Community Activities
Community Activities
SAVE THE DATE: MSEN Quarterly Meeting
Aligning Education and the STEM Workforce Needs
Wednesday June 5, 8:30 - 10:30am
MassBay Community College - Center for Health Sciences, Early Childhood, and Human Services
490 Franklin Street, Framingham, MA, 01702
Hosted by Solect Energy
Providers of STEM learning experiences for K-12 students, educators and parents, college students, and life-long learners of all ages in MetroWest and across the Commonwealth are welcome to share their events and activities on the MSEN website and email digest.
To do so, you may email the information asked in this PDF form to stemnet@framingham.edu, and we will list your event on this Community Activities page, in the MSEN Bi-Weekly Digest, and on our social media accounts.
MetroWest Community Activities
April
STEM Fest is GSEMAs premiere STEM event of the year, and is open to ALL Girl Scout levels with activities and experiments created and designated specifically for different ages. A patch and swag are included.
For more information visit: https://www.gsema.org/en/sf-events-repository/2024/stem-fest--waltham-.html
Science on State Street is Framingham State University’s annual science festival, a community-wide event organized by the Christa McAuliffe Center in collaboration with MetroWest STEM Education Network.
Science on State Street has a particular focus on themes relating to planet Earth. Explore science, technology, engineering, and math and the ways they support environmental justice, renewable energy, and environmental sustainability!
For more information visit: cm-center.org/soss2024
May
Follow three young flies as they inadvertently stowaway aboard Apollo 11 and join Neil, Buzz, and Michael on their mission to pull off the very first moon landing! Showings at 5:30PM and 7:00PM, and tickets on sale now!
For more information visit: https://cm-center.org/event/may3films
Two-Day Professional Learning Opportunity for Grades 9-12 Educators - Explore instructional strategies that promote student sensemaking, including phenomena-based instruction, using a Driving Question Board, and student discourse.
For more information visit: www.wadeinstitutema.org
Use telescopes to observe the Moon! McAuliffe Center staff are available to answer your questions about telescopes and our Universe.
For more information visit: https://cm-center.org/event/may17stargazing
June
Panel discussion hosted by Solect at MassBay Community College that will explore the clean energy workforce needs. MSEN is hosting a series of panel discussions aimed to foster a conversation on the development of collaborative efforts to empower and prepare our region’s youth for fulfilling, engaged lives and productive careers, now and for decades to come.
Learn more information and register at: metroweststem.com/quarterlymeetings
Two-Day Professional Learning Opportunity for Grades 6-12 Educators - Join us for a more advanced workshop focused on using Arduino technology to create and program robotic devices. Build and program a robot capable of carrying a variety of data collecting sensors to bring back to your classroom.
For more information visit: www.wadeinstitutema.org
July
FREE opportunity for all grades 6-8 educators interested in building or gaining an understanding of inquiry-based learning in a science classroom, particularly through the lens of supporting students with science fair.
For more information visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc5B1CAkeI7luveJgKQYiKISiXJH4c0D6kCwsDzcvU6Mq1QSg/viewform
MassBioEd’s Teacher Summer Institute is a one week, 40 hour, lab-based course designed to enhance high school teachers skills and content knowledge in Biotechnology.
For more information visit: https://www.massbioed.org/event/teacher-summer-institute/
Mass Audubon’s Nature School for Teachers is an opportunity for K-8 teachers to explore their local habitat and meaningfully connect with the science practices embedded in the Massachusetts Science Frameworks.
For more information visit: https://www.massaudubon.org/programs/mass-audubon-education/92564-nature-school-for-teachers-metrowest