State & National

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100Kin10 .
Providing America’s classrooms with 100,000 excellent science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers by 2021. Creating the next generation of innovators and problem solvers to address the most pressing national and global challenges of tomorrow. Building a collaborative of over 150 partners (and growing), an experiment in a networked approach to stimulate big social change.

8+1 Science A new way of looking at science education .

AAA Math .

ACE Mentor Program Architchture / Construction / Engineering .

Afterschool Alliance / STEM Learning in Aftershool .

Alliance for Excellent Education .
The Alliance for Excellent Education is a Washington, DC-based national policy and advocacy organization that works to improve national and federal policy so that all students can achieve at high academic levels and graduate from high school ready for success in college, work, and citizenship in the twenty-first century. The Alliance focuses on America’s six million most at-risk secondary school students—those in the lowest achievement quartile—who are most likely to leave school without a diploma or to graduate unprepared for a productive future.

Amazing Space .

American Association of University Women (AAUW) .
– AAUW – Atascadero Branch .
– AAUW – Five Cities Pismo Beach Branch .
– AAUW – Morro Bay Branch .
– AAUW – San Luis Obispo Branch .
– AAUW STEM Education .
– Tech Trek science & math camps for girls
– Tech Savvy program for girls STEM education

American Geophysical Union .
– Education and Public Outreach .
– Bright STaRs program Middle, high school students summer research in Earth and space sciences.

American Association for the Advancement of Science .
– Education .

American Society for Engineering Education .
– eGFI promoting and enhancing K-12 STEM and engineering education .

Animal Planet TV: Pets 101 .

Apple: Education .
– Education Resources for Educators .
– iTunes Podcasts – Education K-12 .

Atomic Learning .

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation STEM Education .

Bill Nye the Science Guy / YouTube Channel .

California Classroom Science .

California Council on Science & Technology .

California Department of Education (CDE) .
– Data & Statistics . detailed school district stats
– DataQuest . detailed school district stats
– School and Student Data Files . detailed school district stats
– Science Resources .
– Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics .
– Teacher Professional Development .

California EdSource .

California Learning Resource Network .

California Mathematics and Science Partnership .

California Mathematics Project .
– California Online Mathematics Education Times .

California Online Colleges .

California Science Teachers Association .

California Space/Science Visitor & Educational Experiences .

California State PTA .
– California PTA District Offices .
– 15th District Santa Barbara County
– 24th District San Luis Obispo County

California STEM Learning Network (CSLNet) / CSLNet on YouTube .

The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd .

Central Valley Science Project Professional support for K-12 science teachers .

Change the Equation .
– STEM Salon Videos .

Children Now California
– Education .
– Parenting Resources .

The Coalition for Science After School .

Computer-Using Educators (CUE) .

The Concord Consortium .

Cool Cosmos .

Cyber Degrees Resources for students interested in careers in cyber security

Discovery Science Center Santa Ana, California

Disney Educational Productions: Math & Science for kids .

Ed Data – California . K-12 school fiscal, demographic and performance data

EdSource .

Educate to Innovate White House STEM Program .

Education.com .

Education Sector .

Education Week .

EduHound .

Engineering is Elementary / Related NSF Article . Basic engineering instructional program for grade’s 1-5.

Extreme Science .

Fermilab .
– Education .
– Physics – Education Resources .

Forbes .
– Education .

FT Exploring Science & Technology Education .

Funology .

Gamestar Mechanic .

The GEMS Club: Girls Excelling in Math and Science .
Girls in increasing numbers have been opting out of the worlds of math, science, and technology as courses in school and as careers. The GEMS club has been working since 1994 to reverse this trend and to expose 5th and 6th grade girls to the fun and wonder of these fields. At GEMS, you will find resources for starting your own club, research on the impact of clubs like GEMS, gender equity research, tips for teachers and parents, activities to encourage girls in math and science, and fun links for girls to explore.

Girlstart .

Google Science Fair .

Google Tech Talks YouTube

Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century .

How Stuff Works .

Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education .

Inner Body .

Intel .
– Intel Learning Series .
– Education .
– For K-12 Educators .
– Science Talent Search competition .

Khan Academy .

KidSites: Science guide to the best sites on the web for children .

Lawrence Hall of Science .
– California Girls in STEM .
– Programs for Schools .
– Science Out-of-School .

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory .
– Education .

LEGOLAND California Resort .

LiveScience science, health & technology news service .

Math.com .

Math Playground .
Created by a teacher in 2002 for students who needed a fun way to practice math facts. Since then, it has grown to include a wide variety of math topics, from problem solving and mathematical art to real world math.

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary .
The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) is a Federally protected marine area offshore of California’s central coast. Stretching from Marin to Cambria, the MBNMS encompasses a shoreline length of 276 miles and 6,094 square miles of ocean. Supporting one of the world’s most diverse marine ecosystems, it is home to numerous mammals, seabirds, fishes, invertebrates and plants in a remarkably productive coastal environment. The MBNMS was established for the purpose of resource protection, research, education, and public use of this national treasure. The MBNMS is part of a system of 13 National Marine Sanctuaries and one marine national monument, administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
– Education & Outreach / Events & Programs / Calendar of Events .
– Coastal Discovery Center at San Simeon Bay / School Programs & Lecture Series .
– Your Sanctuary TV video series .

Nanoscale Informal Science Education .
The NISE Net is a national community of researchers and informal science educators dedicated to fostering public awareness, engagement, and understanding of nanoscale science, engineering, and technology.

Microsoft .
– Education .
– YouthSpark .

National Academy of Sciences .

National Academy of Sciences – Publications:
– Topic Areas .
– Special Collections .
– Agriculture .
– Biology and Life Sciences .
– Climate Change .
– Earth Sciences .
– Early Childhood Education .
– Education .
– Energy and Energy Conservation .
– Engineering Education .
– Engineering and Technology .
– Environment and Environmental Studies .
– Health & Medicine .
– K-12 Education .
– Math & Science Education .
– Math, Chemistry and Physics .
– Space & Aeronautics .
– STEM Education .
– Teacher Preparation and Professional Development .
– Transportation & Infrastructure .

National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
– See separate CCSTEM Public Resources “NASA Education” Page
– Ames Research Center: Education .
– Central Operation of Resources for Educators .
– Earth from Space .
– Educator Resource Center Network .
– Education .
– Education: Do-It-Yourself Podcast .
– Education: eClips video learning clips .
– Education: Digital Learning Network .
– Education: Education TV Schedule .
– Education; Education Image Galleries .
– For Educators / NASA Express email announcements for educators .
– For Students .
– Imagine the Universe / Teacher’s Corner / Ask an Astrophysicist .
– Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) .
— JPL Education .
— JPL Solar System Ambassadors national network of public outreach reps .
– Kids Club .
– Night Sky Network public connection to astronomy clubs
– Practical Uses of Math And Science (PUMAS) .
– Quest .
– Stennis Space Center: K-12 Resources.

National Center for the Advancement of STEM Education .

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) .
– Condition of Education .
— Condition of Education – 2012 PDF / Press Release / Video Report .
– Digest of Education Statistics .
– Projections of Education Statistics to 2020 .

National Center for Science Education .

National Center for Women & Information Technology .

National Center on Education and the Economy .

National Defense Industrial Association – STEM Workforce Division .

National Education Association .

National Girls Collaborative Project .
– California Girls in STEM Collaborative Project .

National Institutes of Health: Office of Science Education .

National Math & Science Initiative .
– Laying the Foundation .
Building a community of middle school and high school teachers that demand more from themselves and their students. LTF provides a comprehensive training program to states, school districts, STEM organizations, and schools that includes Pre-AP and AP teacher training, support, lessons, and classroom materials that improve student performance and create a college-ready culture. It’s more than professional development for teachers—it’s teacher-to-teacher training and resources that can be used in the classroom today!

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) .
– Education .
– Teacher at Sea Program .

National Science Digital Library .

National Science Foundation .

National Science Teachers Association .

National STEM Consortium .
– PBS YouTube Video: Help Wanted: Retraining America 25 minutes

Nature .

neoK12 . Educational videos, lessons and games for K-12 school kids

NewScientist Magazine .

Next Generation Science Standards .

OECD – Program for Student Assessment .

Office of Naval Research – STEM Roadmap .
– Education & Outreach K-12, high education .

The Opportunity Equation .

Pacific Gas & Electric Company .
– Bright Ideas Grants .
– Community Grants .
– Education .
– New Energy Academy .
– Pacific Energy Center .
The Pacific Energy Center offers educational programs, design tools, advice, and support to create energy efficient buildings and comfortable indoor environments. Most of our efforts are focused around commercial buildings, however, other departments offer advice and information for residential buildings.
– Scholarship Opportunities .
– Solar Schools Program .