Career-Connected Learning Series: Building Broad Skills to Support Youth in the Workforce Featured October 8, 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. As 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 … Continued
Beyond Astronauts: Your Guide to Space Careers Featured October 8, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Virtual 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!). Date: Wednesday, October 8th Time: 3:00 PM PST / 6:00 PM EST Register here! The universe of space careers … Continued
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 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 … Continued
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 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, … Continued
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
Building Career Bridges in Afterschool Featured November 6, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Virtual 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. This webinar will introduce a new resource developed by STEM … Continued
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
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
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 role models, professionals using STEM in everyday jobs, and hubs like libraries and museums. Attendees will leave with practical approaches for engaging local partners and … Continued
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 artificial intelligence (AI) and education to gain the confidence and actionable tools you need to prepare youth for an increasingly AI-driven world! AI education in … Continued
