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Register Today! Partnerships Advancing STEM Education Event is 12.5.18 at BSU
Register today to join STEM Week participants including business/industry, community, and educator partners as they share the impact of their STEM Week events and the value of of these partnerships in preparing students for success in the workplace. Attendees will be able to connect with potential partners, acquire new resources, share ideas and strategies, learn about partnerships, and plan for STEM Week 2019.
Information and resources will be provided by representatives of schools, higher education, businesses, government, and community organizations including: AAUW, AccuRounds, Bristol Community College - Attleboro, Bristol Plymouth RVTHS, Brockton NAACP, Derby Academy, MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, MA STEM Advisory Council, MA STEM Pipeline, MassHire, Millstone Medical, North Easton Machine, Robbins Children's Programs, Sensata Technologies, Silver Lake Regional Schools, UMass Dartmouth - Kaput Center for Research and Innovation in STEM Education, Wareham Middle School, Weymouth Public Schools and many more.
Attendance is FREE but registration is required. Click here to register today. Deadline to register is November 28.
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Hour of Code is December 3 - 9
Don't miss your chance to be part of this year's Hour of
Code
™ during Computer Science Information Week, December 3 - 9. Tens of millions of students will gather throughout the world to participate in this annual event. For many, it will be their first introduction to computer science, but for others, it has become an annual celebration of computer science and the movement to expand opportunity.
Hour of Code™ is a global movement seeking to "demystify code, to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science." The campaign is supported by more than 200,000 educators worldwide.
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TEM Week Recap
Southeastern Massachusetts was well represented during the inaugural Massachusetts STEM Week, October 22 - 26, 2018. More than 50 organizations in 29 communities hosted over 60 STEM-centered events throughout the region. Programs designed for pre-school students through adults, and everyone in between, were hosted at businesses, libraries,
museums, clubs, schools, colleges, and universities.
Activities registered with the SE MA Network occurred in the following communities: Acushnet, Attleboro, Avon, Brockton, Bridgewater, Buzzards Bay, Canton, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Easton, Fall River,
Hingham, Kingston, Marion, Middleboro, New Bedford, Mansfield,
Pembroke, Plymouth, North Dartmouth, Rochester, Randolph,
Seekonk, Somerset, Taunton, Wareham, West Bridgewater, and Weymouth. For more information on STEM Week events visit https://www.massst
emweek.org
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In the photo above, students at the Gordon Mitchell Middle School learn about critical thinking in the Maker Space.
In the photo below, students at the Wareham Middle School inspect the cranberry harvest.
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SE MA Network Represented at STEM Summit Presentation
"Pipelines to Prosperity" was the theme of the 15th annual Massachusetts STEM Summit on November 14. This year's Summit showcased programs, innovations, and approaches being developed and used across the Commonwealth to nurture curiosity, motivation, and achievement in STEM areas.
Panel presentations, plenary speakers, and exhibitors facilitated opportunities for networking with like-minded STEM colleagues and enthusiasts.
Our network's own executive director, Dr. Stacey Kaminski, participated in a session entitled: "Exciting Students in STEM: STEM Week Reflections and Lessons Learned." She and fellow STEM Week hosts, including educators, industry, and non-profit leaders, discussed strategies for building interest and excitement in STEM subjects, and specifically, how they planned STEM Week activities that galvanized students' attention and energy. The session also looked ahead to STEM Week 2019, as participants discussed lessons learned and their ideas on how to make STEM Week successful in years to come.
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News from the State & Beyond
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Pennies for Patients Seeks K-8 Partners
Pennies for Patients is a science-based service learning program, through which students gain character-building life skills, learn key STEM concepts, and help save the lives of local blood cancer patients. Registered schools will receive FREE K-8 STEM curriculum including: experiential, grade-specific activities, teacher's instructional guide, materials aligned to the Common Core Standards, and the new
Women in Science focused middle school unit.
Register at
PenniesForPatients.org or call Lee Raymond at 508.810.1343 with any questions.
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News & Events from the Region
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Jr. Tech Announces STEAM Programs
Jr. Tech has announced its 2018-2019 school year STEAM Workshops for students in grades 4-12. These programs are held on Saturdays and during April vacation week at the Osterville Village Library. Program topics Include: Building a PC (December 15); Robot Rangers (February 2); and Living in a Virtual World (March 2).
Vacation week programming, April 15 - 19, features Intro to CAD, Autodesk Fusion 360 3D Modeling and 3D Printing. Click here for additional information and to register.
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Other News & Events of Interest
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Science from Scientists Offers On-Site P.D. & In-School Classroom Support
Science from Scientists (SfS), the
award-winning Massachusetts-based organization that seeks to "inspire students, ignite interest, and improve STEM competency," has developed a new Scientist-Teacher Partnership Program (STP). Offered as a five-day or one-day workshop, the program is designed to help teachers feel more comfortable preparing and leading hands-on science activities by providing guidance, resources, and time to incorporate field-tested lessons into existing curricula. Workshop participants leave with readily implementable activities, a suite of adaptable teaching strategies, and the support of the SfS team. Click
here for additional information.
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MITS Announces 2019 Seminar Series
MITS 2019 Professional Development Series line-up features four upcoming sessions: Carbon, Climate & Consensus (January 31); Biodiversity is Everywhere: Exploring the Ecology of Our Cities and Towns (February 28); New England & the Origins of American Environmentalism (March 21); and Minds on Brains: Making the Connection (April 25). Programs are held from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Higgins University Center at Clark University in Worcester. Click
here for additional information and to register.
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Save the Date - Girls Statewide STEM Summit is March 31, 2019
Registration is now open for the Girls STEM Summit - Statewide 2019, hosted by Jr. Tech. This one-day summit is for girls in grades 8 - 12 who love science, technology, engineering and math. The key goals of the event are to educate participants about various STEM career paths through hands-on breakouts, to encourage further STEM study in preparation for college, to inspire through interaction with female STEM professionals, to demonstrate the possibilities of a STEM career, and to close the gender gap in the STEM workforce. Click here for additional information and to register.
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With more than 2300 subscribers, The Petri Dish is a fabulous way to share your STEM news, celebrations, activities, and events. Connect with the STEM community in Southeastern Massachusetts and beyond. Email your news, events, and other interesting tidbits here.
At the same time, register your organization in the SE MA STEM Directory.
Be sure to check out the network website for the latest STEM news, information, and resources. |
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