HYBRID AND BLENDED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: Engaging and Motivating Learners Wherever Learning is Happening!
December 3, 2020 The Omaha STEM Ecosystem, in partnership with Project Lead the Way, hosted a virtual presentation, on a key topic that many educators face – engaging and motivating learners in the blended and virtual space of classroom today. This collaborative session provided tips and tools, on how to…
April 2019 Newsletter
Building Omaha’s Future Leaders April 2019 Celebrating STEM in Omaha A STEM Professional You Should Know! Chris Schaben, Ph.D. Dr. Chris Schaben, is the science supervisor for Omaha Public Schools (OPS), the largest urban district in Nebraska. Dr. Schaben is a passionate science/STEM education leader who inspires teachers and students….
March 2019 Newsletter
Building Omaha’s Future Leaders March 2019 Celebrating STEM in Omaha A STEM Professional You Should Know! Mike Girón Mike Girón is a painter, muralist, graphic artist and educator. He began working large-scale on New Orleans Mardi Gras parade floats in 1992. In the past five years, he has…
January 2019 Newsletter
Building Omaha’s Future Leaders January 2019 Celebrating STEM in Omaha STEM Professional You Should Know! Victoria Novak Victoria Novak is the Director of Workforce & IT Innovation at Metropolitan Community College, Center for Advanced and Emerging Technology, a position that aims to drive public-private partnerships to enhance the Omaha area’s…
November 2018 Newsletter
Building Omaha’s Future Leaders November 2018 Celebrating STEM in Omaha STEM Professional You Should Know! Jim Dennell Jim Dennell is the President of BCDM Architects in Omaha, Nebraska and is a graduate of The University of Nebraska Lincoln’s Architecture of College. BCDM’s mission is “Creating environments that form people”. Since…
October 2018 Newsletter
Building Omaha’s Future Leaders October 2018 Celebrating STEM In Omaha STEM Professional You Should Know! Christine Cutucache, Ph.D. Christine Cutucache, Ph.D. is the Haddix Community Chair of Science and Associate Professor of Biology at UNO. Even though Dr. C is a Wisconsin native, she received all of her formal training here…
INSIDE the Omaha Public School eNewsletter -September 2018
Written by Julie Sigmon, Director of Omaha STEM Ecosystem The Omaha STEM Ecosystem (OSE) is excited to partner with Omaha Public Schools on this opportunity to share STEM resources, events, and other information with students, families, and educators. The cornerstone of our organization is to assure that all students and…
INSIDE the Omaha Public Schools August eNewsletter
Omaha STEM Ecosystem is excited to be apart of the monthly OPS eNewsletter. OPS Continues Shift to STEM Focused Education by James Harrington, OPS Supervisor of Math and Chris Schaben, OPS Supervisor of Science With the revision of the Nebraska State Mathematics Standards in 2015 and continuing with the newly-adopted…
Wilson Focus School Becomes an Apple Distinguished School
Wilson Focus School: Celebrating a New Dawn in Leadership, Technology, and Communication. Part of becoming an Apple Distinguished School is having 75 percent of teachers complete Apple Teacher training. We ended up having more go through the training with 17 getting Apple Teacher certificates. For more information, pull open the…
