Congratulations to our Stand Up for STEM Award winners!
Corporate Stand Up for STEM Award: BP America
Education Stand Up for STEM Award (Educational Organization): Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas
Education Stand Up for STEM Award (Educator): Reagan Flowers, Founder/CEO for C-STEM Teacher and Student Support Services
Individual Mentor Stand Up for STEM Award: Carol Fletcher with the UT Austin Center for STEM Education and CS4TX
Individual Mentor Stand Up for STEM Award: Mariam Manuel who is with U of H and teachHouston and the UTeach Institute
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Request STEM Professionals for Classrooms/Programs!
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We’re pushing STEM volunteer and mentor needs out to a wide network of STEM professionals on September 6th. If your classroom or organization has a need for a STEM volunteer or mentor (or a team of them!), enter your request into Texas STEM Connections by the morning of September 5th to be included.
Find instructions for how to enter a request for a volunteer here.
Texas STEM Connections is a web-based tool that makes it easy for STEM professionals to connect with K-20 educators, classrooms, out of school time programs, and other volunteer opportunities. Professionals can share their skills and expertise to bring real-world, authentic learning opportunities to all our students helping to create the next generation of innovators. Through in-person matches and virtual sessions, professionals can help educators and program providers connect their students to the world of STEM. Together we can make a difference.
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We know Santa's elves aren't the only ones busy this December. For teachers making lesson plans and checking them twice, we've got you covered. Our free educational games are great for K-12 classroom warm-ups, extension activities, and writing prompts.
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DeSTEMber’s online activity blogs and write-ups are provided as a resource to explore STEM at home, or for educators to use in their classrooms. Each year of the DeSTEMber curriculum is archived and available for educators and families
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Iridescent is launching the first ever Curiosity Machine Artificial Intelligence Family Challenge the overall goal of the program is to introduce families to the foundations, concepts, and applications around artificial intelligence. Iridescent will provide your staff the training, curricula, coaching, and even a funding opportunity so your team can support families as they build their skills and designs to address an issue they've identified in their community.
Due December 31, 2017
Iridescent is launching the first ever Curiosity Machine Artificial Intelligence Family Challenge the overall goal of the program is to introduce families to the foundations, concepts, and applications around artificial intelligence. Iridescent will provide your staff the training, curricula, coaching, and even a funding opportunity so your team can support families as they build their skills and designs to address an issue they've identified in their community.
Through the month of December 2017, the Texas Museum of Science & Technology is providing FREE admittance to all teachers and school administrators with their school ID badge. We hope you and your school’s teachers will come and see what we have to offer for their students. Please pass this on to any science teachers or other classroom teachers who would be interested. Our field trips and mobile programs are great for all ages, from Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12.
Through con
versations with afterschool and summer providers across the state, the Texas Partnership for Out of School Time (TXPOST) and Learn All the Time (LATT) Network identified the need for homegrown high quality resources aligned with the Texas Standards of High Quality Afterschool, Summer and Expanded Learning Programs. The Resource Library will include curriculum, activity guides, videos and other tools provided by youth development programs across Texas just like you.
Easy and cool Hour of Code activity that is completely self-guided or can extend learning in any class furthering students STEM interests by empowering them to make apps. Crowdsource apps for the school, classroom or group. Build apps with calendars, quizzes, flashcards, maps, chat, payment and other Blox. Works immediately on both iOS and Android. FREE to use apps and free trials to build. Unleash your creativity and build what you want. Check out our
Hour Of Code App
(launch from a mobile device) or try our HOC 30 minute builder introductions (launch from a computer)
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Educator Resources by Grade
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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January 5, 2018 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
San Antonio, TX
Ten80 Education and Partners in STEM invite your high school to attend the STEM Innovators-in-Training Experience, sponsored by the U.S. Army, on January 5, 2018 from 9 am – 1pm at Sunset Station in downtown San Antonio. There is
NO cost to attend this fun and engaging engineering and enterprise event. Students choose a workshop pathway including coding, game design, racing, robotics, UAV (drones) and leadership.
If you bring 40 or more high school students, the event and long-term learning is fully funded!
June 20-22, 2018
Palacios, TX
The Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research is currently accepting applications from High School teachers anywhere in the state of Texas- especially aquatic science, environmental science or systems, or biology- for a summer workshop. Participants in the workshop will be working with researchers from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Baylor Universities on topics related to aquaculture and water quality and participating in hands-on field activities. Meals, lodging and a travel stipend will be provided. Space is limited so APPLY TODAY!
Microgravity University for Educators (MgUE) invites teams of educators and high school students to solve technical problems by designing, building, and testing devices in NASA's unique facilities. MgUE is an authentic learning experience requiring application of scientific and engineering practices that creates exposure to STEM career pathways.
The University of Texas at Austin has funding to help you bring a project-based engineering course to your Texas high school in 2018-2019. The courses and comprehensive teacher support were developed by a team of UT faculty in collaboration with NASA engineers and secondary teachers. Students complete a series of engaging and socially relevant design challenges to develop engineering design skills, internalize engineering habits of mind, and explore the breadth of engineering professions.
Students in the first course are eligible to earn dual-enrollment credit from one of several UT institutions while they're still in high school. This may be the last year we can offer implementation support ($6200 per campus), so now is the time to learn more!
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Get Connected: K12 STEM Email Groups, Events & More
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Join our K-12 STEM Outreach Google Groups! These email groups (open and moderated listservs) are all about sharing resources, information, events, volunteers, needs, and more with others reaching out to K-12 students aiming to excite them about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
For those not in one of these areas who still want to receive information going out to all groups, join the
Texas K-12 STEM Outreach group.
Contact
Tricia Berry for any specific regional requests or questions.
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Let other know about the great programs you run! To find STEM programs across the country or to list your own, please visit
The Connectory
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Find fabulous STEM role models in your area to show virtually or connect with in-person on the
FabFems site!
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The
Texas Girls Collaborative Project (TxGCP) connects organizations and individuals across Texas committed to informing and motivating girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The TxGCP is excited to provide opportunities across Texas for collaboration, networking, sharing of best practices, and leveraging of resources through in-person forums, listservs and mini-grants.
Led by the
Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at The University of Texas at Austin along with a Leadership Team and Champions Board, the TxGCP brings together advocates and leaders from non-profits, K-12 schools, higher education institutions, companies and organizations across Texas.
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The vision of the
National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) is to bring together organizations throughout the US and Puerto Rico that are committed to informing and encouraging girls to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
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The TxGCP eNewsletter is distributed approximately once a month. Visit the
TxGCP web site for additional updates on upcoming events, resources and mini-grant information.
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