Monthly Newsletter – January 2023

January 12, 2023

We’re building off last year and bringing the momentum into 2023! We hope you got the break you deserved and are ready to start off the new year strong. If you’re not, we are here to help you with new activities, books, blogs, and more!

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Free New STEM Resources You’ll Love

Professional development, mentoring resources, activities, and more; try something new this year with one of these recommended sources:

January is National Mentoring Month, and mentoring.org has its own STEM mentoring resources where you can become or find a STEM mentor!
The National Informal STEM Education (NISE) Network has hands-on activities and programs that provide a connection between STEM and society.
NISE also has a Professional Development Guide “intended to be a practical resource for how to find, prepare, and work with STEM experts. It includes suggestions for ways to involve experts in STEM public engagement programming in informal learning settings.”
Alice is a free three-dimensional tool provided by Carnegie Mellon University that provides resources for “subjects ranging from visual arts and language arts to the fundamentals of programming and introduction to java courses.”
We would be remiss to not mention STEM Education Works’ own resources page on our website. You can find our blog, free worksheets and lessons, informational articles, and even an archive of all newsletters (like this one)!

Best STEM Books from 2022

These are some of our favorites from NSTA’s Best STEM Books of 2022:

In Our Garden by Pat Zietlow Miller & illustrated by Melissa Crowton
The Amazing World of Video Game Development by Denis Galanin
American Murderer: The Parasite That Haunted the South by Gail Jarrow
Bear Builds a House by Maxwell Eaton III
How Science Saved the Eiffel Tower by Emma Bland Smith & illustrated by Lia Visirin

Our Newest STEM Products!

Without spoiling anything and with more new products coming later this month, our latest STEM kits come from Horizon Educational in the form of:

Every year we try to become more and more sustainable, and Horizon Educational kits can help teach students how they can too!

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Upcoming Events

Another great year for tradeshows, as we are all over the country in January. Today, we start out at Purdue’s Indiana STEM Education Conference! Our next show will be at the Future of Education Technology® Conference in New Orleans. We will also attend TCEA & IDEAcon within the next month. Read more about each conference below.

For over 40 years, the National Future of Education Technology® Conference (FETC) has gathered the most dynamic and innovative education leaders and professionals from around the world for an intensive, highly collaborative exploration of new technologies, best practices, and pressing issues. Come see Ty and Christine in booth #2816 from January 23-26 in New Orleans. Register here.

The Texas Community Education Association (TCEA) Convention and Exposition will be held January 30th-February 2nd in San Antonio, Texas. Christine, Justin, and our newest member, Chauntèe, will be in booth #457, so come say “hi” if you’re in attendance! Register here.

February 13-15 you can go to Schaumburg, IL to see us at IDEAcon, where thousands of educators join together to learn about sound pedagogical practices in education and how to leverage technology to engage, inspire, and reach all learners. Register here.

STEM Champions to Follow

Instagram: kaydubsthehikingscientist – Appalachian Forest Entomologist and Plant Pathologist 🌲🍄🐛
Instagram: Estafannie – One of the top 5 STEM influencers of 2023! ✨Self-proclaimed Imagineer ✨ ⚡️Programming, electronics & cats ⚡️
Instagram: Adam Savage – editor-in-chief of @testedcom, creative director of @silicon_sj and author of #EveryToolsAHammer. Former co-host of @MythBusters.