Contact the STEM Hub

North Central Regional Manager (Open)

Iowa State University
1259 Stange Rd
Ames, Iowa 50011

ncstem@iastate.edu
515-294-3760  


STEM Event Calendar

September

September 15

September 16
ISU Campus

September 27
STEM Advisory Board Meeting
Ames
1-3:30 pm

October

October 2
Iowa STEM Council Meeting
Camp Dodge

2016-17 NC STEM Advisory Board

Jose Amaya
Ames

Emily Banks 
 Marshalltown

David Barajas 
 Marshalltown

John Bonner
Vincent

Ashley Flatebo
Garner

 Doug Jacobson
Ames

Michael Pedersen
Marshalltown

Ben Petty
Conrad

Richard Ritter III Marshalltown

Corey Rogers
Waterloo

Kathy Rogotzke
Mason City

Sarah Rosenblum Marshalltown

Camille Sloan Schroeder
Ames

Kerry Weig
Nevada

Richard Wrage 
 Marshalltown

Recognize an Outstanding Iowa STEM Teacher

Do you know a STEM teacher that goes above and beyond? Nominations are open for the 2018 I.O.W.A. STEM Teacher Award sponsored by Kemin Industries. This award celebrates teachers  whose leadership and dedication to STEM in Iowa increases students' interest and awareness in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

One teacher from each of the six STEM regions will receive a $1,500 award along with an additional $1,500 to be used in their classroom. Deadline for submissions is October 6, and recipients will be announced January 2018.  Nominate a STEM teacher today at www.stemaward.fluidreview.com

STEM BEST Applications Due September 15

The Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council invites proposals from interested communities ready to bridge the world of work with the classroom. Of the submitted proposals, the STEM Council will award 15 Iowa STEM BEST (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) models across the six STEM regions.
 
All Iowa K-12 private and public schools and school districts are eligible to apply.Awarded applicants will receive $25,000 to be matched with local cost-share, each earning designation as an Iowa STEM BEST Partner. The application window will close on Friday, September 15, and recipients will be announced in late October.  Get started today at  www.IowaSTEM.gov/STEMBEST/Proposal

 
Iowa STEM Professional Development- Palooza 


In  2016, the Iowa Governor's STEM Council solicited proposals from professional developers across the state who could help support educators trending toward STEM. As a result of this action, K-12 educators and administrators from around the state gathered for the Iowa STEM Professional Development (PD)-Palooza held at the Waukee Innovative Learning Center from July 17 - 21. Twenty-three participants were informed of best practices in professional development opportunities in STEM while gaining cutting-edge knowledge from these experts.
 
During one of the sessions, Kris Kilbarta, State Science Supervisor for the Iowa Department of Education, provided information on the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) as well as the Iowa Science Standards. Kris spoke about the three dimensions of science learning within the NGS Standards: the science and engineering practice, crosscutting concepts and disciplinary core ideas.
 
STEM Scale-Up Professional Development Begins 




Thousands of Iowa educators are gearing up to bring STEM education to their students this fall.  The 2017-18 Scale-Up programmers have fanned out across the state to quip and train in-school and out-of-school teachers in the attests and greatest STEM learning platforms.  Seventy-eight different workshops across Iowa's six SEM regions spanning the next four moths will prepare nearly 2000 new members of Iowa's STEM community to start the imaginations of youth.

In the NC STEM Region, over 300 educators will be able to share their expanded STEM knowledge with youth.