Volume 5 | April 2022
NAE4-HYDP STEM
Working Group Newsletter
Join us for our monthly meeting on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 1 pm EST! Save the link below to join us for collaboration, professional development, and lots of fun!
May STEM Meeting
Join us on May 12 at 1 pm EST to discuss more about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect discussion. Vernelle Mitchell-Hawkins will be back to discuss more ways to be inclusive in your STEM Programming.
4 teens working on a stem project
March STEM Meeting Notes & Resources
The March meeting was focused on all things resources! Many resources were shared between NASA, Click2ComputerScience, Click2Engineering, PYD Academy and lots more! Check out these resources below!
Bree Oatman shared about the Teen Science Cafe Network and planning of events for teens in your area.

These are events planned by teens for teens to showcase different areas of STEM and brings in guest speakers for teens to make connections with professionals.
Jordan with Project Invent shared with us about the Project Invent program where trained facilitators to promote the process of invention and design thinking.

Student groups identify a problem in their community and design a solution and develop prototypes for the solution. At the end of the program year, groups present at Demo Days for awards.
STEM Working Group Brainstorming Board
We have created a collaborative Trello Board for everyone to post ideas or gain ideas from in different areas such as curriculum, reading material, grab and go ideas, and much more! Check out the board in the link below. Note: You will need to create a Trello account to be able to view and participate in the collaboration board.
Discover 4-H Curriculum
Utah State University publishes a wide variety of curriculum for free! Resources from sewing, to animal science, to crime & spy science area available for download. You may even find a wizard or 2.
4-H At Home Curriculum
National 4-H Council has been developing a suite of hands-on activities for kids! These are great activities to incorporate into programming at any age.

Many are able to be used together and can even be great curriculum for day camp programming.
Other Resources Shared
Sabrina Hayes: The ABC's of Entomology
Janice McDonnell: Tools of Science Videos
Mary Carmen: Family STEM Cards
Jennifer Gann: Unplugged Code.org activities
Mark DeMorra: NASA Globe Observer
Torey Earle: Engineering Go For It
University of Idaho Hiring
Are you looking for a position as an area educator for the University of Idaho?

Check out the flyer for more information on the position and requirements. Contact James Lindstrom with any questions you may have about the position.
The Makerspace Playbook
We are excited to include a collaboration of our colleagues that have developed a newsletter to assist in the makerspace world. Stemming from their programming with Think Make Create Labs, each newsletter includes educator tips and program highlights for mobile makerspaces. Visit the websites listed in the newsletter or email [email protected] or [email protected] for more information.
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Upcoming Professional Development
NAE4-HYDP professional development calendar is up and opportunities will be added soon! Bookmark this page for you to check back often for new opportunities.
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