October 2022
Newsletter
Jeff Beneke
Northeast Regional STEM Manager


319-273-7397



In this newsletter:


  • Nominate a Deserving Teacher for the IOWA STEM Teacher Award!


  • Requesting Exhibitors for STEM Festival in Manchester


  • STEM BEST + HD (High Demand) Application Opens October 3
Northeast Region
of the Iowa
Governor's STEM Advisory Council


Advisory Board


Sue Burrack
Waldorf University


Lisa Chizek
Iowa State
University


Kendra Crooks
Chickasaw County Extension and Outreach


Larry Escalada
University of
Northern Iowa


Heather Fransen
RSM, LLP


Gena Gesing
Northeast Iowa Community College


Seth Harms
West Delaware
High School


Doreen Hayek
University of
Northern Iowa


Marla Loecke
IowaWorks


Allison Plunkett
John Deere


Anderson Sainci
City of Dubuque

Nominate a Deserving Teacher for the IOWA STEM Teacher Award!
The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council is again partnering with Kemin Industries for the ninth year of the Iowa STEM Teacher Award.

DEADLINE to Nominate a teacher
Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at 11:59 p.m.


The Iowa STEM Teacher Award recognizes one full-time, licensed PreK-12 teacher from each of the state’s six STEM regions whose passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) motivates their students to develop a lifelong interest in STEM fields—both in and out of the classroom. The six selected recipients will each receive an award of $1,500 for their classrooms and $1,500 for personal use.

Anyone can nominate a teacher by visiting iowastem.org/teacheraward-application and completing a simple nomination form.

Requesting Exhibitors for STEM Festival in Manchester
We're looking for organizations to exhibit at the Northeast Iowa Family STEM Festival.

The STEM Festival will be held,

Thursday, October 27
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Community Center
Delaware County Fairgrounds
Manchester


Who is invited to exhibit?
  • Business and Industry
  • Higher education
  • Community non-profit groups
  • Organizations providing STEM education


What are we looking for?
  • Fun and free hands-on activities
  • Conducting an experiment
  • Playing a game
  • Participating in an interactive demonstration


The deadline to register to exhibit is Thursday, October 20.

If you have never participated in a STEM festival before we have created a short video that brings the event to life. The Northeast Iowa STEM Hub has also developed a list of activities for organizations interested in exhibiting, but not quite sure what to do as an activity.
STEM BEST® + HD (High Demand) Application Opens October 3
The STEM BEST® + HD (High Demand) Program is designed to provide real-world opportunities for students to explore and develop High Demand skills that are needed in our future workforce. We know that all students will be better prepared for ANY post-secondary success when they can attain and develop these skills early.
What are the benefits? 

  • The STEM BEST® + HD Program provides up to $40,000 in funding for K-12 public and private schools in Iowa. 
  • The STEM BEST® + HD Program implementation timeline is 18 months (January 2023 - June 2024)
  • The STEM BEST® + HD Program has a 2:1 cost-share requirement

Project Timeline

  • October 3, 2022: Application Opens
  • December 14, 2022: Application Closes
  • December 2022 - January 2023: Application Review
  • Late January 2023: Award Announced
  • January 2023 - June 2024: STEM BEST® + HD Program Planning and Implementation


If you have questions, contact Jeff Beneke at jeff.beneke@uni.edu
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