STEAM Newsletter Vol. 30

"An Ocean Guardian School makes a commitment to the protection and conservation of its local watersheds, the world's ocean, and special ocean areas, like national marine sanctuaries. The school makes this commitment by proposing and then implementing a school- or community-based conservation project."

"During this virtual program, we’ll learn all about migratory birds with special guest birdwatcher and environmental educator, Dara Miles Wilson. Together we’ll discover the importance of migration for all of Earth’s creatures - humans included! - and get to know migratory birds from the newly reopened Bird House at the Smithsonian National Zoo with a painting project."

"This 4-week summer book study will provide educators an opportunity to examine some of the ideas explored in this book and discuss ways strategies for adapting K-12 classroom to meet the imperatives of AI-supported education."

"Join us for this webinar that will share resources, tactics, and practical strategies for male allies, including the National Center for Women and Information Technology’s (NCWIT) Male Allies Toolkit. Parents, caregivers, educators, and professionals are all encouraged to attend this webinar!"

"Join us as we explore these several websites, try out a few of their lessons, and discuss strategies for implementing these resources into our existing curriculum."

"Join Julia Flores, Co-Founder and Principal Consultant at CS for Success and Jennifer Ehehalt, Sr. Regional Manager at Common Sense Education as they share resources, templates and strategies you can use in your classroom."

"Join us at Edcamp Illinois Coaches, a participant-driven professional development event where you can collaborate and learn from your peers. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and make meaningful connections with fellow coaches!"

"Join us for a reading of Oh No, Astro! by Matt Roeser and follow along with a grumpy asteroid as he collides with a satellite and gets thrown out of orbit. Learn about asteroids and meteorites and learn a few ways to detect meteorites in your rock collection."

"Spend an afternoon making fun arts and crafts at the Museum! A variety of supplies and materials will be available for kids to create pieces of their liking to take home. All ages are welcome with adult supervision."

"This is a dynamic rocket-focused workshop geared toward STEM educators. You will be guided through modules focused on developing foundational knowledge, predictive modeling, and fabrication skills along with data collection and analysis ... We will supply a classroom set of rockets to each teacher (12 rockets, 2 launch systems, 2 avionics, 15 motors, and wadding. This is a $500 value that allows 24 students to participate when working in pairs.)" Seats are VERY LIMITED so sign up today!

"Code.org‘s Computer Science Discoveries is an introductory computer science curriculum geared toward grade 6-10 students of all skill levels.

Mapped to CTSA standards, the course takes a wide lens on computer science by covering topics such as problem-solving, programming, physical computing, user-centered design, and data, while inspiring students as they build their own websites, apps, animations, games, and physical computing systems."

"The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) will be one of the world’s largest and most fascinating scientific investigations – and it’s happening in our own backyard! ... The goal of this experiment is to better understand neutrinos, one of the fundamental particle building blocks of our universe – and one of the least understood."

Thu. June 15 | 9 am - Fri. June 16 | 3 pm | ROE 13, Salem

Wed. June 21 | 9 am - Thu. June 22 | 3 pm | ROE 20, Carmi

3D Printing FUNdamentals – Hands-On (June 15)

3D Printing FUNdamentals – Hands-On (June 21)

"Join us for an informative, hands-on session where we’ll explore the basics of 3D printers and 3D printing. During this 6-hour workshop, we’ll dive deep into the fundamentals of 3D printing, including the software needed for successful printing, the best printer models for education, best practices for planning a 3D printing space, and some curriculum integration essentials."

Sat. June 17, Tue. June 20 - Fri. June 23 | 8 am - 4:30 pm | College of Dupage | Teachers of Grade 3 - 8

Mon. June 26 - Fri. June 30 | 8 am - 4:30 pm | College of Dupage | Teachers of Grade 7 - 12

GenCyber Teacher Program

"College of DuPage's Gencyber program includes student cybersecurity camps for middle and high school students and teacher cybersecurity camps for teachers of grades 3 to 12. Programs are NSA/NSF grant-funded and offered to participants at no cost. Incentives include PD Hours, a $300 stipend, and a Chromebook to take home.

For questions, contact Justin Wagner, Instructor Computer and Information Technologies College of DuPage, by email at teachercamp@cod.edu or phone at 630-942-2520."

Wed. June 21 | 8:30 am - 12 pm | ROE 49, Moline

Bring STEM and Coding to Your Classroom with the Piper Computer Kit

"These kits allow students to build and program their own computers out of simple materials. Teachers will construct a Piper computer using the provided kit during this hands-on workshop. They will then explore the computer’s features, and discuss ways it can be used in their classrooms with students."

"Find your passion for creative problem-solving and unlock your inner engineer!

Connect with professional engineers to explore real-world challenges and produce creative solutions. Kids and families can discover interesting jobs within engineering fields, learn how to turn their passion into a career and get advice on pursuing a future in engineering."

"Why would an art historian need to learn how to code? For Bárbara Romero Ferrón, a Getty graduate intern, big data provides a new way of understanding 19th-century art history...With data culled from sources like Getty Vocabularies and archival catalogs, Romero Ferrón creates elaborate, colorful data visualizations showing the links between Spanish artists who exhibited work together, which appear as nodes in the network. To create these visualizations, she uses an open-source software called Gephi and processes the information with the programming language Python."