December 2024: A Winter Wonderland of Opportunities!

What's New

Now Accepting Applications for All of Our Summer Opportunities!

2025 Summer Fellowship Program: 8 weeks | $9,800 stipend | 32 CEUs

Ignited offers a unique opportunity for educators to work with a leading company, university research lab, or nonprofit on a meaningful summer project. Don’t miss this chance to gain real-world industry experience and transform your teaching!

2025 Industry Experience Weeks: 1 week | $1,100 stipend | 4 CEUs

Learn about industries and careers to generate classroom-ready ideas that inspire students!

Semiconductor Secrets: The Language of Technology June 2-6 (Bay Area)
Science in the City June 9-13 (San Francisco)
Sustainable Solutions: Water and Green Jobs June 23-27 (East Bay)
Sustainable Solutions: Water and Green Jobs July 7-11 (South Bay)
Water Week with EMWD July 21-25 (Riverside County)

“Ignited continues to have some of the best, relevant PD’s I have engaged in.” –Teacher participant

Check our Facebook or Instagram for updates on virtual Learning Community Seminars in the spring!

Featured Story

Environmental Justice in the Classroom

Check out our new article about the importance of bringing environmental justice into the classroom!

Inspired to introduce environmental justice in your classroom?

Get hands-on experience in our Sustainable Solutions Experience Weeks
Stay tuned for upcoming virtual Learning Community seminars on environmental justice
Check out our curriculum resource collections on water stewardship, electric vehicles, and ocean acidification

December Highlights

Closing out the Calendar Year...

Supporter Spotlight

Jayme Vanderwege (2023 Cybersecurity Fellow at Stanford) presenting at Partners in Science Conference

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is at the cutting edge of STEM research and is committed to building a diverse talent pipeline. In 2021, ONR awarded Ignited a 3-year grant with the goal of closing the cybersecurity awareness and understanding gaps at low-income schools for 6-12th grade students.

The project has included middle and high school curriculum development, teacher training, and an educator learning community, impacting more than 250 teachers and an estimated 37,500 students. Each aspect of the project features cybersecurity professionals from various sectors - including the military, academia, and private industry.

As we wrap up the project in the first quarter of 2025, we are deeply grateful for ONR's support in building a more cyber-aware workforce and ensuring students are prepared for the challenges of tomorrow.

Curriculum Corner

Cybersecurity Curriculum - Funded by the Office of Naval Research

Code for Change

High school students dive deeper to solve problems and generate innovative new solutions to issues related to cybersecurity and social media in everyday life.

Cyber Ethics,

The Moral Quarrel

High school students engage with the cybersphere at a 30,000 foot level and investigate how to balance secrecy and transparency in a cyber world.

Can You Hack

the Cyber Attack?

Middle school students explore online privacy and encryption, and design an app to

protect users.

More Cybersecurity Lessons

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Some Outside Resources and Opportunities!

High School students are invited to join The Marine Mammal Center and Año Nuevo State Park for their FREE Stewardship Saturday event, Eyeing Elephant Seals . Lunch and snacks provided, located at 1 New Years Creek Rd. Pescadero, CA from 10:20 am - 2:30 pm. Jan. 25

STEAM Learning Institute is hosting a free Field Sketching session with talented science illustrator and marine biologist Sami Chang at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. Register now! Jan. 25

The City of Sunnyvale is hosting “Restoring Wetlands for Climate Resilience” a webinar where Christina Toms and Judy Nam will discuss how restoring wetlands promotes climate resilience. Jan. 29

Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) has spaces available for their Abridged Series PD workshop on their Foundations in Biotechnology labs! Open to high school science teacher’s interested in incorporating the Amgen Biotech Experience into their class. At the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley, Feb. 1-2

CTA invites you to apply for their Conference Grant Program. Learn more about the grants, review eligibility and apply for the following CTA conferences:

Equity & Human Rights Conference – Santa Clara, CA, Mar. 7-9
Good Teaching Conference – South, Garden Grove, CA, Mar. 14-16

The Berkeley Lab is hosting their FREE Science en Acción (SeA) Spring Break Spanish-English Bilingual STEM camp for 9-12 grade students! Applications close Jan. 19th. At the Berkeley Lab, April 2-5

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