President's Message

• Career Academy spotlighted by East Islip's Izzy Malinowitzer generated a passionate discussion among everyone on STEM curriculum and student successes.
• Lauren Hubbard of the Maritime Explorium in Pt. Jefferson overviewed a new STEM program for girls; sponsors are invited to help extend the offering. Volunteer (students and teachers!) opportunities are available to help out with social media, Web site development and more. Says Lauren, "if you have skills, we have a need!"
• Teachers contributed ideas for interesting STEM field trips including the Morrelly Homeland Security Building, CA Technologies, Village of Patchogue Waste Water Treatment Plant, Brookhaven Landfill.
• From Patchogue-Medford's Bob Borowski:
  • Check out Siemen's STEM Institute student programs and educator professional development. Summer of Learning application due Feb 14th. Join a Virtual Field Trip!
  • Visit the U.S. Science & Engineering Festival in April and get involved with the Long Island Science & Engineering Fair in March.
  • And for something completely different, check out Science Unplugged from Stony Brook University's Alan Alda Center. One of many programs enables you to sign up 5th and 6th grade students to (virtually) judge a contest whose participants are scientists! Hurry, signup ends on January 31st.
• From Rob Kratzke of GlobeNet Training: a White House-sponsored competition seeks videos demonstrating either how you currently use technology in your classroom or the role technology will play in education in the future. Deadline is January 29th
• Sister Jane of St. Joseph's College took us on a virtual tour of the "Hour of Code" Web site, tutorials and class projects. Check it out!

• ConnectToTech.org
• Grants & Funding
• STEMsearch.ConnectToTech.org
• facebook.com/ConnectToTech
• twitter.com/ConnectToTech1
• listemhub.org
• LinkedIn STEM Hub IT RIC Subgroup

Feb 28th General Meeting