STEM Education: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics
Connect. Collaborate. Create.
STEM Education: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics
Connect. Collaborate. Create.
Connect. Collaborate. Create.
Connect. Collaborate. Create.
The North Louisiana STEM Alliance is a community of practice recognized by the STEM Funder’s Network STEM Learning Ecosystems (www.stemecosystems.org). Sci-Port Discovery Center a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is the host organization with Dr. Heather Kleiner as the founding chair. STEM education refers to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
Since 2016, the NLSA collaborated on more than 136 programs, serving at least 80,000 individuals for a over 228,000 contact hours. These activities include Professional Development workshops, student workshops, field trips, IMAX movies, summer camps, coding, robotics, festivals, faires, and environmental education/clean ups, with 64% of our clients from groups underrepresented in STEM.
Numerous benefits! Networking, collaborating, sharing resources with 180 partners from 80 different organizations. You will be given access to the national community of practice site where many more resources can be found. Please contact Dr. Heather Kleiner at hkleiner@sciport.org or nlastemalliance@gmail.com for information.
Our Mission: As a community of educators, parents and civic advocates, unified to connect students to the 21st century workforce, we focus on improving STEM education for our students through achieving math and science proficiency as well as increasing awareness of and access to STEM opportunities in the community.
Our Goal: is to coordinate efforts of diverse stakeholders in North Louisiana to provide high quality STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), including the arts, to all youth PK-16 regardless of zip code.
“The North Louisiana STEM Alliance, its host Sci-Port Discovery Center, and all of its partner organizations uphold the belief that all people are created equal, with inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Our non-discrimination policy states that any sponsored training, education, tuition assistance, and social and recreation programs, will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, national origin, or disability. Diversity, equity and inclusion are critical to the success of the Community and are woven throughout our practices. We will not tolerate abuse of power of any kind, and will be deliberate in our stand against abuse of power through peaceful means.”
Currently, membership in the North Louisiana STEM Alliance is free. You just need to share our mission and philosophy of enlightened self-interest, and be interested in the role of STEM education in the career pipeline.
North Louisiana STEM Alliance
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