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Jeff Beneke
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Upcoming Events
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NE Regional STEM Advisory Board meeting
New Hampton
May 30
Scale-Up
Evaluations Due
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Northeast Iowa
Region Governor's STEM Advisory Council
Advisory Board
Jane Bradley
Hawkeye Community College
Sue Burrack
Upper Iowa University
Kendra Crooks
Chickasaw County Extension and Outreach
Kelly Cooper
Dubuque Area
Labor- Management Council
Erin Dragotto
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Scott Fortune
Upper Iowa
Tool & Die and Innovations
Scott Greenhalgh
University of
Northern Iowa
Chad Heinzel
University of
Northern Iowa
Ellen Heuer
Bay Valley Foods
Bill Holland
JB Holland Construction
Mason Kuhn
University of
Northern Iowa
Jason Martin-Hiner
Keystone Area
Education Agency
Kim Miller
TDS Automation
Marcia Powell
Oelwein Community School District
Norma Thiese
Keystone Area
Education Agency
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The Northeast Region of the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council, located on the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) campus, believes it is important to bring our community together to advance the STEM movement, which is transforming the nation.
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 STEM BEST® to Expand
In July, the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council will request proposals to implement Iowa's next STEM BEST® models.
The heart of the model is business and industry partners working in collaboration with educators to define the curriculum and the work space driven by local industry needs.
All Iowa private and public schools and school districts serving students in any of grades K-12 are eligible to apply.
Grants up to $25,000 will be available to implement Iowa's next STEM BEST model.
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Scale-Up Programs Awarded in Northeast Iowa
The Northeast Region of the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council awarded 398 educators with one of the STEM Council's STEM Scale-Up Programs which will impact over 14,700 students in the region during the 2017-18 academic year.
To learn more, visit our
website.
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STEM Festivals in Northeast Iowa were a SUCCESS
In April, the Northeast STEM Region held two STEM festivals in the region.
The Northeast Iowa Family STEM Festival was held April 13 at Luther College in Decorah. Nearly 400 people attended the event from 26 communities. Kids of all ages were able to engage in robotics demonstrations, test their skills on a texting and driving simulator, generate energy and more.
Just a couple quotes from attendees:
It was really fun, cool, and I learned things!!
Very informative
We loved it! Thank you
On April 22, approximately 900 people from across
33 communities attended the Dubuque Area Family STEM Festival at the University of Dubuque.
Feedback from just few attendees:
This was an amazing event
It was great and interesting to see how things work in our world today and where they are going in the future
It was very informative for myself and being able to
work with my kids. love it!!!! :)
Businesses and community organizations are a critical component to the success of these events. If you have a great idea for an hands-on exhibit or are interested in learning more, please visit our
website
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Fast-Track Iowa's Future Conference
"A Future Ready Iowa Conference to Make Work-Based Learning
and STEM Work for You"
Fast-Track Iowa's Future, a conference featuring education-workforce innovations emerging across Iowa, will engage stakeholders in dialogue on how to grow and improve school-business partnerships, especially in STEM.
Goal: Equip attendees with the knowledge, connections and re
sources to build school-business partnerships in home communities.
Tuesday, June 20, 2017
"STEM Ed Chat" Reception
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
"Fast Track Iowa's Future" Conference
9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(Regional Meet-Up until
5:30 p.m.)
Cost: Adults: $30;
Students: $10
Location: Iowa Events Center
Special 2 for 1 registration when registering and educator and business partner together!
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Summer STEM Opportunities for Kids
Organizations throughout Northeast Iowa will be offering Summer STEM camps for youth of all ages. Click on the link below for a list of STEM camps we are aware of.
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Iowa STEM Professional Development PALOOZA!
Goal:
Inform teacher leaders, administrators, teacher-preparers, informal educators and professional developers about some of the quality STEM (trans-disciplinary, community-linked) educator preparation and professional development options available in Iowa.
Who is Invited?
Leader educators in the STEM fields, higher education teacher-preparers and professional developers who wish to know more about STEM teacher training and the options available.
When/Where?
July 17-21, 2017 for first workshop. If additional workshops are needed based on demand, they will occur the two weeks that follow. A central Iowa location is to be determined.
No Cost!
Yes, No Cost! Meals Provided!
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Computer Science Update
On May 1, Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds highlighted an Administration priority bill that was signed into law on Friday, April 28 in Senate File 274. It encourages computer science in every school in Iowa, establishes computer science standards, and also creates a computer science professional development incentive fund to help prepare teachers.
"Computer science is a new basic skill in the technology-driven, 21st century economy," said Reynolds. "That's why I'm thrilled that we were able to get legislation passed on a bi-partisan basis this year that will help us build a strong computer science foundation for all students and strengthen Iowa's workforce talent pipeline. This is the ultimate goal of our Future Ready Iowa initiative to have 70% of Iowa's workforce with education or training beyond high school by 2025."
Check out
Iowa's Computer Science Matrix for a resource to help pinpoint accessible computer science opportunities currently happening across Iowa in all grade levels.
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Creating STEM Connections
The Hub is
guided by the Governor's STEM Advisory Council and is dedicated to creating greater student achievement in STEM subjects with the goal of building a stronger STEM workforce.
Thank you for your interest and participation in advancing STEM education in Iowa.
Jeff Beneke
Northeast Region, Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council
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