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Texas Mobile STEM Lab 2022-2023 Schedule
TEA is excited to announce the Texas Mobile STEM Lab schedule for the 2022-2023 school year. Campuses not scheduled for a visit have opportunities to engage with the Texas Mobile Lab through professional development. Learning Undefeated’s education team is holding sessions to teach the engineering design challenges used in the mobile lab program.
How to Compose Your Own Engineering Design Challenges:
- September 6, 6:30-7:30 pm CST: Grades K-2
- September 7, 6:30-7:30 pm CST: Grades 3-5
- September 8, 6:30-7:30 pm CST: Grades 6-8
Texas educators can register for this free opportunity at this link.
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Events
Texas Mobile STEM Lab:
Sept. 6: Free K-2 Mobile Lab Professional Development
Sept. 7: Free 3-5 Mobile Lab Professional Development
Sept. 8: Free 6-8 Mobile Lab Professional Development
Sept. 11: Mobile STEM Lab kicks off the 22-23 school year in Region 16
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 Region 12 STEM Fest
The Region 12 Education Service Center welcomed over 1,500 participants to the STEM Fest in Waco, Texas. This free event promoted STEM awareness in the community by engaging participants through engineering design challenges, coding activities, and even solving crimes. During the downtown STEM Stroll, businesses gave tours and shared how they apply STEM thinking in their careers. STEM FEST was made possible through Region 12’s Texas EcosySTEM community partnerships.
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Images taken in the Mayborn Museum during the STEM Fest event.
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Federal STEM Highlight
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Presidential Awards for Excellence in STEM Teaching Now Open
The National Science Foundation (NSF) administers Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), created by Congress in 1983, on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The awards are the nation’s highest honors for teachers of STEM, including computer science. This year's (2022-2023) awards will honor science, technology, engineering, or mathematics teachers working in grades 7-12. Recipients of the award receive the following:
- A certificate signed by the president of the United States
- A paid trip to Washington, D.C., to attend a series of recognition events and professional development opportunities
- A $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation
- An opportunity to build lasting partnerships with colleagues across the nation
Nominations close on January 9, 2023
Applications must be completed by February 6, 2023.
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 Temple ISD STEM Program
After attending the TEA Statewide STEM Leadership training, Hugh Burke, Digital Learning Coach at Temple ISD, used the Texas STEM Framework, STEM Toolkit, and the Region 12 Texas EcosySTEM to strengthen their network of colleagues and cultivate resources to move their STEM program forward. The district has developed intentional systems to facilitate and support STEM instruction in math and science classrooms this year. Their back-to-school training featured engineering design challenges for the staff to start the year with a STEM focus.
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The Texas Education Agency will improve outcomes for all public school students in the state by providing leadership, guidance, and support to school systems.
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