STEM Opportunities and Events:
Online Environmental Literacy Conference
January 22, 2020
Hosted by: The California Regional Environmental Education Community Network
The California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) Network is hosting its first online Environmental Literacy Conference on Wednesday January 22, 2020, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. This online conference will operate through Zoom Meeting links and include sessions sharing resources from a variety of projects that have worked to integrate state academic content standards, environmental literacy, and outdoor learning experiences into lessons with students or teacher training opportunities. The CREEC Network is a program of the California Department of Education (CDE).
Flyer
SJCOE 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.
The lab has tons of high end equipment (laser cutters, 3D printers, CNC milling, robotics arenas, vinyl cutter and more than 100 computers from 3D augmented reality zSpace workstations to tiny Arduinos) to give an amazing science and engineering experience to students who come for field trips and teachers who come for training.
Visit the FabLab website for more details
Questions? Please contact Stephen Callahan at 209 468-9247.
2020 San Joaquin County Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Science (STEAM) Fair
February 21-26, 2020 at SJCOE
New for 2020:
- New exhibition categories in science fiction writing, Rube Goldberg machines, robotics, and reverse engineering
- All students will have interview opportunities
- Hands-on scientific experience and exhibits
Flyer
Learn more
H2O Hackathon 2020
March 21, 2020 at SJCOE
Middle school, high School and college Teams (4 students plus their coach) will compete for thousands in cash prizes to design and develop an application and/or computer program that focuses on a regionally relevant water issue. Please register your team today! For more information contact Bret States at bstates@sjcoe.net
Flyer
Registration
Teach Toolkit
Teachers College of San Joaquin STEM Masers Degree Program
The masters degree program at Teachers College of San Joaquin has a focus on preparing candidates for the 21st century, linked through four organizing phases: Experience, Exploration, Implementation, and Inquiry. Candidates successful in this program understand and have the ability to work collaboratively with others, apply theory and knowledge, and pursue the development of their own expertise as it relates to teaching, learning and school development. M.Ed. candidates bring their own unique academic experiences and work with an advisor to ensure the connection of those experiences to their Masters Core coursework.
Flyer
teacherscollegesj.edu
(209) 468-4926
Teachers College of San Joaquin's New Environmental Literacy, M.Ed. Program
TCSJ is so excited to launch its new M.Ed. Program concentration: Environmental Literacy
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.
Program Description:
The Environmental Literacy M.Ed. coursework examines the close intersections between peoples, societies, and natural systems, and how to relate within those systems in a humble, sustainable matter. Educators learn to develop integrated curricula and learning opportunities that nurture K-12 students’ understanding of the natural world outside the classroom, expand critical thinking skills, and prepare engaged citizens. Graduates have expertise in developing, implementing, and sustaining capacity building plans for Environmental Literacy programs within an organization, such as a school district.
Flyer
Check out their website for all of the details.
NorCal Science Festival
Saturday, 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. The first NorCal Science Festival was started in 2015 by a group of Tokay High students led by Julie Fukunaga and their mentor teacher Sandra Starr, with a mission to celebrate the fun in science and increase interest in STEAM fields of study for all ages. Since then, the response to the festival has been massive, growing to over 3,000 participants in 2019. Many companies and individuals come to the NorCal Science Festival from all across the state and beyond to share their hands-on STEAM activities, advertise their products, as well as foster interest in STEAM career paths.
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
Promotional Description
Saturday, 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. The first NorCal Science Festival was started in 2015 by a group of Tokay High students led by Julie Fukunaga and their mentor teacher Sandra Starr, with a mission to celebrate the fun in science and increase interest in STEAM fields of study for all ages. Since then, the response to the festival has been massive, growing to over 3,000 participants in 2019. Many companies and individuals come to the NorCal Science Festival from all across the state and beyond to share their hands-on STEAM activities, advertise their products, as well as foster interest in STEAM career paths.
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
Promotional Description
Coming Together for the Climate -
A video challenge for California middle and high school students
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/
Annie Kohut Frankel (she/her)
Public Education Program
California Coastal Commission
45 Fremont Street, Ste 2000, San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 597-5888
Coastforyou.org
Cal Water H2O Challenge: Classroom Challenge
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, the Classroom Challenge offers a unique opportunity for upper elementary teachers to facilitate their students' learning of standards-based content, while developing the core understanding of environmental principles necessary to becoming science-literate citizens.
Submissions are due by February 28, 2020
Register Now!
Forestry Institute for Teachers
Sierra Outdoor School, Sonora, CA
June 21-27, 2020
Fire and Water: From the Sierras to the Ocean, learn how forestry resiliency keeps water clean for humans and wildlife.
Learn from professionals and build your own content knowledge through relevant and local topics:
Archaeology, Fire and Fuels, Entomology, Silviculture, Soils, Wildlife, Hydrology, Ecology and Resource Management.
Flyer
Registration fee prior to March 15 is only $25 and $200 stipend available upon completion and lesson implementation. Visit www.forestryinstitue.org or contact Dan Webster for more information at dwebster@goldrushcs.org
