NOVA students as well as college, High School and Middle School students can submit their projects up until Dec 10th. The challenge is to fabricate a one-of-kind musical instrument!
Students may participate as a solo artist or form a musical entourage with up to two additional members. There will be cash prizes!
Submit here.
Wed., November 08, 2023, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET
Making connections and impacting your community enhances teaching and student learning and engagement.
Join this educator panel for ideas on how to bring your community and its resources into your learning environment. You’ll also learn how you can encourage students to engage and give back.
This webinar delves into the power of community engagement and its role in encouraging students to step out into the world of experiential STEM learning. Discover how collaboration between educators, local organizations, and community leaders can enrich STEM education by providing students with real-world experiences and hands-on learning opportunities.
SPEAKERS
Christina Chandler, School Strategy and DEIB Initiatives Consultant, KC STEM
Heather Kleiner, Director of the Northwest LaSTEM Innovation Center
Sandra Roberts, Education Program Manager, Science Friday
MODERATORS
Martha McCabe, Senior Vice President of Community Partnerships, Project Lead The Way
MSU Student Union Building! This is different than last year but the same as the pre-Covid events.
For a full-size PDF of this poster,
click here.
Looking for projects to use the light sensor on the micro:bit? We've got 
make it :code it resources so you can use the micro:bit’s light sensor
including a cookie tin alarm, a nightlight, an energy-cost calculator and much more
microbit.org/projects/make-
#microbit #STEM
Congratulations to Tosin Adetoro of Falls Church City Public Schools. She gets to work with nearly every student in the school system during their most formative years of building a STEM identity.
The STEAM educator’s passion for science is contagious at Oak Street Elementary School.
Upside down, hands up, glee on her face, Tosin Adetoro soared above her students in an F/A-18 fighter jet. The teacher at Oak Street Elementary School in Falls Church had been recognized for excellence in teaching and her outreach efforts in the STEAM field (short for science, technology, engineering, art, and math). The award: a flight with the Blue Angels at the 2020 Joint Base Andrews Air Show. “I hate roller coasters and things that move fast. But I told my students, ‘I had to be a risk-taker just like you,’” laughs Adetoro. “And it was the best experience ever.”
Oak Street is a Primary Years International Baccalaureate School, a program that focuses on inquiry-based learning. Adetoro models that philosophy as she guides 500 students in their weekly STEAM classes. The lessons are hands-on, whether it’s rocketry, coding, or robotics. While she only sees them once a week, she knows every student’s name, and they call her Ms. Awesome.
Adetoro’s passion for science is contagious, according to her fellow teachers, and they cite her creativity, colorful clothing, and excitement for learning. “Science is already a boring and challenging concept for some, so I have to sprinkle pizazz on it,” Adetoro says. “It may take me all year to wow that one student in the back corner, but we’re going to work on it.”
Challenges are embedded in her lesson plans, like when she adapted a high school experiment and had fifth graders build hot air balloons at home during the pandemic. Adetoro showed that Oak Street students could manage the task. She stresses that it’s OK to fail, and in science and technology, failing is part of the process.
Adetoro teaches third through fifth graders and celebrates every step of their elementary school journey. To demonstrate the impact of her classroom lessons, Adetoro founded STEAM Night, and the event’s popularity is undeniable. In the lead up to STEAM Night, she empowers her students to develop independent projects and present them to the Falls Church business community.
“As a parent of two children who she has taught, I can confidently say that her enthusiasm for teaching and learning is infectious,” says Chrissy Henderson. “She is a true role model.”
Adetoro also focuses on mentoring underrepresented populations to pursue STEAM fields. She was often the only Black woman in her college classes and workplace, which is why she strives to be an example today. “I push myself a little more to make sure that these groups don’t miss out,” Adetoro says.
What’s next for Ms. Awesome? “I will do anything I can to get out there and challenge myself,” she says. Adetoro also wants her students to be risk-takers, whether they’re launching a hot air balloon or analyzing water filters. “The STEAM field is limitless,” she says with enthusiasm. Aboard a Blue Angel, with a CNN camera aimed at her helmeted face, Adetoro showed us what limitless looks like.
Feature image by Amie Otto
Herer is a list of upcoming Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. AI presentations and discussions, along with a few international meetups you can attend virtually.
Date | Title | Location | URL |
Sept 5-7, 2023 | Voice and AI | Hybrid, Washington, DC | LINK |
Sept 7, 2023 | Immersive Technologies (IM-TECH) | In-person, GMU, Arlington, VA (free) |
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Sept 13-14, 2023 | SES Standards and Innovation Forum: Intersection of Standards and AI | Virtual |
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Sept 28, 2023 | INCITS AI Standards Workshop: NIST AI RMF + 42001 Crosswalk | Virtual (free) |
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Sept 28, 2023 | OSTP Director Prabhakar discusses Responsible AI | Hybrid, ITI Washington, DC (free) | |
Oct 16-20, 2023 | ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 42 International Plenary | Hybrid, Vienna, Austria | Join via membership here:
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Oct 23-24, 2023 | Fundraising.AI Global Summit | Virtual (free) |
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from Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus
Apply now Back to search resultsJob no: 526796
Work type: Staff
Senior management: Innovation Campus
Department: Innovation Campus
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Categories: Communications / Public Relations / Marketing, Administrative / Clerical, Program/Project Management
Job Description
Reporting to the Director of K-12 Programs, this role partners with the Director in the development, implementation and evaluation of integrated K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and computer science programs for formal and informal education settings, in accordance with Virginia Standards of Learning and national standards in requisite areas. The K-12 Program Manager supports the accomplishment of program goals within the prescribed time frame and funding parameters while adhering to quality standards. This position also ensures the K-12 program runs operationally and serves as the point of contact for the program.
The responsibilities include:
● Facilitating professional development as applicable to support STEM education programs for students, teachers, and families
● Utilizing content and pedagogy expertise to support teachers in the development and implementation of integrated K-12 Science, Mathematics, Educational Technology, Computer Science, Engineering (STEM) instruction, in accordance with Virginia Standards of Learning and national standards in requisite areas
● Implementing K-12 STEM teacher professional development, afterschool programs and initiatives as they relate to and support state and national standards
● Developing culturally relevant curriculum materials for engaging diverse student populations
● Managing a hybrid community of practice to support and coach K-12 educators by modeling, sharing lessons, educational resources, and toolkits for implementing best practices into classrooms
● Working collaboratively with K-12 public school districts, Virginia Tech community, nonprofits, corporations and other stakeholders
● Marketing Virginia Tech Innovation Campus K-12 Initiatives to diverse stakeholders
The Virginia Tech Innovation Campus is a bold, new vision for research and graduate education in computer science and computer engineering. Located adjacent to the
The image below might be helpful in understanding the sections of a formal research paper submitted to a research journal. It is much more than teachers would expect of a high school student, unless perhaps you were submitting to a Junior Academy of Sciences in your state.
Increasingly, many journals seek an abbreviated format of 3000 words or less, no more than 6 citations, and no more than one Table or Figure. The intended audience is a "sophisticated lay audience" or "an educated and well-read person who may not have expertise in your field".
You should look for guidance in the journal for recommendations of APA, MLA, or other preferred formats. Purdue Owl is a great resource for most all questions about formatting.
Those interested in CompTIA certifications should also consider these free resources from Professor Messer here.
This is the index to the free SY0-601 CompTIA Security+ training course videos.
All of their Security+ and cybersecurity exam training videos are completely free.
Virginia Space Grant Consortium’s free, online Security+ Exam Preparation Series is now complete and available for Virginia’s students. The series has 14 one-hour sessions, led by Dr. Michael Mann and recorded with student engagement, that use practice questions from the question bank developed by the Virginia Cyber Range. Registrants also have access to the Cyber Range’s full bank of test questions and answers.
Each program is bookmarked for ease of access to topics of particular interest to the student. Closed captioning and downloadable transcripts are available for each program in the series. The series is available at: http://vsgc.odu.edu/securityplus
The following Arlington programs were recognized:
DEADLINE: June 18, 2023, 11:59am
Internship Description (you'll be encourages to make changes based on your preferred areas of focus - Biological, BioMedical, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, Environmental, Health and Medical, IT, Physics, Public Policy):
Virginia Tech Physical Computing and Maker Education Lab, Summer 2023
Falls Church, Virginia
Support a 2400 square foot physical computing and maker-space lab for school-aged students and adults at the Northern Virginia Center graduate student campus in Falls Church, VA. Assist lab leaders in maintaining equipment and developing and implementing STEM education programs for schools, administrators, teachers and students in technical career exploration, microelectronics, engineering design processes, Arduino programming (C, C++), micro:bit programming (Microsoft MakeCode, Python, Javascript), RoboCrafting (arts-integrated creative robotics), VEX Robotics, and IOT (Internet of Things)/SmartCities and AI initiatives. Support integrated environment and technology projects, and also pursue independent or small-team projects. Teach students of all ages from elementary school groups to senior citizen lifelong learning programs.
June 26 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-2)June 27 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-2)June 28 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-3) - high school group visit at 2pmJune 29 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3 (school group visit from 930 to 130pm)June 30 - Virtual work only
July 3 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-2)July 4 - HolidayJuly 5 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3 (school group visit from 930 to 130pm)July 6 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3 (school group visit from 930 to 130pm)July 7 - Virtual work only
July 10 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-2)July 11 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-2)July 12 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-3) - high school group visit at 2pmJuly 13 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3 (school group visit from 930 to 130pm)July 14 - Virtual work onlyJuly 17 - Virtual or In-person (restricted to 10-2)July 18 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3July 19 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3July 20 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3July 21 - Virtual work onlyJuly 24 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3July 25 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3July 26 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3July 27 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3July 28 - Virtual work onlyJuly 31 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3August 1 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3August 2 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3August 3 - Virtual or In-person 9 - 3August 4 - Virtual work onlyBeyond August 4 - We'll talk about any additional ideas you might be interested in for Fall.
Send an email to STEM@vt.edu.
Attn: Educators! Seeking Applicants with a passion for #Making and #DigitalFabrication for a paid, part-time 1-year Virtual STEM Ambassadors Program with the DoD Defense STEM Education Consortium (DSEC) Hosted by TIES
This also allows for educators to use the new "Cadillac version" of the renewal system this Fall.
