February, 2019 EDUCATION NEWS Celebrate Excellent Area STEM Programs National Survey on Work & Career Views of 18-24 year olds in our region: Please share! Please share with the following survey with any 18-24 year olds in our region. Answers will help us provide better information about the jobs and career opportunities available to young adults in WXXI’s American Graduate: The Finger Lakes STEM Hub is pleased to announce the Getting to Work initiative (wxxi.org/grad) and to our application for the 2019 STEM Program Awards is now partners in workforce, education, and corporate sectors. OPEN! The goal of this recognition event is to honor exemplary STEM programs in our community, and to The survey is regarding jobs and career fields available in inspire others to incorporate STEM opportunities in their the region; we are very interested in the views and work with youth. TWe love to hear about how they are experiences with the types of jobs and career resources build skills or inspire career interests and love of learning. that are available to 18-24 year olds and their opinions about these opportunities and services. (Through 2/20/19) Who is Eligible? Classrooms, school districts, Go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WXXI_YAS afterschool programs and out of school informal learning or youth organizations working with school age students in STEM. Must be from the STEM Hub’s nine-county service area: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates Counties, that incorporate STEM education into their curriculum or programming. How to Apply? Complete the application on the Finger Lakes STEM Hub website: http://www.flxstem.org/ Great Backyard stemrecognitionprogram Award categories are based on Bird Count (GBBC) the NYS STEM Quality Rubric, also found on our website, is February 15-18 - and applicants self-select their program’s level of will you be achievement in each of the 9 categories, highlighting what participating with their program does best! Applications must be received your students? by February 8, 2019. Scientists use information and The STEM Program Awards awards dinner reception is th observations from Wednesday, May 15 from 5-8 pm at the Rochester #citizenscience Museum and Science Center’s Riedman Gallery. projects to get the “big picture” about There is no cost to apply for this recognition event. what is happening Programs selected for the 2019 STEM Program Awards to bird populations. will be notified by the end of March/early April. Honorees receive one complimentary ticket for the dinner Learn how to reception. Additional tickets can be purchased on the participate website. Early bird ticket pricing is $36 per ticket through http://birdcount.org/ April 24th. Regular tickets can be purchased for $40 each April 25th through May 8th. 1 American Graduate: Getting to Work is a national multimedia initiative to show students, parents & educators the kinds of hands-on, well-paying jobs available in the region’s high-demand sectors. Short video segments and career exploration resources show career pathways including high school career training, paid on the job training, apprenticeships, and certificate or associates degrees. Sectors include: • Optics, Photonics and Imaging Sector • Agriculture and Food Production Sector • Next Generation Manufacturing and Technology • Healthcare Industries • Trades and More…. Video & Resources http://wxxi.org/grad 2 WXXI American Graduate: Getting to Work For program information, video previews & on-demand episodes: http://wxxi.org/grad WXXI’s American WXXI-TV 21.1/Cable 11/1221 Graduate: Getting Tow Work Initiative: http:// Roadtrip Nation: Room to Grow (4/30 minute programs) - https://roadtripnation.com/ - Travel wxxi.org/grad through Texas with four groups of high school students as they explore their local regions of the state, interviewing professionals and college students alike about the paths they've taken to get to where they are in life. Airs Mondays at 1 a.m. beginning February 4. Check out Getting to #101 - Three local students explore their futures on road trip through northwestern Texas. On a Work career videos about tour of Dyess Air Force Base, Major Cynthia McKenna inspires roadtripper Chyna to take a opportunities and individual’s huge step toward her future. Shayla and Thomas learn about the unexpected routes they career pathways can take into the medical field, and see how the hurdles they've overcome have the power to make them into great caregivers. Access On-Demand #102 - Three students set out on a road trip through the greater Austin area to discover real- Programming world applications for their interests in business, STEM, and education. Stephanie shares http://wxxi.org/grad/ common ground with biotechnology student Mauricio, Gavin gets advice on advocating for ondemand himself from a teacher with dyslexia, Susanna gets inspired by a startup CEO-and all three start to dream bigger than ever before. Connect with #103 - On a road trip through Dallas, high school students Sophia, Sam, and Saba meet a Community Resources photographer, a medtech CEO, and a lawyer-turned-wind energy pioneer who teach them to learn more about success isn't an end goal-it's an evolving state of being. The team sees that if they put careers and training themselves out there, make connections, and keep open minds, they'll be on the right track- during and after high and by taking this trip, they're already miles ahead. school Live From Lincoln Center #4401 “Pipeline” – Meet Nya, an inner-city teacher desperate to save her son, in Dominique Morisseau's new play. When her son gets in trouble at school, Nya must confront his rage and her choices, and try to reach him before he gets pulled away forever. Airs 2/8 Learn about WXXI’s at 9 p.m. Education Resources for Teachers & Students Roadtrip Nation: Small Town Tech - https://roadtripnation.com/ - three young people from Yuma, Arizona set out to explore the opportunities available to them in their backyards and beyond. http://wxxi.org/education/ They speak to people who didn't let the size of their hometown determine the boldness of their ambitions-and realize building a better future can just as easily start at home as in a thriving city http://facebook.com/wxxikids center. Airs 2/18 at 1 a.m. http://facebook.com/ Road Trip Nation (1300) (4/30 minute programs) - https://roadtripnation.com/ - ROADTRIP wxxieducation NATION follows a group of roadtrippers as they traverse the United States and meet fascinating leaders who share stories of following their passions and realizing their dreams. Airs Monday at 4 http://twitter.com/edoutreach21 a.m. beginning 2/18. #1301 - Meet Natalie, Robin, and Zoed, three computer science students from three very different backgrounds, all of which are underrepresented in tech. This season, the team will embark on a cross-country road trip to meet and interview trailblazing leaders in their field. Their journey begins in sunny Los Angeles, where they visit NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab and meet infamous computer hacker, Samy Kamkar. #1302 - The team starts to bond as they drive the Green RV into the heart of Silicon Valley, a major hub for innovation in technology. While there, they talk to Phillip Loya of CODE2040 and Laura Gomez of Atipica about using computer science to advance each of their Featured On-Demand respective communities. They also visit Netflix HQ, where Sabry Tozin, a first-generation American Graduate Congolese immigrant, tells them, "Don't fit in." Documentary #1303 - The road-trippers take a much-needed meditative break in Yosemite National Park before continuing on to DEF CON, a Las Vegas conference that dispels some of their Are We Preparing Students misconceptions about "hackers." Then it's off to Denver, where the team lets loose at for the Next Step? Sphero, a robotics company that puts an emphasis on fun. In Chicago, 3D printer Dima Watch Beyond Graduation Elissa encourages the team to embrace their unique identities. from Local USA. #1304 - The final week of the trip begins in New York, where the team sits down with the co- On-Demand: founders of New York on Tech, an organization providing tech-based training to low-income https://www.wxxi.org/grad/ students in Brooklyn. The last leg of the journey takes the Green RV to Boston, Natalie's beyond-graduation-local-usa- hometown. After conducting their final interview at MIT, the team reflects on the friendships on-demand and lessons they'll take home with them. More Great Documentaries Roadtrip Nation: One Step Closer - https://roadtripnation.com/ - three community college at: https://www.wxxi.org/grad/ students - Becca, Armand and Melanie - travel across the country to meet influencers and ondemand professionals, who also hold associate degrees, and learn how they each define success for themselves. Journalist and former PBS NewsHour anchor Jim Lehrer is one of the individuals they encounter in their travels. 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