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Assessment & Planning

An important part to successfully implementing quality STEM learning opportunities is creating a comprehensive plan and continually assessing the plan for improvement. This section features several different planning and assessment tools.

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Curriculum & Activities

In this section you will find activities, STEM curricula and links to databases to search vetted curricula. Implementing STEM activities in your OST programs is a great place to start, but ideally programs should be moving towards creating a comprehensive plan where quality STEM curriculum is implemented regularly.

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Funding

This section provides a variety of STEM funding opportunities that are currently available for OST programs as well as links to funding websites to keep up with the various other funding opportunities that are available.

 

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STEM Committee

The STEM Committee of the California AfterSchool Network is a dedicated group of professionals sharing information, resources, promising practices, as well as a shared work plan intended to advance STEM in out-of-school time in California. 

 

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What's new in STEM?

The Readiness and Needs Assessment and Program Planning Tool are now available for users to access so they can begin the first step to implementing quality STEM learning opportunities for the students in your out-of-school time program. Both of these tools are available as a Printable PDF or Fillable PDF.

Become a Guest Presenter for the STEM Committee

The California Afterschool Network’s STEM Committee is looking for guest speakers to share their insight on effectively working with and engaging STEM in out-of-school time programs! We are looking for presenters from the field, or technical assistance providers who are able to share strategies or best practices about effectively supporting STEM in after school. Presentations will be held during the STEM Committee’s virtual meetings and should last approximately 15 minutes followed by a 5 minute Q&A session.

STEM Videos

You for Youth

You for Youth

Professional Development for After School Science

Professional Development for After School Science

4H

4H

Backend Portal

Backend Portal

Virtual Innovation Support Center Tour

Take a tour of the Virtual Innovation Support Center to learn about the different resources avail

Greater Bay Area Power of Discovery Workshop #2

Workshop #2 from the Greater Bay Area Regional Innovation Support Provider for the Power of Disco

Greater Bay Area Power of Discovery Workshop #1

The Greater Bay Area Regional Innovation Support Provider provided a workshop for the Power of Di

4-H Science Inquiry: Milk Magic

Discover the mysteries of milk with this fun-filled video on how different milk properties can le

4-H Science Inquiry: Egg Crusher

Egg shells are generally known to be very fragile and crack easily.

4-H Science Inquiry: Rocket Stomper

Discover quick and easy ways to create a rocket!

Scientists for Tomorrow

Scientists for Tomorrow is a presentation from the Promising Practices Dissemination wor

Build a School in the Cloud
Mitra makes his bold TED Prize wish: Help me design the School in the Cloud, a learning lab in India
An early detection test for pancreatic cancer
When Jack Andraka was 15 years old, he didn’t know what a pancreas was.
Set high expectations for all students
Freeman Hrabowski is president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), which has mad
A local bacteria to solve a local problem
Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao were the winners in British Columbia of the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Chall
My invention that outsmarted lions

Richard Turere is 12 years old, and he lives in Kenya, in Nairobi National Park.

Power of Discovery: STEM2 and CSU Collaboration

Power of Discovery: STEM2 and CSU Collaboration

Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT)

Phyllis Westrup from Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) gave a presentation at our February STEM C

Next Generation Science Standards

Kirk Brown from San Joaquin County Office of Education gave a very informative presentation on th

Leading "Engage"

This video provides you with tips on how you can promote interest and actively engage students in

Encouraging Working Together

After school KidzScience curriculum has developed several videos that explores different aspects

Asking Questions

After school KidzScience curriculum has developed several videos that explores different aspects

What is Science?

After school KidzScience curriculum has developed several videos that explores different aspects

How do People Learn?

After school KidzScience curriculum has developed several videos that explores different aspects

4-H National Youth Science Day: Eco-Bot Challenge

On October 10, 2012, young people across the nation participated in the fifth annual 4-H National

AfterSchool KidzScience: Encouraging Curiosity

This KidzScience video teaches OST practitioners how to encourage STEM curiousity with young stud

ExSTEMing Scientific Minds through Physical Activities

In this webinar segment from the December 7th, 2012 STEM Committee Meeting, Dr.

Wouldn't It Be Cool If...Highlights with will.i.am

"For America's problems - you are the solution.

Did You Know 3.0

The New HD Version on the progression of information technology researched by Karl Fisch, and mod

Rethinking Learning: 21st Century

From cell phone and video games to Facebook and YouTube, digital media are changing the way young

Caine's Arcade

A 9-year-old boy in Los Angeles builds his own arcade from cardboard and tape.

Improving STEM in High Schools

With Hands-On, Minds-On, Lawerence Klien addresses the challenge to motivate high school students to excell in STEM and pursue STEM careers (ITEST 2012).

Olivia Munn - Green Your School PSA

Watch this video to learn more about the Green Your School Challenge.

Science for All: What Do Our Kids Say?

How do we interest more children in science – particularly those who come from communities not well served by classroom, informal, after-school, or summer science programs?

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