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Students across the Greater Kansas City region stand to benefit from a practical plan to improve K-12 STEM education practices.
The STEM Excellence Pathway Workshop
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welcomed more than 140 educators, representing 23 KC metro area school districts plus charter and private schools, who gathered to evaluate and discuss the state of STEM education in their schools. Thank you to the Carnegie Science Center for providing the rubric for assessing current STEM programming and recognizing the importance of incorporating families, community, post-secondary and industry partners in a student's STEM journey. The workshop, held at the Center for STEM Learning - KU Edwards Campus, was made possible by KC STEM Alliance and its generous partners.
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JUMP at the chance to build a team, then design, build and test (as in, break) your custom bridge. ROOBUILDERS is a middle and high school bridge-building competition organized annually by the faculty at UMKC School of Computing and Engineering in partnership with Missouri Society of Professional Engineers. Learn additional details and registration information. Deadline: October 31, 2014
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Notre Dame de Sion's FIRST® Tech Challenge team geared up to share robotics rigor with 1,000 girls at September's Girls STEM Expo @ Union Station. In October, members of the team attended KCPT's screening of MAKERS: Women in Space and were honored to meet and talk with a woman who paved the launch pad for female astronauts, Mercury 13 member and Kansas City, KS native, Sarah Ratley. Read the full story here.
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PLTW SUMMIT • 2014
Indianapolis, Indiana
November 2 - 5
Learning Together • Inspiring America
Teachers • Policymakers • Industry Leaders
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Do you know a young woman in high school who is interested in a career in technology? Encourage her to apply for an Aspirations Award from the National Center for Women in Information and Technology. Deadline: November 2, 2014.
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SIX things you need to know about STEM
Source: CNN Money
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