On a beautiful Saturday on April 21st, STEM Trek, a NC Science Festival event, offered young people and their families opportunities to engage in hands-on activities to learn more about STEM skills and STEM Careers. Integrating science, technology, engineering and math to solve problems everyday leads to innovation for our region. In partnership with STEM … Continue reading STEM Trek!
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STEM Trek – A North Carolina Science Festival Event – Saturday, April 21 from 10AM to 2PM
Pass on to scouts, clubs, after-school groups, teachers, YMCA, etc.
Who: K-12 educators (formal or informal) What: Sharon Jones of Code.org is once again offering training for the STEM West region this summer. Pass this on and sign up for this engaging introduction to coding! Where: NC Center of Engineering Technologies When: 2:00-5:00 pm Monday June 25th, https://studio.code.org/pd/workshops/3717/enroll OR (both sessions are identical) Monday June 18th, https://studio.code.org/pd/workshops/3716/enroll Why: Participants … Continue reading Pass on to scouts, clubs, after-school groups, teachers, YMCA, etc.
Region C – 2018 GEMS Clubs Coach Application and Filling the Gap
Region C--Filling the Gap: Project-Based Learning STEM West Teachers will work with local STEM businesses to create and implement a project-based learning (PBL) unit in their classes. PBL units allow students to do authentic work/learning. All their work is based on a real-life problem or issue, in this case at a local STEM business. Aligning … Continue reading Region C – 2018 GEMS Clubs Coach Application and Filling the Gap
Western Piedmont – 2018 GEMS Club Coach Applications and Filling the Gap
Calling for teachers to apply to become GEMS club coaches!! These clubs will allow girls to gain confidence in science, technology, engineering, and math. There has been a great deal of research that continues to provide evidence that gender is the gap found in STEM careers. For more specific information about GEMS clubs see http://www.gemsclub.org/ STEM … Continue reading Western Piedmont – 2018 GEMS Club Coach Applications and Filling the Gap
2018 Spring STEM West Meeting Registration
March 23rd, 2018 9:00-11:00 am @ Western Piedmont Council of Governments AGENDA STEM West UpdatesDr. Samuel H. HoustonPresident and CEONorth Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education CenterHighlights of School/Business Partnerships of Filling the Gap participants Register Here
STEMWest Welcomes Assistant Coordinator Carvan Craft Rich
Carvan Craft Rich is an AmeriCorps VISTA employee working as Assistant Coordinator at STEM West. Prior to this position she graduated from Western Carolina University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Environmental Science and a concentration in Professional Writing where she met her husband, James Steven Rich. They recently moved from Asheville, North Carolina to … Continue reading STEMWest Welcomes Assistant Coordinator Carvan Craft Rich
Granted: LEGO Foundation First Lego League Jr. Season Pass!
STEM West received funding (approximately $9000 value) to train and coach 12 FLL Jr. teams. Three schools: Wittenburg Elementary of Alexander County, Gamewell Elementary of Burke County, and Webb Murray Elementary of Catawba County provided coaches. After training, the coaches provide a club for a total of 144 girls this year for the Aqua Challenge … Continue reading Granted: LEGO Foundation First Lego League Jr. Season Pass!
Registration Now Open for the 2nd Annual STEM West EdCamp
2nd Annual EdCamp STEM West Registration is now open for EdCamp STEM West on January 20th, 2018 at Newton Conover Middle School (873 Northern Dr NW, Conover, NC 28613) from 8:00 until 1:00. An EdCamp is an “Unconference” where participants’ interests are the focus of the sessions! Following the EdCamp, 12 student teams will participate in the FLL … Continue reading Registration Now Open for the 2nd Annual STEM West EdCamp
STEM Trek! 2018 – Save the Date for April 21, 2018
All community members are invited to attend STEM Trek! 2018 at the SALT Block of Hickory (243 3rd Ave NE, Hickory, NC 28601) to learn about STEM Careers across the region. Tables from local STEM businesses, formal and informal educational groups, non-profits, etc. will be providing hands-on experiences for adults and youth. Registration is not … Continue reading STEM Trek! 2018 – Save the Date for April 21, 2018