North Central Valley STEM Center

DISTANCE AND ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCES:

LOCkER - Learning Outside the Classroom Enrichment Resources, SJCOE
This ​Parent Resources by Fred Cochran, SJCOE
Exploratorium at Home
Distance Learning - SDCOE
Virtual Resources -TCSJ
​Environmental Education at Home
​Engineering At Home
STEM @ Home by STEM ecosystems
San Mateo COE Distance Learning for Environmental Literacy
​NGSS and STEM Virtual Resources from Stanislaus COE
Distance Learning: A GentlyCurated Collection of Resources for Teachers
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​The North Central Valley STEM Center is a Regional Collaborative Partnership between area leaders in education, industry and businesses from throughout the Northern Central Valley and beyond. Our mission is to prepare our region to graduate the most STEM capable students. ​Please refer to our video below for more information.
Check out our promotional video!


​2020 North Central Valley STEM Center Awards

Nominations are now being accepted for the following teacher and student awards:
If you know of a worthy student or teacher nominee, please download and fill out or forward the attached application(s) to the appropriate person to do so. The application deadline has been extended to May 15. 
 
The teacher of the year award recipient will receive $1,000 and the CTE and STEM students of the year will each receive $500. 

​Mini Grants for 2019-20
Update: In light of the current COVID-19 situation and the majority, if not all, of our region's schools closed mini grants applications for 2019-20 are no longer being accepted. These mini grants are normally awarded up to $750 and can be been used for STEM-related field trips and other STEM-related classroom and school-wide projects. If interested, please fill out an application and submit it to Bret States bstates@sjcoe.net
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Summer Hire Paid Manufacturing Internship 
The purpose of the technical Summer Hire Program is to match area high school students with summer jobs that represent STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) fields of study. Coaching and mentoring will be provided to the students in the summer hire program through the North Central Valley STEM Center. Please share this opportunity with high school students. Applications are now being accepted and will close on April 17, 2020. 

For more information please contact Bret States at bstates@sjcoe.net or 209.468.4800
Congratulations to our 2018-2019 Award Recipients!
Albert Brocchini Memorial STEM Teacher of the Year - Kenneth "Scott" Myers, be.Tech Academy, Lathrop High School

​Mel Cardenas Memorial CTE Student of the Year - Asiah Scott, be.Tech Academy, Manteca Unified School District

STEM Student of the Year - Mykayla Ruiz, Lathrop High School

Advisory Board

Dean Reese, Science Coordinator, SJCOE
​Bret States, STEM Coordinator, SJCOE
Nora Hanna, Director
California Healthy Kids Resource Center (CHKRC), SJCOE
Danell Hepworth, San Joaquin Delta College Division Dean 
Myles Harris, Allstate Insurance Agent
Jeene Villanueva, LLNL Computer Scientist/Expanding Your Horizons Co-Chair
Sandra Starr, AP Environmental Science and Biology Teacher/Nor Cal Science Festival Coordinator
Patricia Lopez, Diversity Coordinator, School of Engineering and Computer Science/Director, MESA Engineering Program (MEP)
Some of our current partners include:
We envision a future when children, community, schools and teachers will embrace the goals of the Next Generation Science Standards. Every child will engage in student-centered, inquiry-based STEM education while addressing local and global challenges. These experience will inspire innovative, ecologically and technologically literate lifelong learners, community members and STEM professionals. 

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