold Temperatures Didn't Stop Iowa City STEAM Festival
On April 15, the Southeast STEM region partnered with the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department to host the second annual Iowa City STEAM Festival at Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. Despite the unusually cold temperature, around 300 people from 22 zip codes attended the event to learn about wildlife habitats, germination, 3D printing, augmented reality, spin art and more.
The next large scale festival to be held in coordination with the STEM Hub will be the Johnson County STEM Festival October 10 from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa in Coralville. It's not too early to register your hands-on activity!
Thank you to the amazing exhibitors who volunteered their time to engage with children and their families:
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ACT
ArtShare
Backyard Abundance
Bur Oak Land Trust
Green Iowa AmeriCorps
Integrated DNA Technologies
Iowa Ag Literacy Foundation
Iowa City Parks and Recreation
Iowa City Public Library
Iowa City Science Booster Club
Iowa Flood Center
Iowa Geological Survey
Johnson County 4-H/ISU Extension & Outreach
Johnson County Conservation
Latham Engagement Initiative
Mathnasium
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MidAmerican Energy
National Advanced Driving Simulator
Neumann Monson Architects
Southeast Iowa STEM Hub
StairWay5
The Iowa Children's Museum
The STEAM Fab Lab
University of Iowa College of Education
University of Iowa College of Engineering
University of Iowa Department of Chemistry
University of Iowa Health Care
University of Iowa Mobile Museum
University of Iowa Physics & Astronomy
University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art
Women in Science and Engineering
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Available Resources
A collection of resources for STEM educators, businesses, and community members
Virtual Reality Headsets
6 Virtual Reality 3D headsets are available for checkout. Students can use the headsets to view STEM career videos, explore the world beyond the classroom and much more. Educators will need to have access to Apple or Android device to use with the glasses (typically student's personal device). If interested in checking out the glasses, click
here.
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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