Request STEM Professionals for Classrooms & Programs!
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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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Hoping to encourage your students to continue their learning in the summer? Here's a list of
STEM Camps Across Texas
for them to check out!
Applications are open now for many camps!
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Educator Resources: All Educators
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The TEA is excited to announce that the College and Career and Military Preparation (CCMP) Division will be conducting a statewide listening tour to inform the development of a new state plan required for the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V), and the development of statewide frameworks for STEM education and Work-based Learning (WBL). Starting in December, the team will gather information and feedback from stakeholders across the state on the major components of Perkins V, as well as current challenges and areas of success around implementing and expanding high-quality STEM and Work-based Learning to all students in Texas.
Below is the schedule for our remaining visits:
Day 1 – 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (2 rooms)
Day 2 – 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (1 room)
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In celebration of Earth Day, MapWorks Learning is using that week to launch a new Global, year-long Challenge focused on solutions to Climate Change. Are you interested in connecting your classroom to others abroad and collaborating on solutions to Climate Change? MapWorks Learning is currently accepting new classrooms free of charge to join Narrative Atlas - an online community focused on global competencies, digital literacy and reaching the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. We plan to bring teachers on board between now and over the summer to get them acclimated with narrative atlas and to model some of the activities that the students will participate in. Then students would start in the fall (2019-2020) school year. The duration of the project is up to the teachers involved and typical time commitment varies between 20-30 minutes a week.
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Educator Resources: Elementary School
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Educator Resources: Middle School
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Registration due May 10
NASA needs you! This April we are launching the Wearable Equipment for Averting Radiation (WEAR) Challenge. The opportunity gives middle and high school students the task to design wearable radiation countermeasures for deep space exploration. Protecting deep space astronauts from high-energy charged particles and solar particle events (SPE) are important to exploration. You and your team can join the challenge and participate in NASA’s exploration of deep space. Top submissions will be considered for an expense-paid trip to a NASA center. To participate in WEAR, lead teachers must register to participate in the challenge by May 10.
Free code ends May 31, 2019
Whether you want to compete, incorporate the Future City curriculum into your STEAM program, or just access great hands-on activities, you will help your middle schoolers apply critical thinking skills to real-world problems.
Austin, TX - June 5, 2019
In this workshop, educators will work with university biologists to gain a better understanding of aquatic ecosystems and resources in the Austin area; identify common protists found in Waller Creek and UT Austin's Turtle Pond; and recognize microorganisms indicative of water quality. Includes TEKS-aligned curriculum, field and laboratory experiences, 6 CPE credit hours, and 6 TEEAC credit hours.
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Educator Resources: High School
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Registration due May 10
NASA needs you! This April we are launching the Wearable Equipment for Averting Radiation (WEAR) Challenge. The opportunity gives middle and high school students the task to design wearable radiation countermeasures for deep space exploration. Protecting deep space astronauts from high-energy charged particles and solar particle events (SPE) are important to exploration. You and your team can join the challenge and participate in NASA’s exploration of deep space. Top submissions will be considered for an expense-paid trip to a NASA center. To participate in WEAR, lead teachers must register to participate in the challenge by May 10.
Austin, TX - June 5, 2019
In this workshop, educators will work with university biologists to gain a better understanding of aquatic ecosystems and resources in the Austin area; identify common protists found in Waller Creek and UT Austin's Turtle Pond; and recognize microorganisms indicative of water quality. Includes TEKS-aligned curriculum, field and laboratory experiences, 6 CPE credit hours, and 6 TEEAC credit hours.
Austin, TX - June 27-28, 2019
This conference is for secondary STEM educators who are interested in inquiry-based learning. There are some great sessions lined up, a terrific keynote speaker, and there will be an engaging roundtable discussion during the reception. We really hope to see you there!
Denton, TX - July 8-12, 2019
If you are a High School or Community College STEM teacher, you may be aware of the AP Computer Science Principles Exam (or dual creid) opportunity that became available in the last couple of years. UNT CSE is hosting a Professional Development Program for the BJC Curriculum and Teacher Prep the summer in Denton. The Beauty and Joy of Computing (BJC) is a College Board endorsed curriculum and professional development provider for the AP Computer Science Principles course. We are excited to announce two different PD opportunities for teachers this Summer 2019.
Applications due May 15, 2019
San Antonio, TX - July 15-19, 2019
Take advantage of this great resource for HS computer science educators; this dynamic curriculum is FREE and you will be supported throughout implementation during the school year.
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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED OPPORTUNITIES
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Get Connected: STEM Email Groups, Volunteers, Mentors
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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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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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