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 Volunteer Outreach Team News

 

Vol. 2, No. 2 - February 25, 2013

 

 T-Shirts are HERE - Come to the next meeting! 

  Festival T-Shirt

Come to the next Volunteer Outreach Team meeting and get your newly redesigned Festival T-Shirts!  We will be announcing the progress of the new X-STEM School program and share exciting news about the Festival plans.  The meetings are an opportunity to come and network local with STEM leaders.

Bring a friend!

NEXT MEETING: 
March 10th, 2013 2-4PM

1601 K Street NW, Washington, DC (K&L Gates)

New Volunteers REGISTER HERE

CERVIS Registered Volunteers  REGISTER HERE

 

 Announcing X-STEM School Program 

  X-STEM School LOGO

We want every school to be an X-STEM School!  

We are excited to announce a new opportunity the Festival has created to get schools and students involved during the 2013/2014 school year called the X-STEM School Program. X-STEM Schools are partners of the USA Science & Engineering Festival's X-STEM Educational program and play a valuable role in promoting STEM within the community. X-STEM Schools have vibrant STEM Outreach Programs and encourage youth STEM leadership. Our X-STEM Schools will have five X-STEM Ambassadors and one Coordinator who will educate their school about USA Science & Engineering Festival School programs as well as support local STEM Outreach at their schools and in their community. To sign up in the program, a student or adult agrees to be the Coordinator and begins the registration process.  There are many benefits to signing up in the program.

  • Student Ambassadors get FREE tickets to the X-STEM Symposium in April 2014
  • Priority registration for Nifty Fifty Speakers, School Bus Grants and School Exhibits
  • Dedicated Festival X-STEM School Web page with school picture and STEM accomplishments
  • Recognized as an X-STEM School through Festival Newsletter and website 
  • X-STEM Schools receive educational resources from Festival partners
  • Listing of STEM programs on DC STEM Event Listing on Festival Satellite Events  

 It's EASY to become an X-STEM School.

  1. Student or adult leader registers the X-STEM School using this form.
  2. Coordinator recruits 5 delegates to spread the Outreach at the school
  3. X-STEM Ambassadors meet and create a STEM mission statement and take a Festival picture for the website
  4. Coordinator sends the information through this form and X-STEM School is officially registered.  
  5. Once registered, X-STEM School Ambassadors begin their STEM programs, attend Festival trainings, and receive educational resource opportunities.

That's all it takes to get started. Register NOW!  

 Partial List of Registered X-STEM Schools  

X-STEM School LOGO 

Sparrows Point High School, Baltimore, MD

Homestead Wakefield Elementary School, Bel Air, Maryland

Hammond Middle School, Columbia, MD

Sparrow High School, Edgemeere, MD

Bethesda Chevy Chase, High School, Kensington, MD

Rosa Parks Middle School, Olny, MD

Jemicy School, Owing Mills, MD

Tilden Middle School, Rockville, MD

Mattawomen Elementary School, Waldorf, MD  

Mercer Middle School, Aldie, MD

Chantilly High School, Chantilly, VA

Centreville High School, Centreville, VA

Forestvillle Elementary, Fairfax, VA

Fort Belvoir Elementary, Fort Belvoir, VA

Heritage High School, Leesburg, VA

West Springfield High School, Springfield, VA

Thomas Jefferson Hight School for Science & Technology, Alexandria, VA

TC Williams High School, Alexandria, VA

Musselman High School, Inwood, WV

Southern Middle School, Glen Rock, PA

Eaton Rapids High School, Eaton Rapids, MI

If you don't see your school on the list use this form to  register your school as an X-STEM School. Send questions to laura@usasciencefestival.org.

   

 TEDMED for X-STEM Schools

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The Festival has created a partnership with TEDMED to promote the TEDMED Conference at area schools in April 2013. X-STEM Schools can receive a FREE simulcast of TEDMED Live April 16th-19th.  X-STEM Schools can choose to create a one-day event or choose individual programming.  For more information about the program, use this online resource.  

 Create your Volunteer Profile on CERVIS NOW

 

WE ARE EXCITED TO OFFER A VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM!

CERVIS Technologies  

Our new volunteer management system will let you record your hours, skills, interests, and register for our new DC Area STEM Outreach Program. To create your volunteer profile in the CERVIS system , please go to this link and register your profile:  REGISTER  Once you are registered, you can use this form to RSVP for future Volunteer Meetings, DC STEM Outreach Events, and the EXPO!


Please email laura@usasciencefestival.org you have difficulties submitting your information into this system. Please include your system software and the browser you are using.  Some difficulties have been reported on Safari.

New Outreach Coordinators Joining the TEAM!

Welcome to our new (in blue) Volunteer Outreach Coordinators for 2013-2014 and welcome back to our returning Coordinators! Come to the Volunteer Meeting March 10th, 2013 to meet your local coordinator.  

 

ALL   

Library Outreach

Barbara Roberts

ALL

Volunteer Logistics & Communication

Laura Helft

DC

DCPS

Beatrice Thompson

MD

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Jack Andraka

MD

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Vivian McNight

MD

Baltimore City Schools

Anna Hutton

MD

Carroll County Public Schools

Elisa Yzaguirre

MD

Carroll County Public Schools

Nancy McCrickard

MD

Catholic Schools

Tom Brett

MD

Charles County Outreach Coordinator

Kimberly Smith

MD

Harford County Public Schools

Ann Bizzano

MD

Howard County Public Schools

Kevin Baker

MD

Montgomery County Public Schools

Kathryn Spivey

MD

Prince George's County Public Schools     

Chinna Mapp

MD

Prince George's County Public Schools

Felicia Reed

MD

Prince George's County Public Schools

Laura Carriere

MD

Prince George's County Public Schools

Velarie Harvell

MD

Queen Anne's County

Bob Hardy

VA

Alexandria City Public Schools

Adey Fentaw

VA

Arlington County

Louisa Marinaccio

VA

Catholic Schools

Rita Creel

VA

Fairfax County

Patrick Truver

VA

Fairfax County 

Sreya Atluri

VA

Fairfax County 

Ramya Radhakrishnan

VA

Loudoun County

Veronica Breza

VA

Loudoun County 

Nikhil Nair

VA

Military Outreach

Joyce Matthews

VA

Northern Virginia Independent Schools

Peggy Brady

VA

Prince William County

Carol Matheny

VA

Spotsylvania County Public Schools

John Klaczynksi

 

To contact your Outreach Coordinator or become a new coordinator (or co-coordinator) for your school district, send an email to Laura at laura@usasciencefestival.org

FACEBOOK & Twitter  - "Like" and Tweet US

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VOLUNTEERS --- Please  take a few minutes to "LIKE" us on Facebook

 https://www.facebook.com/pages/USA-Science-Engineering-Festival/133949023335104 

and Follow us on Twitter

@USAScienceFest 

 

Volunteer in K-12 STEM Class

 An Opportunity to help K-12 STEM Teachers

AAAS Logo   

The American Association for the Advancement of Science needs scientists, engineers and physicians to assist K-12 science teachers in the metropolitan Washington DC area during the 2013-14 school year.  The hours are flexible, and volunteers attend a one-day training session, before being assigned to schools. For information on the program, please see the web site seniorscientist.org.  The site includes video clips of teachers and volunteers describing their work together, and a video clip of a Voice of America interview of a volunteer in his elementary school classroom. If you have time to share your knowledge with students and teachers, please send a note to bcalinge@aaas.org with your home address, or call 202-326-6629.

Visit us online at

http://www.usasciencefestival.org/

  

Science Spark is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization responsible for creating the USA Science & Engineering Festival and several regional Festivals including the San Diego Science & Engineering Festival, Bay Area Science & Engineering Festival, Boston Science & Engineering Festival, Los Angeles Science & Engineering Festival, Chicago Science & Engineering Festival, Houston Science & Engineering Festival, Miami Science & Engineering Festival and the Philadelphia Science & Engineering Festival.