Ensuring that every student can thrive in the regional STEM economy
Governor's MiSTEM Advisory Council
The Governor’s MiSTEM Advisory Council released our 2020 Annual Report. The Council has established three priorities for 2020-21 that will continue to move STEM forward in Michigan. These priorities are to be carried out through actions that empower STEM teachers and integrate education with business.
- Priority 1: Strengthen the Network (focus on equity)
- Priority 2: Contribute to the COVID-19 Response
- Priority 3: Elevate Computer Science
Our work revolves around four pillars of STEM education:
Integrating Business and Education
to provide authentic STEM experiences for students and teachers
Robotics and Tech Grants-application is super easy and lots of supports are available to help.
Check out at www.techplan.org/edtech-initiatives/rdi/first-robotics/
EL/Multilingual ResourcesMultiligua Resources
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Wayne RESA: EL/Multilingual Family Resources
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Community resources and educational activities compiled by EL Consultants Kalyn Wulatin, Zeinab Haidous, and Khalil El-Saghir
MiSTEM Network
Our state-wide MiSTEM Network was accepted to join the STEM Learning Ecosystem Community of Practice (international network).
See their announcement below:
The STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice Continues to Grow…
The enduring appeal and value of the SLECOP approach to collaboration and empowerment resulted in several compelling applications from communities throughout the USA.
We are thrilled to bring six new STEM Learning Ecosystems into the Community of Practice:
• DO STEM of Dayton, Ohio
• NJ-NEST of Bergen County, NJ
• Greater Milwaukee STEM Ecosystem
• MiSTEM Network serving the entire state of Michigan
• Silicon Valley STEM Ecosystem in Silicon Valley, CA
• Utah STEM Ecosystem, serving the Salt Lake City region
The SLECoP now includes STEM Learning Ecosystems in 40 states as well as Kenya, Israel, Mexico and Canada.
Congratulations! The SLECOP welcomes you
WELCOME NEW ECOSYSTEMS!
stemecosystems.org/
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STEM Learning Ecosystems provide the architecture for cross-sector learning, offering all young people access to STEM-rich learning environments so they...Our Geospatial Technologies Talent Consortium is making Progress
PRESS RELEASE: Partnership provides skills, opportunities for students interested in growing, high-demand GIS and drone careers
www.michigan.gov/leo/0,5863,7-336-76741-546290--,00.html
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Labor and Economic Opportunity -NGSX Science Professional Learning-Registration Open
To learn more, and register:
www.smore.com/sym9x
At Wayne County RESA we consider NGSX as a baseline training for science educators as we move to implement the strategies and structures needed to engage students with the high expectations of the new Michigan Science Standards (NGSS).
Outcomes of the Virtual Pathway
NGSX has been adapted to full professional development experience. Teachers from across the county will work with RESA's experience facilitators as they collaborate with Google Jamboards, Google Slides and breakout rooms in Zoom. The virtual pathway still adheres to the same principles as the face to face sessions with the same emphasis on classroom talk, classroom culture building, hands on experiments and collaboration among the participants.
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What is NGSX? The Next Generation Science Exemplar (NGSX) is a series to explore the major ideas found in the National Research Council...HS Biology Curriculum Comparison: The Biology Pilot Project (BPP)
Two Open Educational Resources, iHub Biology and MBER Biology, were piloted in Wayne County. The documentation of this study is available.
Biology Pilot Project Important Links
• Executive Summary
• Standards alignment documentation (only for the units involved in pilot) iHub, MBER, Overlap
• Equip Rubric for iHub Units of instruction (Unit 1, Unit 2)
• Lesson Screener for MBER Population Dynamics Unit
• Calendar of events for the Biology Pilot Project
• Links to curricula: iHub Biology, MBER Biology (requires one time $23 access fee)
• Curricular comparison overview
For more information, please contact Nathan Spencer SpenceN@resa.net
This research study was funded through the MiSTEM Network.
drive.google.com/file/d/17mC0L_C3TwlzazYgSD1EwB6XRlE59ao4/view
FREE STEM Kits and Books for Wayne County, Grades 3-5
Research shows that the integration of literacy and science to be a key strategy for improving elementary literacy and science achievement as well as increasing the amount of science instructional time and student engagement.
MiSTEM @ Wayne RESA, in collaboration with Nutty Scientists of Southeast Michigan, has developed STEM kits designed to get your students reading, to give them practice applying the Engineering Design Cycle, to bolster their imaginations through innovation and design, and to explore the wonders of STEM. Using the book titles listed below, each kit includes activities and lessons aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and Early Literacy Standards.
• The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
• Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet
• Twenty-One Elephants by April Jones Prince
• Papa’s Mechanical Fish by Candace Fleming
Thanks to the MiSTEM Network, these STEM Kits are available to Wayne County public school students in grades 3-5 free of charge. If you are a Wayne County public school classroom teacher serving students in one of these grades, you are eligible to apply for a class set of these kits.
For more information, and to apply, please go to
www.smore.com/rk1nd
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STEM Through Literature Excite your students about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) by using literature and actively...PLTW Cybersecurity: Connecting Students to Opportunity
December 8th, at 4:00 pm EST
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is excited to invite you to explore your role in closing the cybersecurity skills gap as you join a conversation with industry professionals and educators across the nation.
Discussion Items:
• Industry Keynote: Closing the Cybersecurity Skills Gap
• Panel Discussion: Cybersecurity Education: Connecting Students to Opportunity
• Visit with PLTW students and teachers about their learning in PLTW Cybersecurity and how we are expanding CS for students and teachers
REGISTER HERE
pltw.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvcumorTgtH9Ze9ywlqQ29NQdchvL50or-
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Join us on Dec. 8th for Cybersecurity Connecting Students to Opportunity, a virtual event, where we will discuss the need for all students to have access to computer science education and career opportunities by going beyond coding and programming to applications of computational thinking and relate...www.eventbrite.com/e/exploring-jobs-in-energy-and-environmental-technology-tickets-129520682849
Exploring Jobs in Energy and Environmental Technology
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Connect with Ben and Aubrey about their jobs in Detroit's growing environmental and energy field!