Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA Free Resources
This Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA (part of NASA’s Universe of Learning) webinar will provide a brief overview of the program and its resources, including a range of computer-based and paper-based activities, along with exhibits and poster series. We will then delve deeper into some Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA activity-based resources. In addition to […]
Leveling the Playing Field in Math Summit
It’s common to hear students say that they’re just not “math people.” But the idea that math is an innate ability can limit kids’ prospects and reinforce racial and gender stereotypes. In this summit our reporters and their guests will explore ways to support all students in math classrooms in elementary, middle, and high schools. […]
Visual Poetry – Learning in the Making: LIVE!
Learning in the Making: LIVE! Join Maker Ed for “Visual Poetry” on May 20 at 1:00 PM PST at bit.ly/MakerEdLIVE Looking for something fun to make at home? Each week we are collecting and curating resources around a topic and this week’s is Visual Poetry. We are focusing on making with what you have around […]
Women’s Audio Mission: Virtual Girls on the Mic
Women’s Audio Mission is offering DAILY Girls on the Mic virtual classes via Zoom to students in the Bay Area during Spring 2020! Who are the classes for? Girls and gender non-binary students age 11-18 are welcome to sign up! When are the classes? Mondays: Synths & Samples with Layla Tuesdays: Beatmaking with JB Wednesdays: […]
#Lunchbites: Let’s Make! Supporting Families With Innovative At-Home Activities
Bring Out Your Inner Innovator with our guest The Tech Museum! Build, make, create wherever you are. The Tech Museum has put together a collection of fun and easy activities for parents and educators. They’ll share educational resources and links to some of your favorite educational IMAX films!
Berkeley Lab K-12: Live Science Series: 3D Design & Fabrication
3D Design & Fabrication – May 22 Did you know that our engineers custom build a lot of the equipment used in Berkeley Lab research? Meet some of some of the people behind the big magnets and running experiments on our Advanced Light Source! Stay for a quick introduction to TinkerCAD and learn about the […]
Virtually Maker Faire
Featuring Makers and projects responding to COVID-19, Virtually Maker Faire provides an opportunity for makers to connect, share their projects and talk about what they do and how they do it. It will take place completely online through video sessions over a 24-hour period and as a curated collection of maker exhibits. The goal is […]
Shelter in Plays
DEADLINE TO APPLY: 11:59 P.M. PDT ON SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2020 We invite you to join a unique, remote opportunity where you’ll collaborate to compose and a play to be performed by professional actors, all within 24 hours. Please join us to stretch our creative muscles and use design abilities to tell stories. Absolutely NO […]
Equity in STEM Education: The Connection to Culture
When you think about diversity; how does it show itself? When you stand before your students, do the faces looking back at you look like your own? Most likely your answer is “no”. Classrooms, and out-of-school time programs are becoming more culturally, ethnically, and linguistically diverse, which is leading to both, challenges and opportunities for […]