O-Steam

Can't attend the National STEM Festival in D.C. check out the Virtual Field trips- they LOOK awesome!
https://www.nationalstemfestival.com/2024-agenda-virtual
STEM Learning Ecosystems

2024 National STEM Festival Explore the full agenda of the 2024 National STEM Festival, co-presented by the U.S. Department of Education and EXPLR in Washington, DC. From April 11-13, join us to celebrate exceptional student achievements in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

So of all these dedicated volunteers. It is amazing!
is reassuring STEM Learning Ecosystems

Words cannot express how humbled and excited for this opportunity to be Readers Digest's America's Favorite Teacher. I MADE IT IN THE TOP 20!!!!
Now onto round 2 which ends on April 11th at 7pm PDT. I need to be in the top 15 to move forward. I know with YOUR help YOU can make that happen for me and our community and help build a stronger STEM/STEAM community! I love the work I do with -STEAM. I have an amazing group of visionaries that help drive our mission. Teaching is my passion- one I've been doing for over 46 years. WOW- I just WOWed myself!!
So PLEASE don't let me down- you get a FREE vote every 24 hours!
america's fav teacher O-Steam and the The Ozarks Maker Faire STEM Learning Ecosystems

Happy birthday to Mary Colter - 1869
During her career with the Fred Harvey Company, the American architect designed several landmark buildings for the National Park Service at the Grand Canyon. Since Colter drew much of her inspiration from the landscape, projects like the Hermits Rest and Desert View Watchtower compliment the area surrounding them.

An Exciting Opportunity for High School Teachers to Review
Data Science Curricula!

The Harvard University Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning (VPAL) has been funded by the National Defense Education Program (NDEP) to develop online resources on LabXchange for students and educators focused on connecting data science to biology and environmental science. In collaboration with LabXchange, TIES is recruiting teachers to pilot curriculum materials (assets) which were developed during the first two years of this effort by LabXchange and a group of co-development teachers.

The curricula that have been developed apply data science to pressing real-world challenges in biotechnology and climate change while also highlighting stories of scientists, including Department of Defense researchers, who use data science in their careers. The student curricula developed through this project will authentically engage learners at the intersection of life sciences, statistics, and computer science, building skills in computational thinking and data literacy through interactive virtual learning experiences.

The Asset Trial Cohort will include high school teachers with backgrounds in biology, chemistry, environmental science, statistics, or other relevant subject areas. This cohort will work with the existing Co-Development Teacher Cohort to test the newly developed learning assets and educator resources.

STIPEND: $75 for each asset and educator resource pairing reviewed
Time Commitment: 3 hours/review
Deadline for receipt of applications is Sunday, March 31, 2024.

Interested In Learning More? Contact:

Paul Schwein (LabXchange) [email protected]; (954)-560-6163
Sheri Homany (TIES) [email protected]; (440) 759-3476

Interested In Learning More? Contact:

Paul Schwein (LabXchange) [email protected]; (954)-560-6163
Sheri Homany (TIES) [email protected]; (440) 759-3476

Thank you for your support. Last night I was ranked 5th-THANKS to all of you who voted. Now on to day 2…:
https://americasfavteacher.org/2024/debbie-wilson

If you’re like the majority of people in the world, blue is your favorite color. That means you probably like sodalite, a blue mineral often used in jewelry. While known for its blue color, sodalite may also be grey, yellow, green, or pink and is often mottled with white veins or patches. Large sodalite samples are opaque, however, crystals are usually transparent to translucent. First discovered by Europeans in 1811 in Greenland, sodalite did not become important as an ornamental stone until 1891 when vast deposits of the mineral were discovered in Ontario, Canada. Sodalite is found as vein fillings in plutonic igneous rocks such as nepheline syenites. Come check out the samples of sodalite and other minerals on display at the Missouri Institute of Natural Science! #mineralmonday #sodalite #minerals #science #naturalscience #musuem #missouriinstituteofnaturalscience #rockhounds #freetosee #freemuseum #freeattractions #learningexperience

WOW!

This Week in Science: 17 - 23 March 🧪
A new leading cause of illness, black hole mimicry, autoimmune 'switch' discovered, first ever measurements taken of Dirac electrons, and plenty more!

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Neurological disease: https://bit.ly/4cwbftC
Black hole mimicry: https://bit.ly/4cokV9v
Autoimmune switch: https://bit.ly/4cr1KM5
Dirac electrons: https://bit.ly/4cmQG2y
Migration study: https://bit.ly/4cwbpkI
Cellulose digestion: https://bit.ly/4crHCJV