Resources for K-12 and Informal STEM Educators
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Professional Development
We provide customized STEM professional development, according to your organization's needs. We try our best to keep our PD offerings at a reasonable cost, which covers our time, travel, and materials/supplies. PD is charged on a sliding scale according to the district's published percent of adequate funding at Illinois Report Card.
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Midwest Regional Noyce Conference
CeMaST hosts the Midwest Regional Noyce Conference, which invites all Noyce program affiliates to network and engage in professional development each October.
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High School Research Symposium
Bring your students to ISU's campus to present their inquiry-based projects from your STEM classroom. Students give a poster presentation of their research and have the opportunity to receive feedback from ISU STEM faculty and graduate students.
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Smart Grid for All
Illinois electricity producers and distributors have Smart Grid technology across the state. What does this mean for the residential energy consumer? With a grant from the Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation (ISEIF), CeMaST works with teachers and students to foster understanding of Smart energy technologies, energy-related career exploration, and energy conservation.
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K-12 STEM Curricula
These curriculum materials allow students to conduct inquiry-based activities as they explore and apply concepts, leading to a greater STEM understanding. Many of the curricula are the result of several years of work by scores of educators with nation-wide field testing and assessment.