Regional Resources

Maker's Faire - Science, Technology & More

Date: 
April 19, 2012

This May 19 & 20 there will be a “two-day, family-friendly, festival of invention, creativity and resourcefulness, and a celebration of the Maker movement” (Make 2012).  The event will be held at the San Mateo County Event Center from 10 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Sunday.   Tickets range from $12 - $40 per person.  This showcase of innovative science, technology, food, and art should not be missed.

Maker's Faire Bay Area

National Park Virtual Field Trips and Stewardship Funding

Online Virtual Field Trips – National Park Foundation

Take your after-school program to the Everglades, the Grand Teton, or Even the Grand Canyon National Parks.  The National Park Foundation offers electronic field trips to America’s National Parks along with commentary and background information from park rangers.  Students will learn about the natural environment as well as habitat and wildlife conservation.  You will find additional resources such as stewardship grants and professional development opportunities.

RAFT Bay Area STEM Kits for Students with Autism

Online Tools & Curriculum – STEM Kits for Students with Autism

Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) Bay Area recently partnered with a student from Stanford University to create hands-on, pre-assembled STEM activity kits for students with autism.  The kits are affordable and ready to go, making them a great resource for after-school programs.  Each kit also contains the step-by-step process for implementing the activity and a materials list.  In addition to kits for students with Autism, practitioners will find 100's of activities and videos for students K-12.  Visit www.raftbayarea.org for more information.

The Math and Science Partnership Network

MSPnet is an electronic learning community for the Math and Science Partnership Program. With the MSP program, the National Science Foundation implemented an important facet of the President's No Child Left Behind (NCLB) vision for K-12 education. A major research and development effort, the MSP program responds to concern over the performance of the nation's children in mathematics and science. Institutions of higher education partner with K-12 districts and others to effect deep, lasting improvement in K-12 mathematics and science education.

The Math and Science Partnership Network