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The main takeaways still apply. A collaboration among afterschool leaders and stakeholders, this website offers insight into effective methods of communication around STEM as a means of making the case for support of STEM initiatives in OST programs.

Funded by the Noyce Foundation and led by the Afterschool Alliance, this resource contains talking points, fact sheets, infographics, and much more that will be valuable for your United Way to use to advocate for OST as a critical component in the push for STEM. STEM in Afterschool System-Building Toolkit From the Noyce Foundation, this toolkit shares concrete strategies, gives state examples, and provides tools and resources to help OST programs build the quality and supply of informal science programming.

The methods this guidebook provides for bringing science into out-of-school programs can be adapted to a variety of OST programs, both new and already-existing. It delves into ways programs can create effective community partnerships, assess their positioning related to STEM, engage families, and much more. It provides examples of successful STEM initiatives, program resources and curriculum, models of evaluation, and partnership and funding options. It describes the DoS development process and shares findings from a case study of its use.

The study found that the long-term sub-indicators, such as the impact of STEM in society, were backed by less confidence among program providers, suggesting that additional focus and research needs to be done in those areas. Science After School: How to Design and Run Great Program Activities This guidebook for program leaders, from ExpandED Learning, covers the importance of science in afterschool programs, the ways to design a science-focused program, and the available methods of finding support.

STEMfinity This website is a valuable resource for finding project-based activities for youth from Pre-K through high school. The target audience for this series is middle school students, and each segment has a career spotlight focused on an Alabama STEM Industry.

To view the segment on sound and waves, click here. The Progress Report was issued in October STEM is a centerpiece of the Department's comprehensive education agenda. The existing STEM priority has been used across the Departments' discretionary grant programs to further the Department's mission, which is "to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

Secretary's Proposed Priorities The U. The notice includes related definitions for use in the Department's discretionary grant programs and an invitation to submit comments through Regulations. The six priorities, listed below, are described in detail in the Federal Register notice. STEM, computer science education, and out of school time settings can be found in proposed Priority 2. In February , the Department created the U. Please go to our newsletter subscription page to sign-up.

The U. Department of Education invites you to join us and the U. Substantial completion is forecast for winter — The school is scheduled to open before the — school year. Once open, students from across the county will have the option to attend the new facility. When complete, the high school will offer advanced coursework unique to the school. Possible opportunities include advanced healthcare classes, biomedical classes and engineering.