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
FREE student STEM Conference in California
STEPCon20 is ON DEMAND until December 4, 2020.
We are excited to welcome you and your students to STEPCon20, the premier student STEM conference in the Inland Empire!
This FREE Virtual Experience will feature a Science Show, Interactive Exhibitor Booths and Roundtable Discussions. You and your students will have an opportunity to meet science educators, scientists and engineers and enjoy thrilling presentations and demonstrations from a variety of exhibitors. The experience is targeted for 4th grade through 12th grade students.
You may register to bring your classroom into this Virtual Environment here: STEP.6connex.com/event/STEPCon20/login
For registration questions for our event go to: step.stem@gmail.com
Did you miss the 1st session? There's more!
Free Desmos Activity Builder to support synchronous and asynchronous math instruction with Free Webinar Series
There is no cost to attend. Sign up for individual workshops or for the entire series. Sessions will be recorded and the link shared with all who are registered for that session.
Many math teachers are familiar with the powerful Desmos calculators. However, these workshops are not about using calculators. In these workshops teachers will learn to create engaging math lessons using the powerful Desmos Activity Builder.
Register:
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More info:
The MAISD/REMC 4 has an amazing HS math teacher named Andy Malbouef from Whitehall who offered to lead a series of workshops on how teachers can use the free Desmos Activity Builder to support synchronous and asynchronous math instruction. These workshops will be taught using Zoom from 4:00 - 5:15 pm.
Desmos Activity Builder Workshop Series
The Desmos Activity Builder series is a series of six workshops to support math teachers in their use of the Desmos Activity Builder for both synchronous and asynchronous math lessons. Learn to use and customize Desmos activities from the Desmos activity library and then create your own math activities with the Desmos Activity Builder. Learn how the Desmos Activity Building lessons can provide students with immediate feedback and how to build engaging lessons using computational layers. Learn how to use Desmos Activity Building to create lessons to support your math curriculum. 1.25 SCECHs available per session - pending approval
• Oct 14 - Getting Started with Desmos Activity Builder (AB)
• Oct 22 - Teaching Synchronously with Desmos Activity Builder
• Oct 27 - Create Custom Activities with Desmos Activity Builder
• Nov 12 - Using Desmos Activity Builder Asynchronously and Providing Feedback
• Dec 2 - Introduction to the Computational Layer in Desmos Activity Builder
• Dec 9 - Using Advanced Computational Layers with Desmos Activity Builder
Elementary STEM Club
Providing STEM activities for elementary STEM teachers, training and support from seasoned experts, and a pop-up group to connect with other inspiring K-5 teachers.
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Providing STEM activities for elementary STEM teachers, training and support from seasoned experts, and a pop-up group to connect with other inspiring K-5 teachers.Join Tomorrow for FREE "Distance Learning Strategies for Sensemaking" Webinar
Join tomorrow, October 21, 2020 at 2:00PM for a FREE Webinar titled "Distance Learning Strategies for Sensemaking"
School is underway in most parts of the country. Whether you are teaching in the classroom, distance-learning environment, or combination of the two, our goal remains the same – provide ALL our students opportunities and access to science learning. In this web seminar, participants will experience distance-learning strategies that support all students in actively trying to figure out how the world works, or “sensemaking”, in the context of a NSTA Daily Do lesson. We’ll reflect on the four critical aspects of sensemaking and leverage digital tools, likely familiar to your students, in innovative ways to support collaborative engagement in the science and engineering practice to build understanding of science ideas needed to explain how or why phenomena occur.
Speakers:
Tricia Shelton, Director of Professional Learning and Standards Implementation, NSTA
Tricia Shelton worked with Kentucky students for 22 years as a middle school and high school science teacher and teacher leader. Tricia is a 2014 NSTA Distinguished Teaching Award winner for her contributions to and demonstrated excellence in science teaching. Tricia has joined the NSTA team as the Director of Professional Learning and Standards Implementation, supporting educators and students across the county as they work to integrate contemporary research in science education into classroom teaching and learning.
Kate Soriano, Standards Implementation Specialist, NSTA
Kate Soriano began her career as a geologist for the EPA’s Superfund program. Her work explaining science to affected communities made her realize many people do not have access to a high-quality science education and she wanted to change that. She now has more than 20 years of experience teaching K–12 students science in both formal and informal educational settings. Kate currently works as the Standards Implementation Specialist for NSTA, supporting teachers in implementing the NGSS and other three-dimensional standards based on A Framework for K-12 Science Education.
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detroit.chalkbeat.org/2020/10/14/21515152/hit-detroit-math-teacher-connect-students-sports
This Detroit math teacher’s formula for connecting with students: forgiveness and a love of sports
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She’s known for developing especially strong bonds with students in the classroom.Due to Covid-19 this year’s Rouge River Water Festival is being held in a virtual format and is open to EVERYONE.
Head of the Freshwater Forum Michele Arquette-Palermo and Freshwater Education Coordinator Lizz Parkinson will go live on Facebook at 1pm each day of the festival. The Rouge River Water Festival is designed to help elementary students learn about our most precious natural resource – clean, fresh water. This free program will help students appreciate the importance of water and how it impacts their daily lives. It also provides students with hands-on activities to help them understand water resource-related topics including ecosystems, the geosphere and the hydrologic cycle.
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Careers in Energy Week 2020 is next week, October 19-23rd!
All high school students, whether on your team or not, can learn about STEM careers in energy at great companies like Consumers Energy and DTE.
Please share these opportunities to learn more with students, teachers, coaches and counselors.
For free interactive Energy Career Events – webinars, career fairs, and job fairs with energy companies check out this site:
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There are two Energy Career Contests. These are fun and engaging activities to learn about energy careers and win great prizes for high school students, including a drone with a camera, Amazon gift cards, and a check for their school too!
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Nuclear Science Week
October 19-23, 2021
Nuclear Energy Fast Facts:
• Uranium is considered a nonrenewable energy source, even though it is a common metal found in rocks worldwide. Nuclear power plants use a certain kind of uranium, referred to as U-235, for fuel because its atoms are easily split apart. Although uranium is about 100 times more common than silver, U-235 is relatively rare.
• Nuclear energy emits no greenhouse gases (GHG), making it a clean power source.
• Nuclear power plants provide 20 percent of the nation’s electricity and 60 percent of its clean, zero-carbon energy.
• Nuclear power is available on the grid at all times, 24/7, even in extreme weather conditions.
Sources: Energy Information Administration (EIA)
NEED's portfolio of nuclear guides provides students with background information and hands-on activities to understand what nuclear energy is, the chemistry and physics of uranium, the process of fission, the history of nuclear science and more!
NEED's Nuclear Resources
www.need.org/resources/nuclear-materials/
Candy Chemistry of Nuclear Energy
Caryn from NEED demonstrates how to do two fun candy-based activities modeling nuclear half-life!
EIA Energy Kids website also has great information and resources on nuclear energy!
What is that white stuff?!
If you live near a nuclear power plant or have seen images, there is what appears to be white smoke billowing out of the cooling towers. This is actually just steam. Steam is water in the gas phase. There are no harmful emissions being released.
Nuclear is a clean energy source, but what does that mean? It generates power through fission, which is the process of splitting uranium atoms to produce energy. Heat is released by fission and used to create steam, which spins a turbine to generate electricity.
Visit the NEED Website
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Nuclear Materials · The NEED Project
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Teachers often ask us for resources on nuclear energy to […]Women as Engineers – Encouraging and Engaging Students Earlier
See the latest in the series - Invention Education: Portraits, Strategies, Starting Points. Engineer, Katelyn Sweeney tells us how her interest in STEM was sparked despite all odds.
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Women as engineers - encouraging and engaging students earlier - STEM Ecosystems
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An interview with mechanical engineer and entrepreneur, Katelyn Sweeney Mechanical engineer and entrepreneur, Katelyn Sweeny is pretty convinced that everybody has an internal venture with which they’re born. As a child visiting the Kennedy Space Center on a vacation to Florida, Sweeny was appalle...Careers in Energy Week 2020 is next week, October 19-23rd!
For free interactive Energy Career Events – webinars, career fairs, and job fairs with energy companies check out this site:
consortia.getintoenergy.com/michigan/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Careers-In-Energy-Week-Ex...
There are two Energy Career Contests. These are fun and engaging activities to learn about energy careers and win great prizes for high school students, including a drone with a camera, Amazon gift cards, and a check for their school too!
consortia.getintoenergy.com/michigan/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/10/Careers-In-Energy-Week-CO...