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    • October 2025

    • Wed 22

      ACRES Training: Making Math Meaningful

      October 22, 2025 @ 5:15 pm - 6:00 pm
      Virtual

      Discover ways to use natural materials to represent math problems, find and understand math in nature, and use math to investigate authentic outdoor math problems in this training let by … Continued

    • Thu 23

      ACRES Training: You Can Create Career Connections and Nurture STEM ID

      October 23, 2025 @ 12:30 pm - 1:15 pm
      Virtual

      In this ACRES training, OST staff learn tips and tricks to help them make STEM career connections early on in the school year. Participants experience several easy-to-implement strategies, including a … Continued

    • November 2025

    • Wed 5
      Career-Connected Learning Training: Developing Career-Connected STEM Activities for Afterschool and Summer Learning Date: November 5, 2025 Time: 3–4 p.m. ET / noon–1 p.m. PT

      Career-Connected Learning Series: Developing Career-Connected STEM Activities for Afterschool and Summer Learning

      Featured November 5, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
      Virtual

      Note: This session has ended. Please fill out the form below to receive a recording of the training via email. For many youth, afterschool and summer programs are where sparks … Continued

    • Wed 12
      Career-Connected Learning Training: Engaging Families and Communities Part 1 Date: November 12, 2025 Time: 3–4 p.m. ET / noon–1 p.m. PT

      Career-Connected Learning Series: Engaging Families and Communities Part 1

      Featured November 12, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
      Virtual

      Families and communities play a vital role in helping young people see STEM as part of their future. In this training session, attendees will explore STEM Next’s Career-Connected Learning Framework … Continued

    • Thu 13

      ACRES Training: Math Games and Fluency Activities

      November 13, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
      Virtual

      Come engage in fluency math games and activities that support youth in learning math facts and becoming fluent in computation while having fun in the process! This is a free, … Continued

    • Wed 19
      Career-Connected Learning Training: Engaging Families and Communities Part II Date: Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Time: 3–4 p.m. ET / noon–1 p.m. PT

      Career-Connected Learning Series: Engaging Families and Communities Part II

      Featured November 19, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
      Virtual

      In this follow-up session to the first Engaging Families and Communities training, attendees will focus on building community partnerships that bring STEM careers to life. Participants will learn how to connect with … Continued

    • Tue 25
      A smiling woman wearing a virtual reality headset sits at a desk with digital graphs and the Earth projected beside her. Text reads: Supporting AI Education in Out-of-School Time Spaces, November 25, 2025, 10:00 AM PT. Register.

      Supporting AI Education in Out-of-School Time Spaces

      November 25, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
      Virtual

      Date: November 25, 2025 1-2PM ET / 10 - 11 AM PT Facilitators: National Girls Collaborative Project Join the National Girls Collaborative Project (NGCP) and experts from the field of … Continued

    • December 2025

    • Tue 2
      Five professionals stand around a table, collaborating on documents, with text promoting a virtual AI workshop for jobseekers scheduled for December 2, 2025, at 11:00 PM PT / 2:00 PM ET.

      From Guide to Practice: Get Better Results for Jobseekers with AI: A Virtual Workshop Session

      December 2, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
      Virtual

      December 2, 2025 11:00-12:30pm PT / 2:00-3:30pm ET In a new hands-on workshop, built on the principles of Jobs for the Future’s “Generative AI: A How-To Guide for Career Coaches,” … Continued

    • Thu 18
      Promotional graphic titled “The Power of Stories” featuring authors Terysa Ridgeway, Dr. Gaby A. González, and Kim Collazo, with event info for December 18 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET.

      The Power of Stories

      December 18, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am
      Virtual

      December 18, 2025 10:00-11:00am PT / 1:00-2:00pm ET  Meet talented authors creating stories that matter! Join NGCP for an interactive conversation with writers who are inspiring curiosity, building confidence, and … Continued

    • January 2026

    • Wed 21
      A young girl with face paint plays with robot toys on a table at an event. Text on the left promotes a STEM Next training about engineering for Pre-K and Kindergarten, held on Jan. 21, 2026, facilitated by the Museum of Science, Boston.

      Career-Connected Learning Series: Building Engineering & Awareness in Pre-K and Kindergarten

      Featured January 21 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
      Virtual

      STEM Next is accelerating our efforts to advance career-connected learning in afterschool and summer learning programs with our Career-Connected Learning Framework for Out-of-School Time Providers. In this training, we will … Continued

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