The Finger Lakes STEM Hub is seeking to highlight exemplary Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) programs and practices in K-12 classrooms through the 2017 STEM Program Awards. This event was piloted last year with great success, recognizing eighteen unique and creative STEM programs from schools across the Finger Lakes region!
2016 STEM Program Award Recipient, Sodus Middle / High School STEM Challenges Program. Photo credit: Nadia Harvieux.
2016 STEM Program Award Recipient, Nathaniel Rochester Community School Kindergarten, Rochester City School District. Photo credit: Nadia Harvieux.
As STEM educators collaborating through the Finger Lakes STEM Hub Steering Committee, we are privileged to participate in a wide range of STEM programs with our partner schools, from events, like science fun night, to a school-wide initiative, such as a monthly STEM challenge. There are exciting and innovative STEM programs happening all around us! Through the STEM Program Awards, the exemplary STEM programs in our region can serve as examples and models to inspire others in the K-12 arena to give STEM a try!
Programs applying for the 2017 STEM Program Awards are asked to use the NYS STEM Quality Learning Rubric to self-assess their program’s level of achievement in nine different categories, highlighting what their program does best! This rubric was developed by a statewide team of STEM leaders from the NYS STEM Collaborative and the Empire State STEM Learning Network.
2016 STEM Program Award Recipient, Wayland-Cohocton Timber Framing and Woodland Resources/ Photo credit: Nadia Harvieux.
2016 STEM Program Award Recipient, Churchville-Chili School District Garden of the Saints. Photo credit: Nadia Harvieux.
The STEM Program Awards will provide a forum to share the excellent initiatives and programs that are happening in the education community from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Programs will be honored during a recognition event at St. John Fisher College on Wednesday, May 3,, 2017 at 6 pm. Information about applying for the STEM Program Awards is available on the Finger Lakes STEM Hub website. Applications are due by Friday, March 31st at 5:00 p.m.
Please spread the word to educators affiliated with school STEM programs to apply. Better yet, tell them why you think their STEM program is exemplary! Let’s make a positive impact on STEM teaching and learning by bringing these engaging programs to light!
2017 STEM Program Awards Details
Who can apply? Classrooms, schools, districts, and after-school programs that incorporate STEM education into their curriculum. Schools that participated last year are welcome to apply again this year, but with a different program.
How to apply? Complete the online application available on the Finger Lakes STEM Hub website. Program self-evaluation is based on the NYS STEM Quality Learning Rubric. Highlight what your program does best!
Application Deadline: Online application submissions due Friday, March 31, 2017.
Program Deadline has been extended to Thursday, April 20, 2017.
Award Dinner: St. John Fisher College, Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 6 pm.
To share information about this event, see the 2017 STEM Program Awards flyer.
This event is proudly sponsored by:
Nadia Harvieux is the Education Program Manager at the Finger Lakes Institute. She is also an active member of the Finger Lakes STEM Hub Steering Committee and Co-chair of the STEM Program Recognition Committee.
* This article was originally published in the monthly newsletter of the Finger Lakes Institute. Reprinted with permission. *