There will be an information session about Newton’s Girls Who Code club for girls and their parents on Monday, September 18, 7-9PM at the Newton Free Library. Registration is now open for the 2017-18 season of club meetings, which will be held at the library in two sections: Tuesdays 6:30 – 8:30PM and Fridays 4-6PM (see calendar). Each section has room for 15 new girls and 10 returning girls, and a lottery will be used to allocate seats if they are over-subscribed. Register for the lottery by Sunday, September 24. All instruction and software is provided free of charge. See the enrollment guide for more information, and email David Miller at david@newtongwc.org if you have any questions.
Monthly Archives: September 2017
Museum of Science: Free College-Student Night, Sept. 22
Boston’s Museum of Science will hold its annual College Night on September 22, 5-9PM, for college students (with ID) to explore the museum for free and attend planetarium or Omni Theater films at reduced rates.
Red Sox STEM Career Fair at Fenway Park, Sept. 25.
The Boston Red Sox will hold a STEM Career Fair on Monday, September 25, noon-4PM before their 7:10PM game against the Toronto Blue Jays. It’s an opportunity for STEM professionals and college students to hear iRobot CEO Colin Angle speak and to network with organizations such as iRobot, Boston Civil Engineers, DONG Energy, GE, Raytheon, Museum of Science, Tyco, Cisco Systems, Assemble Systems, Dana Farber, Mass Audobons Nature and Wildlife, Buildium, Mass Clean Energy Center, The May Institute, National Grid, Mass Business Roundtable, Science from Science, and General Dynamics. Tickets cost $23 and include admission to the career fair and the game.
Northeastern Seed to STEM Discussion on Women in STEM, Sept. 26
Northeastern University’s Women Who Empower and Northeastern Circuits programs will co-host Seed to STEM, a free panel discussion about women in STEM, on September 26, 6-9PM, at the school’s Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex (805 Columbus Avenue, Boston). Registration is required and free. The event will be broadcast live on Northeastern’s alumni Facebook page starting at 7:15PM.
WPI Clean Energy Symposium for Massachusetts College Students, Sept. 29
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and Worcester Polytechnic Institute will host a Student Clean Energy Symposium on September 29, 8:30AM-3PM, at WPI’s Rubin Campus Center (West Street in Worcester) for all Massachusetts college students to network and clean-energy companies, attend panels, and explore paid internship opportunities. Registration is free and required.
Register Now for the Massachusetts STEM Summit, Nov. 14
Registration is open now for the 14th annual Massachusetts STEM Summit will be held November 14, 8AM-3:45PM at the DCU Center (40 Foster Street in Worcester). Admission, including breakfast and lunch, is $50 for the general public and free for students. See this year’s schedule and exhibitors.
This year, Newton South HS faculty members Divya Shannon (math), Amy Richard (biochemistry), and Molly Baring-Gould (art) will offer a presentation about the school’s daVinci STEAM program: Building a STEAM Learning Community.
Newton LigerBots are Recruiting New Members and Mentors
The Newton LigerBots high-school robotics team — spanning Newton North and Newton South High Schools — is recruiting new team members. All students in Grades 9-12 who are interested in STEM or business (including software, engineering, finance, public relations, fundraising, writing, photojournalism, videography, graphic design, and public speaking) are encouraged to learn more. Newton North students can meet the LigerBots at Club Day on September 18. LigerBots runs like a small business, and students gain real-world skills through project-based learning in many STEAM fields as they design and build a robot for the FIRST Robotics Competition. In the fall, meetings are 6-9PM on Thursdays at Newton South and Mondays at Newton North. In the winter “build” and competition season, meetings are more frequent. The team also seeks adult mentors, especially in the fields of web design and coding, mechanical engineering, and finance. For more information, email coaches@ligerbots.org.
Empow Studios Coding Club, Sundays at Newton JCC, Grades 2-8
Empow Studios is offering its Newton Coding Club at the Newton JCC for Grades 2-8 on Sundays, 4:30-6:30PM. Students will use Scratch and Java to create games, animations, and applications. All equipment is provided. The cost is $110 per month ($95 for JCC members).
NCWIT ‘Aspirations in Computing’ Awards: Apply by Nov. 6
High-school and college women who are active and interested in technology and computing are encouraged to apply by November 6 for the NCWIT Awards for Aspirations in Computing. The competition encourages women to pursue computing education and careers through recognition, prizes, and access to an online network of supporters, like-minded peers, and tech-related opportunities. The application (for high-school or college) includes several short essays and multiple-choice questions.
And high-school educators who encourage women’s interest and participation in technology pursuits are encouraged to apply by November 13 for the NCWIT Aspirations in Computing Educator Awards.
To date, the National Center for Women in IT (NCWIT) awards have recognized nearly 8,600 women and 400 educators.
MAST Awards: Nominate a Science Teacher by Sept. 29
Nominations are open until September 29 for several awards for science teachers from the Massachusetts Association of Science Teachers (MAST):
- 14 county-level science educator awards
- 1 award for an exemplary new teacher
- 1 award for a distinguished “friend of science” working with educators
- 1 award for a K-8 teacher who is inspirational in environmental education
Anyone may submit a nomination by:
- Completing this online form OR
- Completing this document and either mailing it to the address on the document with a sheet describing the nominee’s accomplishments OR emailing the form to awards@massscienceteach.org with the same information.
All nominees will be notified of their nominations, and awards will be presented at the MAST Annual Conference on November 2. For more information, contact Laura Carlin at awards@massscienceteach.org.