Meet Jennifer Borland at the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Annual Teacher Conference on Saturday, October 3rd. She will be presenting “Fun with Fossils and Engaging Ways to Explore Deep Time” along with Jennifer Ruyle of Morrill Hall and Daniel George of the Ashfall Fossil Bed Site at 4:10pm EST in a virtual presentation. For more information about this conference, click here.
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The 6th Annual Maker Educator Convening
Scott Burg will be participating in The Sixth Annual Maker Educator Convening on Saturday, October 2nd and 3rd. Scott will be co-presenting in a virtual conference panel entitled Fostering“Belonging” Through Design Thinking: Girls STEAM Summer Camp on Saturday, October 3 at 12:15pm PST with co-presenters Carol Tang, Executive Director of the Children’s Creativity Museum and Dr. Shalini Agrawal, Associate Professor, California College of the Arts. If you are attending the virtual meeting, don’t hesitate to reach out.
Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics Conference
Meet Scott Burg at the Makerspaces for Innovation and Research in Academics virtual conference on July 16th. He will be presenting on Creative Program Evaluation that Raises Diverse Voices and Provides Actionable Feedback as part of a panel at 1:50pm PST. Click here for more information, or to register.
Indiana Evaluation Association Quarterly Meeting
Jennifer Borland will be attending and serving as a small group discussion facilitator at the Indiana Evaluation Association’s quarterly meeting on July 17th from 9:30A-12:30P EDT, featuring a presentation by Dr. William Cox on “Bias Habit-Breaking Training.” This program is built on more than 30 years of research on the prejudice habit model and has been experimentally shown to produce long-term changes in bias. Click here for more info, or to register.
Rethinking the High School Internship in a Digital World
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Education organizations are quickly adapting to school closures, distance learning, and remote work schedules. While school buildings are closed, many industries remain active. As the summer approaches, internship programs that prepare students for the workforce are shifting to accommodate job placements online when they cannot take place on-site.
On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 3:00 – 4:30 PM PST, join a panel of educators and STEM industry partners discussing strategies to implement STEM internships while sheltering-in-place. The discussion will be moderated by the CEO of PilotCity and joined by representatives from Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Bayer, Biotech Partners, Typeform, and San Mateo County.
REA’s Alex Gurn will present with Biotech Partners on the opportunities and challenges of recreating laboratory-based experiences through digital internships.
The meeting is hosted by Alignment Bay Area, a group of education, industry, workforce development boards, and community-based organizations focusing on strategies that lead youth through college and to careers. Register in advance for this meeting.