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Program, working with schools to improve STEM education. Facilitating strategic planning to assist school in creating a common language for STEM, conduct self-assessment, identify STEM priorities and develop action plans, Readiness Learning Associates is a proud CSC partner. For more information, http://stemisphere.carnegiesciencecenter.org/pathway.
Carnegie Science Center leads the way with the STEM Excellence Pathway Program, working with schools to improve STEM education. Facilitating strategic planning to assist school in creating a common language for STEM, conduct self-assessment, identify STEM priorities and develop action plans, Readiness Learning Associates is a proud CSC partner. For more information, http://stemisphere.carnegiesciencecenter.org/pathway.
Program, working with schools to improve STEM education. Facilitating strategic planning to assist school in creating a common language for STEM, conduct self-assessment, identify STEM priorities and develop action plans, Readiness Learning Associates is a proud CSC partner. For more information, http://stemisphere.carnegiesciencecenter.org/pathway.
Carnegie Science Center leads the way with the STEM Excellence Pathway Program, working with schools to improve STEM education. Facilitating strategic planning to assist school in creating a common language for STEM, conduct self-assessment, identify STEM priorities and develop action plans, Readiness Learning Associates is a proud CSC partner. For more information, http://stemisphere.carnegiesciencecenter.org/pathway.
Readiness Learning Clients, Partners & STEM Colleagues
NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars Program Updates
Rudo Kashiri is our East Coast STEM Director for Readiness Learning Associates and serves as the Education Program Manager for multiple programs at NASA Langley. One of the most exciting and cutting edge programs is the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars Program. Students have opportunities learning about robotics, aeronautical engineering, mechanical engineering, coding & programming and much more. Please view the Fall 2016 video highlighting the work Rudo and students are doing! For more information to collaborate and bring these opportunities to your school, please contact us!
NSTA National Conference on Science Education, Los Angeles, CA
March 30-April 2, 2017 SEE YOU THERE!
Join us at Los Angeles Convention Center, Kentia Hall B, March 30, 2017, 3:30pm-4:30pm, with Carrie Draper and Early Learning STEM educators on how to use NGSS, PBL and 5 E Lessons to explore Mars using inspiring cross-curricular integration in the Preschool and TK/Kindergarten curriculum!
ECSTEM 2017 HUGE SUCCESS!
With attendees from across the United States, and from China, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Dominican Republic , New Zealand & more, ECSTEM 2017 was a record year for attendance and bringing together policy makers, researchers, and Early Childhood educators! We thank all of our sponsors, presenters, Keynote Speaker and panelists for joining us in addressing the needs of our youngest learners! Many of the 200 partners making commitments at the White House Early Learning STEM Symposium last April, 2016, were with us. Below, Carrie Lynne Draper, Readiness Learning Associates, Executive Director and STEM Curriculum Consultant at The Children's Center at Caltech, joins teachers from schools in California in the Curious About Mars Workshop where teachers engineered robotic arms, orbiters, landers and rovers. Sue Wood, Chair of ECSTEM Conference and Executive Director of The Children's Center at Caltech stands with Dr. Chip Donohue, Dean of Distance Learning and Continuing Education and Director, technology in Early Childhood Center, Erikson Institute, author of Explore, Engage, Create: The Intentional Early Childhood Educator's Common Sense Guide to Technology. Peggy Ashbrook, Early Childhood science teacher, author, and NSTA Early Years columnist and blogger, signs copies of her award winning book, Science is Simple and visits with Chip, both returning panelists to ECSTEM. Please visit #ecstem, www.ecstem.org for more photos and information! See you in 2018 with ECSTEM WEST, Irvine, CA and ECSTEM EAST, hopefully at the Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh, PA. Stay tuned!
Time to Register for the 6th Annual ECSTEM Conference, February 3-4, 2017, Pasadena Hilton, Pasadena, CA
Carrie Lynne Draper, Executive Director, RLA, and ECSTEM Steering Committee Member welcomes you to the 6th Annual ECSTEM Conference (www.ecstem.org) as we celebrate Curiosity..who, what, when, where, why? Let's TALK, READ, SING, PLAY STEM and more! Keynote Speaker, Friday, February 3, 2017, Dr. Konstantin Batygin, Planetary Science Faculty, Caltech and Saturday, February 4, 2017, Panel of Experts, moderated by Ms. Draper, will be Dr. Chip Donohue, Dean of Distance Learning and Continuing Education, Erikson Institute; Elisabeth McClure, Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop; Susan Nall Bales, Founder, Frameworks Institute and Peggy Ashbrook, The Early Years Columnist, Science and Children Journal. Ms. Draper will be speaking about Mars and how to teach Planetary Science to our youngest learners and a second workshop on the importance of STEM learning outdoors focusing on Life Science and Botany. More than a hundred other workshops, including RLA favorites, Candi Schreuders and Allison Wilson, Stratford School on Coding and Wendy Brenneman, Carnegie Science Center, Robotics! For more information visit ECSTEM website to register.
Happy Holidays to All Our STEM Clients, Enthusiasts and Partners
Winter Holiday Fun at Stratford Altadena Allen
Snowflakes were falling and children were singing and dancing at the 1st Winter Holiday Program at Stratford School, Altadena Allen, in Altadena, CA. Families and community members came out to enjoy the wonder of the season! RLA Executive Director, Carrie Lynne Draper and Pasadena City College Professor, Jenne Ring joined in the fun! In the Preschool and TK classrooms, students are studying the Water Cycle and using winter and all its types of weather which are a perfect way to integrate STEM in to Early Childhood classrooms! We look forward to more adventures and special times with our Stratford School STEM partner!
Science of Gingerbread at Discovery Cube Los Angeles
Thank you Laura Schmidl, Education Manager at Discovery Cube, for inviting Carrie Lynne Draper, Executive Director, Readiness Learning Associates, to be one of this year's judge's for the annual Science of Gingerbread! Tis the season for baked goods, holiday merriment and the Science of Gingerbread! Look forward to joining Steve Holle, California State University, Northridge, and other guests as we explore the amazing engineering challenges, Tuesday, December 6, 2016. Public is welcome to visit these engineering marvels combined with baking talent! Discovery Cube, 1800 Foothill Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91342.
We wish to thank all of our STEM partners this 2016 Thanksgiving season and we are grateful for the many ways you inspire us and the next generation of scientists, technologists, engineers, mathematicians and innovators! May you and your families enjoy this time together.... nourished by an abundance of discoveries!
(Photo: Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park, CA)
(Photo: Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park, CA)
Geologists Wanted at Indianapolis Children's Museum
Children Preschool through Middle School will enjoy getting their 'hands-on' and learning about what happens above and below the surface of our planet earth! Just one of the many exhibits here (https://www.childrensmuseum.org/). The museum in Indianapolis is truly a feast for the senses and for all ages! Providing many STEM learning opportunities! Readiness Learning Associates, Carrie Lynne Draper, is in Indianapolis working to advance STEM learning for our youngest learners! While in Indiana, Ms. Draper is touring the Children's Museum and discussing the importance of museums in STEM education and learning, reaching children and their families under the age of 5. #stemstartsearly and #ECSTEM.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway STEM Racing Along!
Force, Motion, Acceleration, these words come to life at the Indy Motor Speedway! RLA was invited to visit this track and learn about the number of events and programs that are hosted by the speedway and help to foster interest in STEM careers! Students of all ages have access to meet engineers; mechanics; and see state of the art test equipment and facilities. Students can ask, create, design, and test a variety of materials needed in the automotive world! One popular event is sponsored by Honda in America, to learn more visit: https://hondainamerica.com/our-community/indy-stem-students-experience-uni-cub/
Outdoor STEM Learning: Botany in Early Childhood
Autumn is that time of year when we have bountiful resources to share with young children. Harvests of apples, pumpkins are great ways to introduce children to parts of a plant. "The more I handled things and learned their names and uses, the more joyous and confident grew my sense of kinship with the rest of the world," said Helen Keller. Young children need as many opportunities to use the INQUIRY PROCESS: Observe (use of the 5 Senses); Question (I wonder, How Come, Why does); Collect Evidence (gather information); Analyze (look at the evidence) and Communicate (share results). Children use observations to describe patterns of what plants need to survive. Readiness Learning Executive Director, Carrie Lynne Draper is asked to present workshops on how we can use nature to nurture budding botanists. Ms. Draper looks forward to speaking with educators in Indiana and Pennsylvania next week. At ECSTEM 2017, she will present The Physiology of Stems and multiple lessons to advance botanical-science learning for our earlychildhood students. (ECSTEM 2017 will be held February 3 & 4, 2017 in Pasadena, CA, registration is now open. www.ecstem.org)
Let's Talk, Read, Sing STEM
School Science and Mathematics Association Conference, October 20-22, 2016
SSMA is an international professional association emphasizing research on issues, concerns, and lessons within and between the disciplines of science and mathematics in the classroom. Since 1901, researchers, educators and practitioners meet each Fall and this year we will be at the beautiful Arizona Grand Resort & Spa, October 20-22, 2016. Registration is now open. https://ssma.org/non-member-convention-registration/ To see the extraordinary work and presentations from past conferences, please visit: http://ssma.org/past-conventions/
Using Historical Artifacts for Authentic STEM Learning
Teachers who use artifacts to inform and develop learning experiences that promote understanding foster critical STEM skills in today's students! This summer, Readiness Learning Associates, worked with practitioners, to use historical artifacts from the Southwest, at Scottsdale's Museum of the West, to think of ways tools, weapons and equipment from the late 19th century and early 20th century relate to events of today. In addition, looking at significant technology contributions from Native Americans, helped elementary teachers consider how they can use animal tracks/tracking; constructing homes from natural materials, might foster innovation and design thinking in our youngest learners.
Growing Project Scientist!
Readiness Learning Associates Executive Director, Carrie Lynne Draper, recently met with Project Scientist Founder, Sandy Marshall at Caltech, Pasadena, CA, to explore ways that RLA's connections can help grow this STEM Program for girls ages 4-14! This is the 2nd year Caltech has hosted the Project Scientist Camp on campus and these young ladies are participating in amazing STEM learning! Sandy and Dean Greg Washington, at UC Irvine have now connected, thanks to RLA, and hopefully, UC Irvine will be able to host a camp for Orange County girls soon! Carrie Lynne connected Sesame Workshop Television with Sandy, and have offered to be a field trip destination for Project Scientist students this Fall. Stay tuned as we hope to see more Project Scientist academy and camp programs become available at a college campus near you!
Earth Becomes a Fertile Learning Ground for VESSS Program Students
Rudo Kashiri, Readiness Learning Associates STEM Director & Program Manager for NASA's VESSS, hosted dozens of junior and senior high school students from across Virginia that were invited to NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, as part of the Virginia Earth System Science Scholars (VESSS) program for a week-long residential summer academy that tested their knowledge in STEM! The program is a partnership between the Virginia Space Grant Consortium and NASA Langley Research Center. Hampton University's Center for Atmospheric Research and Education provided funding to offer the opportunity. Thomas Nelson Community College partnered to provide three dual-enrollment college credits. To learn more, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/feature/langley/earth-becomes-a-fertile-learning-ground-for-vesss-program-students
Investing in Our Youngest STEM Learners: Stratford School Los Angeles
Candi Schreuders, Sr. Director of Operations, for Stratford School, with a campus in Melrose/Hollywood & Altadena/Allen, invited Carrie Lynne Draper, Executive Director, RLA, to conduct a day of STEM training for all Stratford Early Childhood Educators (Preschool, Kindergarten, Science, Music and Spanish) Tuesday, August 2, 2016, in Pasadena. Teachers designed STEM centers; integrated STEM across the curriculum writing NGSS lessons; investigated wetlands, properties of types of soil; conditions needed for crop success; understanding sound and engineered musical instruments. To learn more, visit RLA's website PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & TEACHER TRAINING tab.
Boise State University Providing STEM Learning for All
Boise State University is located in the beautiful Treasure Valley, leading a collaborative community 'STEM model', bringing together multiple partners! Readiness Learning Executive Director, Carrie Lynne Draper, met with staff from the Boise State University Institute for STEM & Diversity Initiatives. The institute is building a diverse community of students, faculty and stakeholders in Boise, involved and invested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. BSU advocates for and nurtures underrepresented student and faculty success inside and beyond the classroom. BSU's Broncos Division I Football team are champions and bring national attention to the school. Micron has given more than $25 million to grow the university's Materials Science and Computer Science Programs. Micron has recently awarded a grant to STEMbusUSA.org, a 60' long STEM bus, bringing hands on learning, engineering and STEM fun to schools and science centers!
Reaching Great Heights for STEM Starts Early
Readiness Learning Associates joined students as they reached for new heights on top of Baldy Mountain, over 9000', in Ketchum, Idaho, for a geology expedition! Students started the day on the Wood River, and using their observation skills, they found a variety of rocks and were curious to learn of their origin. Thinking and working like scientists, they hypothesized that some had originated at the top of the mountain. Traveling more than 4000' vertical, by ski-chairlift, they made there way to the top and were excited to find an abundance of the rock they had found on the shores of the river. One student commented, "I feel like Astronaut Harrison Schmidt when he was on the moon!".
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Congressional Education Through a Lens Series: Early Learning STEM
Rudo Kashiri, Wendy Brenneman, Carrie Lynne Draper and Joanna Hubbard, outside of Congressman Mike Honda (CA-17th District, WDC Offices) June 10, following the Education Through the Lens, Part 2 in a Series, held at the Congressional Auditorium, Capitol Visitor Center, June 10, 2016. After setting the stage and welcome from Congressman Honda, US Department of Education STEM Director, Dr. Russell Shilling moderated a panel with Ms. Kashiri, Ms. Brenneman and Ms. Draper. Topics included: Preparing Students to Create the Future; Opportunities for STEM in Informal Education; Inclusive Practices: Supporting All Families; and the Role of Public Media, which was presented by David Lowenstein, Sr. Director, Ready Set Learn, PBS TV. Ms. Kashiri is with RLA and NASA Langley/Virginia Space Grant Consortium and Ms. Brenneman is the Early Learning Program Manager at Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, PA.
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Readiness Learning Associates invited to speak at Congressional Event, June 10
Carrie Lynne Draper, Executive Director, Readiness Learning Associates, and STEM Director, Rudo Kashiri, have been invited by Congressman Mike Honda and Congresswoman Jackson to be on the Congressional Panel, Education Through the Lens: Early Learning in STEM, Friday, June 10, 2016, to be held in the Congressional Auditorium, Capitol Visitor Center, 10AM. Moderated by US STEM, Executive Director, Dr. Russell Shilling, Draper and Kashiri will be joined by Carnegie Science Center's Early Learning Program Manager, Wendy Brenneman and Sr. Director, Ready to Learn, PBS KIDS Digital, David Lowenstein. This is a part of a 3-part series exploring educational equity, White House's Early Learning STEM Symposium and the broad commitments and cutting edge efforts on behalf of Early Learning STEM will be highlighted. To attend, Please RSVP: Joanna Hubbard at 202.225-2631. OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY
Fostering STEM Trajectories: Bridging ECE Research, Practice & Policy Held at New America Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Readiness Learning Associates, Executive Director, Carrie Lynne Draper, was among 70 of the nation's top Early Learning researchers, practitioners and policy makers to participate in a follow up event to the White House Early Learning STEM Symposium. Hosted by New America, Joan Ganz Cooney Center and the National Science Foundation, on May 3`1-June 1, 2016. Participants discussed and recommended funding priorities in Early Learning STEM Research and made recommendations for ECE STEM future opportunities. Key participants included: Dr. Russell Shilling, Executive Director, STEM, US Department of Education; Dr. Lauren Allen, STEM, District of Columbia Public Schools; Carolyn Hayes, NSTA President; Charlne Czerniak, University of Toledo; Michael Levine, Executive Director, Joan Ganz Cooney Center, and Libby Doggett, US Department of Education.
Highlights from White House Early Learning STEM Symposium
The White House Early Learning STEM Symposium partners include Invest in US (organized by the First Five years fund, the Heising-Simons Foundation and the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Secretary of Education, John B. King, said that spending on early childhood education has an 8:1 return on the investment in terms of better long term academic, health, and success in the workforce outcomes. Participants in Early Learning STEM need to work to close the achievement gaps in education and that will help close the diversity gaps in STEM careers. Dr. King reminded us that early learning STEM experiences are not just about ensuring a strong academic foundation, it's about the joy that comes from learning and understanding how the world works. To view the broadcast of the Symposium visit https://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2016/04/21/white-house-symposium-early-stem or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUvEks2tutw
Early Learning STEM Symposium, White House, Washington, DC Link
The event on the 21st will be livestreamed here www.whitehouse.gov/live beginning at 9am EDT
Readiness Learning Associates Invited to the White House
Carrie Lynne Draper, Executive Director, Readiness Learning Associates, has been invited to the White House for the President's Early Learning STEM Symposium, April 20 & 21, 2016. Building on the President's Early Learning and Educate to Innovate agendas, working with U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services, the symposium will bring together experts to identify research gaps, best practices, and education technologies to support our youngest learners, parents and caregivers, educators and community leaders with early STEM education. The Symposium looks to support our young innovators and foster a lifelong love of STEM learning in our communities and on a national level.
2nd Annual STEM Hackathon Hosted by California State University Channel Islands, April 2, 2016
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Behind the Scenes for STEM
Recently, Readiness Learning Associates was asked to arrange opportunities for middle and high school students to experience STEM in non-traditional ways. We were able to make arrangements for students to tour and learn how STEM is used to make movies and television shows at Warner Studios in Burbank, CA. Here is a sample of some of the amazing things students got to see, ask questions about and consider possible STEM careers related to the movie and television show industry.
Building Leaders for Advancing Science and Technology (http://www.blast.spacegrant.org/) is a FREE opportunity for rising high school students interested in STEM! Offered at Old Dominion University, Virginia Tech and University of Virginia in the summer of 2016, this 3-Day residential summer program offers innovative hands-on sessions taught by faculty members and staff. Rising 8th & 9th grade students with a C+ average and a desire to explore STEM careers participate. This year's participants will be notified by end of March. Rudo Kashiri, Readiness Learning Associates, is with the Virginia Space Grant Consortium and BLAST is one of VSGC's programs.
ECSTEM 2016 A HUGE SUCCESS!
Hello Robo! Methods for Integrating Robotics Resources in to the Early Childhood Curriculum; How is Technology in STEM Used in the Outdoor Classroom; Immersing K-2 Students in STEM with the Support of iPads; Supporting Dual Language Learners Using STEM; Coding Skills in Preschool, just some of the workshop presentations held at ECSTEM 2016! The Conference made us reflect on Jerome Bruner's beautiful quote, "One seeks to equip the child with deeper, more gripping and subtler ways of knowing the world and himself." To all our presenters, Keynote Speakers, attendees, THANK YOU for making this the BEST conference ever! See you next year, February 2,3,4, 2017! (Photo: Peggy Ashbrook, Columnist & Author; Dr. Chip Donohue, Dean, Erikson Institute)
ECSTEM 2016 is HERE!
February 4-6, 2016, more than 650 educators, policy makers and STEM industry will meet at the Pasadena Hilton (California) to address the STEM needs of our youngest learners! This year's conference takes a closer look at the use of Technology (T in STEM). Join Dr. Russ Shilling, US Department of Education, Executive Director, STEM; Dr. Susan Hackwood, Executive Director, California Council on Science & Technology, Dr. Chip Donohoe, Dean and Executive Director, TEC, Erikson Institute and more than one hundred of our nation's top presenters! (www.ecstem.org) Readiness Learning Associates Executive Director, Carrie Lynne Draper, will be presenting.
iD Tech Summer Camp at Caltech Summer 2016
Students ages 10-17 can learn to code, do electrical engineering, design video games, mod Minecraft, model 3D characters, print 3D models and so much more! Camp will be on the Caltech campus. If you are faculty, staff at Caltech, JPL, NASA, you can save. Just register by January 31, 2016 using the code CALTECH150. To enroll, space is limited. https://www.idtech.com/locations/california-summer-camps/pasadena/id-tech-caltech/
RLA Wishes Our STEM Partners Happy Holidays! Thank you Digital Promise For Your Creativity!
Rudo Kashiri at VAST Conference
Readiness Learning Associates, East Coast STEM Director, Rudo Kashiri is at VAST (Virginia Association Science Teachers) Conference, this weekend at the Westfield Dulles Marriott, Nov. 19-21, 2015. Rudo Kashiri and Laurie Sullivan provide RLA with cutting-edge STEM curriculum, PD training and present at ECSTEM (www.ecstem.org) Here are Rudo and Laurie at VAST now!
BIOTECH: A Biology Magnet High School in Miami-Dade County, FL
The Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden of Coral Gables working with Zoo Miami partnered with Richmond Heights High School offering the first botanical field research program in the nation, along with a zoology program. The botany community worldwide is aging out. Botanists are needed! With a student body that is 76% of Latino decent and 22% African American/Caribbean decent, students want to be engaged in actual, practical and authentic research. BioTECH represents the new face of high school & science education and aims to produce the next generation of botanists! The school has state-of-the-art labs, greenhouses and students work along scientists at Fairchild, Opened since 2014, students began micropropagating native orchids and presented their research at the International Orchid Festival. Juniors and Seniors receive college credit for taking Intro to Botany.http://biotech.dadeschools.net/
Treasure Coast Engineering For Kids Brings Junior Robotics to Early Childhood
Readiness Learning STEM Director, Carrie Lynne Draper, had the opportunity to travel to South Florida and met Amanda Hanks, an engineer with a passion to reach out to kids of all ages and introduce them to engineering! Amanda is the owner of The E in STEM, LLC and owns Engineering for Kids Treasure Coast (www.engineeringforkids.com/location/treasurecoast) bringing opportunities to engineer to Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River Counties! She and Instructor Allison, were busy teaching 4-7 year old children, how to code, program and build robots that could cheer and move! Its that time of year with lots of sports & spectators. Port St. Lucie is the Spring Training home for the NY Mets (contenders in the 2015 World Series). To capture the energy of sports fans, kids were able to design their own 'cheering section' by using the Lego robotic programs geared towards Early Childhood. Children were able to identify gears, explain how gears work; and demonstrated simple physical science concepts. Their love of Computer Science was evident and they used their imaginations in coding & programming their 'sport fans' to cheer on their favorite team! Go to www.facebook.com/engineeringforkidsflorida to see more!
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Breaking the Code
“He can’t even read!” shouted a fellow student in Jessy Garris’ third grade class. The student was referring to a dyslexic student who struggled with reading – so much so he was only reading at a kindergarten level. But it was with confidence that Ms. Garris asked the student to complete a coding task in front of the class on the classroom’s Epson BrightLink 595Wi interactive projector and was proud to hear him respond to the class that he could do it. He didn't just do it, he outscored the rest of the class! Using Code.org, this 3 Grade Class is coding during math instruction and in social studies, using cardinal directions to create sequences of code. In language arts, students solve word problems by creating sequences of code. Code sequences are like stories, each has a beginning, middle and end. Woodland Elementary prefers these projectors because they don't have the 'shadow blocking' what they are working on. It is more user friendly for students and teachers!
Federal Funding for STEM research makes history for College of Education at Purdue University
Carla Johnson, Associate Dean for Research, Engagement & Global Partnerships, is the principal investigator to evaluate the U.S. Army's Educational Outreach Program (AEOP). The program is a collection of STEM education and outreach programs and is the largest global portfolio of STEM education programs. Johnson will lead evaluations of the programs designed to improve STEM literacy, provide resources for STEM educators and develop an infrastructure to sustain STEM education outreach. The award is part of a consortium, in a 10-year cooperative agreement with Battelle Memorial Institute. For more information: http://www.education.purdue.edu and http://www.purdue.edu
October 23-25, 2015, Sun n Fun, Aerospace Center for Excellence (www.sun-n-fun.org) hosts Aerospace Discovery Weekend! This 3Day event introduces girls and boys to the world of aviation! Astronaut Greg Harbaugh, veteran of 4 missions, will speak and kids can fly an actual airplane, design and launch a rocket, learn how the science of sports relates to flying an airplane and so much more! Contact: John Iskra at 863.904.4073 for more details! (Lakeland, FL)
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Join Women in Engineering Program (WEP) on Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17 at The University of Texas at Austin for an Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day Workshop. Workshop is for educators, organizations, learning how to run their own Girl Day program or similar STEM outreach event. The workshop includes a Role Models Matter session, activity selection and logistics processes, community engagement resources, and a live Mini-Girl Day experience with upper elementary and middle school girls. https://lnkd.in/b7UVqxr.
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Dr. Courtney Blackwell, Research & evaluation Associate at University of Chicago, is currently working on the Code.org Evaluation Study to evaluate how K-12 teachers implement Code.org computer science curricular materials and how this implementation is associated with teacher and student outcomes.https://code.org/about/evaluation/summary
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STEM Road Map: A Framework for Integrated STEM Education is the first resource to offer an integrated STEM curricula encompassing the entire K-12 spectrum, with complete grade-level learning based on a spiral approach to building conceptual understanding. A team of over thirty STEM education professionals from across the US collaborated on the important work of mapping out the Common Core standards in mathematics and English/language arts, the Next Generation of Science Standards performance expectations, and the Framework for 21st Century Learning into a coordinated, integrated, STEM education curriculum map. Recommended by Readiness Learning Associates.
Imagine a 40 foot dinosaur made entirely from water bottles! You never know what you will find here at ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center. Readiness Learning Associates STEM Director, Carrie Lynne Draper, was in Burlington, VT, for 3 days of STEM collaboration! Former Californian, Cat Viglienzoni, has been at ECHO for four years. Originally from from Santa Cruz, CA, Cat first came to the East Coast to attend Emerson College in Boston. (Carrie's son, Harry Strasburger, IV, graduated from Emerson too.) Cat went on to become a TV producer/reporter, in Burlington, for the Weekend morning show, and did the Sunday science segment. She has always been passionate about science and started volunteering at ECHO to get involved with her new city. Having spent her growing up years at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, she has always had a love for the ocean! Now on staff, Cat and many volunteers at ECHO are helping today's students think of ways to reduce plastic and its impact on our environment. Innovative thinking is needed by today's students to be more conscious of the environment. Great STEM learning is happening here!
Readiness Learning Associates has been on the road this summer, leading or participating in a variety of STEM learning across the nation! A big thank you to those who allowed us to be a part of extraordinary STEM moments and more! Here are just a few highlights of places for you to visit when you are in the area!
ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, in Burlington, Vermont, is known for their model inquiry based teaching by facilitating student investigations and encouraging intentional exploration! Design, innovation is at the heart of opportunities, integrating ecology, culture, and stewardship of Lake Champlain Basin!
SUNY Poly, Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) mission and vision is the operation of the Childrens Museum of Science and Technology, in Troy, NY. Their newly designed space is on the SUNY Poly Campus in Albany! Checkout their CNSE CMOST GREAT LEAP FORWARD initiative! www.cmost.org
ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, in Burlington, Vermont, is known for their model inquiry based teaching by facilitating student investigations and encouraging intentional exploration! Design, innovation is at the heart of opportunities, integrating ecology, culture, and stewardship of Lake Champlain Basin!
SUNY Poly, Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) mission and vision is the operation of the Childrens Museum of Science and Technology, in Troy, NY. Their newly designed space is on the SUNY Poly Campus in Albany! Checkout their CNSE CMOST GREAT LEAP FORWARD initiative! www.cmost.org
Join Readiness Learning Associates at Better Together: California Teachers Summit, 2015 Friday, July 31, 2015 for a FREE one day summit at colleges and universities across the state. RLA will join University of Southern California (USC) at the Pasadena Convention Center. Ed Talks, Edcamp Model, sponsored by The California State University; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; AICCU and more!
Join the New York Botanical Garden's Teacher Training: The Art of Science Registration Deadline: July 24, 2015 Event: July 27-August 1, 2015, Contact: /718-817-8140 Discover how to help your students experience the wonder of the outdoors through both art and science. Participants will hone observation skills and ask questions using the backdrop of the garden grounds and the work of Frida Kahlo in a temporary exhibition as inspiration. Through research, experimentation, and inquiry we will explore how the physical beauty of nature can enhance students’ natural curiosity.
Students are curious about everything and turn to their teachers with lots of questions! Recently the news has stories about sharks and had 2nd graders at KW Barrett Elementary, Arlington, VA wanted to talk to a SHARK EXPERT! Dr. Laurie Sullivan, Project Discovery teacher, arranged a SKYPE Lesson with Dr. Mikki McComb-Kobza. (https://education.skype.com/projects/11673-ocean-classrooms-sharks-and-their-amazing-adaptations)
Dr. Mikki took students on a journey to discover some of the over 500 different shark species and to learn about their marvelous adaptations. The lesson ended with a discussion about the need for shark conservation as sharks are now in peril due to overfishing. Students had a chance to ask questions during the SKYPE lesson. To learn more about this type of STEM learning opportunity, Email: to schedule a Shark SKYPE in your classroom today!
Dr. Mikki took students on a journey to discover some of the over 500 different shark species and to learn about their marvelous adaptations. The lesson ended with a discussion about the need for shark conservation as sharks are now in peril due to overfishing. Students had a chance to ask questions during the SKYPE lesson. To learn more about this type of STEM learning opportunity, Email: to schedule a Shark SKYPE in your classroom today!
2015 Congress of Future Science and Leaders will be held June 28-30, 2015, in Boston, MA. The Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders was created by the National Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists to help solve this problem by gathering the country’s finest high school students who aspire to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields and singling them out for special recognition and ongoing mentorship. http://www.scitechleaders.com/
STEM IN ED, the CSI Team is thrilled to invite you to the 3rd Annual STEM in Education Conference at CSU Dominguez Hills, August 4, 2015! This year's theme: Adding Value to STEM in Education Through Collaboration, will highlight innovative collaboration strategies and best practices for STEM educators across all levels! For more information email [email protected]
The STEM in Education Conference is sponsored by the California STEM Institute for Innovation & Improvement, CSI3 and the Center for Innovation in STEM Education, CISE at CSUDH.
The STEM in Education Conference is sponsored by the California STEM Institute for Innovation & Improvement, CSI3 and the Center for Innovation in STEM Education, CISE at CSUDH.
STEM & Social Entrepreneurship 101 is a program being offered by Readiness Learning Associates for Middle School Students. RLA works with middle school students to design & foster STEM and Social innovation, problem solving skills to solve the world's most serious problems. Examining best practices in public and private sectors; developing the Mindset and understanding Global Challenges; creating STEM enterprises that are sustainable, are just some of the goals of the program. To learn more, contact RLA.
Do you know 7th & 8th Grade students in the Lancaster-Palmdale area wanting to be a part of the future of space exploration? Rockets will be your vehicle for learning at the Monday–Friday June 8–June 12, 2015 8 a.m.–12 p.m. Palmdale Aerospace Academy 38060 20th Street East, Palmdale, CA 93550 The Summer Science Academy provides hands-on interactive activities in engineering that are designed to challenge students while making the learning of science fun. Explore the potential of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. For more information contact the Palmdale STEM Office at (661) 722-6400, ext. 6991/6527.
The school year is almost over and SciGirls will be offering a STEMchicks Workshop, Saturday, June 13, 2015, from 9AM-Noon, at Gotha Middle School, in Windermere, Florida. Girls will get to combine their love of fashion with electronics! Soft electrical circuits that use conductive thread instead of wire will light up their wearable designs and the runway! Join us! For more information, email [email protected] and be sure to visit their website to see when an event will be in your area (www.STEMchicks.org)
Carnegie Science Center, Alana Kulesa, Director of Strategic Education Initiatives, met with Carrie Lynne Draper, Readiness Learning Associate STEM Director, May 1, 2015, to discuss the Carnegie STEM Excellence Pathway program. School systems, individual schools, departments and teachers can improve their STEM education practices through a positive, collaborative approach. Through periodic reassessment, schools, districts and teachers can progress to higher levels of STEM education excellence. A self-assessment instrument designed by CSC enables participants to evaluate themselves in six key areas. For more information email Alana at [email protected].
Readiness Learning STEM Director, Carrie Lynne Draper, is the author of the Introductory Unit for the Virginia Earth Science Scholars On-Line Curriculum (VESSS) Modules. Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars Program; Virginia Space Coast Scholars Program and Virginia Space Grant Consortium hired Ms. Draper to create innovative and engaging curriculum and activities for high school juniors. In conjunction with NASA Langley and Old Dominion University, RLA brings the very best to our high school students, inspiring them to continue on to STEM careers.
Readiness Learning STEM Director, Carrie Lynne Draper, will be this year's Keynote Speaker at MOMS Orange County - Healthy Beginnings Bright Futures Luncheon, Thursday, May 7, 2015, at the Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel. "Planting STEM Seeds: Growing Confident Problem Solvers", will be the subject of her talk. For more information contact MOMS at 714.972.2610.
NSTA STEM Conference in Minneapolis, MN will feature many excellent STEM presentations. If you are wanting to learn more as to how formal and informal STEM learning opportunities can be nurtured, be sure to see, Carnegie STEM Excellence Pathway: A Journey to STEM Success--Thursday, May 21, 2015, 9:15-10:15 AM, in the Minneapolis Convention Center, 211B. Alana Kulesa and staff from the Carnegie Science Center will share an initiative built upon the belief that schools and educators can improve their STEM education practices through a positive and collaborative approach.
Readiness Learning Associates, STEM Director, Carrie Lynne Draper, accompanied The Children's Center at Caltech Staff to KODO KIDS (kodokids.com) and toured their design and engineering facility in Broomfield, Colorado (north of Denver). We met with Chris Hume, Founder & CEO of Kodo Kids and he showed us 'behind the scenes' and what future items are on the drawing board & presently being tested. These exciting items will give children the opportunity to think deeply and innovate creatively. Kodo Kids is known for providing experiences through playful, open-ended products which promote intentional learning and out of the box problem solving! We were excited to see the growing line of STEM indoor, outdoor, museum, library and other products for Early Childhood. For more information visit the website above or call Chris at 720.348.2784.
Please join Readiness Learning Associates at SCHOOLS THAT CAN'S 10th Annual National Forum, May 18 & 19, 2015, to be held at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA. Connecting e2e: Education to Employment. Uniting leaders to help transform schools nationwide. For more information or to register, go to http://www.schoolsthatcan.org/index.php/stc-2015-national-forum-los-angeles/
RLA invites you to attend the Congressional Briefing Lunch on Rethinking STEM Education: A Bold New Pathway for America's Future”. Based on new evidence on how best to communicate with youth and families on STEM topics and new models for STEM education that are thriving in states spanning from PA to KS to WA. The Briefing is being held on March 18, 2015, in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center, HVC-201AB, Washington, DC. For more information call 202.445.7161or email [email protected]
STEM Experts From:
STEM Experts From:
- Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC)
- Carnegie Science Center
- Chevron Corporation
- Kansas City STEM Alliance
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A superintendent on the front lines of STEM education
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To convene and educate Members of Congress and staff, government agencies, and partners in the field about new approaches to and tools for improving STEM education, including a STEM pathway for success and strategies for building a robust pipeline to supply the future STEM workforce.
STEM Mania 2015
Rudo Kashiri, RLA STEM Director, Virginia Beach, VA presented ‘Sports: STEM is Newton’s Laws at Play (Grades 3-5)’ on Monday, March 2nd to teachers around the country as part NASA celebration of Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) events. Making connections between the sports that children love and STEM is an amazing way to teach complex concepts through concrete experiences. In this session educators learned how to use sports to get students excited about learning the laws of motion.
Rudo Kashiri, RLA STEM Director, Virginia Beach, VA presented ‘Sports: STEM is Newton’s Laws at Play (Grades 3-5)’ on Monday, March 2nd to teachers around the country as part NASA celebration of Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) events. Making connections between the sports that children love and STEM is an amazing way to teach complex concepts through concrete experiences. In this session educators learned how to use sports to get students excited about learning the laws of motion.
JOIN Readiness Learning Associates March 21, 2015, at PETCO PARK, San Diego, CA, for the San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering! Now in its seventh year, the San Diego Festival of Science & Engineering involves hundreds of businesses, corporations, sponsors, and nonprofits in a week-long celebration of STEM education in San Diego County. EXPO Day at Petco Park is the Festival’s culminating event with over 130 local businesses, corporations, and organizations providing interactive, hands-on activities showcasing STEM from all parts of Southern California. In 2014, more than 24,000 children, parents, and STEM enthusiasts attended EXPO Day, and over 60,000 people participated in festival week events.
Join Readiness Learning Associates at The STEM Conference 2015, April 16 and 17, 2015, in Cleveland, Ohio at the Cleveland Convention Center. This solution-oriented conference where leaders in science, technology, engineering and math education and industry come together to advance K-12 STEM education.Creating the right connections between schools, business, and community is the key to success for students. Lou Randall and Mike McCormick, Val Verde Unified School District, CA, will present their districts STEM program using engineering as the tool to integrate all STEM subjects. RLA will be contributing to the Bridging the Gender and Ethnic Divide in STEM Fields. For more information please go to www.stemcon.net
ECSTEM 2015 presenters, Rudo Kashiri and Stu Scolnick, lead M.A.R.S. Workshop attendees in activities that promote early child exploration! Today's Kindergartners are tomorrow's astronauts and mission specialists! Integrating math, arts, reading and science in fun ways was demonstrated at this workshop. RLA STEM DIrector, Carrie Lynne Draper, reviewed the engineering lessons learned at ECSTEM 2014 and what teachers have been doing with students this year. Rudo used planetary science, comparisons of Earth & Mars and demonstrated ways teachers can help students learn about the differences between these planets. Teachers played with rocket straws; experimented with gravity; made comparisons between Earth, the Moon and Mars, and more! Students will someday be the engineers constructing rocket ships, rovers and more! They need to learn how to use tools! Stu taught attendees about woodworking and brought tools, wood & more, and showed how preschoolers can learn to use tools, construct vehicles, boats and more! If you wish to have more information, or have RLA or Stu come to your school or center, please email us at readinesslearning.net.
5 Tips for Creating Tomorrow's Engineers: Think about how neglected the "E" as in engineering is inside the educational push for STEM — science, technology, engineering and math. How many schools do you know where kids take engineering classes as they do with science and math? Check out — The Children's Center at Caltech, where infants, toddlers and preschools are getting an engineering-based education. RLA STEM Director, Carrie Lynne Draper, is serving as STEM Director at The Childrens Center at Caltech. She shares what is needed to raise future engineers, even when they're in diapers! Listen to the NPR Radio broadcast at the link below.
http://www.scpr.org/blogs/education/2015/01/22/17818/5-tips-for-creating-tomorrow-s-engineers/
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Deepa Fernandes, Correspondent, Early Childhood Development at Southern California Public Radio, interviewed Carrie Lynne Draper and faculty at The Childrens Center at Caltech, to discuss the E in STEM and the ways in which infants to children age five are engineering. The feature will be aired on NPR (National Public Radio) early week of January 20, 2015. The feature discusses the ways in which children can be introduced to electrical engineering, principles of flight, and the Engineering Design Process, making real-world connections and facilitating deeper learning of STEM concepts.
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The US Naval Academy Alumni provide opportunities for young people to experience the excitement of STEM. This year, in Martin and Palm Beach Counties, Florida, USNA Alumni groups have students participating in building submersibles and engineering a ton-of-fun! Stay tuned for more news about these wonderful STEM opportunities! Thank you to Paul Alexander (USNA Ret.) for sharing the great work happening in South Florida and inspiring the next generation of scientists & engineers!
Glendale Community College, in Glendale, California, Child Development Center, hosted an evening for area Early Childhood educators, curriculum specialists, and directors, to tour their center, discuss their recent STEM/STEAM Fair, and to show the many ways they are integrating learning opportunities using science, math, technology & more!
THANK YOU NSTA LONG BEACH! Readiness Learning Associates, STEM Director, Carrie Lynne Draper, presented Engineering Encounters to educators from around the nation! Audience participants put on an Engineer Fashion Show; engineered items needed for space exploration; used the Engineering Design Process (EDP) and learned how to create a GLOVE BOX, type of NASA equipment used for engineering habits of inquiry and growing confident problem solvers! Great schools and centers that have adopted ENGINEERING (The E in STEM) shared their experiences and stories!
Join us at NSTA (National Science Teachers Association)
2014 Long Beach Area Conference in collaboration with CSTA
Engineering Encounters: Growing Confident Problem Solvers
Saturday, December 6 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom B
Take a virtual tour of signature STEM programs and learn the ABCs for improving engineering in your school/science center. A teacher's participation with Sally Ride Science, NASA Explorer Schools, and the Mickelson Teachers Academy and lessons learned bringing measurable success and innovation for your school/center engineering program preK–8.
Presenter(s): Carrie Lynne Draper (Readiness Learning Associates: Pasadena, CA)
FORMAT: Presentation
GRADE LEVEL: PreK, K, 1 - 8
SUBJECT: General Science Education, Informal Science Education
CONFERENCE STRAND: STEM Classrooms: Anytime/Anyplace/Anywhere
2014 Long Beach Area Conference in collaboration with CSTA
Engineering Encounters: Growing Confident Problem Solvers
Saturday, December 6 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom B
Take a virtual tour of signature STEM programs and learn the ABCs for improving engineering in your school/science center. A teacher's participation with Sally Ride Science, NASA Explorer Schools, and the Mickelson Teachers Academy and lessons learned bringing measurable success and innovation for your school/center engineering program preK–8.
Presenter(s): Carrie Lynne Draper (Readiness Learning Associates: Pasadena, CA)
FORMAT: Presentation
GRADE LEVEL: PreK, K, 1 - 8
SUBJECT: General Science Education, Informal Science Education
CONFERENCE STRAND: STEM Classrooms: Anytime/Anyplace/Anywhere
Join educators, policymakers, business leaders and other
community stakeholders for the 4th Annual ECSTEM Conference, February 5-7, 2015. Participate in a teaching laboratory where you will learn new ideas about STEM instruction and how to integrate
STEM‐related activities into your indoor and outdoor classroom space. Visit the ECSTEM Hall of Inquiry with various vendors related to Early Childhood curriculum, materials and tools needed to grow confident learners! Register at www.ECSTEM.org
RLA STEM DIrectors Carrie Lynne Draper & Rudo Kashiri will be presenting!
community stakeholders for the 4th Annual ECSTEM Conference, February 5-7, 2015. Participate in a teaching laboratory where you will learn new ideas about STEM instruction and how to integrate
STEM‐related activities into your indoor and outdoor classroom space. Visit the ECSTEM Hall of Inquiry with various vendors related to Early Childhood curriculum, materials and tools needed to grow confident learners! Register at www.ECSTEM.org
RLA STEM DIrectors Carrie Lynne Draper & Rudo Kashiri will be presenting!
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Imagine stepping in to this 17th Century English village and everywhere you look, you see engineering marvels! Readiness Learning Associates was invited to visit Plimoth Plantation (in Plymouth, Massachusetts) to see examples of early colonial engineering up close! From the structures built by the Wampanoag Native Americans, to observing the use of tools, materials and craft techniques of the 1600s, artisans demonstrate historic STEM!
NOAA Woods Hole Ocean Institute, Woods Hole, MA
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Readiness Learning Associates has kicked off Fall 2014 with travel to places where great STEM work continues! Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, provides a variety of internship programs for students and educators. RLA STEM Director, Carrie Lynne Draper, was able to see current research work and discuss with Institute staff strategies to encourage more students to consider marine related-STEM careers.
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RLA Virginia Beach, VA STEM Director, Rudo Kashiri worked with high school students on a number of hands-on experiential activities and presented seminars at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility this summer. Students worked with NASA scientists, engineers, technologists, astronauts and aerospace industry representatives. Next Rudo will manage the On-line Course VASTS. VASTS On-line modules prepare students for the Summer Academy and after completing the Academy, students submit their final research project. VASTS modules are aligned to the following standards for students in grades 9-12.
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RLA Virginia Beach, VA STEM DIrector, Rudo Kashiri was busy this summer leading 5 Aerospace Summer Academies at NASA's Langley Research Center. High School students are selected for this highly competitive program where they are grouped in to teams: Mission Integration, Mission Transit, Human Factors, Science & Surface Operations, and Strategic Communications. Teams work collaboratively to design human mission to Mars. They learn to design, configure, build and program robotic rovers and participate in field testing their inventions.
Dr. Laurie Sullivan met RLA STEM DIrector Carrie Lynne Draper while visiting Santa Barbara, CA. Dr. Sullivan is one of the nation's top experts in the successful integration of technology in STEM. Many lessons have been learned on productive ways for using iPads. Schools need reliable networks to make this happen! Did you know Evernote and other apps have regulations that K-5 classroom teachers need to know before using with students? To see the exciting work happening in Dr. Sullivan's Project Discovery classroom, follow her on Twitter (https://twitter.com/lsullivan).
Engineering in Action! Through hands-on activities, learning the principles of the engineering design process, more than 700 Stratford teachers and administrators learned how to incorporate engineering, in to the curriculum. RLA STEM Director Carrie Lynne Draper, was asked to be the STEM Keynote Speaker at Stratford School Professional Development Institute, held August 11-15, 2014, in San Jose, CA. Building students' sense of engagement in the ownership of learning, STRATFORD is leading the way with innovative teaching!
4 years ago, Dr. Colleen Dowd, Walnut Acres principal and school faculty, began shifting instruction to provide for more student choice and ownership of learning. They implemented the 6 Cs of 21st Century Learning, bringing more opportunities for STEM learning! 5th Graders teamed with Northgate design students to learn physics principles needed for amusement park design work and monitor Walnut Creek City engineers as they study the need for additional crosswalks near school. WA Jaguars are ready to 'roar' in to more collaborative learning & problem solving this school year! http://walnutacres-elementary.org/
Today, July 24, 2014, President Obama spoke to students, faculty and invited guests at LATTC. RLA Associate, Nivek Repard was there. LATTC was awarded a Department of Labor skills training grant, which funds projects to train workers to obtain or upgrade employment in high growth sectors, including STEM.
President Obama is coming to Los Angeles Trade Tech on Thursday July 24th to speak. RLA STEM Director, Carrie Lynne Draper will be there, joining faculty and area leaders in STEM education. If you want a ticket for the “standing-only” area you must come to TE-101 (Aspen Hall), LATTC Campus, July 22nd to secure a ticket starting at 8:30am. They will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis until the allotment is exhausted. The campus will be closed on July 24th unless you have a ticket.
ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE offers The Summer Science Academy, providing hands-on interactive activities for current 7th and 8th graders. Students will follow the design process and see direct applications of science, technology, engineering and math as they build and test two model airplanes. The fun begins July 28 and continues through August 1, 2014. Visit: http://www.avc.edu/palmdale/stem. RLA will be at AVC and meeting with educators in the Palmdale area.
RLA STEM Director, Carrie Lynne Draper, will be touring Education Unlimited sites in the Bay Area (SF) in early July. They are one of the leading summer academic enrichment providers offering more STEM programs for elementary, middle and secondary students. Students have the chance to be on the Stanford campus as well as other area schools. In Pasadena, CA, Education Unlimited will be hosting SALLY RIDE SCIENCE CAMP week of July 7-11 at Caltech. RLA supports these programs.
Thank you to the staff & volunteers at Parker River, Newburyport, MA, for hosting RLA and guests as we observed the refuge beach, providing an undisturbed nesting habitat for the piping plover, a threatened shorebird. Parker River is a leader in Environmental Education. The refuge serves as an outdoor laboratory for teachers and students from various educational institutions. For the latest information on events, visit www.fws.gov/northeast/parkerriver.
THANK YOU to the students that came from more than 70 countries representing the best and the brightest ideas in STEM! Carrie Lynne Draper, RLA STEM Director, spent the past 2 days, judging Energy & Transportation entries. Kudos to Meagan Fabel, Windsor, Ontario, Canada for her work with Gratzel solar cells; Travis Lysaght, Hicksville, OH for Using Piezoelectronics to Convert Energy from a Nontraditional Source: Vibration and Nural Mohdreza, Greely, CO, Domestic Wastewater Clarification and Power Generation. Just a few of the Fair's favorites! See Nural on TED Talks. See you at ISEF 2015, Pittsburgh, PA!
Intel Science & Engineering Fair will be held in Los Angeles, California, the week of May 11-16, 2014 and RLA STEM Director, Carrie Lynne Draper, will be a GRAND AWARD JUDGE. We are still in need of volunteers for this event. Please contact us if you can give some time to our next generation of STEM leaders!
Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (http:informalscience.org), funded in part by the National Science Foundation, collects and shares ISE projects, evaluation reports and research. Known for collecting and curating resources serving the ISE field and connecting STEM with public audiences that are grounded in learning research. Carrie Lynne Draper, is an evaluator for CAISE. Contact her via their website or readinesslearning.net for ISE support.
Readiness Learning Associates, Carrie Lynne Draper will be at State of STEM + Arts, May 21, 2014. We will be convening and focusing on leveraging Los Angeles area resources and developing multi-industry collaborations to advance STEM education. Join us at the Los Angeles Times Building.
For more information, contact Geraldine Contreras-Jaimerena at 213-580-7553.
For more information, contact Geraldine Contreras-Jaimerena at 213-580-7553.
Readiness Learning STEM Director, Carrie Lynne Draper, travels to Arizona, April, 2014, to visit STEM Programs and Arizona Geographic Alliance (http://geoalliance.asu.edu) You will find a wealth of resources and links for GEOSTEM lessons. Membership is free.
Readiness Learning Associate, Rudo Kashiri, produced NASA STEM Mania Web Sessions, offered Monday-Thursday, Starting February 24-March 10. STEM Mania showcases how sports and science intersect. Everyday sports from bowling, car racing, football, basketball and more, demonstrate principles of physics. Teachers and students can learn the differences in training for athletes and astronauts. Rudo teaches in the video-live streaming web series. See the menu of STEM & Sports at this link: http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/dln/index.html#.Uw9ghyiFt8v
Readiness Learning Associate, Rudo Kashiri, is presenting at Southern Virginia STEM-H Summit, March 13-15, 2014. The Southern Virginia STEM-H Summit brings together regional stakeholders around the focus of creating the next generation of innovators through collaborations among K-12 school districts, higher education institutions, businesses, and community organizations.
Readiness Learning Associates travels to Trash4Teaching (www.trashforteaching.org) February 26, 2014, to meet with Leah Hanes, Executive Director, and her staff to see the ways they are minimizing waste and maximizing education! Engineering and innovative fun for all!
Virginia Air & Space Museum partner to bring Mars Exploration Workshops to their guests! Rudo Kashiri, Readiness Learning Associate, is leading these popular workshops!
Saturday STEM Academy is happening! Readiness Learning Associate, Rudo Kashiri is leading this exciting program in Virginia Beach, VA. Go to 'GALLERY' link to see the slideshow! For more information or to reach Rudo, contact her at: [email protected]
New Roads School, Santa Monica, CA is planning a Think Tank Technology Day, inviting innovative, industry leaders to come and inspire the next generation of inventors and technology makers! Carrie Draper, Readiness Learning Associates, Director of STEM Programs, has been sharing ideas and resources to support this event. We are happy to help your school or program in finding ways for your students to CREATE THE FUTURE!
Arduino, Raspberry Pi, did we ever imagine being able to have kids code, program and use computers the size of credit cards, creating drones, rovers and ????
Thank you to all of the ECSTEM 2014 conference participants! We had a record crowd of educators from around the nation, coming together to help GROW CONFIDENT PROBLEM SOLVERS! Carrie Lynne Draper lead participants in 90 minutes of fun and engaging ways to foster students to be PROBLEM SOLVERS using STEM-focused activities!
Habits of Inquiry; Moving from 2D to 3D; STEM Literacy; Using Technology: Raspberry Pi, Arduino & More!
Jean Kaneko, The Exploratory/Maker Guild, in Los Angeles, CA has invited us to come see the TINKER MAKE INNOVATE LABS on February 5, 2014. Stay tuned to see the exciting things happening here!
Susan Wood, Executive Director, & Kheng Ly-Hoang, Science Curriculum Coordinator, The Children's Center at Caltech (www.ccc.caltech.edu) invited us to tour their STEM Center December 17, 2013 and share best practices.
This Center is at the forefront of early math & science programming for young children! See photos below and be sure to explore their website!
This Center is at the forefront of early math & science programming for young children! See photos below and be sure to explore their website!
Meet Us at Upcoming Conferences
SAVE THE DATE: NSTA/CSTA, LONG BEACH, CA, DEC. 4-6, 2014. RLA STEM DIRECTOR, CARRIE LYNNE DRAPER WILL BE PRESENTING.
Engineering Encounters: Growing Confident Problem Solvers, Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom B, Sat. Dec. 6, 2014, 11AM.
SAVE THE DATE: ECSTEM 2015 WILL BE FEBRUARY 5-7, 2015, HILTON HOTEL, COSTA MESA, CA.
RLA STEM Directors Carrie Lynne Draper and Rudo Kashiri will be presenting with New Roads Science Discovery Teacher, Stuart Scolnik, M.A.R.S. (stay tuned for more details!)
SAVE THE DATE: NSTA/CSTA, LONG BEACH, CA, DEC. 4-6, 2014. RLA STEM DIRECTOR, CARRIE LYNNE DRAPER WILL BE PRESENTING.
Engineering Encounters: Growing Confident Problem Solvers, Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Regency Ballroom B, Sat. Dec. 6, 2014, 11AM.
SAVE THE DATE: ECSTEM 2015 WILL BE FEBRUARY 5-7, 2015, HILTON HOTEL, COSTA MESA, CA.
RLA STEM Directors Carrie Lynne Draper and Rudo Kashiri will be presenting with New Roads Science Discovery Teacher, Stuart Scolnik, M.A.R.S. (stay tuned for more details!)
- Join us at ECSTEM, February 6-8, 2014, Costa Mesa, CA http://childrenscenteratcaltech.org/conference/
- Join us at AGU (American Geophysical Union), December 7-10, 2013, San Francisco, CA
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After School & Summer Camp Curriculum & Instruction Help
Academic Achievers, Santa Monica, CA, has hired RLA STEM Director, Carrie Lynne Draper to conduct STEM/KinderPrep Staff training for their Summer 2015 Camps! Call us today and reserve your training day!
Are You Using the Latest Technology With Your Students?
Remember when DC motors excited students? No more! Now students want Raspberry Pi and MakerBot fun! We know the latest technology and how to fully integrate in to your program! Excite students using Evernote and Skitch for science journals in the field!
Remember when DC motors excited students? No more! Now students want Raspberry Pi and MakerBot fun! We know the latest technology and how to fully integrate in to your program! Excite students using Evernote and Skitch for science journals in the field!