On October 6, 2016, Linda Christopher, Executive Director of OC STEM spoke as the lunchtime keynote at the Orange County Regional Counselor Event for 2015. The event was organized through the Orange County Doing What Matters Jobs and the Economy Initiative, which is a four-pronged framework to respond to the call of our nation, state, and regions to close [...]
The mission of OC Pathways is to facilitate collaboration among schools, colleges, and regional business and community partners to ensure that Orange County students are ready for college and career success through participation in learning experiences that integrate rigorous academics and career preparation. Watch the video below to learn more about Stephen and the pathway he is [...]
The mission of OC Pathways is to facilitate collaboration among schools, colleges, and regional business and community partners to ensure that Orange County students are ready for college and career success through participation in learning experiences that integrate rigorous academics and career preparation. Watch the video below to learn more about Leah and the pathway she [...]
Moody’s Mega Math (M3) Challenge is an Internet-based applied math competition for high school students. The contest is free and open to high school juniors and seniors in the U.S. Working in teams of three to five, participants must solve an open-ended, math-modeling problem focused on a realistic issue—in 14 hours. Scholarships totaling $150,000 toward [...]
IRVINE, Calif. (August 5, 2015) Although STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) jobs comprise a growing share of total jobs in Orange County, the region faces a pervasive and increasing shortfall of STEM educated workers. The gender gap in STEM is also increasing at an alarming rate with females filling only 24% of STEM jobs [...]
The OC STEM Initiative’s vision states “All educators and teachers are provided the tools and support to ensure their students are STEM competent and STEM literate.” Through the RISP, we offer quality professional development opportunities for out-of-school time practitioners, providing innovative ideas and logistical support for staff who bring STEM content into their programs. We [...]
Child Creativity Lab is opening the Depot for Creative Reuse. The Depot will cater to educators, community organizations, the artist community, and families. The Child Creativity Lab will open the doors located at 1815 E. Wilshire Avenue, Suite 906 in Santa Ana, California. For more information on the Child Creativity Lab, visit their website at [...]
The STEM Funders Network (SFN) announced today that OC STEM is one of the 27 communities selected to pilot the national STEM Ecosystems Initiative. This project, built on over a decade of research into successful STEM collaborations seeks to nurture and scale effective science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning opportunities for all young people. [...]
On July 10, 2015 STEM Learning Ecosystem members created and animated sprites as part of the OC STEM Learning Ecosystem Institute. The Raspberry Pi is a low cost, credit-card sized computer that plugs into a computer monitor or TV, and uses a standard keyboard and mouse. It is a capable little device that enables people [...]
OC STEM is thrilled to welcome Suzanne Hill to join our team in July! Suzanne has served as an after-school educator and program manager, providing instruction and professional development in Los Angeles for the past few years. She will manage our Regional Innovation Support Provider (RISP) program that strives to provide STEM specific critical program support [...]
