STEM Programs at San Joaquin County Office of Education provides professional learning for teachers and programs and event for students in the areas of science while integrating, technology, engineering, and math and environmental literacy. STEM Programs facilitates student initiatives at Durham Ferry Outdoor Education Center, The SJCOE FabLab and Sky Mountain Outdoor Education Center. We also host student events such as; SJCOE STEAM Fair, Dinner With a Scientist, and STEM Camps during the school year and in the summer.
STEM Programs Mission: We provide innovative programs that empower students, educators and regional communities to engage in learning experiences integrating science, technology, engineering and math.
STEM Programs Mission: We provide innovative programs that empower students, educators and regional communities to engage in learning experiences integrating science, technology, engineering and math.
Professional Learning
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Student Events and Opportunities
We offer student field trips and summer camps at the SJCOE FabLab and Durham Ferry Outdoor Education Center. Our student events include Dinner with the scientist, STEAM fair, H2O Hackathon, Vex Robotics and more.
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Regional STEM Events and Opportunities
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FabLab
The Fab Lab is an engineering classroom designed to "WOW." The idea is for kids to learn NGSS engineering design standards, while being amazed at their own ability to use math, science, and technology to invent something new.
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Summer Camps
SJCOE STEM Camps are available both at the SJCOE FabLab and at Durham Ferry. Students grades 3-12 can learn STEM from augmented reality programming to environmental literacy this summer.
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Teacher Resources
We serve as a regional resource for teachers. Through our partners in educations, business and industry, we hope to connect teachers with people that help make curriculum relevant and ensure that students are learning skills that can build toward successful articulation from grade to grade, school to school and beyond.
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Parent Resources
Check out these resources of activities that you could do at home with your children!
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Newsletter
Please consider signing up for our monthly Delta Sierra Science Project Newsletter. It features a wide variety of timely resources including professional learning opportunities, regional STEM events, a featured Environmental Literacy section and many more. Whether you are a student, parent, educator or community advocate for STEM you are sure to find something of interest. Newsletter
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Volunteer With Us
There are many opportunities to volunteer at STEM Programs. We seek retired teachers, science professionals, outdoor enthusiasts and students that enjoy working with school age children.
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