This page highlights STEM & CTE Educational opportunities & events occurring in our region. Most events are free & virtual.
If you have an event to submit, please send it to midvalleystemctehub@gmail.com
Why I'm excited about this event: We're on a mission of our ownâto get more youth voices on our radio program! So we've designed a series of kid-specific Zoom call-ins, where we'll give space for our young listeners to ask their questions directly to our amazing experts. This time, geologist and NASA scientist Katie Stack […]
If you look around you, there are circuit boards in so many products these days from your nightlight, to your TV remote, to your car, to your computer. But how are these circuit boards made and how are our children learning about them? Patchr is an awesome platform that easily teaches students how to plan […]
âNASA STEM Starsâ is a webchat series that connects students with subject matter experts to learn about STEM careers and ask questions about STEM topics. Next week, mechatronics engineer Tim Szwarc will discuss how NASA designed the rock drill and sampling devices being used by the Perseverance rover on Mars. Watch here! at 11 am on […]
Explore Earth: Detecting Earthquakes...while in the Air? The most powerful U.S. earthquake in 50 years, an 8.2-magnitude tremor, recently occurred in Alaska. Typically, ground-based instruments provide data for both alerts and study of Earth's internal geology. But what if scientists could detect seismic activity while airborne? In this webinar, we'll explore a balloon-based technique that […]
On Saturday, September 4th, we'll be holding a session of our Certified Educator Workshop. The Makey Makey Certified Educator Workshop is a fun, hands-on, 3-hour virtual experience during which youâll learn how to teach Invention Literacy, Making, and Design Thinking using the award-winning Makey Makey invention kit. Register for this event here. Space is limited!
Vicky Stein is a science journalist and nature enthusiast. Since she was a kid, she's loved exploring and explaining the wild things that live in tide pools or under rotting logs. After majoring in biology as an undergrad, she spent a few years working as a whale watch naturalist before pivoting to science writing through […]
A great professional development opportunity from NASA for Spanish-speaking people. Register here.
Earth's saltwater ecosystems maintain a delicate yet dynamic equilibrium that has provided humans with plentiful sources of fish, shrimp and more for millennia. Phytoplankton, "the grass of the sea," serve as the foundation of this bounty, providing nutrients and oxygen for larger marine organisms. In this webinar, we'll explore how coastal communities are utilizing NASA […]
NASA STEM: Robotics for K-12 Learners NASA employees will describe how robots are preparing the way for humans to live and work on the Moon and on Mars someday. They will also explain the importance of introducing students to robotics and engineering at a young age to build up and reinforce a strong STEM pipeline. […]
CMD-IT/ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference Online: September 14-18, 2021 The Tapia Conference, organized by the Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in IT and Association of Computing Machinery, brings together undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers, and professionals in computing from all backgrounds and ethnicities to celebrate and promote diversity. […]
Resources for Afterschool Programs: Using the IF/THENÂź Collection for Programming The IF/THENÂź Collection features resources highlighting STEM professionals who serve as IF/THENÂź Ambassadors and also includes activities that can be used in afterschool and informal STEM programming. Join us as we showcase these resources designed for educators working in a wide variety of educational settings. […]
Jessica is the Rehabilitation Program Manager at the Blue Ridge Wildlife Center, and is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in the state of Virginia. In her role, she oversees the rehabilitation of the nearly 3,000 animals that come in through the Center's doors, including foxes, eagles, opossums, turtles, frogs, and many more. Jessica has been working […]
Register here! Garden and Environ-Mental Science (GEMS) is the Corvallis Environmental Centerâs innovative new outdoor STEAM program! Children grades 1st-5th, will gain an ecological mindset following the changing of the seasons, while exploring Starker Arts Garden for Education (SAGE) and local natural areas. Environmental and garden education are paired together to enhance knowledge of natural […]
To recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month, GAPS Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) department is hosting a series of district-wide programming including three virtual keynote speakers. Latinas/os/x in Albany comprise roughly 13% of the cityâs population, and the GAPS school community has over 21% students who identify as Latina/o/x. The demographic in GAPS is greater than […]
âJiwan is a neuroscientist and clinical psychology PhD student. In his current research, he uses various brain imaging techniques to study brain structure and function and how they relate to cognition and behavior across the lifespan in neurodevelopmental disorders. Heâs particularly interested in combining different types of brain imaging to answer questions about how brains […]
Bringing Coastal Citizen Science to the Classroom with citizen science programs and K-12 educators from schools along the West Coast and coastal Alaska. What: In this 2-day workshop, teachers will be introduced to a range of citizen science projects that are actively gathering data in the coastal environment, and learn how students and classrooms can […]
