Seattle Goodwill’s core mission is to serve our community with free critical services and we remain committed to serving and assisting our students and employees throughout our current public health crisis. In 2019, they served 6,684 students.
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Mission
To increase STEM awareness, career fluency, skills and impact for all students. The Network engages community, education, government, trades and industry to foster a STEM-skills learning pipeline for the 21st Century workforce that produces local talent and drives opportunity and prosperity for all in our county.
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95 Washington nonprofits receive charitable grants from Boeing in 2020 |
Nearly half of Boeing’s grants in Washington are dedicated to education and workforce development partners. That includes a $100,000 grant to The Economic Alliance Snohomish County/Snohomish STEM Network to bring career-connected learning models to rural middle and high schools in Snohomish County.
"The Boeing grant has been instrumental in supporting our rural communities through expansion of high demand, STEM related career exploration and preparation opportunities,” said Angie Sievers, Economic Alliance Snohomish County/Snohomish STEM Network Director. “These opportunities are scalable and increase career awareness, build community, excitement in STEM careers, and student engagement to create an innovative future workforce.”
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On October 26, 2020 Snohomish County Executive Somers kicked off a STEAM DigiCamp hosted by Microsoft with some inspiring words reflecting how science, specifically NASA, made an impact on him. Saying, “I can remember when I was a young person, getting up really early in the morning, turning on the tv… I watched the first launch into space and I was inspired by [it] greatly when I was young.” He also spoke of his own science background as a fish biologist and forest ecologist and how he’s “always been inspired by NASA’s vision to discover and expand knowledge for the benefit of humanity.”
NASA scientists Jennifer Scott Williams, ISS NASA Research Portfolio Manager, and Dr. Ousmane N. Diall, Research Portfolio Manager, ISS Program Office shared the history of their own paths to NASA, as well as the work in the field of STEM at NASA and the International Space Station (ISS). Students then played an interactive trivia game competing as teams to answer questions about the ISS. Did you know the ISS travels at 17,500 miles per hour? Now that’s fast!
Then students participated in a virtual Hour of Code in Minecraft Hero’s Journey, where Todd Beard, Microsoft Innovative Educator, spoke of the bigger picture and that “Microsoft’s goal is to empower students today to be the creators of tomorrow... This is one of those ideas of being able to integrate something that kids love, Minecraft, with what’s going on in your school.”
Donna Woodall, Director of U.S. Citizenship & Market Development Microsoft Corporation, highlighted that “data literacy is a critical 21st century skill [that students need] for the jobs of tomorrow. And familiarity with data and how you can use that data to get insights is really going to prepare you for the future.”
Thank you to the event organizers, Microsoft, NASA, and the County’s partnership in bringing this innovative STEM learning and
edutainment opportunity to Snohomish County students.
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Building an Equitable Career Connected Learning System: Program Builders Survey Report
From Career Connect Washington
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The report showcases the findings from a survey of career connected learning program builders, discussing barriers to participation in programs for students furthest from opportunity. The purpose of this research is to fill a gap in quantitative data on these barriers to help inform policy recommendations to lower or eliminate barriers and encourage more equitable participation in and completion of career connected learning programs. We hope to add to this research next year to better understand these barriers and potential solutions. Key findings are on page 2 of the report.
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WSU College of Medicine Receives Accreditation to Launch First Residency Program in Everett |
Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine today announced that it has earned accreditation to launch its first residency program and is accepting applications immediately.
The WSU Internal Medicine Residency Program-Everett, based at Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, is a three-year residency training program with a focus on primary care. Sixteen resident positions have been approved for the first year; 12 categorical and four preliminary positions will be welcomed in June 2021 with 12 more added each year over three years to cap at 40 total residency positions when fully supported.
Residency, also known as graduate medical education, is the three- to seven-year phase of medical education following graduation from medical school that prepares physicians for independent practice in a medical specialty. While about 43 percent of medical school graduates practice in the state where they graduate, that number increases to 70 percent when they complete both their medical education and their residency in the same state.
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