Find more Greater Austin STEM Ecosystem events
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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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Educator Resources: All Educators
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Applications Due Mar 3, 2020
The application window for Cohort 2 Lone Star STEM Grant will open Feb. 28th. This grant is to support current and future College and Career Readiness School Models (CCRSM) who are interested in developing or expanding a pathway in computer science and/or cybersecurity. The grant application can be found on the TEA Grant Opportunities page.
Mar 4, 2020, 1:00 p.m. CT
This free webinar from UTeach Computer Science covers everything AP CS Principles teachers need to know about the Create Performance Task and how to help students succeed in this part of the course. Includes access to great, free resources!
Mar 4, 2020, 1:00 p.m. CT
In honor of National Women's History month, Karen Peterson, Founder & CEO of the
National Girls Collaborative Project will highlight the challenges and opportunities of encouraging more girls across the country to pursue STEM activities and careers, and the importance of computer science education in this process. She will be joined by voices from the field who will share information about their programs: Toni Robinson, President of
Digital Girls, Inc.
and Cathy Law, Director of the
STEM Academy at Oregon State University
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Applications due Mar 11, 2020
Join NASA’s High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) as a Counselor for their summer onsite experience that prepares students of the Artemis Generation! Counselors are responsible for guiding a team of 10-12 rising high school senior students through a week-long NASA STEM experience at Johnson Space Center (JSC). We provide training and tools to be successful in conjunction with using the web-based management system - Canvas platform. This is a compensated position and counselors must reside in the same lodging with students during a three-week 2020 summer period.
Mar 13, 2020, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. CT
I am reaching out to educators (with no prior coding experience) who are looking to integrate coding in their classrooms. Learn2Code.Live is holding a mini professional development session on Saturday March 14th from 11am to 1pm Central. The session will engage participants in computational thinking and coding activity and provide tools and ideas to integrate coding in core curriculum.
Closes April 28, 2020
Enter the Possibility Grant Sweepstakes DAILY for your chance to win $10,000 for STEM at your school! Finally have the means to get the resources you need to “fab” your lab with the latest and greatest gadgets and essential technology. Show your students that there’s a path to success in STEM for them. The possibilities are endless, so enter today! Open to all Title 1 schools
The Science Mill is excited to announce new Labs on the Go to bring our unique hands-on, high-quality STEM experiences directly to schools. Our experienced educators will arrive at your school with all the materials to lead an immersive, inquiry-driven Learning Lab. All Labs are TEKS-aligned and feature real-world challenges that help students see how science and math concepts relate to STEM careers. Choose from 9 TEKS-aligned themes: Life Science; Forensics & Chemistry; Engineering; Math & Physics; Force & Motion; Coding & Programming; Tech, Innovation & Robotics; Earth Science & Energy; and Environmental Science.
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Educator Resources: Elementary School
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Applications due Mar 31, 2020
An opportunity has just launched that should be of great interest to you and your district! The nonprofit BootUp has teamed up with Amazon Future Engineer to bring computer science to more than 1,000 elementary schools at no cost! We'd love for you to apply for the sponsorship. If you have any questions about the application please reach out to abby@bootuppd.org.
June - July 2020
Offered over three weekends in June and July 2020, the one- or two-day workshops introduce STEM career pathways through immersive, real-world scenarios. The Science Mill’s curriculum incorporates technology, math and science concepts through problem solving, using a human-centered design approach. Educators will gain first-hand experience with the engineering design process as they collaborate in teams. Workshop activities reflect best practices for STEM education, student-centered learning to build 21st-century skills.
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Educator Resources: Middle School
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June - July 2020
Offered over three weekends in June and July 2020, the one- or two-day workshops introduce STEM career pathways through immersive, real-world scenarios. The Science Mill’s curriculum incorporates technology, math and science concepts through problem solving, using a human-centered design approach. Educators will gain first-hand experience with the engineering design process as they collaborate in teams. Workshop activities reflect best practices for STEM education, student-centered learning to build 21st-century skills.
Houston-Area Teachers
Applications due May 8, 2020
ConocoPhillips and the Rice Office of STEM Engagement are offering a unique and innovative year-long professional development opportunity for Greater Houston Area teachers beginning this summer. The ConocoPhillips Applied Mathematics Program (AMP!) is designed to have Science & Mathematics teachers attend as a team representing their school. The program uses inquiry-based teaching strategies. Teachers learn how to integrate their partner's subject area into their own instruction in order to develop an authentic STEM environment on campus. Participants are required to attend the AMP! Kickoff event and the five-day Summer Institute (July 6–10, 2020) as well as 4 all-day Saturday sessions and 4 Wednesday evening classes during the 2020-2021 academic year. We are offering AMP! for 6th Grade Science & Mathematics teachers, 7th Grade Science & Mathematics teachers, 8th Grade Science & Mathematics teachers, and Algebra I & Biology teachers.
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Educator Resources: High School
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July 19-24, 2020 - Austin, TX
Applications due March 30, 2020
As part of a recent endowment to UT Austin's Dept. of Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering, the department is funding an annual Petroleum Science & Technology Institute for a week of professional development for high school STEM teachers in Texas. All travel, lodging and meals are covered by the university. Each teacher receives a $500 stipend for participating in the institute, as well as a $400 stipend for providing an abbreviated version of the institute in their own school district during the following school year.
Houston-Area Teachers
Applications due May 8, 2020
ConocoPhillips and the Rice Office of STEM Engagement are offering a unique and innovative year-long professional development opportunity for Greater Houston Area teachers beginning this summer. The ConocoPhillips Applied Mathematics Program (AMP!) is designed to have Science & Mathematics teachers attend as a team representing their school. The program uses inquiry-based teaching strategies. Teachers learn how to integrate their partner's subject area into their own instruction in order to develop an authentic STEM environment on campus. Participants are required to attend the AMP! Kickoff event and the five-day Summer Institute (July 6–10, 2020) as well as 4 all-day Saturday sessions and 4 Wednesday evening classes during the 2020-2021 academic year. We are offering AMP! for 6th Grade Science & Mathematics teachers, 7th Grade Science & Mathematics teachers, 8th Grade Science & Mathematics teachers, and Algebra I & Biology teachers.
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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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