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SUMMARY:ACRES Training: Math Games and Fluency Activities
DESCRIPTION: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\, LIVE\, virtual workshop that will last 45 minutes. For more information email acres@mmsa.org. To register\, go to ACRES 2025 workshops 
URL:https://stemnext.org/event/acres-training-math-games-and-fluency-activities/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Professional Development Opportunties
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SUMMARY:Career-Connected Learning Series: Engaging Families and Communities Part 1
DESCRIPTION: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 for Out-of-School Time Providers\, with a focus on Family and Community Engagement. Participants will learn practical strategies to involve parents\, caregivers\, and community partners in STEM career exploration\, with actionable steps to build ongoing family engagement and career-connected STEM activities to share with families and partners. \nDate: November 12\, 2025\nTime: 3–4 p.m. ET / noon–1 p.m. PT \nAudience: This training is designed for out-of-school time program providers and staff\, including directors\, professional development and quality specialists\, and facilitators. It is also ideal for out-of-school time organizations\, including museum and library staff. \nAttendees who complete the post-training survey will be entered into a raffle to win a $100 Amazon gift card for their program. \nRegister here.
URL:https://stemnext.org/event/career-connected-learning-series-engaging-families-and-communities-part-1/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Professional Development Opportunties
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SUMMARY:Building Career Bridges in Afterschool
DESCRIPTION:As young people navigate an increasingly complex and rapidly evolving job market\, afterschool and summer programs represent an untapped but uniquely positioned partner in the career pathways ecosystem. Afterschool programs offer flexible\, innovative\, and engaging experiences that extend learning and career preparation beyond the classroom.  \nThis webinar will introduce a new resource developed by STEM Next and Jobs for the Future\, Building Bridges with Industry: Integrating Career-Connected Learning into Out-of-School Time. The playbook will outline how afterschool and summer program providers and statewide afterschool networks can serve as natural allies to education\, industry\, and workforce intermediary partners\, creating innovative pathways for career awareness\, exploration\, and preparation that meet both youth and employer needs. \nAudience: This event is designed for afterschool and summer program leaders\, providers\, and staff\, including directors\, professional development and quality specialists\, and facilitators\, funders\, board members\, and the broader workforce development community.
URL:https://stemnext.org/event/building-career-bridges-webinar/
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SUMMARY:Career-Connected Learning Series: Developing Career-Connected STEM Activities for Afterschool and Summer Learning
DESCRIPTION:Note: This session has ended. Please fill out the form below to receive a recording of the training via email. \nFor many youth\, afterschool and summer programs are where sparks of interest in science\, technology\, engineering\, and math begin.  To help programs turn that interest into career pathways\, STEM Next created the Career-Connected Learning Framework for Out-of-School Time Providers. The Framework helps programs explicitly embed career connections into their activities in ways that are practical\, age-appropriate\, and grounded in both research and real-world relevance. \nIn this training\, attendees will practice developing career-connected STEM activities\, exchange feedback with peers\, and leave with three ready-to-use activities. Please bring one STEM activity to workshop during the training. \nAudience: This training is designed for out-of-school time program providers and staff\, including directors\, professional development and quality specialists\, and facilitators. It is also ideal for out-of-school time organizations\, including museum and library staff. \n \n\n 
URL:https://stemnext.org/event/career-connected-learning-series-developing-career-connected-stem-activities-for-afterschool-and-summer-learning/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Professional Development Opportunties
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SUMMARY:ACRES Training: You Can Create Career Connections and Nurture STEM ID
DESCRIPTION: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 photo elicitation activity\, learn about how youth form STEM identities\, and then learn how to conduct related activities with youth. This is a free\, LIVE\, virtual workshop that will last 45 minutes. For more information\, email acres@mmsa.org. To register\, go to ACRES 2025 workshops. 
URL:https://stemnext.org/event/acres-training-you-can-create-career-connections-and-nurture-stem-id/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Professional Development Opportunties
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SUMMARY:ACRES Training: Making Math Meaningful
DESCRIPTION: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 ACRES. Gain access to a hub of resources to explore\, as well as activities you can use immediately. This is a free\, LIVE\, virtual workshop that will last 45 minutes. For more information\, email acres@mmsa.org. To register\, go to ACRES 2025 workshops.
URL:https://stemnext.org/event/acres-training-making-math-meaningful/
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CATEGORIES:Professional Development Opportunties
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SUMMARY:Beyond Astronauts: Your Guide to Space Careers
DESCRIPTION:This World Space Week\, join STEM Next for a Career Chat moderated by our own teen Flight Crew member from Alabama\, Charlee! We’ll be talking to the pros about the coolest jobs in the cosmos (and on Earth!). \nDate: Wednesday\, October 8th\nTime: 3:00 PM PST / 6:00 PM EST \nRegister here! \nThe universe of space careers is HUGE! From designing rockets at Lockheed Martin to unique missions at NASA\, there’s a spot for you. This conversation featuring leaders in space exploration will focus on: \n✨ Careers you never knew existed\, all about living and working in space\n✨ The skills you need to launch your future\n✨ How to get started NOW on internship\, college\, and career prep \nThis event is for young people and teens ready to explore their future. Afterschool program leaders\, we would love for you to join live with your youth!
URL:https://stemnext.org/event/beyond-astronauts-your-guide-to-space-careers/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Career Chat
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SUMMARY:Career-Connected Learning Series: Building Broad Skills to Support Youth in the Workforce
DESCRIPTION:Note: This session has ended. Please fill out the form below to receive a recording of the training via email. \nAs the modern workforce evolves at an unprecedented pace\, durable—or “soft”—skills are increasingly as important as technical skills in high-demand STEM jobs. Helping youth develop these skills is a core strategy of STEM Next’s Career-Connected Learning Framework for Out-of-School Time Providers. \nIn this training\, attendees will learn how to weave durable skills into STEM activities so youth can confidently say to employers: I solve problems\, think critically\, communicate clearly\, work well with others\, and adapt to change. \nParticipants will leave with materials to support staff professional development and three ready-to-use STEM lessons for youth. \nAudience: This training is designed for out-of-school time program providers and staff\, including directors\, professional development and quality specialists\, and facilitators. It is also ideal for out-of-school time organizations\, including museum and library staff.
URL:https://stemnext.org/event/career-connected-learning-training-building-broad-skills-to-support-youth-in-the-workforce/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Professional Development Opportunties
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250919T080000
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SUMMARY:YES Curriculum in Action: Classroom Stories & Tips from Real Educators
DESCRIPTION:Want real-world advice on implementing YES engineering units? Join the Museum of Science Boston for a fast-paced\, story-rich webinar with classroom educators who’ve run YES in their schools. They’ll share which units they chose\, how they prepped and organized materials\, what facilitation moves kept students engaged\, and the impact they saw in student collaboration\, confidence\, and problem-solving. Sign up here.
URL:https://stemnext.org/event/yes-curriculum-in-action-classroom-stories-tips-from-real-educators/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Professional Development Opportunties
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SUMMARY:Launching Career-Connected Learning Beyond the Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Join STEM Next for a national back-to-school launch event to spotlight Career-Connected Learning: A Framework for Out-of-School Time Providers\, STEM Next’s bold new tool designed to accelerate and expand career-connected learning in afterschool and summer programs across the country. \nDate: Wednesday\, September 10th\, 2025\nTime: 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST \nThis event marks the start of a coordinated national effort to amplify the framework’s strategies\, showcase its early champions\, and preview a suite of supports for the Out-of-School Time (OST) field — including provider trainings and a systems-level playbook. Building on the success of STEM Next’s Million Girls Moonshot\, this framework offers a practical\, field-informed guide for OST providers\, educators\, system leaders\, and cross-sector partners to deliver high-quality\, career-connected STEM experiences. \nPanelists include: \n\nChristine Cunningham\, Senior Vice President\, STEM Learning\, Museum of Science\nJoel Vargas\, Vice President\, Jobs for the Future\nZelda Waymer\, President & Chief Executive Officer\, South Carolina Afterschool Network\nDelia Meza\, Director of Family Learning and Community Partnerships\, New York Hall of Science\n\nThis event is designed for national and state-level leaders in STEM; OST providers and system leaders; and partners engaged in education solutions that advance career pathways for youth. \nRegister here.
URL:https://stemnext.org/event/launching-career-connected-learning-beyond-the-classroom/
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CATEGORIES:Virtual Panel
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