Meet Flight Crew member, Andrea, and her mentor Shania!

Andrea’s passion for the field of graphic design and has significantly broadened with the valuable guidance of her mentor, Shania! 

The Tech Alley Events are great for afterschool programs looking to make connections in the tech & startup community. There will be networking, coffee, food, and refreshments.

Register for October 21 at 10 am.

Check out The NCWIT Aspirations Award & encourage your program members to apply! This award honors 9th-12th grade women, genderqueer, and non-binary students for their computing-related achievements and interests, and encourages them to pursue their passions. Award recipients are selected based on their aptitude and aspirations in technology and computing, as demonstrated by their computing experience, computing-related activities, leadership experience, tenacity in the face of barriers to access, and future plans. 

Join us for a virtual training series designed to breathe life into math through games, through meaningful, kid-friendly data analysis, and nature exploration. Our sessions focus on strategies that accommodate multiple grade levels and ability levels, helping you meet each student where they are. Prepare to turn your after-school program into a vibrant and engaging mathematical journey!

Questions begin a path toward discovery, imagination, and STEM exploration. How can we help youth expand and clarify their thinking and develop their reasoning through the questions we ask them? Harness an engineering mindset through this module on training staff to help youth expand & clarify their thinking & develop their reasoning through the questions we ask them.

How do you help youth recognize their role in STEM? How do you help youth learn about STEM careers? Program providers experience several easy-to-implement strategies, including a photo-elicitation activity that can help youth form STEM identities, and then learn how to conduct related activities with youth.

Are you looking for fun ways to help youth build number sense and problem-solving skills? Math can take on new meaning when it is integrated into daily routines in our afterschool programs. In this module, afterschool educators will explore and practice strategies for making math engaging and accessible.

Green Boxes and STEM Kits are available to Nevada’s educators to use during the time frames listed.



Click the Reserve A Green Box button.

Winter Quarter Registration Now OPEN!

Reservation Period: Oct 9 - Nov 30th!

Spring Quarter Registration Opens Dec 4th at 4pm.

National Inventors Hall of Fame -STEM Curricula

Check out how the National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF) Education Team creates their STEM Curricula.

Check out the Surprisingly STEM video series that highlights exciting and unexpected careers at NASA. Programs can share this series with their program members to learn more about unique STEM careers.

You’ll surely get wrapped up in this episode featuring Paula Cain, a thermal blanket technician at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. She covers why things sent into space need to be protected by a thermal blanket, and shares how two of her passions – fashion design and Star Trek – were interwoven into an exciting career at NASA!