September 15th through October 15th National Hispanic Heritage Month

Let us recall not only this month, but every month we are fortunate to walk upon the soil of mother Earth, that diversity is our strength. Greater human beings before me have stated it more eloquently than I can ever state it, so I pass the medium on to them.

Barack Obama: "We need to reject any politics that targets people because of race or religion. This isn't a matter of political correctness. It's a matter of understanding what makes us strong. The world respects us not just for our arsenal; it respects us for our diversity and our opens and the way that we respect every faith."


Maya Angelou: "It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength."


Robert Kennedy: "America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity - there very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has inspired."


Cesar Chavez: "We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community - and this nation."

Now that the above has been shared, let us focus our attention on to National Hispanic Heritage Month. This is the period from September 15 to October 15 in the United States, when people recognize the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States and celebrate the group's heritage and culture.

September was chosen as the starting point for the celebration because it is the anniversary of independence of five Latin American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. All declared independence in 1821. In addition, Mexico, Chile, and Belize celebrate their independence days on September 16, September 18, and September 2, respectively.

Here are a few additional resources for you and your expanded learning staff to access:

a) Hispanic Heritage Month Resources (Website)

b) Latinos in History (Website)

c) National Hispanic Heritage Month Activities (Website)

d) Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month (Website)

e) 24 Great Ideas for Hispanic Heritage Month (Website)

f) Hispanic Heritage Month: Latino Doctors, Scientists, and Educators (Website)


STEM / Expanded Learning and Other Pertinent Articles:

1) Can Teaching Civics Save Democracy 
    (NPR Article by Ariana Figueroa, September 22, 2017)

2) How One Group is Working to Build a More Diverse Teaching Force
     (NPR Article by Anya Kamenetz, September 19, 2017)

3) How to Make Every Grade Like Kindergarten
    (NPR Article by Anya Kamenetz, September 18, 2017)

4) 2016-2017 State of Expanded Learning in California
    (California After School Network)

5) Standing Up for Immigrant Kids 
    (After School Alliance blog by Sil Ganzo', September 15, 2017)

6) Girls Who Code Clubs: Prepare Girls in Your Community For the Future
     (After School Alliance blog by Leah Silverberg, September 5, 2017)

7) Kindness Curriculum Shown To Improve Grades and Relationship Skills
    (Education Week Article by Brenda Lasevoll, September 20, 2017)


STEM / STEAM / Bullying Prevention / DACA / etc. Resources:

1) NGSS Parent Guides (Spanish and English)

2) Teaching Tolerance Lesson Plans (Various Topics and Grade Levels)

3) STEM Gems Activities (National After School Alliance)

4) Bullying Prevention Activities (K-3)

5) Eyes on You Bullying Prevention Activities (Grades 4-8) 

6) Teaching Students to Prevent Bullying (Lesson Plans for Various Grades)

7) Anti-Bullying Activities for Teens (Lesson Plans)

8) There is No Apolitical Classroom (Resources for Teaching in these Times)

9) Immigrant and Refugee Children (A Guide for Educators and Support Staff)

10) DACA Resources

11) Immigrant Legal Resource Center (DACA Resources)

12) City of Sacramento DACA Resources (Sacramento)



STEM / Non-STEM Grants:

1) The Big List of Educational Grants and Resources (Edutopia)
    (Updated on September 12, 2017)

2) Bank of the West (Grant Page) 

3) Wells Fargo Community Grants (California Grants Page)

4) CAN Afterschool Grants Page (CAN Webpage)

5) The Impact Foundry Grant Page (Updated)

6) NSF Grant Advancing Informal STEM
    (Due Date November 7, 2017)



Professional Learning Sessions / Contest / Symposiums / etc.

1) GEMS Spooky Science of Energy Transformation
    (SMUD) (Cost: Free) (October 18, 2017)

2) California Dream'n Site Coordinator Symposium

    (October 20-21, 2017) (Cost: $50.00 + slight surcharge for two-day event)

3)  California STEAM Symposium

    (December 10-11, 2017) ($345 per participant)

Thanks again for all that you do in the field. Please keep us posted about STEM 
events / activities in your area. Please feel free to contact us at any time.

Monica Gonzalez-Williams (SCOE: Region 3: After School Regional Lead):
mgonzalez@scoe.net

Phil Romig (SCOE: Science Curriculum Specialist): promig@scoe.net

Mark Drewes (SCOE: Project Specialist II: Expanded Learning) mdrewes@scoe.net 

August is National Back to School Month

The Region 3 Expanded Learning Triad Team hopes that this blog post finds all of you doing well. Thank you to all of those that in some way shape or form had a hand during the summer of 2017 to help stave off summer learning loss by engaging youth in summer learning programs. Hopefully at some point you were able to get a few days off to recharge your batteries and dedicate a few days to you / your family. The work you do truly changes trajectories, is important, is hard, and is rewarding. Thank you for all that you do for it is greatly appreciated and inspiring.

With that being stated this blog post is filled with resources to add to your toolkits and to assist you as you embark on the 2017-2018 academic school year. Here is to a wonderful year, with many amazing memories.



STEM /  Expanded Learning and Other Pertinent Articles: 

1) New Resources for STEM in after school from Research + Practice Collaboratory 
    (Afterschool Alliance article by Leah Silverberg July 10, 2017)

2) Evaluating Afterschool: Building an Advisory Board
    (Afterschool Alliance article by Jason Spector July 5, 2017)

3) Evaluating Afterschool: Answering Questions about Quality
    (Afterschool Alliance article by Charlotte Steinecke June 5, 2017) 

4) Do Laptops Help Learning? (NPR article by Robbie Feinberg August 18, 2017)

5) In Children's Storybooks, Realism Has Advantages
    (NPR article by Tania Lombrozo August 14, 2017)

6) 4 H is Helping Kids Plant the Seeds for Healthy Relationships
    (NPR article by Kayla Lattimore August 11, 2017)

7) Relationships Matter More Than Rules 
    (Edutopia article by Rebecca Alber August 16, 2017)

8) Building Trust with Parents
    (Edutopia article by Heather Wolpert-Gawron August 29, 2014)

9) Bite Size SEL Lessons
    (Edutopia article by Kerry Elson August 14, 2017)

10) Stirring Students' Imagination
      (Edutopia article by Diana Rivera August 8, 2017)

11) We Stand with Charlottesville
      (LIAS Blog post by Sam Phia August 16, 2017)

12) Yes, Race and Politics Belong in the Classroom
      (Education Week article by H. Richard Milner IV August 15, 2017)

13) Teaching Secrets: Get to Know Students Through Seating Challenges
      (Education Week article by Sandy Merz June 27, 2012)

14) Leveraging ESSA to Promote Science and STEM Education in States
       (Achieve article July 12, 2017)


STEM / STEAM / Etc. Activities / Videos / Websites:

1) How Do We Get Kids Hooked on Science 
    (NPR / TED Staff video by Tyler DeWitt August 11, 2017)

2) Kids Learn What it Takes to Be an Astronaut
    (NPR Staff podcast by Scott Simon August 19, 2017)

3) How Do Teachers Talk About Hate Speech
     (NPR Staff podcast by Audie Cornish August 16, 2017)

4) Five Years in, What's Next for DACA
    (NPR Staff podcast by Claudio Sanchez August 15, 2017)

5) What Can We Do To Empower Students Living in Poverty
    (NPR / TED Staff video by Linda Cliatt-Wayman August 11, 2017)

6) Ten Back to School STEM Activities to Welcome Your Class 
     And Break The Ice (Steve Spangler Activities)

7) Back to School STEM - Team Builders and Activities
    (Momgineer Blog Activities)

8) Science Activities for the First Week
    (Science Penguin Blog)

9) Science Activities and Experiments
    (Education.com Website)

10) Speak Up! Responding to Everyday Bigotry!
      (Teaching Tolerance Guide)

11) How Can Photographs Help Create Social Change
      (KQED Lesson Plan)

12) Teaching Tolerance Learning Plans
      (Teaching Tolerance)

13) Black Innovators shine through history in these animated films for kids
      (PBS News Hour)

14) Online Resources for Culturally Responsive Teachers
      (NEA Online Resources)


STEM / Non-STEM Grants:

1) The Big List of Educational Grants and Resources (Edutopia)
    (Updated on August 16, 2017)

2) Bank of the West (Grant Page) 

3) Wells Fargo Community Grants (California Grants Page)

4) CAN Afterschool Grants Page (CAN Webpage)

5) The Impact Foundry Grant Page (Updated)


Professional Learning Sessions / Contests / Symposiums / etc. 

1) CDE / CAN Grantee 101 / 201 Orientation
    (Sacramento) (August 29, 2017)

2) GEMS Electric Circuit Workshop
    (SMUD) (Cost: Free) (September 16, 2017)

3) NBA Math Hoops Workshop
    (September 27, 2017) (Cost: Free) (Grades 4-8)

4) GEMS Spooky Science of Energy Transformation
    (SMUD) (Cost: Free) (October 18, 2017)

5) California Dream'n Site Coordinator Symposium
    (October 20-21, 2017) (Cost: $50.00 + slight surcharge for two-day event)

6) California STEAM Symposium
    (December 10-11, 2017) ($345 per participant)



Thanks again for all that you do in the field. Please keep us posted about STEM 
events / activities in your area. Please feel free to contact us at any time.

Monica Gonzalez-Williams (SCOE: Region 3: After School Regional Lead):
mgonzalez@scoe.net

Phil Romig (SCOE: Science Curriculum Specialist): promig@scoe.net

Mark Drewes (SCOE: Project Specialist II: Expanded Learning) mdrewes@scoe.net 
       

   

July is National Ice Cream Month

What better way is there is celebrate a month in which the thermometer pushes north of 100 degrees fahrenheit more often than not? I scream, you scream, many scream for ice cream as a way to beat the heat. July is National Ice Cream Month.

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday  of the month as National Ice Cream Day. He recognized ice cream as a fun and nutritious food that is enjoyed by over 90 percent of the nation's population. In the proclamation, President Reagan called for all people of the United States to observe these events with "appropriate ceremonies and activities."

The ice cream industry in the United States contributes more than $39 billion to the national economy and creates more than 188,000 jobs in communities across the country.

Where does this tasty treat emanate from? The emperors of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) are believed to have been the first to eat "a frozen milk-like confection." This version was made with cow, goat, or buffalo milk that was heated with flour. Camphor, an aromatic substance harvested from evergreen trees, was added to enhance the texture and flavor. The mixture was then placed into metal tubes and lowered into an ice pool until frozen. This process is similar to the way Indians made kulfi prior to refrigeration. For more on the history of ice cream, click here.

Do you and your expanded learning students want to make ice cream while learning how to be a process engineer? If so, click here for the Food for Thought Engineering Ice Cream, a curriculum unit from Engineering Everywhere.

Tang Dynasty Emperors were the first to enjoy an early version of this tasty treat.

STEM / Expanded Learning and Other Pertinent Articles:

1) Trump Budget Endangers STEM Learning
    (Education Week Commentary by Ron Ottinger, July 24, 2017)

2) After School shines in ESSA implementation hearing
    (Aftelschool Snack Blog by Erik Peterson, July 21, 2017)

3) House Appropriations Committee cuts after school (ESSA) funding by 191 million
     (Aftelschool Snack Blog by Erik Peterson, July 20, 2017)

4) Closing the achievement gap for Latino kids
     (Aftelschool Snack Blog by Diego Uriburu, July 19, 2017)

5) Technology Can be a Tool, a Teacher, a Trickster
    (NPR Opinion by Tania Lombrozo, July 17, 2017)

6) Considering Cultural Context When Promoting SEL
    (LIAS Blog by Sam Piha, July 19, 2017)

7) Five Myths About Transgender Students Educators Need to Unlearn
    (Education Week Commentary by Laura Erickson-Schroth, July 10, 2017)

8) 10 Social Media Controversies That Landed Students in Trouble This School Year
    (Education Week Article by Benjamin Herold, July 6, 2017)

9) NGSS Helps Prepare Future Workforce
    (Comstock's Article by Jennifer Berry, June 21, 2017)

10) Addressing Food Security in Your Afterschool and Summer Learning Program
      (National Afterschool Association Article, July 11, 2017)

11) The Journal of Expanded Learning Opportunities
      (Spring 2017 Issue)


STEM / STEAM / ETC. Activities / Videos / Websites:

1) STEM Tools (Research / National Summer Learning Association)

2) Resources and Services Webpage (National Summer Learning Association)

3) Science Resources for After School (AAAS Science Activities)

4) Crazy 8's (After School Math Club Activities)

5) Tinkering Resources (Exploratorium)

6) Science Club Activities (Northwestern)

7) Additional STEM Resources Activity Webpage (Afterschool Alliance)

8) SF MOMA Teacher Art Activities Resource Page (SF MOMA)

9) What it means to have an equal vs.s equitable education system
    (Audiofile of Jeff Duncan-Andrade Associate Professor at SFSU)

10) The World of Expanded Learning (YouTube Channel by Bruno Marchesi)

11) STRIVE FaceBook Page
      (Tips, Tools, Resources for Expanded Learning Educators)

12) Quality Standards In Action Video: Youth Voice and Leadership
      (CDE Expanded Learning Division)

13) YouTube Star Teaching Kids how to Bake (NPR Podcast)

14) Why Aren't Students Showing Up for College? (NPR Podcast)

15) Number of Teens Working Summer Jobs Declines (NPR Podcast)


STEM / Non-STEM Educational Grants:

1) The Big List of Educational Grants and Resources (Edutopia)
    (Updated July 19, 2017)

2) California Aftelschool Network Grant Page (CAN)

3) After School Funding Database (Afterschool Alliance)

4) The Impact Foundry Grant Opportunity Page (The Impact Foundry)

5) Bank of The West (Grant Page)


Professional Learning Sessions / Contest / Symposiums / ETC.:

1) CDE / CAN Grantee 101 Orientation
    (Sacramento) (August 29, 2017)

2) NBA Math Hoops Workshop
    (September 27, 2017) (Cost: Free) (Grades 4-8)

3) California Dream'n: Site Coordinator Symposium
    (October 20-21, 2017) (Cost: $50.00 + slight surcharge for 2-day event)

4) California STEAM Symposium
    (December 10-11, 2017) (Cost: $345 per participant)

Thanks again for all that you do in the field. Please keep us posted about STEM 
events / activities in your area. Please feel free to contact us at any time.

Monica Gonzalez-Williams (SCOE: Region 3: After School Regional Lead):
mgonzalez@scoe.net

Phil Romig (SCOE: Science Curriculum Specialist): promig@scoe.net

Mark Drewes (SCOE: Project Specialist II: Expanded Learning) mdrewes@scoe.net

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month / June is the Great Outdoors Month

The rich heritage of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders spans the world and the depths of America's history. Generation after generation, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have forged a proud legacy that reflects the spirit of the United States - a country that values the contributions of everyone who calls America home. During Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, the United States honors the perseverance of those who courageously reached for their hopes and dreams in a new land, and the United States celebrates the important impact the AAPI community has made on our Nation's progress.

With this being stated, let's honor a few of the AAPI community who have made major contributions to the fields of STEM.


1) Kalpana Chawla - Her love of flying led to her career as a NASA astronaut. She
    started her higher education career in India, earning a B.S. in aeronautical
    engineering from Punjab Engineering College in 1982. Moving to the U.S.,
    she turned to aerospace engineering and received her M.S. from the University
    of Texas and her Ph. D. from the University of Colorado. Chawla joined NASA
    in 1995 and was assigned as mission specialist on the space shuttle STS-87 in
    1997, becoming the first Indian-American woman to go into space. Click here
    to read more about Kalpana Chawla.

Kalpana Chawla - First Indian-American woman astronaut.

2) Amar Gopal Bose - was an Bengali-American academic and entrepreneur. An
   electrical engineer and sound engineer, he was a professor at the Massachusetts
   Institute of Technology (MIT) for over 45 years. He was also the founder and
   chairman of Bose Corporation. Click here to read more about Amar Gopal Bose.

Amar Gopal Bose - Bengali-American academic and entrepreneur.

3) Narinder Singh Kapany - is an Indian-American Sikh physicist known for his work
    in fibre optics. He is known as the "Father of Fiber Optics." The term fibre optics was
    coined by Singh Kapany in 1956. Click here to read more about Narinder Singh
    Kapany.

Narinder Singh Kapany - Indian-American Sikh who is the "Father of Fiber Optics."

Click here to watch a multitude of programs on APPI citizens whom have made an impact in other others of daily life.

Click here to find APPI activities for your students (PreK - 12th Grade)

Click here to find additional APPI activities for your students (K-12th Grade)


June is the Great Outdoors Month. This month is dedicated to introducing millions of Americans to healthy, active fun outdoor activities that they can engage in and around their local communities. Proclamations from all 50 Governors have stated the economic and healthful importance of outdoor recreation to their states and the entire country.

Here are 10 easy activities that you can engage your expanded learning program students in and around your site. 

Please share with us any photos that you make take of you and your students engaging in outdoor activities. 

STEM / Expanded Learning and Other Pertinent Articles: 

1) Study Links After-School Programs to Improved STEM Knowledge 

    ( The Journal article by Richard Chang March 2, 2017)

2) Common Outcomes and Potential Impacts of STEM After School Programs

    (Informal Science article January 1, 2016)

3) Engaging the Community With Family Engineering Nights

   (Teacher's Voice blog post by Liza Rickey April 10, 2017)

4) Our Turn: The importance of teaching evidence-based science

    (Concord Monitor article by Michelle Mitnitsky and Daniel E. Reidy 

    April 27, 2017)

5) The School Desk: Hands-on science in our schools

    (Daily Journal Lifestyle article by Terry d'Selkie May 5, 2017)

6) Teachers Weave Social Emotional Learning into Academics

    (Education Week article by Evie Blad May 5, 2017)

7) Questions to Ask Yourself as the School Year Winds Down

    (Education Week article by Justin Minkel May 9, 2017)

8) Fidget Spinners Not Proven To Help Those With ADHD

    (NPR article by Wynne Davis May 14, 2017)

9) School Bullying Is Down. Why Don't Students Believe It?

    (NPR article by Anya Kamenetz May 11, 2017)

10) Afterschool Program Quality and Effectiveness: 25 Years of Results!

      (Learnimg in After School and Summer Blog Post by 

      Sam Phia May 11, 2017)

11) Emerging Research on K-12 Computer Science Education: 

      6 Trends to Watch

      (Education Week article by Benjamin Herold May 2, 2017)

STEM (and other interdisciplinary core content) Activities / Videos / Websites:

1) Ten resources to teach STEM in after school (Various vetted sites) 

2) STEM Stories (Various student videos sharing how they are exploring STEM

     in their programs (STEM Next videos)

3) STEM in After School Resources (Activity Ideas / Websites)

4) NEA Science Activities for Grades K-12 (Lesson Plans)

5) Representing the Hijabi Muslim Girl at Encina High School (NPR Video)

6) The idea was to keep kids safe after school. Now they are chess champions

    (NPR Podcast)

7) 10 Fun Games from Around the World (Parents Magazine: Activities)

8) Scholastic: Lesson Plans and Ideas (Activities)

9) 7 Games from Around the World (Game ideas)

10) Literacy Activities for Students (Ideas)



STEM Educational Grants:

1) The Big List of Educational Grants and Resources
    (Edutopia Grant Page Updated June 7, 2017)

2) California After School Network Funding Opportunities
    (CAN Grant Page)

3) After School Funding Database
    (Afterschool Alliance Grant Page)

4) Grant Funding Opportunities 
    (The Impact Foundry Grant Page)

5) Bank of the West (Grant Opportunity)

6) Application for Free Computers (RRR Computers)



STEM / Misc. Professional Learning Sessions / Contest / Events:

1) NBA Math Hoops Curriculum Professional Learning Workshop
    (September 27, 2017) (Cost: Free) (Grades 4-8)

2) California Dream'n: Expanded Learning Site Coordinator Symposium
    (October 20-21, 2017) (Cost: $50.00 + surcharges for the two day event)

3) CA STEAM Symposium 
    (December 10-11, 2017) 
    (Cost: Before June 30, 2017 = $320.00 after June 30, 2017 = $345.00)


Thanks again for all that you do in the field. Please keep us posted about STEM 
events / activities in your area. Please feel free to contact us at any time.

Monica Gonzalez-Williams (SCOE: Region 3: After School Regional Lead):
mgonzalez@scoe.net

Phil Romig (SCOE: Science Curriculum Specialist): promig@scoe.net

Mark Drewes (SCOE: Project Specialist II: Expanded Learning) mdrewes@scoe.net
    

April is Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month

April marks a time to increase the understanding and appreciation of mathematics and statistics. Why? Both subjects play a significant role in addressing many real-world problems-- internet security, sustainability, disease, climate change, the data deluge, and much more. Research in these and other areas is ongoing, revealing new results and applications every day in fields such as medicine, manufacturing, energy, biotechnology, and business. Mathematics and statistics are important drivers of innovation in our technological world, in which new systems and methodologies continue to become more complex.

Mathematics Awareness Month began in 1986 as Mathematics Awareness Week with a proclamation by President Ronald Regan, who said in part:

"Despite the increasing importance of mathematics to the progress of our economy and society, enrollment in mathematics programs has been declining at all levels of the American educational system. Yet the application of mathematics is indispensable in such diverse fields as medicine, computer sciences, space exploration, the skilled trades, business, defense, and government. To help encourage the study and utilization of mathematics, it is appropriate that all Americans be reminded of the importance of this basic branch of science to our daily lives."

Here are a couple of current day Mathematical Pioneers:

1) Maryam Mirzakhani - She became the first woman to win the Fields Medal, one of
    the most prestigious awards in the mathematics community. She is also the first
    Iranian to receive this honor. "Math is the Aha moment, the excitement of discovery
    and enjoyment of understanding something new - the feeling of being on top of a hill
    and having a clear view."

Maryam Mirzakhani Stanford University Mathematics Professor

2) Katherine Adebola Okikiolu - In 1997, Okikiolubecame the first black recipient of a
    Sloan Research Fellowship. She was also awarded a Presidential Early Career 
    Award for Scientists and Engineers for both her mathematical research and her
    development of mathematics curricula for inner-city school children.

Katherine Adebola Okikiolu Mathematician at Johns Hopkins University. 

Click here for a list of grade level math activities to engage your expanded learning students in.

Now let's take a look and see how many Region 3 Grant Managers, Expanded Learning Program Providers, Expanded Learning community members, and business partners came together to help host year six of the Region 3 Expanded Learning Math Tournament.

Name of Expanded Learning Program Provider(s): City of West Sacramento KidZone, 

Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center, Sacramento START, 

Name of District(s): Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento City Unified School 

District, Twin Rivers Unified School District, Washington Unified School District

Name of Business(es): Broderick , Wilson Trophy Company,  Sacramento Riverboats, 

Nugget Markets, Chick-fil-A, Round Table, Leatherby's, Color Me Mine, 

Golf Land Sunsplash, Jamba Juice, Gunther's Ice Cream, In and Out, Vic's Ice Cream,

Starbuck's Coffee, Sacramento Republic, Target, Giants Community Fund, Scandia, 

Walmart, Safeway, Dos Coyotes, Sacramento Kings

Other Expanded Learning Community Partners: California Department of Education / 

Expanded Learning Division, Sacramento County Office of Education / Expanded Learning 

Office

Grade Level of Activity: 4th through 8th Grade

Number of Students who took part in Activity: 110

Type of Activity: Action Math Baseball Tournament

Day of Event: April 1, 2017

Learning Outcomes: Students were able to deepening their understanding of: 

• computing percentages
• comparing ratios
• creating a ranking system
• evaluating formulas
• interpreting data
• using probability to make decisions

A photo of how this was truly a collaborative effort.

A photo of one of our many expanded learning teams deep in thought.

A trophy for the division winners.

Pony Express Elementary for the Win!!!!

STEM / Expanded Learning and Other Pertinent Articles:

1) New science standards raise hopes for narrowing achievement gap
    (EdSource article by Carolyn Jones April 13, 2017)

2) Letters send wave of after school support to Capitol Hill
    (Afterschool Alliance article by Jullian Luchner April 13, 2017)

3) Having Just One Black Teacher Can Keep Black Kids in School
    (NPR article by Anya Kamenetz April 10, 2017)

4) A Surprising Explanation For Why Some Immigrants Excel in Science
    (NPR article by Anya Kamenetz March 30, 2017)

5) Kids Who Suffer Hunger In First Years Lag Behind Their Peers in School 

     (NPR article by Rhitu Chatterjee March 23, 2017)

6) How Empathy Is Important For Parents and Teens When Things Get Stressful
    (Mind/Shift article by Juli Fraga April 16, 2017)

7) How Play is At The Heart of Many World-Changing Inventions

     (Mind/Shift article by Katrina Schwartz April 13, 2017)

8) Why Giving Effective Feedback Is Trickier Than It Seems
    (Mind/Shift article by Katrina Schwartz April 12, 2017)

9) All Students Can Find Power In Thinking Like Computer Scientist
    (Mind/Shift article by Katrina Schwartz April 7, 2017)

10) Five Ways To Shift Teaching Practice So Students Feel Less Math Anxious
      (Mind/Shift article by Katrina Schwartz April 5, 2017)

11) 13 Magic Spells for Quieting a Noisy Class
      (Fusion Yearbooks article February 13, 2017)


STEM (and other interdisciplinary core content) Activities / Videos / Websites:

1) Resources for Advocacy in the Expanded Learning Field
    (VLOG by Bruno Marchesi / Strive)

2) Art Activities for Grades K-12 (SEDL Expanded Learning Activities Page)

3 Literacy Activities for Grades K-12  (SEDL Expanded Learning Activities Page)

4) Science Activities for Grades K-12 (SEDL Expanded Learning Activities Page)

5) Technology Activities for Grades K-12 (SEDL Expanded Learning Activities Page)

6) KQED Lesson Plans for Subject Grade Level Activities (KQED Lesson Plans)

7) Students From Different Cultures Collaborate To Communicate With Each Other
    (NPR Podcast by Katrina Schwartz April 9, 2017)

8) Fighting Hate in Schools (NPR Podcast by Tovia Smith April 5, 2017)

9) Google Hopes To Hire More Black Engineers By Bringing Students To Silicon Valley
    (NPR Podcast by Queena Kim March 28, 2017)

10) Howard University Aims To Build Silicon Valley Pipeline of Black Software
       Engineers
     (NPR Podcast by Queena Kim March 25, 2017)

11) A High School's Lesson For Helping English Language Learners Get To College
      (NPR Podcast by Claire McInerny March 25, 2017)


STEM Educational Grants: 

1) The Big List Of Educational Grants and Resources
   (Edutopia Grant Page Updated April 12, 2017)

2) California After School Network Funding Opportunities (CAN Grant Page)

3) After School Funding Database (Afterschool Alliance Grant Page)

4) Grant Funding Opportunities (The Impact Foundry Grant Page)

5) Bank of The West (Grant Opportunity)

6) Application for Free Computers (RRR Computers)


STEM / Misc. Professional Learning Sessions / Contest / Events:

1) Ali Prose Poetry Contest
    (Deadline: April 28, 2017)

2) SCOE Mindful Educators Round Table Session 
    (Free: May 11, 2017 10:00 am to 12:00 pm)

3) SCOE Kidz Science: Alternative Energy Workshop
     (Free: May 19, 2017 9:00 am to 12:00 pm)

4) SCOE One Day Art Projects Workshop
    (Free: May 23, 2017 9:00 am to 12:00 pm)

5) SCOE College and Career Readiness Workshop
     (Free: May 31, 2017 9:00 am to 12:00 pm)



Thanks again for all that you do in the field. Please keep us posted about STEM 
events / activities in your area. Please feel free to contact us at any time.

Monica Gonzalez-Williams (SCOE: Region 3: After School Regional Lead):
mgonzalez@scoe.net

Phil Romig (SCOE: Science Curriculum Specialist): promig@scoe.net

Mark Drewes (SCOE: Project Specialist II: Expanded Learning) mdrewes@scoe.net