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Omaha STEM Ecosystem offers online resources for families

The Omaha STEM Ecosystem has provided a resource list with online links that families can use that can help with productivity and connection, especially in relation to science, technology, engineering and math. Click to view full article.

Omaha Chamber CareerRockit

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A new page has been added to the website CareerRockit that helps inform and encourage students on exciting new STEM careers available right here in Omaha. Students, educators, and parents connect with opportunities outside of Careerockit to move along the learning pipeline, gain applicable knowledge and build excitement for growing…

Northrop Grumman STEM High School Internship Program

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  If you love math and science, are creative and hardworking, and desire a STEM-related career, then this is the internship for you! Students selected for Northrop Grumman’s summer STEM High School Internship Program will work alongside our top engineers and scientists in a fun and challenging environment. Apply today…

AAAS (American Association for the Advancement in Science) UNO STEM Blog is Posted (includes Ecosystem section)!

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The UNO STEM Education Blog (on P-12 Teacher Engagement), invited by the American Association for the Advancement in Science (AAAS) has now been posted!    Here is the link.  This is very big kudos to UNO, and our STEM Education colleagues in the community, as many of the AAAS blogs…

Aim for the Stars Science and Math Camps Announcement

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Omaha STEM Ecosystems would like to inform the Omaha community of an exciting opportunity for children in grades from 3rd to 10th grade. Registration for these camps opens up the first week of January for 1 week camps that go through June 3rd to August 2nd (no camps during the…

Look what is happening right here in Omaha: Ag. Education at Bryan High

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Agricultural Education Inside the AgroBox By Bev Flatt|November 12th, 2018|Agronomy, CDE/LDE, Chapter Focus, FFA New Horizons View Larger Image In order to feed a hungry planet, future agriculturists have to think outside the box. For some students, this means working inside the AgroBox. When you walk into a classroom at Bryan High School’s Urban…

Biomechanics is a Big Word for Toddlers

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Omaha Children’s Museum recently joined forces with the University of Nebraska at Omaha Department of Bio-mechanics and College of Education to host a training for teachers and early childhood educators on how to incorporate science, vocabulary and concepts of bio-mechanics into curriculum for young learners. It sounds like a difficult…

STEM Daily News Alert- October 25, 2018

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News Alert From STEM Daily The STEM News Aggregator Thursday, October 25, 2018 K-12 Education Talia Milgrom-Elcott (Founder & Executive Director, 100Kin10): Want To Keep Students Engaged? Ask, Don’t Tell (Forbes)  Quick: Think about something new you learned in the last year. It could be anything – an improved swing,…

STEM News Update: Northwest High Chemistry Class Conducts Water Testing Project at Pawnee Creek October, 2018

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Video From Channel 3 News attached in link below: https://www.3newsnow.com/news/local-news/itc-northwest-high-take-chemistry-class-to-pawnee-creek    ASHLAND, Neb. (KMTV) – Students at Northwest High got down and dirty this morning at the Wildlife Safari Park in Ashland. It was no field trip for the chemistry class. Instead, they were researchers for the day. Going into Pawnee…

STEM Daily News Alert October 19th 2018

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  News Alert From STEM Daily The Stem News Aggregator Friday, October 19, 2018 Diversity in STEM English-Learners Often Denied Full Access to STEM Education, Report Finds (Education Week)  School systems across the country should do more to ensure that current and former English-language learners have access to STEM education,…