NBC2 mini-BIOMAN Conferences highlight a specific area of biomanufacturing. The three-day, hands-on workshops will provide in-depth knowledge of and experience in the most cutting-edge biomanufacturing technologies. Each mini-BIOMAN Conference will encompass three days packed with hands-on laboratory activities and informative lectures. At the conclusion of the mini-BIOMAN, participants will have a comprehensive, ready-to-insert curriculum module to utilize in their own classrooms. Curricular materials include SOPs, PowerPoint slides and links to helpful resources and references.

The New York Geographic Alliance is sponsoring a geographic conference at Fort Ticonderoga on the shores of Lake Champlain. The theme is Pathways of Invasion, concentrating on the importance of the region during several conflicts (French and Indian War, American Revolution, and the War of 1812). The conference will feature lessons on the geography of Champlain Valley, focusing on its importance during three wars in colonial times. The conference will have lessons inside the fort, take tours of the Fort and its grounds, and a driving tour of the La Chute River, which drains Lake George.

This workshop will be open to all teachers of New York, and possibly neighboring states and Canada. Preference will be given to members of Alliances. We are still in the planning stage, and the events page will be updated with new information as it arrives. Those that are interested can take the first step in registration now. 

RCNET would like to invite you to a 1 ½ day workshop focused on upgrading nuclear curriculum to capture lessons learned from recent nuclear incidents and adding emerging technologies.

As nuclear facilities age, it is critical that community colleges continuously evolve to capture lessons from events such as the recent tunnel collapse at the Hanford nuclear site, the fire at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico, and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.  Experts knowledgeable on these events will be discussing these incidents and how you can embed them in your programs.

Also, critical to the future of nuclear technology is the adoption of automation, robotics, and co-robotics into both teaching and training environments and in the fields. Robotics are beneficial in technical fields for safety, liability, and performance enhancement; nuclear fields are a fusion of all these issues. Technicians that become familiar and comfortable with the use of these emerging technologies during their education will become leaders of employing them into practice.  This workshop will cover curriculum and best practices to add robotics into your nuclear college program.

A limited number of stipends are available.  Please go to wwww.GoNuke.org to request your stipend. 

The workshop will take place at the IRSC Main Campus, Y Building, Room 102.

HI-TEC is a national conference on advanced technological education where secondary and postsecondary educators, counselors, industry professionals, trade organizations, and technicians can update their knowledge and skills. Charged with Educating America’s Technical Workforce, the event focuses on the preparation needed by the existing and future workforce for companies in the high-tech sectors that drive our nation’s economy. Attendees have the option to choose from approximately 15 pre-conference workshops and industry site tours during the first 2 days, followed by the 2-day main conference featuring keynote speakers and 60+ breakout sessions. There will also be an awards luncheon an active Exhibit Hall with an exhibitor reception and more.

This course is designated for Professional Development of Welding Educators teaching secondary and post-secondary welding programs. “Instructional Design & Teaching Strategies for Welding Instruction" course covers development of a welding program from needs assessment through curriculum development, and teaching strategies to development and evaluation of student achievement.  The module content includes welding program development, writing program and course objectives, use of advisory committees, curriculum development, learning theory, teaching methods, learning styles, laboratory teaching, organization, and assignment development, and evaluation methods.

Meet some of the best automotive technology educators from all parts of the United States and Canada, attend training sessions, and participate in the Silent Auction to fund scholarships and awards at this year's NACAT Conference.

The 2017 STEM Guitar Summer Institute is funded through a National Science Foundation NSF project; LEAD with GUITARS in STEM - ATE DUE #1304405. This project is designed to help faculty increase their students' interest and engagement in the study of and learning of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) principles, practices, and careers through guitar design and building. The 2017 Summer Institute is open to all STEM subject area educators, primarily focused in the 9-12 High school grade level, community college levels and freshman/sophomore university instruction. Participants selected for this summer’s institute will join the existing cohort of STEM Guitar Institute Fellows. The Institute Fellows are made up of educators from around the country who are teaching their STEM content using the guitar as a focus. The Fellows contribute to the project’s curriculum and assessment and help each other with project implementation.

The 2017 STEM Guitar Summer Institute is funded through a National Science Foundation NSF project; LEAD with GUITARS in STEM - ATE DUE #1304405. This project is designed to help faculty increase their students' interest and engagement in the study of and learning of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) principles, practices, and careers through guitar design and building. The 2017 Summer Institute is open to all STEM subject area educators, primarily focused in the 9-12 High school grade level, community college levels and freshman/sophomore university instruction. Participants selected for this summer’s institute will join the existing cohort of STEM Guitar Institute Fellows. The Institute Fellows are made up of educators from around the country who are teaching their STEM content using the guitar as a focus. The Fellows contribute to the project’s curriculum and assessment and help each other with project implementation.

BIOMAN Academies are four-day, hands-on workshops for high school students entering grades 10-12. Hosted during the summer at the NBC2 hub schools, BIOMAN Academies are FREE and all necessary supplies and laboratory PPE are provided. 

HI-TEC is a national conference on advanced technological education where secondary and postsecondary educators, counselors, industry professionals, trade organizations, and technicians can update their knowledge and skills.

Charged with Educating America’s Technical Workforce, the event focuses on the preparation needed by the existing and future workforce for companies in the high-tech sectors that drive our nation’s economy.

Discover light, optics, lasers, laser systems, fiber optics, integrated photonics, sensors, and more from this day camp for children ages 10-14. Participants will design, build, and take home a laser-enabled museum security system with integrated photo alarm system.

Monday - Thursday: 9:00am - 4:00pm

Friday: 9:00am - 12:30pm

The STEM Guitar Project is focused on preparing teachers to teach math and science skills using the guitar as a “hook.” Why guitars? Because guitars are cool and students can easily make the connection with the iconic instrument. The National STEM Guitar Project hosts innovative Guitar- Building Institutes for middle, high school, and post-secondary faculty around the United States. The STEM Guitar project is being implemented throughout the country and they are looking for more rock star teachers who want to connect their students to STEM. Learn more in this session about how your school can use the STEM Guitar project to engage students and about the free resources available to launch the project at your school, as well as examples of project integration at other schools.

Camp Explore is a residential overnight camp offering high school students hands-on, engaging activities to help them explore the many different STEM-industry careers available to them in key industry sectors, including:

• Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering
• Energy
• Health Care
• Agriculture
• Transportation
• Information Technology

Scholarships are available to cover cost.

This course is designated for Professional Development of Welding Educators teaching secondary and post-secondary welding programs. “Design for Welding, Fabrication, Assembly and Robotic Welding” course covers the concepts and fundamentals of the design for welding, fabrication, assembly and robotic welding. Laboratory work consists of case studies using standard design equations to determine the behavior of welded materials, part processing and optimization of fabrication, design considerations for work holding and manipulating equipment, and the programming and operating robots for GMAW welding.

Biotility's Bioscience Industry for Teachers is a five-day program developed for biomedical or biotechnology teachers who wish to best incorporate industry culture and practices into their instruction. This opportunity focuses on foundational bioscience concepts and techniques in the context of working in the bio-industry. As a paradigm shift from teaching science as an academic endeavor, participants will rotate through departmental roles of a “company,” and learn how to augment course content with current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), and the industry perspective. Teachers are provided hands-on experience to gain meaningful and practical workplace applications that can be translated to students.

Industry experience will include the design, development, testing, and manufacture of a biopharmaceutical.  Participants will develop an understanding of departmental roles, and careers, as well as the criteria associated with working in this highly regulated environment.

Discover the world of computer coding using an Arduino microcontroller and create computer code to interact with electronic circuits in this day camp for teens ages 13-17.

Monday - Thursday 9am - 4pm

Friday 9am-12:30pm

NBC2 mini-BIOMAN Conferences highlight a specific area of biomanufacturing. The three-day, hands-on workshops will provide in-depth knowledge of and experience in the most cutting-edge biomanufacturing technologies. Each mini-BIOMAN Conference will encompass three days packed with hands-on laboratory activities and informative lectures. At the conclusion of the mini-BIOMAN, participants will have a comprehensive, ready-to-insert curriculum module to utilize in their own classrooms. Curricular materials include SOPs, PowerPoint slides and links to helpful resources and references.

Learn how to teach solar principles in effective, engaging ways in your classroom! For High School STEM teachers with an interest in applied science, technology, engineering, and career/vocational training.

These hands-on training workshops will cover: LEGO EV3 microprocessor, functional robots building instructions, programming with the EV3 software, sensors, and logic, and NAO Robot programming demonstrations. There are limited slots for novice, intermediate, and advanced workshops and registration is first-come, first-serve.

May 31: Novice Robotics

July 26: Intro Lego Robotics

July 27: Intermediate Logo Robotics

These hands-on training workshops will cover: LEGO EV3 microprocessor, functional robots building instructions, programming with the EV3 software, sensors, and logic, and NAO Robot programming demonstrations. There are limited slots for novice, intermediate, and advanced workshops and registration is first-come, first-serve.

May 31: Novice Robotics

July 26: Intro Lego Robotics

July 27: Intermediate Logo Robotics

The USCC-sponsored Cyber Quests are a series of fun but challenging on-line competitions allowing participants to demonstrate their knowledge in a variety of information security realms. Each quest features an artifact for analysis, along with a series of quiz questions. Some quests focus on a potentially vulnerable sample web server as the artifact, challenging participants to identify its flaws using vulnerability analysis skills. Other quests are focused around forensic analysis, packet capture analysis, and more. The quests have varying levels of difficulty and complexity, with some quests geared toward beginners, while others include more intermediate and ultimately advanced material.

This course is designated for Professional Development of Welding Educators teaching secondary and post-secondary welding programs. “Cutting and Joining Processes” course covers the basics and principles of major joining and cutting processes. Advantages, disadvantages, equipment, consumables, techniques and variables for each process are discussed. Applications, criteria for consumable selection and how to establish process parameters are emphasized. Laboratory work involves equipment set up and operating of the welding and cutting equipment for specific applications.

CAR MBS delivers thought-provoking sessions which provide a vision of where the global automotive industry is headed. Executive management from automakers and suppliers along with representatives from the financial community, academia, labor, government and business and automotive press gather to connect and focus on the issues impacting the industry and the pathways to success.

The 2017 STEM Guitar Summer Institute is funded through a National Science Foundation NSF project; LEAD with GUITARS in STEM - ATE DUE #1304405. This project is designed to help faculty increase their students' interest and engagement in the study of and learning of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) principles, practices, and careers through guitar design and building. The 2017 Summer Institute is open to all STEM subject area educators, primarily focused in the 9-12 High school grade level, community college levels and freshman/sophomore university instruction. Participants selected for this summer’s institute will join the existing cohort of STEM Guitar Institute Fellows. The Institute Fellows are made up of educators from around the country who are teaching their STEM content using the guitar as a focus. The Fellows contribute to the project’s curriculum and assessment and help each other with project implementation.

This workshop will introduce participants to the Raspberry Pi, Arduino and micro:bit single-board computer and microcontrollers, inexpensive platforms that can do amazing things. Each device has its own capabilities and the projects will demonstrate the array of activities that can be integrated within your classroom.  Additionally, we will discuss how these devices platforms can be enrich outreach activities to drive interest in your educational programs, and to introduce students to STEM areas. Participants will be able to get access to all materials (slides, labs, etc) presented during the workshop, and will be able to use it under a Creative Commons license.

In its sixth year, the 2017 SAE Battelle CyberAuto Challenge is a five-day practicum-based workshop where teams comprised equally of students and professionals, including automotive engineers, government engineers, and ethical “white-hat” hackers, work on real cars to find real answers to the challenges posed by cybersecurity in automobiles. Teams work to identify automotive cybersecurity trends and develop talent in a new technical discipline in a high-tech industry.

Learn how to teach solar principles in effective, engaging ways in your classroom! For High School STEM teachers with an interest in applied science, technology, engineering, and career/vocational training.

- Understand hearing loss

- Best instructional practices

- Importance of STEM

- Universal design

- Effective use of support service

- Student and faculty panels

The New York Geographic Allliance will be bringing the B-WET Upper Susquehanna Program to Elmira, NY to study the very important tributary in this system, the Chemung River. This is a partnership with the Greater Southern Tier BOCES Teacher Center and the Friends of the Chemung River. This is a FREE professional development opportunity for teachers and informal educators of the Susquehanna Valley (other teachers are welcome if room is available). 

CyberWatch West is organizing three information sessions in northwest Washington in late August 2017 to introduce high school students, parents, and teachers to the CyberPatriot program, the largest high school cyber defense competition in the United States. Dr. Dan Manson of Cal Poly Pomona will present on how high schools can form teams and get started. 

Seating at these free events is limited; please register online in advance by following this link: s.cyberwatchwest.org/competition.