Closing the Gender Gap: Developing Gender Equitable STEAM Programs

Closing the Gender Gap: Developing Gender Equitable STEAM Programs Webinar Resources Contact: Claire Ratcliffe (cratcliffe@spacescience.org) for questions Guest Presenters: Niki Becker STEM Specialist, Twin Cities PBS STEM Media and Education nbecker@tpt.org Kristin Pederson Senior Director, Twin Cities PBS STEM Media and Education STEM Project Development and Communications kpederson@tpt.org Keliann LaConte Principle Investigator, STEAM Equity project

By |August 31st, 2020|Categories: STEM|1 Comment
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Earth Citizen Science with GLOBE Observer Resource List

Earth Citizen Science with GLOBE Observer Resource List 8/27/2020 Contact: Claire Ratcliffe (cratcliffe@spacescience.org) Guest Presenters: Theresa Schwerin Vice President, Education Programs Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Theresa_schwerin@strategies.org Donna Blomquist Youth Services Librarian LaSalle Public Library dmblomquist@lasalle.lib.il.us Brittany Blomquist Program Outreach Coordinator LaSalle Public Library et.alibi@gmail.com Vivienne Byrd STEAM Librarian III Los Angeles Public Library vbyrd@lapl.org Citizen

By |August 26th, 2020|Categories: STEM|0 Comments
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Strengthen Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in STEM

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility are fundamental values in the library community. The work to strengthen these areas is necessary and ongoing and can be done at the personal level, as a team, and with our communities. Below are some resources to help guide the journey towards ensuring people, especially those facing the greatest barriers

By |August 12th, 2020|Categories: Informal Learning, STEM, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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STEAM From Home: Soap Magic

Like everyone else, the question of connection looms large during this pandemic. Connection with patrons, connecting ideas - how to provide these meaningful experiences remotely? Especially STEAM for a young audience. When so much of the learning is experiential, how can we can reach our patrons? I have a glass half full (depending on the

By |July 27th, 2020|Categories: Arts, Chemistry, Elementary Aged, Informal Learning, Science, STEM, Uncategorized|0 Comments
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10, 9, 8, 7….3, 2, 1, Launch America!!!

I hope everyone had a wonderful, safe, and socially distanced Memorial Day Holiday! Now to prepare for the historic event tomorrow that will mark the first launch of American astronauts into space in an American rocket from an American launchpad since the shuttle program was retired in 2011. The crew for this mission are Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley:  

By |May 26th, 2020|Categories: astronomy, Elementary Aged, Engineering, General, Informal Learning, Middle School Aged, NASA, Next Generation Science Standards, Science, Space Exloration, STEM, Technology, Virtual Presentations|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Julie Andrews Reads Aloud and Remote Control BirdBrain Robots

Hello again! I wanted to point out two online resources that I failed to mention yesterday. One is Julie's Library.   Julie Andrews and her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton have begun offering podcast storytimes.  I first knew of  Julie Andrews as the main character in the movie "The Sound of Music," but by the time she

By |May 21st, 2020|Categories: Arts, Elementary Aged, Informal Learning, Middle School Aged, STEM, Technology, Virtual Presentations|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Build Your Own Solar System and Resource Update

Hello everyone!  I hope everyone is healthy and at home. To start off, I want to share this really cool resource I found this morning, and which has kept me distracted (granted that isn't hard to do) for longer than I care to admit.  It's an online game in which you get to create your

By |May 20th, 2020|Categories: Arts, astronomy, Elementary Aged, General, Informal Learning, Middle School Aged, NASA, Science, STEM|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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Online Resources for Home-bound #3

Hello again!  I hope this post finds everyone staying at home and safe. It's amazing how much can be found on the internet to keep a person entertained and learning while we're hanging out at home.  I'm taking classes on all kinds of subjects from several different sites myself these days.  I'm almost finished with

By |March 29th, 2020|Categories: Elementary Aged, environmental education, General, Informal Learning, Middle School Aged, Pre-School, STEM, Virtual Presentations|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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On-line Resources for Homebound Families #1

I, like the rest of the country, am at home these days.  Fortunately for me, I have always been good at keeping myself entertained.  Today though, many kids aren't as good at that as in generations past.  Anyone in my childhood household who said the word 'bored' would get such a long list of chores

By |March 22nd, 2020|Categories: Arts, astronomy, Elementary Aged, environmental education, General, Informal Learning, Math Activities, Math games, Middle School Aged, Moon, NASA, Pre-School, Science, Space Exloration, STEM, Tutorials, Uncategorized, Virtual Presentations|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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STEAM Engines: falling for you

As it often does in the Midwest, the fall began in all its resplendence - sun shining through the foliage, colors changing majestically, a cozy crispness in the air. And then it snowed. A lot. And it stuck, leaving us incongruously with deep snow and trees full of not-quite-changed leaves. It was amazing to look

By |November 30th, 2019|Categories: Arts, Elementary Aged, environmental education, Informal Learning, Science, STEM|0 Comments
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