TRSA's February 2021 Newsletter

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SENSE is a virtual opportunity for teachers to explore the most exciting attractions and nature areas in Tulsa and learn new ways to engage students in STEAM while meeting academic standards. The best part is that you do not need to be a science teacher to apply. We encourage teachers from all content areas, and teacher teams from the same school, to apply.

Important Dates:
Commitment Meeting: 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 6, 2021
Workshop Availability: Monday, June 14, 2021 to Wednesday, July 14, 2021 (on-demand)

Click here to learn more.

Join us at 12 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 for an informal discussion on the current model for Math Mentors, with special guests Dr. Helen Douglass and Dr. Martha Parrott. Email Taylor to RSVP. This meeting will take place via Zoom and registrants who RSVP before Monday, Feb. 8, 2021 will receive a special gift. Click here to learn more about volunteer and mentorship opportunities.

Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance hosted a professional development opportunity for Osage Hills Elementary School, a member of the Osage County Interlocal Cooperative, on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. The professional development opportunity focused on showcasing how to incorporate STEAM into curricula with coding, engineering, creativity, and hands-on prototyping of mechanical inventions, such as bridges, cranes, pulleys, or an entire town. More than 44 percent of teachers who attended have 16 or more years of experience. Participants had a great time learning about how to develop critical thinking, problem-solving and innovative ideas that are important in STEM and STEAM-based projects. Click here to learn more about professional development.

Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance welcomed MacKenzie Lance Jones as its new Programming Coordinator. MacKenzie moved to Tulsa in 2014 for a service year with the AmeriCorps program City Year and has since fallen in love with the city and its nonprofit community. MacKenzie earned a B.A. from UC Berkeley in Art History with a focus on Digital Media and minors in Education and Peace and Conflict Studies. Before she joined TRSA, MacKenzie taught CareerTech courses in TPS, and worked for both tribal and municipal governments in programming and outreach capacities. In 2018, she completed a Masters of Public Administration at OU-Tulsa, with an emphasis in Nonprofit Organization. In her free time, MacKenzie likes to take on any yarn based craft and enjoys playing trivia with her husband, Caleb.

The Tulsa Regional Science Fair (TRSF) takes place during February, and is open to public, private and homeschool students from seventh through twelfth grades who reside in Tulsa and Creek Counties. There are two divisions: Junior Division (grades 7-9) and Senior Division (grades 10-12). Registration is "open," meaning students wishing to enter do not have to participate in a school science fair first. Submissions are due Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. Click here to learn more.

This event is held in collaboration with the University of Tulsa, Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance, and made possible by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation and T.D. Williamson.

Have you joined the TRSA Program Portal? This community database houses our programs and records. Teachers, volunteers, partners and families have accounts and can sign up for events or create events for the community.

Once on our website, certain pages will redirect you to tulsastem.net. This site is safe and houses the new registration database. Please continue registration by accepting the redirect.

When creating your TRSA Program Portal profile, there will be an email confirmation and activation link sent to your email address to ensure that your email address is valid. You will have to click the link to activate your account.

Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance is distributing STEM in a Bag kits at some Food on the Move drop-off locations. We are excited to partner with a wonderful organization that serves our community. You can check out our STEM in a Bag kits by clicking here.

Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance is excited to announce this year's virtual Sea Perch Challenge.

On the day of the competition, the students will guide their robots through a series of challenges. These challenges will test the design of the robots, as well as the skill of the students. Registration closes at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Click here to learn more.

Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance's Teen Advisory Council is doing a social media takeover on Instagram and TikTok. You can follow them on TRSA's accounts (@tulsastem) with the hashtag #TeenACTakeover

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