Job posting - Dearborn Middle School

Dearborn STEM partnership coordinator

Title: STEM partnership coordinator
Employer: Dearborn Middle School, Boston Public Schools
Summary: The STEM Partnership Coordinator will work closely with the Dearborn School leadership to create and sustain an integrated system of services, partnerships, programs and resources to support the school’s grade 6-12 STEM enrichment program.
Instructions: Apply on the City of Boston careers page, where there are further details listed. To find the job posting, run a search for "STEM."

General responsibilities:
Position is responsible for developing and implementing a plan of action to partner with community-based agencies (which may include but are not limited to local businesses, colleges and universities, health and hospital organizations, and faith-based organizations) to support school programming around STEM initiatives.

Job requirements:
1. Bachelor’s Degree in related field
2. Substantial prior experience working in STEM-related field
3. Project management skills; ability to manage time and complete assignments on-time accurately
4. City of Boston residency
5. Knowledge of public school setting
6. Preferred: Bilingual Spanish/Cape Verdean

State STEM Summit - November 13, 2013

Register now for the State STEM Summit

What: Massachusetts State STEM Summit - registration link
When: November 13, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Location: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
Questions: For questions and general information about the summit, please contact Karen Wilson at (774) 455-7372 or kwilson@donahue.umassp.edu.

Register now for the tenth annual Massachusetts State STEM Summit (there is a $25 registration fee). Throughout the day, panel presentations and the lunchtime plenary session will address the goals, plans and progress of STEM education, bringing together leaders and practitioners from the state’s education, business and government sectors to share information and ideas. Sessions will cover the entire education spectrum, workforce development, economic development, and other key policy areas faced by the Commonwealth.

One day left to submit projects for the STEM Summit!

Looking for innovative K-12 projects to present at the 2013 STEM Summit

What: Resource Expo at the 2013 Massachusetts STEM Summit
When: November 13, 2013
Location: Gillette Stadium
To submit: Please send the title of the exhibit and a short description of K-12 innovative project - including grade level and school, names and titles of presenters (students are encouraged to attend and to be presenters if appropriate), and e-mail and phone contact information of the point person - to Alysia Ordway at alysia.ordway@bostonpic.org.
Deadline: September 10, 2013

The 2013 STEM Summit at Gillette Stadium will include a new feature this year: a Resource Expo where students, teachers, and others can display innovative STEM curricula, projects, and activities. This is open to all who contribute to, participate in, or support PreK-16 STEM education. Please consider showcasing and sharing your innovative STEM work with STEM Summit attendees!

The submissions should:

• Feature student- or teacher-created STEM products, activities or curricula (PreK-16)
• Illustrate STEM innovation
• Reflect goals of the State STEM Plan
• Increasing student interest in STEM
• Increasing student achievement of STEM, including college readiness
• Increasing success in post-secondary STEM fields
• Increasing effectiveness of STEM educators
• Aligning STEM education to workforce needs

The submissions should not:

• Be for the purpose of promote or advertising commercial products

Massachusetts Project Lead The Way Conference

Save the Date

What: Massachusetts Project Lead The Way Conference
When: October 24, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Location: Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Salisbury Laboratories, Worcester, MA
Eligibility: The conference is open to all K-12 schools and other interested parties.
Details: Partial funding to support implementing PLTW programs at the middle and high school levels may be available to MA school districts serving diverse, low income populations. The conference details will be available by late September on the WPI website at www.wpi.edu/+pltw. For more information about the Project Lead The Way programs, please visit the PLTW website at www.pltw.org.

This conference is a professional development conference for school counselors, curriculum specialists, principals, teachers, district administrators, and interested business and industry professionals to learn about the Project Lead The Way K-12 Curriculum Programs that integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), providing an opportunity for districts to develop a STEM pathway from kindergarten to grade 12 in order to prepare students for the global economy. These programs are aligned with the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards.

PLTW programs are endorsed by the Massachusetts Governor’s STEM Advisory Council, the American Aerospace Industry Association, the American Society for Engineering Education, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, among others.

Massachusetts Envirothon looking for coaches

Opportunity for Massachusetts high school educators

Who: Massachusetts Envirothon
When: Webinar for new coaches on September 24, from 5:00-6:00 P.M. The first of three team workshops will be on October 25 at UMass Amherst.
Information: For more information visit www.maenvirothon.org or read our 2014 recruitment letter or contact massenvirothon@gmail.com.

The program offers:

• A September webinar to answer your questions
• Three workshops through the year, across the state
• A current issue with relevance to every urban, suburban, and rural community: Sustainable Local Agriculture
• A stellar competition site (Sholan Farms, Leominster)
• A proven new competition format allowing up to 10 team members to compete at the May event, with a chance for community service as well

Opportunity for students to:

• Get outdoors and experience the interaction of wildlife, water, soils, and forestry within Massachusetts ecosystems
• Investigate this year’s current issue: Sustainable Local Agriculture
• Develop skills to participate in community decisions and action
• Work alongside natural resource professionals to learn about local wildlife, water, soil and forests
• Grow in their commitment to stewardship of the environment and natural resources
• Test their environmental knowledge, skills, and teamwork in a challenging competition
• Develop their curiosity and a love of learning in science
• Increase their awareness of career opportunities in the environmental field

Long-time coaches like the Envirothon because it gives them a chance to keep learning themselves, to get to know a group of students well, and to spend time with them outdoors.

DIGITS: increasing sixth-graders' interest in STEM

Connections between students' schoolwork and STEM in the world around them

Congratulations to our friends at DIGITS, who have reached nearly 5,000 6th graders in the Greater Boston area! DIGITS is an innovative program that connects sixth-grade classes in Massachusetts schools with STEM professionals to inspire student interest in STEM subjects and careers. Volunteers use a set of hands-on activities to engage students in the classroom. The program also provides a set of online STEM resources to teachers to supplement classroom instruction over the course of the academic year. The goals of the program are to demonstrate to students the connections between the math and science they study in school and the world around them, and to open their minds to the exciting career opportunities that STEM fields provide.

“Building STEM literacy among America's next generation of leaders is critical,” said DIGITS CEO Joyce L. Plotkin. “Our volunteers from across the state are great role models for the students, represent multiple STEM sectors, and are broadly reflective of the workforce - 44% women, 24% minority, and 56% with advanced degrees.” Students reached by the program showed a statistically significant increase in their interest in and knowledge of STEM subjects and careers, as well as an increase in interest in STEM-related after school activities!

DIGITS is available free of charge to all Massachusetts public schools with a sixth grade. For more information on DIGITS, go to www.digits.us.com, or contact:

Carol Greenfield, Chief Operating Officer and Press Coordinator
carol@digits.us.com
617-872-8602

Joyce Plotkin, Founder and CEO
joyce@digits.us.com
617-694-7309

Former lt. governor Tim Murray’s legacy of leadership in STEM

STEM Leadership in Massachusetts

Lieutenant Governor Tim Murry recently left the political sphere, after four years of leadership in STEM. Joyce Plotkin, Founder & CEO of DIGITS and Vice Chair of the Executive Committee of the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council, says:

We have made incredible progress in STEM over the last four years. It was under Tim Murray’s leadership that the 21st century STEM movement in Massachusetts was born – and because of his vision, commitment, and stewardship, we have a strong and active volunteer leadership group, excellent staff, state agency involvement, a plan with clear and measurable goals, consistent state funding over the last several years, and a long list of accomplishments.

See Joyce's full comments on the DIGITS blog post!

Job posting - research assistant at PEAR

Title: Data, Assessment, and Programming Research Assistant
Job posting: #2242026
Employer: Harvard University and McLean Hospital's Program in Education, Afterschool, and Resiliency (PEAR)

Summary: The Data, Assessment, and Programming Research Assistant (RA) is a full-time position that includes managing data, writing reports and performing basic statistical analyses across projects at PEAR. The ideal candidate will have beginner-to-intermediate- level programming skills.

Instructions: Submit resume and cover letter online or go to the McLean Hospital jobs database and conduct an Advanced Search for Job Opening ID 2242026.

See below the jump for the full job posting!

Save the date - Massachusetts STEM Summit

10th Annual Massachusetts STEM Summit

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Location: Gillette Stadium, 1 Patriot Place, Foxborough, MA
Information: For questions and general information about the event, please contact Karen Wilson or visit the website at www.mass-stem-summit.org. Planning for the Summit has begun; watch for additional information!

The 2013 Massachusetts STEM Summit will be the 10th, and it is expected to be the largest, with more than 1,000 attendees expected. Throughout the day, panel presentations and the lunchtime plenary session will address the goals, plans and progress of STEM education, bringing leaders and practitioners from the state's education, business and government sectors together to share information and ideas. Sessions will cover the entire education spectrum, workforce development, economic development, and other key policy issues faced by the Commonwealth.

The Massachusetts STEM Summit is hosted by the Massachusetts Governor's STEM Advisory Council, Massachusetts Business Roundtable, and the University of Massachusetts / UMass Donahue Institute. We'll be there -- will you?

Metro North event for professionals interested in STEM

STEM in education and in the workforce

Event: Bridging the Workforce Gap: In-Demand STEM Occupations in the Metro North Region, hosted by the Metro North Regional Employment Board
Date: Friday, June 26, 2013
Time: 9 A.M. - 12 P.M.
Location: Horace Mann Room, 1st Floor Conference Center, Microsoft New England Research and Development (NERD) Center, 1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA
Information: To register for the event, please contact Meelynn Wong, (617) 871-1115. There is no fee to attend; however you must register, as space is limited. Parking in the garage at the NERD Center is a flat fee of $27.00. Continental breakfast will be provided.

This event is designed for professionals in the fields of education, training, and workforce development who are interested in learning more about the viable local STEM opportunities that are available to their customers and students. Each of the eight jobs featured offers opportunities for workers to develop skillsets that correspond to career pathways within a specific Metro North priority industry. Through a combination of videos and interactive discussion, the event will highlight the following careers:

• Information Technology: Computer Support Specialist and Software Developer
• Life Sciences: Biomedical Technician and Quality Control Technician
• Healthcare: Clinical Lab Assistant and Medical Lab Technician
• Advanced Manufacturing: CNC Operator and Mechanical Engineer

Attendees will leave with detailed information about each of the eight occupations and their associated career pathways, to share with their customers and students.

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