| Main Calendar | Business | Competitions | Educators | General Public | Important | Parents | Professional Development | Students |
|---|
Have a STEM Event? Let us spread the word!
If you know of any STEM-based programs or events to take place that you would like us to announce, we would be glad to review them and post them on our website event calendar!
In order to get started, submit an event on our event upload form at this link or email [email protected], and we will do the rest! We appreciate you contributing to STEM education in Arkansas!
We invite you to register for the 4th Round of ‘Are You Smarter Than An EAST Student!’ We’ve figured out many things at EAST, but not quite how to go back in time. We want you to tune in on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 @ 11:30 AM!
Save the Date! Join the Arkansas Environmental Education Association for a community dialogue as we explore the question: How can we support and advance outdoor and environmental learning in Arkansas? The Arkansas Environmental Education Association’s vision for Arkansas is an environmentally literate population that incorporates conservation as an everyday, integrated activity. We believe […]
Grab Your Seat! Learning Blade User Group Thursday, February 4, 2021 4:30-6:30 pm ET / 3:30-5:30 pm CT Please join us as we hear from national, state and local leaders as well as real teachers who have used Learning Blade to improve student interest in and access to STEM and CS careers. Keynote Session includes […]
ATTENTION: The initial application deadline for the Girls of Promise Conference was February first, but they are still accepting applications until February 7. Apply here: https://girlsofpromise.org/conference/ To view the original details about the event, please read on below: 📢 DEADLINE EXTENDED 📢 Our 2021 Girls of Promise Conference application deadline is now extended to February 1st! If you know […]
Your mission, should you choose to accept: Take down malware and protect your family’s identity while you use a computer. On February 7th at the STEAM Center in Fort Smith, Girls will learn the basics of how computers communicate, how malware can harm your computer, and other activities from the Cybersecurity Basics badge.
Save the Date! Join the Arkansas Environmental Education Association for a community dialogue as we explore the question: How can we support and advance outdoor and environmental learning in Arkansas? The Arkansas Environmental Education Association’s vision for Arkansas is an environmentally literate population that incorporates conservation as an everyday, integrated activity. We believe […]
It's Virtual Networking for the Tech Community. About this Event Want to meet online? Let's get together with our Little Rock community for an online event. We miss you. It's BYOB and your own WiFi. Prepare to meet some new people and rebuild relationships with some of those you have been missing. Like our in person […]
It is time for HighSchoolHack! For more info, please contact Nick Seward at [email protected] Registration is open for HighSchoolHack. http://highschoolhack.me/ It will be held on February 13th @ ASMSA in Hot Springs. We have limited room due to social distancing concerns. HighSchoolHack is an all day computer science competition targeted at Arkansas students. The competition consists of a […]
Conductor, UAMS, BioVentures, University of Central Arkansas, and Arkansas INBRE collaborate to host boot camp for undergraduate and graduate-level students around the state. Conductor, BioVentures, UAMS, University of Central Arkansas, and Arkansas INBRE are collaborating for the fourth year to host a weeklong camp for undergraduate and graduate students from across the state. Scheduled for […]
Northcentral Arkansas Education Service Cooperative will be hosting a computer science competition for grades K-12. This is the second installation of what was an extremely exciting coding extravaganza. We are inviting student teams from all 16 of our member districts to compete in this fun, and challenging opportunity to show off their coding skills. […]
Join us as we learn more about the day of a Principal Engineer in the DevOps & Automation Engineer occupation as hosted by ACDS. Our guest speaker will be Art Murphy, Principal Engineer at Windstream and Owner of AI Catalysts. Registration is required for this FREE event!
To help teams – and their coaches – prepare for success in M3 Challenge 2021, we want to share two solution papers below that earned honorable mention distinction in the 2016 Challenge. Comments from M3 Challenge judges are included in the files and are meant to point out some of the strengths and weakness of the papers […]
The Smithsonian Science Education Center in collaboration with Shell Oil Company is hosting a virtual STEM Education Summit on February 20, 2021 through February 27, 2021 to engage leadership teams from districts throughout the US who have identified problems of practice related to attracting and retaining a diverse STEM teaching workforce. This Summit is a highly […]
Save the Date! Join the Arkansas Environmental Education Association for a community dialogue as we explore the question: How can we support and advance outdoor and environmental learning in Arkansas? The Arkansas Environmental Education Association’s vision for Arkansas is an environmentally literate population that incorporates conservation as an everyday, integrated activity. We believe […]
Join Learning Blade for 30 minutes once a month to hear teacher perspectives on Learning Blade. This month: Learning Blade Backpack February 23rd at 5:00 pm ET / 4:00 pm CT Join Missouri PLTW and Learning Blade Teacher, Amy Polanowski, as she discusses the Learning Blade Backpack app for Chromebooks, and more!
Overnight Code February 23, 2021 @ 5:30 PM CST Join the Global Ties Arkansas (GTA) for a Black History month event, where Dr. David Montague will be the guest speaker in their series February 23. Dr. Montague is a long time volunteer presenter for GTA, and they anticipate about this book honoring his mother. Register Here!
STEMconnector members, be on the lookout for an executive video review of our recently released research report by the STEMconnector research team including the report’s author and head of research, Abbey Myers, releasing on February 24th. If you have any questions regarding this video review, please reach out to your client service representative. This is a member-exclusive […]
The Google Hash Code competition will be held on February 25th. Google Hash Code is a worldwide competition. The event is virtual this year. The Stuttgart High School CS program is hosting a virtual hub and they'd like to invite you to participate. The Stuttgart High School CS Group is open to all participants. The […]
The STEM Impact Program (SIP) is a free resource for early-stage STEM nonprofits in the United States who need help with a small-scale planning or program evaluation project (e.g., designing and communicating their program model, building a logic model, conducting a needs assessment, doing evaluation strategizing, etc.). Early-stage STEM nonprofits are encouraged to apply. Eligible […]
To help teams – and their coaches – prepare for success in M3 Challenge 2021, we want to share two solution papers below that earned honorable mention distinction in the 2016 Challenge. Comments from M3 Challenge judges are included in the files and are meant to point out some of the strengths and weakness of the papers […]
Historically Black Colleges and Universities have been educating Black and African American students in STEM fields as part of their mission for well over a century. In order to provide students with opportunities commensurate with their Predominantly White Institution and other Minority Serving Institution counterparts, investment from corporate employers in the form of work-based learning and research […]
The Jacksonville NAACP Education Committee is hosting the 2nd Annual Ivory Tillman Black History Speech Competition. This is a virtual event that will be Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 3:00 PM. This speech competition is open to all K - 12 scholars enrolled in a Pulaski County school. There are four grade level classifications/categories and […]
The Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program will honor science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and/or computer science teachers working in grades 7-12. Nominations close on March 1, 2021.
Join us ONLINE for the 2021 Science Olympics! Some events will be submitted virtually and others will be held synchronously on Thursday, April 22nd. In this year's Science Olympics, there will be five different events to choose from in biology, chemistry, engineering, and physics. Participants can choose any or all events in which to compete. […]
Please make plans to join PLTW on March 2, 2021 at 3:00pm (Zoom meeting) to take a deep look at how to use PLTW Launch in Arkansas to provide full coverage of elementary NGSS. Paul Schiele, PLTW PreK-8 Solutions Engineer and former Launch Master Teacher, will come to discuss/demonstrate how Launch may be used to […]
When: Friday, March 5, 2021 (Schedule) Where: Location TBA UA Little Rock Main Campus 2801 S. University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72204 Registration Fee: A student entry fee of $20 for each student (not project). Please make checks payable to UA Little Rock […]
Members of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) are invited to meet at Julie’s Sweet Shoppe in Conway at 7:50 a.m. for a chance to promote NAWIC and Women in Construction (WIC) Week on the local radio station! No RSVP required.
Join us for a fun day on March 6th at the STEAM Center in Fort Smith as we partner with University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Professor, Dr. Jeff Shaver, and students to investigate a fictional family’s medical history using gel electrophoresis to identify the sickle cell disease.