STEM LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE PRESENTS

e-space classes
What, why, and how of community listening
We will share some of the ways we are listening to the community to focus the effort with STEM partners to support or implement community-identified interests. We will share the good, the bad, and th …
Learn MoreInterdisciplinary Science and Engineering Partnership in Western New York (ISEP) in Buffalo, NY Engages Immigrant Community Families with Fun in Physics
ISEP runs a program of after school physics activities on Friday afternoons as part of a SUNY Buffalo State College sponsored after school care and enrichment program. Each semester, about three hundr …
Learn MoreSTEM Teacher Externship Program – Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council
The Iowa STEM Teacher Externship program began in 2009 and to date has facilitated nearly 700 Externships throughout the State of Iowa. This 6-week summer program places teachers in STEM related busin …
Learn MoreIowa STEM Advisory Council launches 80 STEM BEST Programs
The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council launched 80 STEM BEST® (Business Engaging Students and Teachers) Programs across the state since 2014, each building community collaborations involving school …
Learn MoreEntrepreneurship with Aloha
Learn the story of the Shaka gesture, make aloha products, have a market day and become part of a movie on the Shaka. PBL, design-thinking, indigenous people, entrepreneurship & innovation curricu …
Learn MoreA Tale of Eight Ecosystems (and then some): Introducing Ecospheres!
Creating a statewide STEM Ecosystem seems like a big job… and it is! Because of a growing need for long-term sustainability and in response to COVID-19, in 2020 Pennsylvania’s 8 formal Ecosystems (and …
Learn MoreBuilding and Sustaining Relationships with Business and Industry
How is your Ecosystem building and sustaining relationships with business and industry? Are your relationships thriving?Are you struggling? Download the PDF Strong partnerships are the key to building …
Learn MoreBuilding Partnerships with a Banner of Gratitude – by Xan Black, Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance
Xan Black of the Tulsa Regional Alliance, gives her best advice on building genuine partnerships and reaching your goals. Grab a cup of coffee and learn with Xan. Read More See more at the Tulsa Regio …
Learn MorePairing Students’ Needs and Expertise With Those of Community Businesses and Organizations
Overview – This course offers the plan for how the NeoSTEM Ecosystem developed, designed, launched and iterated Wir’ED, a program that pays students for using their online skills to improve the digita …
Learn MoreTHERE IS SPACE FOR EVERYONE
It’s been a while since we all met in person. But, that doesn’t mean our work has stopped. In fact, so many of us have pivoted and learned new ways of building partnerships and serving our communities. This is why we created e-space. A virtual way to share what you’ve learned and things you’ve tried.
WHAT WOULD YOU SHARE OVER COFFEE? MAKING PEER SHARING EASY
Many leaders have shared the desire to dig deeper into learning shared from the Ecosystem to Ecosystem – or E2E – workshops at the SLECoP convenings.
THIS IS OUR CHANCE TO DO THAT!
By sharing what you are learning, in a concise, virtual manner, we can encourage other leaders to watch and implement within their own communities.
Then, we can re-convene and discuss, in smaller virtual groups, our learning from the implementation of new ideas.