Get Involved – Get STEM


Get READY for Minnesota STEM Day at the Capitol! The afternoon of January 31s the Minnesota Capitol will be a buzz with STEM! The Minnesota STEM Ecosystem and SciMathMN invite you to join us for an afternoon of STEM! You can expect to see and hear members of the STEM Learning Community who represent in-school and after-school STEM learning, and workforce development. 

Its time for the Engineering Machine Design Contest! Each year a competition theme is chosen to guide the machine build and allow for whimsical creativity to flourish. Students are able to explore science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) principles while having fun in a collaborative environment. The theme for 2025 is…. Current of Creativity: Transforming Water Technology!

Join the Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence for the Advanced Manufacturing 2025 tour!  The tour is an opportunity for Minnesota manufacturers to inspire the next generation of workers by demonstrating the realities of careers in modern manufacturing.

Join High Tech Kids at Jefferson High School in Bloomington for the 2024 First Tech Challenge Kick-off Event! This event is FREE to all MN FTC teams and anyone interested in starting a team in Minnesota . High Tech Kids partners with FIRST to provide robotics programs to students in Minnesota. Programs serve students in K through 12th-grade. Team-based robotic competitions build confidence, create transformative opportunities and prepare students to thrive. Each program encourages skill refinement to prepare students for 21st century jobs.

Don’t miss the 2024 STEAM Summit on November 12 hosted by the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce. The STEAM Summit encourages more than 4,000 middle and high school students to pursue science, technology, engineering, art and math careers by connecting them to business and higher educational institutions which offer STEAM courses in a highly interactive, hands-on format.

Save the date for the Spark STEM Conference on January 7th! Spark STEM Conference is for 3rd – 8th graders and includes hands-on, experiential learning experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The Spark STEM Conference is hosted by the Resource and Training Solutions Cooperative. 

Check out the CTE Works! Summit on November 19-20. It is Minnesota’s largest conference convening career and technical education educators, leaders, community partners, workforce, and business and industry in K-12 and higher education. The Summit serves as a platform for learning, sharing best practices, addressing critical issues in CTE, raising awareness, discussing current trends in education, and fostering professional development.

Looking for MORE STEM?
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