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     Advocacy, Networking, & Support for Alberta STEM Programs that Promote Diversity and Inclusion
          STEM = Science + Technology + Engineering + Mathematics

 

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Sep
18
2017

National Science Literacy Week

By hutchins

AWSN is celebrating Science Literacy Week, 2017 through an interesting collaboration with a Calgary teacher and AWSN member, Cheryl Wecels (WinSTEM Recognition Award 20016).  Read about the experiment in Octobers's STEM Education Today.  Nominate someone like Cheryl Wecels for a WinSTEM recognition award today!

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Aug
24
2017

Power To Choose Aboriginal Youth STEM Camp

By hutchins

Read Nicole Dunsdon's story in UCalgary's Utoday about our camp's impact on one young lady. 

  • hutchins's blog
Aug
24
2017

STEM Education Today

By fzyshani

STEM Learning Lab has released their magazine "STEM Education Today" and will be taking subscriptions starting Sept, 2017.

STEM Education Today is a free resource that provides a platform where everyone can become a part of an ever-growing network of global innovation and change.

READ it by clicking on on the cover. 

 

Aug
08
2017

Power To Choose is the only Canadian winner of FIRST 2017 STEM Equity Community Innovation Grant

By fzyshani

FIRST® Announces 2017 STEM Equity Community Innovation Grant Winners. Underserved and underrepresented students from 17 communities to receive grants facilitating hands-on learning and problem-solving opportunities.

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Jul
21
2017

Infusing Creativity into STEM at All Ages

By etaylor

How do we sustain the connection between creativity and STEM as adults, once we have completed our education and are out in the workplace? STEM careers are traditionally thought of as left-brained (logical, analytical and objective) rather than right-brained (intuitive, thoughtful and creative) endeavors. However, many of us have a desire to engage both analytical and creative thinking in our day-to-day work. The good news is, despite the traditional view that STEM fields are purely analytical, there might actually be more need for creativity in STEM than initially meets the eye.

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Let’s talk about women in STEM
Wednesday, August 2, 2017 - 15:04

|“Just as we need to find opportunities to communicate with younger women, we need to find opportunities to communicate with men and get them involved so they can understand what we’re dealing with and what we want.”

At first glance, award-winning film Hidden Figures seems like your typical Oscar-nominated movie: great plot, superb actors, eye-catching visuals, and an inspiring story. But there’s more that meets the eye.

Based on a... Read more

CANADIAN GOV’T DEDICATING $50 MILLION TO CODING PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 - 16:10

|“Coding teaches our young people how to work as a team to solve difficult problems in creative ways.”– Navdeep Bains

​Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Navdeep Bains and Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan announced the launch of CanCode, a $50 million program dedicated to helping young Canadians learn digital and coding skills.

Through CanCode, the Government of Canada will provide funding to Canadian not-for-... Read more

ECO Canada's Internship Program Awarded $8.9M to Help Grow Green Jobs
Tuesday, August 1, 2017 - 15:55

|"Canadian youth have the talent and drive to succeed in the labour market", says the Honourable Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources Canada.

ECO Canada's Internship Program received substantial funding that provides up to 50% in salary for environmental jobs in Natural Resource Sectors. The program will result in the fulfillment or creation of 650 environmentally focused career opportunities for new graduates and corporations. 

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