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Each year, Iowa STEM seeks prospective program providers to offer STEM Scale-Up programs. Through an application and selection process, program providers offer evidence-based STEM programs for Iowa STEM Scale-Up educators to use in their classrooms.
STEM Scale-Up programs align with Iowa STEM’s strategic priorities on workforce needs in agricultural science, computational thinking, early learning, ecology and energy education, mathematics, STEM and arts integration, STEM careers, integration into existing curriculum and transdisciplinary learning.
STEM Scale-Up uses a combination of state and private funds to invest in evidence-based STEM programs for Iowa schools. The intent of the program is to develop or expand exemplary STEM programs that have future sustainability and the power to inspire and educate PK-12 students.
Timeline
- Aug. 5, 2024: 2025-26 STEM Scale-Up Program Provider Application posted and disseminated.
- Aug. 8, 2024, 2:00 PM Central Time: Informational webinar for program providers. (Recording)
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Sept. 10, 2024, 4:59 PM Central Time: Program provider application submission deadline.
- September - November 2024: Review period.
- November 2024: Selected program providers notified.
- November - December 2024: Selected program providers collaborate with Iowa STEM to prepare materials for the educator application phase.
Eligible Applicants
STEM programs that serve PK-12 students in or out of school with the capacity to deliver professional development/training and materials in Iowa are eligible to apply to provide programs for STEM Scale-Up. Professional development/training is appropriate for Iowa STEM Scale-Up programs when preparing an educator to implement a student kit, curriculum, activity, lesson or new course of study in STEM.
For more information on the Iowa STEM Scale-Up program, visit the STEM Council website or contact Sarah Derry, South Central Region STEM Manager, at Sarah.Derry@drake.edu.
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