North Central Valley STEM Center

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.

NorCal Science Festival
February 2, 2020

The NorCal Science Festival Committee is a joint effort by the Tokay High School STEAM Team and the Lodi High School STEAM team. 
If you are interested in participating, please contact us as soon as possible to reserve a space. If you would like more information, please check out our website at www.norcalsciencefestival.org or give our advisor Mrs. Starr a call at: (209) 747-8045

CalWater H2O Challenge
Submissions Due February 28

A FREE classroom competition teaching kids about caring for water.

Cal Water H2O Challenge's Classroom Challenge is a project based, environmentally-focused competition for classrooms, grades 4-6. Designed in conjunction with NAAEE, the WestEd K-12 Alliance, and Cal Water, and aligned with the Common Core State Standards and complementary to the Next Generation Science Standards.

Coming Together for the Climate
​Submissions Due March 31st

California Coastal Commission Video Challenge
The Coastal Commission is launching a new challenge for middle and high school students this school year, inviting them to create short videos in response to the question, “How do we come together for the climate?” Students can enter independently or under the guidance of a teacher, on their own or in teams of up to five film makers. The deadline to submit entries is March 31st. Please check out the challenge webpage at:
 https://www.coastal.ca.gov/climatechallenge/  
 

STEM Resources for Parents
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 A resource list for the activities that can be done at home.

CREEC Regional Network
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The California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Network is a program of the California Department of Education. The CREEC Network fosters regional partnerships throughout the state of California to promote environmental education and environmental literacy by providing teachers with access to high quality professional learning opportunities and education resources.

Teacher's College of San Joaquin
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TCSJ is the only WASC accredited institution of higher education that is a department within a county office of education.
TCSJ is accredited by the CA Commission on Teacher Credentialing to offer teaching and administrative services credential programs.
TCSJ is a master’s degree granting institution regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).​

​Teachers College of San Joaquin's New Environmental Literacy, M.Ed. Program

The program was developed in response to SB720 (signed into law in fall 2018) requiring local educational agencies throughout the state of CA to provide environmental education instruction to pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 through 12, inclusive. This degree will develop educators’ expertise in Environmental Literacy and prepare them to assume leadership roles. Flyer

Delta Sierra Science Project
Ongoing

The Delta Sierra Science Project (DSSP) is a regional project funded by the California Science Project (CSP), a university-based professional development network for teachers of science at all levels.   DSSP is a partnership between San Joaquin County Office of Education and University of the Pacific and services the region which includes:  Amador, Calaveras, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne  Counties.