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Jeff Beneke
Northeast Regional
STEM Manager
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Upcoming Events
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March 4
Scale-up Application will close
April 5
Cedar Falls
April 6
Dubuque
April 11
Cresco
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Northeast Region
of the Iowa
Governor's STEM Advisory Council
Advisory Board
Jane Bradley
Hawkeye Community College
Sue Burrack
Upper Iowa University
Lisa Chizek
North Tama County Community School District
Kendra Crooks
Chickasaw County Extension and Outreach
Kelly Cooper
Dubuque Area
Labor-Management Council
Erin Dragotto
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Larry Escalada
University of
Northern Iowa
Doreen Hayek
University of
Northern Iowa
Ellen Heuer
Martin Brothers Distributing
Bill Holland
JB Holland Construction
Mason Kuhn
University of
Northern Iowa
Jason Martin-Hiner
Keystone Area
Education Agency
Kim Miller
TDS Automation
Anderson Sainci
City of Dubuque
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2019 STEM Education + Workplace Partnerships Statewide Summit
This year's Future Ready Iowa Summit titled, "STEM Education + Workplace Partnerships," takes place on April 30, 2019, at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. The Governor's STEM Advisory Council will be hosting the event.
The summit agenda includes remarks by the Governor, Lt. Governor and Iowa leaders in business, industry and education. The morning keynote speaker is Pallavi Verma, senior managing director U.S.-Midwest at Accenture, who will talk about harnessing Artificial Intelligence to innovate and grow. Gov. Reynolds also will announce the names of six high-poverty elementary schools that will receive a total of $300,000 in grants ($50,000 each) as part of the Computer Science is Elementary Project.
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March 4 is the Deadline to apply for a Scale-Up Program
PreK-12 educators have until the end of the day on Monday, March 4 to apply for a scale-up program through the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council.
The ten programs available on the STEM Scale-Up Program menu include:
CASE - Food Science and Safety
Computer Science Discoveries
Computer Science Fundamentals
Computer Science Principles
Deadline to apply is March 4.
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Dubuque Area Family STEM Festival - Exhibitors Wanted
Join us in sharing the excitement of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) by exhibiting at the Dubuque Area Family STEM Festival in Dubuque on Saturday, April 6 from 10AM to 2PM.
The STEM festival is a family oriented
event attracting youth of all ages.
Exhibitor registration deadline is March 28
Click on an icon below to register to exhibit
For questions contact;
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Northeast Iowa Family STEM Festival (Cresco) - Exhibitors Wanted
Join us in sharing the excitement of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) by exhibiting at the Northeast Iowa Family STEM Festival in Cresco on Thursday, April 11 from 4PM to 7PM.
The STEM festival is a family oriented event
attracting youth of all ages.
Exhibitor registration deadline is April 5
Click on an icon below to register to exhibit.
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Deadline to apply for Computer Science is Elementary is March 29
Application details are now available for Computer Science is Elementary. The project will transform six high-poverty elementary schools across Iowa into models of innovative computer science instruction by the 2020-2021 school year. A growing number of jobs require computer science skills. This program will help prepare students for success in computer science and future careers opportunities.
School districts and non-public school systems with an elementary building of at least 40 percent of students eligible for free- and reduced-price lunch are eligible to apply. Six awardees will be selected to receive a $50,000 planning award through a competitive award application process. One Computer Science is Elementary School will be located in each of the six regions established by the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council.
Applications due March 29, 2019
The application template and additional information about the Computer Science is Elementary project can be found at
www.IowaSTEM.gov/CSElementary
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