The Engineering Fellows: An Engineer’s Perspective
Over the summer, Washington STEM, in partnership with Washington MESA, launched a new and innovative pilot program in order to give students the access and opportunity to explore their inner engineer....
View ArticleInspiring Words from an Inspiring Student:
For those who were unable to attend the 5th Annual Washington STEM Summit on November 29th, we had such wonderful speakers who were incredibly inspiring. One such speaker was, Apars Walia is a freshman...
View ArticleStudent Design Team Night: STEMfest for Girls
In early November we hosted a first Student Design Team meeting with the intention of having students help us design a STEMfest event for girls. A STEMfest is an event that promotes STEM-related...
View ArticleAn Insider’s Sneak Peak into Learning Labs pt.II:
Happy New Year! We here at Washington STEM have been continuing our collaboration with the Workforce Board in observing, across the state, the different Learning Labs that create work experiences for...
View ArticleWashington Computer Science Standards – What Are They?
It’s no secret that computer science jobs in Washington are some of the highest paid but often go unfilled due to the lack of qualified applicants. There’s certainly many reasons for this jobs gap, but...
View ArticleComputer Science: It’s More than the Oregon Trail
Computer science. What is it? For me, as a child of the 90s, computer science was learning how to use the Microsoft Office suite and knowing how to keep my digital family alive on the Oregon Trail....
View ArticleComputer Science and Special Education
When a person talks about equity, they usually talk about race, gender, and socio-economic backgrounds, which are major issues, but when we talk about equity we need to make sure to include students...
View ArticleComputer Science: More of an Art or a Science?
“Do you consider computer science more of an art or a science?” Seventeen-year-old me was taken aback by this question asked by one of my interviewers at Microsoft. My internal reaction was ‘of course...
View ArticleAn Insider’s Sneak Peek Into Learning Labs PT.III
Through rain, sleet, and snow we have been determined to visit and assess the Learning Labs that Governor Jay Inslee, Washington STEM, and the Workforce Training Board identified last September. The...
View ArticleAn Insider’s Sneak Peek: The Finale
Over the past six months, Washington STEM has travelled across Washington state to discover and learn from promising career connected learning programs. We’ve travelled from Ocean Shores to Spokane...
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