DeSTEMber was created by Girlstart as a month-long virtual program to build awareness for STEM, showing children and families that ‘STEM is everywhere.’ Girlstart’s mission is to increase girls’ interest and engagement in STEM through innovative, nationally-recognized informal STEM education programs. Girlstart is a non-profit organization and reaches over 10,000 students and families each year.
February 16 - 18, 2022
Austin, TX
Outstanding keynote and featured speakers, professional development sessions, poster presentations, networking activities, and on-site workshops will connect participants to informal science education movements that are shaping our field on state and national levels. ISEA convenes over 100 educators from all over Texas to advance the work of informal science and strengthen our network of practice. Registration is now open!
*NEW* NASCENT Research Experiences for Teachers Summer Application
June 13 - July 20, 2022
Austin, TX
The NASCENT Engineering Research Center and the CDCM MRSEC at the University of Texas at Austin is actively recruiting science, technology, engineering and math teachers (grades 2-12) from Austin ISD and surrounding areas to participate in the NASCENT Research Experiences for Teachers Program during the summer of 2022. This summer, STEM teachers from local schools will participate in a 5 1/2 week program** where they work alongside faculty and graduate students, participating in graduate-level research projects within the field of engineering, physics, chemistry and materials science. In addition to the research component, RET staff and faculty will guide teachers to develop and teach science/engineering-based lessons that connect current research in science/engineering to k-12 curricula in the classroom, and promote science/engineering as an exciting career that allows k-12 students to apply their math and science education to real-world problems. Applications are due January 28, 2022.
