Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing Published in the Journal of Marine Education

The Journal of Marine Education is the peer-reviewed journal of the National Marine Educators Association who seeks to “Make known the world of water.” It features lively, in-depth articles and activities relating to all aspects of educating a variety of audiences about the world of water.

Data Saves the Whales! was developed as part of the Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated to Unlock Potential (AMP-IT-UP) project, funded by the National Science Foundation through its Math and Science Partnership program. A central outcome of the AMP-IT-UP project was the development of 1-week modules for core middle school math and science courses that were aligned with best practices as put forth in the Next Generation Science Standards and Standards of Mathematical Practice.

The Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, sometimes described as the jam session of the future or the “X-Prize for music”, features the next generation of music technologists sharing their latest and greatest instrument inventions. Normally, this competition is judged by professionals in the industry, however due to this year’s virtual pivot – your students have the opportunity to help choose the winners.  There is no prior knowledge needed, just the curiosity to see the most innovative instruments in music to date.

Program Evaluation Frameworks: Why Do They Matter?

CEISMC's Meltem Alemdar, Ph.D., Associate Director, Principal Research Scientist, and Christopher Cappelli, MPH, Senior Research Associate write a blog post about the role of evaluation in National Science Foundation (NSF) projects. The post is featured on the ARISE website.

Proposals for the 5th Annual STEAM Leadership Conference at Georgia Tech® are Being Accepted!

 

The STEAM Leadership Conference 2021 at Georgia Tech is approaching. We are planning an engaging and inspiring array of experiences to build and engage STEAM leaders for our 5th annual conference on April 15-16, 2021, and we want to hear from you. We invite you to help lead the conversation by submitting proposals to share your innovative ideas.

Conference Theme:
The Path Forward: Leveraging STEAM Education in an Evolving World

Audience:
STEAM decision-makers – school leadership, curriculum and after school coordinators, informal educators, principals, teacher leaders, and artists.

Deadline for proposals:
January 10, 2021, at 11:59 p.m.

Notification of acceptance:
February 10, 2021

Learn more about submitting a proposal at this link:
https://steamleadership.ceismc.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/images/2021_cfp_steam_leadership.pdf

For questions or more information, please email: steamleadership@gatech.edu

 

Dr. Jessica Roberts, Assistant Professor at the School of Interactive Computing, and Morgan Chin, a Masters Candidate in Human-Computer Interaction at the Georgia Institute of Technology, are exploring how K-5 students can use Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) to learn science in K-5 classrooms!   

If you are a parent of a K-5 student that likes science and technology and would like to take 15 minutes to answer an anonymous survey to tell us about how your student likes to learn science, please click the button below!

Students will have the opportunity to use AR or VR technologies to learn more about fossils. Parents and students can also volunteer to be selected to participate in further design sessions after the completion of the survey. Parents or guardians must give their permission for their student to take the survey.

 

Common Good Georgia Tech is a student led organization dedicated to encouraging and informing campus conversations about educational inequalities, investing in other Atlanta area students, and advocating for better educational resources for public school students as well as for men, women, and juveniles in prisons and juvenile justice centers. Since our founding in 2019, we have been working to give Georgia Tech students hands on opportunities to invest in and encourage other Atlanta area students.

Summer Teacher Professional Development Workshops have a primary focus to support, help sustain, and grow the K-12 computer, science educators. To learn more and find a workshop today, visit: https://ceismc.gatech.edu/community/codeorg

"CodeBytes" is a new series of easy-to-digest, 20-minute interactive lessons that will stream twice daily during Computer Science Education Week, Monday through Friday, December 7-11, 2020. CodeBytes are designed to fit smoothly into a distance learning plan. Episodes are tailored to different grade levels.
 
Whether students have a computer or a smartphone, they can interact with and tune-in to every episode. Each lesson is hosted by Code.org staff and blends computer science with real-world topics, including artificial intelligence and #CSforGood.

The Hour of Code is from December 7-13, 2020. The Hour of Code started as a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code", to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. It has since become a worldwide effort to celebrate computer science, starting with 1-hour coding activities but expanding to all sorts of community efforts. Check out the tutorials and activities. This grassroots campaign is supported by over 400 partners and 200,000 educators worldwide.

 

Georgia Tech CEISMC K.I.D.S. (Kids Interested in Discovering STEAM) Club online offerings are designed for kids in the 4th and 5th grade who are interested in discovering and learning more about science, technology, engineering, arts and math! Learn more about K.I.D.S. Club at this link.

STEAM Workshop are workshops for students in 6th through 12th grade. STEAM Workshops encourages students to study and pursue a career in the STEAM fields by exposing them to many different topics of science and engineering along with a technology. Learn more about STEAM Workshops at this link.

This year we are excited to provide online sessions as we continue to expand our program! Additionally, you may register your student for up to two sessions each Workshop. The cost starts at $20 per session. Cost does not include supplies.

 

Hosted by Georgia Tech Center for Music Technology and the Georgia Tech School of Music, The 7th annual Moog Hackathon will be conducted remotely from February 12-21, 2021. High school students and college students are invited to compete individually or in groups, while observing social distancing guidelines.

In collaboration with the Georgia Tech Invention Studio, Moog Hackathon participants will design and build novel musical instruments using Moog platforms and other software and hardware prototyping tools. More instructions and tutorials will be sent in future communications.  On February 21, participants will present their invention in an online video gallery, competing for $6,000 in prizes. The winners will also be celebrated as part of the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition in March 2021.

 

Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor (SENIC) at Georgia Tech offers virtual field trips for students in grades 4-12. Tours are 45 minutes to 1 hour and free to the public

Learn about the exciting world of nanotechnology, the science of the super small, by having your classroom engage in a virtual workshop. Your students will learn about nanotechnology, the nanoscale, how some materials behave differently at that scale, and the everyday household items that contain nanotechnology.

Direct to Discovery D2D

From robots that sense unique organisms to the challenges facing Georgia's coast, D2D brings STEM experts from Georgia Tech and partnering organizations to engage your students in exploration and discovery! Each D2D opportunity is accompanied by GSE-aligned resources, as well as optional professional learning and collaboration in planning to help you make the most of these free interactions with world-class STEM experts. Check out the January and February D2D opportunities below to learn more and sign up to engage your students in authentic STEM -- remotely!


Direct to Discover with the Flying Classroom’s Captain Barrington Irving

Captain Barrington Irving of The Flying Classroom joins us to bring the excitement of exploration and discovery, along with stories from his own worldwide adventures, as we talk with GT/GTRI STEM experts throughout January and February. These sessions will be held from 10-10:45a on the BlueJeans Events conferencing platform. Each interaction is accompanied by an instructional toolkit, containing GSE-aligned science, math, and computer science lesson plans to help leverage the experience in classroom learning. You must register in advance, so take a look and sign up to join the exploration!

January 14th - What happens when there's no toilets?
January 28th - Where does food go before it reaches our plates?
February 11th - What's happening on Georgia's coast?
February 25th - Is being a sloth to best way to study an ecosystem?

Learn more about this D2D series and register


Direct to Discovery Design Challenges

These design challenges are six-week, time-effective (less than 50 minutes per week) project-based learning experiences based on the Science GSE. In these D2D Design Challenges, students will have an opportunity to learn about real-world problems, practice the design process, and receive feedback from STEM experts.

Each design challenge series will use a mix of live interactions, recorded sessions, and asynchronous class work. All live interactions will also be available as recordings immediately following the conclusion of the live event. Each design challenge is supported by project-based learning classroom resources centered on project management, the design process, and the content knowledge related to the challenge.

January 27th - March 3rd

How can we safely explore dangerous terrain?

How can we study ecosystems without disturbing them?

How can we design solar power systems to meet our community's needs?

February 22nd – March 18th

Explore the design challenges and register your classroom


Direct to Discovery Computer Science Careers Series – There’s More than You Think!

Want to inspire your students to consider careers in computer science? Want to expose them to what the computer science work force is really like? Join us for our spring D2D CS Career Series – There’s More than You Think! Each 45-minute virtual guest speaker will focus on different aspects of the computer science landscape and help to shape students’ computer science identities. The interactions are planned for student accessibility across K12 and are aligned to the Computer Science GSE. All are welcome to join!

Learn more about this series and register your classroom


Explorers’ Guild

The next Explorers’ Guild (EG) series focuses on prototyping and launches on January 21, 2021. This series brings experts from across campus to cover concepts and resources related to design thinking, technical illustrations, paper prototyping, and CAD prototyping. Join us for each session to learn why prototyping is important and how it prepares for career readiness. The EG program delivers free professional learning workshops to Georgia's K12 educators.

Learn more about the Explorers’ Guild series and register


High School Internship Program

The pre-application for the 2021 STEM@GTRI High School Summer Program is now open! We invite students to apply for a paid opportunity to work alongside the best problem-solvers in the business. The purpose of the student profile and pre-application is to match high school students with GTRI employment opportunities. To be included in the GTRI’s 2021 applicant pool, students (16+ years old) must complete the online pre-application - the first step in this internship application process. The pre-application lists all eligibility requirements. All students must complete the GTRI pre-application in its entirety by the Sunday, January 17, 2021 deadline to be considered. Note: completion of the pre-application is not a guarantee of employment. If you have any questions, please email stem.gtri@lists.gatech.edu.

Connect with STEM@GTRI
Visit STEM@GTRI at gtri.gatech.edu/stem or follow us on Twitter (@STEMGTRI) for the latest information

STEAM from a Distance

"STEAM from a Distance" is a campus and community collaboration that seeks to help parents and educators to connect and discover STEAM learning experiences and tools for their students at home.

Constellations Center for Equity in Computing

If you are a K-12 teacher looking for computer science activities to integrate into your classroom or a parent looking for computing activities to do at home, check out these free resources. All activities were created by a Constellations fellow.