Students can sign up to attend a variety of fun, creative activities online and in person, as outlined below. This is a great opportunity for young people to reengage with their friends and meet new people while learning and gaining new skills!
Opportunities include:
College Credit Classes:
Only current high school students are eligible for Free credit classes-Graduating Seniors are not eligible to take Summer classes for Free. (Classes begin June 28)
Camps: All camps will be on the LBCC Albany Campus (July)
- Rising middle school students are eligible for middle school camps.
- Rising high school students are eligible for either middle or high school camps.
- Graduating seniors are eligible for high school camps.
Community Education Non-Credit (July and August Dates)
Fully remote activities for High School students/non-credit classes:
- Rising high school students are eligible for these classes.
- Graduating Seniors are eligible for these classes.
All Summer opportunities will be at no cost to the student!
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MID-VALLEY STEM-CTE HUB SUMMER CAMPS AT LBCC |
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We still have a few openings available in the following camps: |
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Inventor's Workshop with Makey Makey (July 12 - 15 / 9 am - 12pm) |
This camp will teach students how to take everyday objects and combine them with the internet. Join Certified Makey Makey Educator Chris Singer in learning how to use a Makey Makey to design unlimited inventions and creations! |
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Drone Dancing & Coding Workshop (July 19-22, July 26-29 / 9am - 12pm) |
In this camp, students can explore the exciting intersection of dance, coding, and flight! Join Western Oregon University instructor, Darryl Thomas, in creating a drone dance using basic tools from dance choreography, aeronautics, computational thinking, and coding. |
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The Mid-Valley STEM-CTE Hub created Closing the Gap to highlight professional women from our region who are working in STEM & Trades fields. This way, girls see local women working in these careers and consider these careers for themselves.
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Meet our Closing the Gap role model for June: Savannah Herrell! Savannah is an electrician with Reynolds Electric. Learn more about Savannah here.
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CLOSING THE GAP FEATURED ROLE MODEL FOR APRIL
Listen to our podcast interview with Ashley below:
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CLOSING THE GAP FEATURED ROLE MODEL FOR MAY
Listen to our podcast interview with Sisi below:
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There are different ways to participate in Closing the Gap:
* Featured Role Model - This includes participating in a 20-30 minute podcast interview and getting your photo taken for the development of a poster.
* Written Interview - For this, you will fill out a Q&A form, and we will use that information to write an article.
* Speaking opportunities - This can include being available to give a presentation about your career to students, attending a Q&A session for an event, and other opportunities.
* Mentorship - This aspect of the project is currently in development, but it would be an opportunity for you to connect with a girl (Middle/High School) who has shown interest in your career.
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If you're interested in participating in any or all of these opportunities, please fill out this brief interest form. Thank you for your consideration!
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Professional Development for Educators
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We know that even with all the exciting opportunities in CTE and STEM right now, it can still be tough to find ways to share ideas with others who are teaching similar courses. To that goal, we wish to pull together a cadre of CTE teachers to attend some sessions with others who teach the same subject (Culinary, Health Occs, Computer Science, Paxton-Patterson, etc.).
Possible outcomes for these sessions would be:
- Sharing ideas and resources
- Problem-solving issues
- Planning instruction together
- Collaborating on extension ideas/field trips
- Establishing mentorships or collaborations with industry
- Whatever else the group would like to do!
We are hoping to have at least four sessions before fall that will be scheduled based on your feedback. Participants will receive a stipend of $50 per session (up to $150) as long as they attend at least three sessions.
Right now, we have two groups formed (Culinary Arts & Health Occupations), who have had their first meeting. Other groups are just one or two people short of getting started. Please take a few moments and let us know your interest and availability by completing this Google Form.
For questions or more information, please contact Chris Singer.
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"Professional development is not the same as attending a training or going to a conference. It’s what happens when you gain new skills, expand your worldview, and improve your conceptual understanding within your profession. It involves attitudes, beliefs, mindsets, and values. It goes to the core of your professional identity. And ultimately, there are specific ways that you can own your professional learning. In this series, we explore how to make that a reality."
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As many professional development opportunities for K-12 educators continue to be virtual, Oregon's STEM Hub network (STEM Oregon) has put together this spreadsheet of summer professional opportunities for educators. This list is updated automatically every five minutes and each of the 13 STEM Hubs is adding more opportunities as they become aware of them.
To access this spreadsheet, please click here.
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Opportunity: Science Standards Advisory Panel |
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The Oregon Department of Education (ODE) is seeking K-12 educators, administrators, pre-service educators, and career science and engineer practitioners to participate on a Science Standards Advisory Panel in support of reviewing and revising the Oregon Science Standards.
The Science Standards Advisory Panel will begin meeting in June 2021 and continue through the 2021-2022 school year with much of the work happening during the summer, after school hours, and offline.
The application deadline is Monday, June 7th*. Selected applicants will be notified by June 11 th with additional information about meeting dates and next steps.
Please note – Classroom educators will need approval from the school administrator to apply and all applicants will need to be able to participate remotely on:
- Tuesday, June 22, and Wednesday, June 23
- Tuesday, August 17, and Wednesday, August 18
- Two scheduled dates (TBD) prior to May 2022 (after 3:30 pm)
For additional information or questions, please contact Jamie Rumage, ODE Science Education Specialist at jamie.rumage@state.or.us or 503-947-6504. |
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Miss out on the STEM Week fun? Check out some recordings of our STEM Week presentations below! You can also check out the rest of our STEM Week activities, presentations, and daily challenges on our website. |
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Project-Based Learning for All
with Dr. John Spencer
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Take Apart Workshop
with Forrest Johnson
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Everyday STEM
with Chris Woods
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Metered Madness
with Nathan Conroy (Meter Hero)
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Writing is Inventing!
with Vicky Fang
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Code Can Dance
with Darryl Thomas
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OSU Engineering Virtual EXPO |
OSU’s College of Engineering is hosting a Virtual Engineering Expo on June 4th.
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GirlCon is a free conference taking place ONLINE this year. GirlCon's goal is to provide girls with connections to successful women in their chosen career field. Check out their conference schedule and cohort of awe-inspiring women speakers at girlcon.org! |
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For more events highlighting STEM & CTE Educational opportunities, please visit our Events page. Most events are free and virtual.
If you know of or have a STEM/CTE event of your own to submit, please send it to
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