AMSTI

☀️ Calling All STEM Educators! 🌿
Ready to bring the future of renewable energy and conservation into your classroom? Join the UWA Black Belt STEM Education Institute on July 11th for an immersive professional development workshop: Solar and Stewardship, Little Solar USA!

Turn the Little USA Community Solar Campus into your personal "Living Laboratory." This unique workshop bridges the gap between classroom theory and real-world application, equipping you with:

Technical Skills: Master the core physics behind solar panels.

Ecological Tools: Learn how to monitor and protect water quality in Alabama’s natural ecosystems.

Ready-to-Use Curriculum: Engage your students with impactful, hands-on environmental science.

📅 Workshop Details:
Audience: Open to educators across all AMSTI regions

PowerSchool Course Number: 346457

https://alsde.truenorthlogic.com/ia/empari/pdAdmin/registration/registerForSection?sectionId=563813

🚀 Ready to bring computer science to life in your classroom? 💻✨

Join the UWA Black Belt STEM Education Institute for a full-day, hands-on professional development session: Hands-On Computer Science: Building Computational Thinking and Digital Proficiency!

This interactive workshop is designed to equip educators with practical tools and lessons aligned to the DLCS25 standards that you can implement immediately.

What you’ll experience:

🧠 Strategies for teaching CS vocabulary & digital citizenship

🤖 Hands-on coding activities featuring Coding Charms and Artie Max the Robot

🧩 Interactive simulations, task cards, and choice-based coding stations

🎒 Take-home resources, reflection, and collaborative sharing

Open to educators across all AMSTI regions! Earn your professional development hours and level up your classroom's digital proficiency.

🎟️ PowerSchool Course Number: 345022

https://alsde.truenorthlogic.com/ia/empari/pdAdmin/courseSearch/viewPdCourseDetails?courseId=345022&type=CourseCatalog&fromCopyRegistrationLink=true&activeTab=REGISTERED_TAB

School might be out for the summer, but learning doesn't have to stop! Check out our Early Numeracy Calendars for quick and easy ways to keep the math learning going strong! English and Spanish versions are available at https://bitly.amsti.org/calendars.

Coordinated by the Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (CBMS) and its member societies, the 2026 Year of Mathematics (YoM 2026, theyearofmath.org) is a national celebration and campaign designed to reignite America’s appreciation for math. By targeting a broad, nationwide audience, the initiative engages people to experience the beauty, relevance, and potential of mathematics in profound ways. YoM 2026 invites individuals of all backgrounds to explore math without fear of judgment or failure. Check out the events here: theyearofmath.org