2019
The STEM Education Center will host its 8th annual celebration of PreK-12 educators, AweSTEM! 2019 on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 from 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm in Alden Memorial Hall. This year’s theme will be “Growing STEM in Our Communities.”
Presentation information will be added immediately after the program.
1. Take-Home Science Challenges
Jenna Erickson (jenna.queior@gmail.com)
Waltham Public Schools
https://4thgradesciencetakehomechallenges.weebly.com/
2. Growing Your Program with 4-H
Kim Pond (kima@umext.umass.edu)
UMass Extension 4-H Youth Development Program
mass4h.org
IMPACT Program Brochure: http://ag.umass.edu/sites/ag.umass.edu/files/pdf-doc-ppt/impact_brochure_final.pdf
Computer Science 4-H & Google 2017 Press Release:
https://4-h.org/media/4-h-and-google-team-up-to-bring-computer-science-education-to-kids-across-the-country/
Sample Curriculum
4-H National Youth Science Day Since 2008
3. Problem of the Month
Nicole Kontulis & Sheri Dumas (Nicole.Kontulis@stpetercc.com)
St. Peter Central Catholic
Project Overview
4. An Industrial Past for Innovation
Betsy Wermuth & Lisa Gogolinski (ewermuth@nps.org)
Northbridge Public Schools
https://sites.google.com/nps.org/whitins-works/home
5. First Grade Blooms
Elisabeth Powers, Rina Federico, & Sue O'Malley (ewermuth@nps.org)
St. Joseph Elementary School
firstgradeblooms.wordpress.com
6. City Science: The Science You Live
Anna Crocker & Christina Chappell (acrocker@ecotarium.org)
EcoTarium
EcoTarium Programs and Education Link: https://ecotarium.org/programs-education/
City Science and other Featured Exhibits Link: https://ecotarium.org/indoor-explorations/
7. STREAM Around the Globe
Nana Abdelkader (nabdelkader@alhudaacademy.org)
Alhuda Academy
STREAM Event Overview
STREAM Standards ELA and SS
Middle School Science Standards 2019 for STREAM
8. Pre-Collegiate Outreach Programs
WPI
Website: www.wpi.edu/+pop
Sue Sontgerath (ssont@wpi.edu)
9. Project Lead The Way
WPI
Website: www.pltw.org
Mary Laturnau (program implementation, curriculum content, PLTW agreement and policies, budgeting, equipment/supply
requirements, student scheduling), mlaturnau@pltw.org
Martha Cyr (core training at WPI, college credit from WPI, MA specific issues), mcyr@wpi.edu
PLTW Solution Center, solutioncenter@pltw.org or 877-335-7589
10. STEM Education Center Professional Development
WPI
Website: www.wpi.edu/+pd
Mia Dubosarsky (mdubosarsky@wpi.edu)
11. Seeds of STEM PreK Curriculum
Suchira Channoi & Colleen Bostwick
Head Start Worcester
https://seedsofstem.org/
12. ICED Epic Challenge Program
James Gorman & Christine Cote (jgorman@mursd.org)
Mendon-Upton Regional School District & Northbridge Public Schools
ICED Epic Challenge Program Overview
13. Graspable Math
WPI
Website: https://graspablemath.com/
Erin Ottmar (erottmar@wpi.edu)
14. ASSISTments
WPI
Website: assistments.org
Cindy Starks & Emma Berman (assistments@wpi.edu)
15. MHS STEM Fair Sponsored by Women in STEM Club
Shanley Heller & Kristy Macedo (sheller@medwayschools.org)
Medway Public Schools
Template of Master Planning WiSTEM Fair:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/136YwuxRcK9aTwKMb4ZXVmC9A1Z-D07RSWxGto8AHTFM/edit#gid=800477479
16. Preparing for Careers
Ethan Brown (BrownEA@masshirecentral.com)
MassHire Central Regional Workforce Board
https://masshirecentral.com/youth/
17. Mass Academy
WPI
Website: www.massacademy.org
Mike Barney (mbarney@wpi.edu)
18. Master's Degrees for Educators: Math & Physics
WPI
Math: John Goulet (goulet@wpi.edu), www.wpi.edu/+mme
Physics: Doug Petkie (dtpetkie@wpi.edu), https://www.wpi.edu/academics/study/physics-for-educators-mped
19. Integration of Citizen Science, Computer Programming, Modeling of Ecological Systems,
and the Study of Ecosystem Dynamics
Johanna vanderSpek, Jennifer Hardy, & Jennifer Field (vanderspekj@worcesterschools.net)
Worcester Public Schools & Mendon-Upton Regional School District
20. Opportunities to Partner with WPI Faculty
WPI