Register now for the Astronomy Education Workshop on Saturday, Oct. 24. The workshop will be held on Zoom, as a webinar. Plenary speakers are Britt Lundgren, University of North Carolina at Asheville, and Gay Stewart, West Virginia University. Continue reading…
STEM CONNECT is pleased to announce the selection of 14 Fall 2020 Scholars at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for its scholarship program and STEM community partnership with Southeast Community College and Western Nebraska Community College. Continue reading…
The University of Nebraska State Museum’s Sunday with a Scientist program will be taking place over Zoom and Facebook Live during the Fall 2020 semester. Upcoming events are Oct. 25 and Nov. 22. Continue reading…
The military has a long tradition of recruiting young adults who are underrepresented in STEM fields and promoting military service as a way to gain STEM skills. Husker sociologist Regina Werum explores the association between military service and STEM bachelor's degrees. Continue reading…
Click on this link to download the PDF of "Speak up at School: How to respond to everyday prejudice, bias and stereotypes," a guidebook for teachers by Teaching Tolerance, A Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Continue reading…
The virtual event will take place December 8 through 11. Register today to secure your special rate. NGWA members save even more if they register on or before November 6. Continue reading…
The Youcubed team has designed a new pedagogical routine that draws from the idea of “number talks” and helps students develop something important for the modern world –- data literacy. The routine is called a “Data Talk” and, like “number talks,” they should take 5-10 minutes of class time. Continue reading…
The Artemis Moon Pod Essay Contest is challenging K-12 students to imagine what it would be like to lead a one-week expedition at the Moon’s South Pole. What skills, attributes and/or personality traits would an astronaut need for a successful mission 250,000 miles from Earth? Continue reading…