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
I'm from the Northwest suburbs of Chicago and have been at the University of Chicago since 2007 when I started college there. I majored in Biological Chemistry, Biology with a specialization in Neuroscience. I studied mechanisms of voltage sensing in voltage-sensitive proteins for my doctoral work. I wanted to understand how "electrical switches" in cells […]
NASA’s Museum in a Box program brings the physical sciences of flight alive to students in grades K-12 using interactive activities. Each lesson is centered around aeronautics with a goal to inspire future scientists, mathematicians, and engineers. The content inside Museum in a Box may be used by educators to supplement the curriculum during the […]
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) will be the world's most powerful rocket for a new era of human exploration beyond Earth’s orbit into deep space. Join in as participants will learn about various K-12 SLS activities that can be used by educators to supplement the curriculum during the school day or as activities for after-school […]
Kiersten is a PhD Candidate studying paleontology at the University of Southern California and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. She studies how land animals evolved to become swimming animals, including animals like mosasaurs which lived alongside the dinosaurs, and animals which are still around today like whales. She is from New Jersey, […]
The pandemic has led many museums to develop new types of products and practices. However, with limited social interactions, it can be very difficult to know what our audiences need and whether new products are working as intended. In this online workshop, we will explore a set of resources that anyone can use to improve educational experiences […]
You're invited to NASA’s 2021 virtual STEM-a-Thon: Explore Your Possibilities With NASA event, taking place Thursday, Nov. 18, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET. Registration is FREE and open to the public! The STEM-a-Thon will feature live presentations—including a fireside chat with NASA’s Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli—a career panel, […]
I am currently a PhD student in geology at Oregon State University studying how the growth and decay of glaciers during ice ages affects global sea level. I also love sharing my passion for rocks, ice, and oceans with folks from all backgrounds. In my spare time, I am an avid knitter, reader, and beach […]
Join us for an evening of Dall Sheep. Wildlife Veterinarian, Dr. Kimberlee Beckmen will present a quick review on the M. ovi research and results. Former guide and sheep researcher, Joe Want will give a brief history of sheep hunting/seasons in Alaska. ADF&G sheep research biologists Tom Lohuis and Brad Wendling will follow with updates […]
Tune in and turn your lunch hour into the best part of your day through Wild Rivers Conservancy’s limited webinar series, Lunch & Learn. We’ll explore topics that resonate throughout the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and bring the experts to the comfort of your home, office, or wherever you may find yourself. Cozy up, […]
Lecture: Women as change agents in forestry Speaker: Robin Wall Kimmerer, Plant Ecology, Ethnobotany, Traditional Indigenous Knowledge Registration required: https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/.../SV_bNKxRPmR5jYRARU Robin Wall Kimmerer is a mother, scientist, decorated professor, and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is the author of Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, which has […]
𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗮 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 Enjoy a variety of free educational presentations hosted by the Cape Perpetua Collaborative. Guest speaker presentations will be held most Saturdays at 10:00am, January-March. All events are free and held virtually on Zoom this season. 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟱 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟬:𝟬𝟬𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗰𝗮 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗳𝘁, 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 […]
This remote public talk by Dr. Vershawn Ashanti Young talk will describe the ways that teachers and the public in both Canada and the U.S. have misappropriated the linguistic concept of code-switching as it applies to both Black language and standard language speakers. The effect of such misappropriation harms rather than assists (as it is […]
