Make a video about the impact CalTeach has had on your education, and receive a $10 gift card!
See the flyer below — CalTeach Merced is calling for videos from CalTeach undergrads, mentors and alum talking about “the impact CalTeach has had on your education or life in general.”
We would love to see Berkeley represented in the video compilation that will be shown at the CalTeach 2021 Symposium, so we are offering an additional incentive to Berkeley folks to participate in this in the form of a $10 Amazon gift card from CalTeach Berkeley.
Please follow the instructions on the flyer to submit a video to Merced. Also please submit your video to this Box Folder :https://berkeley.box.com/s/z5esivtih0cf5dyxd55uz7qyoqdtus0b
Please let Berkeley Program Manager David Crowell know you’ve made the video at dcrowell@berkeley.edu. Contact David if you have any questions. Thank you!
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Summer Research Institute
Are you already doing research on campus? Do you expect to continue over the summer? Did you know that we offer the EDSTEM 189 course, that supports a research project and fulfills a requirement for our minor?
If you are working approximately 20 hours per week on research, you may also be eligible for a $2500 Koshland award! Let Kaitlan know if you have questions by emailing kaitlanmaissen@berkeley.edu.
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STEM Beyond Summer Internships
Interns work with K-12 students (and sometimes teachers) in summer activities that focus on math, science, and engineering.
CLICK HERE to access the general application, which is the first step in applying for the 2021 STEM Beyond Internship.
We will have applications specific to internships within the coming weeks and you will need to complete that application as well, in order to be considered.
For a look at previous internship opportunities, please check out: bit.ly/CalTeachInternships
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Mental Health Resources
• Meditation Fridays:
As busy people with meetings to attend, people to talk to, and things to do, we rarely take a moment to sit back and breathe. SKY at Berkeley invites all members of the UC Berkeley community to take a moment for themselves and meditate with some friends every Friday at 6:30 PM PST!
Link to join: tiny.cc/weeklyberkeley
• Meditation Fridays - The One Before Finals Week:
With finals coming up, we would all like to be the most productive version of ourselves. Come join us Friday 5/7 at 6:30 PM PST to leave our stresses outside the zoom room and rejuvenate through meditation. Let's step out of overdrive to become more productive and increase our focus!
Link to join: tiny.cc/weeklyberkeley
• SKY Happiness Retreat:
Stress, anxiety, depression—the US statistics are alarming and increasing at a rapid rate. It’s now become essential for everyone to know how to manage their mental health, either as a preventative practice or for the management of a condition.
We are happy to announce the nationally acclaimed SKY Happiness Retreat is coming to UC Berkeley – right online! Join in on this three-day program that teaches a take-home, evidence-based meditation + breathwork practice shown to significantly reduce anxiety and depression, lower stress markers, and increase well-being, focus, and optimism.
April 30 - May 2 on ZOOM
Do something for yourself! APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP HERE!
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¡Represéntame! - A Conversation surrounding Latinx Representation in Media
Friday, April 23 at 3PM PST | Zoom link here
Zoom ID: 863 9715 9674
The Latin American Leadership Society at Berkeley will present a Conversation surrounding Latinx representation in Media. Speakers include: Angy Rivera, Frances-Negron Muntaner, and Ray Telles.
Broadening Participation in STEM through Education & Outreach
Tuesday, April 27 at 12-1:30PM PST | Register online
While the US continues to become a more diverse nation, STEM continues to be exclusive to historically minoritized groups, leading to loss of talent and perpetuating systems of class and oppression. Broadening participation within STEM is more critical than ever. Join us and hear how three outstanding researchers—all at different levels of their careers and from various disciplines —have successfully planned, executed, and sustained broadening participation activities into their careers as scientists.
What are their recommendations for young researchers who want to integrate meaningful outreach into their work? What are their recommendations for community partners who wish to collaborate with researchers? What makes a successful partnership? How have they utilized both campus infrastructure and community resources? Come and get knowledge, insights, and advice from those who have built successful, long lasting, and impactful outreach programs.
Know any high schoolers? Encourage them to submit to the Diversity x Design Poster Contest!
The California Academy of Sciences Creative Studio is excited to launch Diversity x Design: a project to encourage teenagers to apply the tools of the design to express themselves and celebrate diversity in the worlds of design and science.
Feel free to share the attached poster and details, especially:
• it's a FREE poster contest for Bay Area high school students
• there are lots of resources, free design tools and inspiration
• fabulous designer judges will be hosting virtual workshops (register for more info)
• the poster themes encourage advocacy, imagination, diversity, and a brighter future
• Prizes will be awarded and winning posters will be exhibited at the Academy
** Deadline is September 7, 2021
Please forward any questions to: diversityxdesign@calacademy.org
Read: Research from Berkeley | Women of Color Lead Gender Equality in STEM Education
Forbes, 4/2/2021, READ HERE
The numbers are encouraging but there is more work to do.
Latina women have closed the gender gap in technical college-entrance exams, and African American women outnumber men 3-to-2 in those exams. After decades of research showcasing women of color behind both men of color and White women, new UC Berkeley research highlights encouraging data in which women of color are making progress in STEM education.
The research, conducted by Daniel Kammen, Caroline Harper, and researcher Vanessa Thompson, presents patterns that are surprising given that women of color have continued to be alarmingly underrepresented in many STEM fields. Both of these trends of gender equality showcase strengths among African American and Latinx AP students that could translate to insights for increased gender equity in other STEM contexts.
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Summer Job Opportutnity at Cal ATDP: Summer Online Teaching in Computer Science!
For summer 2021, UC Berkeley Academic Talent Development Program is looking for an instructor for the computer science class Programming in Java (AP-aligned; two sections). These classes will be taught online via Zoom.
Schedule
Program dates: June 21 - July 30, 2021 (6 weeks)
Class schedule: Monday, Wednesday & Friday (18 class meetings)
Daily schedule: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for morning section; 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for afternoon section
Pay: $3800 per section (2 sections, so $7600 for teaching both sections)
Student Prerequisite: Completion of Algebra I or Integrated Math 1 required. Completion of an introductory computer science course recommended. For students who want to master object-oriented programming. Coding experience recommended but not required. Covers the majority of topics in AP Computer Science A in six weeks. With additional self-study and review, students will be prepared to take the AP exam in May.
Course Description: This course will introduce students to object-oriented programming in Java. Programming experience is helpful but not necessary; students applying for this course must already feel comfortable with file systems, rules of syntax, and mathematical thinking, particularly the ideas of variables and functions. Students learn about object-oriented structures like classes very early in the course, along with basic Java syntax and graphics. Students will also learn how to process data structures like arrays and lists. Students will use searching and sorting algorithms to create powerful programs. Toward the end of the course, students will demonstrate their creative skills through various projects that explore advanced applications, such as graphical user interfaces, as well as their ability to write formal documentation.
Online Class Structure: Class time is spent on an assessment and two lessons, with a half-hour break in the middle. Each lesson is an interactive lecture followed by self-directed group work, with live help available from instructors and teaching interns.
Applying. Please email your resume, a statement of interest, and questions to Carrie Brown, ATDP Assistant Director, at CarrieBrown@berkeley.edu.
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UC Berkeley’s Girls in Engineering program is looking for adult volunteers, ideally educators, teachers-in-training, or similar, to serve as COHORT LEADS for our online summer camp.
Apply Today!:
bit.ly/GiE2021_CLapply
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Important Message about Campus Internet Security
You may have heard this recommendation from others on campus. We want to emphasize that this is an important security step for all in the CalTeach community in the next year:
First, sign up for the monitoring service as soon as possible today. Enter enrollment code JCZGTC333.
Anyone with suspicious emails should report them to campus IT staff at phishing@berkeley.edu and they should not click on any links or reply to the sender.
Signing up for the Experian identity monitoring service can help to address the problem. For one year, Experian will provide credit monitoring and identity theft protection which includes monitoring the dark web for any postings of your personal information.
Please take a look at the information from UCOP about the cyberattack. Officials with the UC Office of the President have also posted an FAQ with additional information about the incident, and resources on how to report and recover from identity theft.
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Basic Needs & Health Resources
- The emergency food relief pantry is located on the 1st floor of MLK Student Union for minimized contact food distribution. Hours are listed here.
- Stay updated with the Basic Needs Center - including holistic funds, advising services, and more, on their living document.
- University Health Services is still operating during COVID-19. Remember that eligible students have a Health Opportunity Fund, up to $175 per student available for services and prescriptions at the Tang Center (see more here).
- For access to other resources including Housing, Finances, Wellness, Health Care, etc. please visit https://basicneeds.berkeley.edu/find-support
Technology Access Resources
If you are in need of any hardware or internet access, including but not limited to webcams, laptops, hotspots, headphones, etc., the UC Berkeley STEP Program has free and low-cost technology resources: https://technology.berkeley.edu/STEP
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Land Acknowledgement
Thank you to the UC Berkeley Native American Student Development for the following statement:
We recognize that Berkeley sits on the territory of Huichin, the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo Ohlone, the successors of the historic and sovereign Verona Band of Alameda County. This land was and continues to be of great importance to the Ohlone people. We recognize that every member of the Berkeley community has, and continues to benefit from the use and occupation of this land, since the institution’s founding in 1868. Consistent with our values of community and diversity, we have a responsibility to acknowledge and make visible the university’s relationship to Native peoples. By offering this Land Acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty and will work to hold University of California Berkeley more accountable to the needs of American Indian and Indigenous peoples.
Further Resources:
- UC Berkeley sits on xučyun (Huichin) land. Learn more on the NASD website.
- Listen to the Indigenous United Podcast by the NASD.
- Check what land you are currently occupying at https://native-land.ca/, a site created by Native Land Digital which invites non-Indigenous people to learn more about about the lands they inhabit, the history of those lands, and how to actively be part of a better future going forward.
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