Southeast Iowa STEM Region

Find the perfect STEM Camp for your child this summer! Follow the link below to a spreadsheet of all the STEM Camps in the SE Iowa STEM Region. We will continue to update this spreadsheet as more information becomes available. Don't see you organization's STEM camp? E-mail [email protected] with the details.

Summer STEM Camps: https://bit.ly/3r4YMqH

#IowaSTEM Wildlife Camps and School of the Wild Family Museum STEAM On Wheels Des Moines County Conservation All Saints Catholic School Cedar Rapids Parks and Recreation Grant Wood AEA Summit Schools Kirkwood Continuing Education Indian Creek Nature Center ISU Extension and Outreach - Linn County Coralville Parks and Recreation Kirkwood Regional Center at the University of Iowa Nahant Marsh Education Center Putnam Museum St. Ambrose University Code Ninjas Clinton County Extension - Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Kirkwood Linn Regional Center Willowwind School
Iowa City Fab Lab FilmScene Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department Southeastern Community College Lake Iowa Park and Iowa County Conservation STEAM On Western Illinois University-Quad Cities Iowa Wesleyan University ISU Extension Muscatine County Eastern Iowa Community College Louisa County Conservation

It was another great night of STEM last night! This time we were in Donnellson, IA, at Central Lee Community School District. Educators, students, parents, and local businesses/organizations participated in this great opportunity to have some fun and expose young students to careers in STEM.

Thank you to all of our sponsors/presenters! If we missed a business or organization, please tag them in the comments below!
@BurlingtonModelAirplaneClub Alliant Energy NewBoCo CNH Industrial @IowaCornGrowersAssociation Iowa Soybean Association Lee County Conservation Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center

#IowaSTEM #STEMFestival #STEMCareers Future Ready Iowa

Thank you to students, teachers, and volunteers at Harrison Elementary School Van Buren Elementary and Wright Elementary School for joining the SE Iowa STEM Region and Workplace Learning Connection at the Kirkwood Linn Regional Center this morning for a fun, hands-on educational STEM festival!

Thank you to all of our presenters: Bayer U.S. Alliant Energy Cedar Rapids Public Library Department of Physics & Astronomy, The University of Iowa UI Society of Physics Students National Advanced Driving Simulator (N**S) Linn County Farm Bureau Collins Aerospace University of Iowa Health Care Community Education Programs Iowa's News Now University of Iowa Iowa Motor Truck Association TreesForever Green Iowa AmeriCorps - Energy & Community Central Iowa Power Cooperative Iowa City VA Health Care System

#IowaSTEM #STEMFestival #STEMCareers

There are many great STEM Events happening in the SE Iowa STEM Region this week! For full details on these events and other upcoming STEM events, please visit our Facebook events tab.

Today, April 4 - LEGO Lounge (Buffalo) hosted by Scott County Library System
Today, April 4 - STEAM for Kids hosted by Vinton Public Library
Tuesday, April 5 - Super Tuesday hosted by North Liberty Library
Tuesday, April 5 - Girls Love Code hosted by Davenport Library
Wednesday, April 6 - Toddler Time! hosted by Washington County Conservation
Wednesday, April 6 - Project Peep hosted by Center Point Public Library
Wednesday, April 6 - After School Kids Lab hosted by Bettendorf Public Library
Thursday, April 7 - Girls Who Code Grades 6-12 hosted by Keokuk Public Library - Keokuk, Iowa
Thursday, April 7 - Discover Butterflies! hosted by Central City Public Library
Friday & Saturday, April 8&9 - Funtime Friday & Funtime Saturday at the Discovery Center! Hosted by Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center
Friday, April 8 - Brain STEM: Ramps and Pathways hosted by @hiawathapubliclibrary
Friday/Satureday, April 8&9 - Iowa City Darwin Day: Science Fest 2022 hosted by The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History University of Iowa Sciences Library Carver College of Medicine University of Iowa Department of Biology
Friday, April 8 - Lego Club hosted by Keokuk Public Library - Keokuk, Iowa
Friday, April 8 - Public Observing Night hosted by Van Allen Observatories
Saturday, April 9 - One Sustainable Iowa Student Conference hosted by University of Iowa Office of Sustainability and the Environment
Saturday, April 9 - {coffee + code} hosted by NewBoCo and Stillwater Coffee Co.
Satruday, April 9 - Full STEAM Ahead!: Fizzy Eggs! hosted by LeClaire Community Library
Saturday, April 9 - PiECES at Starr's Cave hosted by Des Moines County Conservation

Saturday, April 9: Children of the CornCon: Quad Cities Cybersecurity Conference Spring 2022 K-12 STEM Camp - Register at: https://bit.ly/3qHcgJ6

Looking for Summer STEM Camps for the kids? Look no further than our list of STEM Camps for the entire SE Iowa STEM Region! This spreadsheet is organized by town/city and is being updated each week as more information becomes available.

Don't see your summer STEM Camp listed, e-mail [email protected] to share information about your event.

SE Iowa Summer STEM Camp List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZSEKomh3kr1PY_kGQPbGPSNpt7WWDljE702wgkc_6Ho/edit?usp=sharing

We're looking to add to our list of STEM Teacher Externship Hosts in the SE STEM Region! Hosts work side-by-side with educators to help bring classroom curriculum to life and prepare students for future careers in STEM. Interested in learning more? Click the link below.

👉 https://iowastem.org/externships

#STEMEssential is an @IowaSTEM podcast designed to explore how STEM is at the forefront of finding solutions in Iowa. From investigating different STEM careers to talking to the professionals who helped develop and distribute the COVID-19 vaccine in our state and more, you can find it all in our four seasons live on the website now.

Listen today 🎧 https://iowastem.org/podcast
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Southeast Iowa student career center finally becoming reality - Radio Iowa

Exciting things happening in the SE Iowa STEM Region! #STEMBESTHD #IowaSTEM Future Ready Iowa #STEMcareers

https://www.radioiowa.com/2022/03/25/southeast-iowa-student-career-center-finally-becoming-reality/

Southeast Iowa student career center finally becoming reality - Radio Iowa After seven years of planning, a new career center for students in southeast Iowa is on-target to open in Montrose later this year. The goal is to help young people explore their capabilities and connect them to local opportunities. Dana Millard, of the Lee County Economic Development Group, says th...

Exciting news! 📣

Applications are now open for #STEMBEST programs. Apply for the opportunity to work with industry professionals to build classroom curriculum that prepare students for careers in STEM!

Application is due May 9.

Learn more here! 👇
https://iowastem.org/STEMBEST

Stay up-to-date with the STEM Council by reading the #IowaSTEM blog! In the latest post, Dan D'Alessandro was interviewed about his engineering career & experience on the Southeast Iowa STEM Regional Advisory Council.

Check it out here 👉 https://bit.ly/3C1b4Vp

WANTED - Workplace Hosts for our Summer 2022 STEM Teacher Externships Program

The USarmy Corpsofengineers Rock Island has been a valued Teacher Externship partner since 2013.

WORKPLACE HOST EXPERIENCE

Since 2013, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Rock Island District has hosted numerous STEM Externs, most of which have been assigned to the Natural Resources Section of our Mississippi River Project Office. The STEM Extern program has been both rewarding and mutually beneficial.

The program offers the flexibility for our managers to assign externs to projects where their help will be most advantageous to our natural resources staff. Because many of our field efforts are affected by weather, river conditions, etc., the ability to adjust on a daily basis is crucial. The flexibility of the extern program allows the teachers to support fieldwork on multiple projects and adjust to the daily needs of our crews.

The teachers are exposed to a wide array of practices, concepts, equipment, and field techniques in natural resource management. Teachers have participated in numerous vegetation sampling efforts and wildlife monitoring efforts, as well as interacting with other professionals in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The structure of the STEM Extern program allows for field support to USACE on multiple projects while providing a wide variety of experiences for the teachers, and equipping them with material to incorporate into their classroom.

Richard T. Nickel, P.E.
Chief, Project Engineering Section
US Army Corps of Engineers

For more information about hosting a Teacher Extern for 6 weeks this summer, please visit: https://iowastem.org/externships

Marion Chamber of Commerce Marion Economic Development Corporation - MEDCO Anamosa Chamber of Commerce Olin, Iowa Benton Development Group Hiawatha Economic Development Corporation - HEDCO Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group Williamsburg Area Chamber of Commerce, Inc. Tipton Chamber of Iowa DeWitt Chamber & Development Co. Clinton Chamber Clinton Regional Development Corporation LeClaire Chamber of Commerce Eldridge-North Scott Chamber of Commerce Quad Cities Chamber of Commerce QCESC - Quad City Engineering and Science Council Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry Wilton Chamber of Commerce - Iowa West Liberty Chamber of Commerce Iowa City Area Business Partnership Iowa City Area Development Group Kalona Area Chamber of Commerce Washington Chamber of Commerce Fairfield Area Chamber of Commerce Mount Pleasant Area Chamber of Commerce Mount Pleasant Area Development Commission Greater Burlington Partnership Fort Madison Chamber Keokuk Iowa Area Chamber of Commerce Keosauqua Chamber of Commerce