San Diego Science Alliance

BE WISE (2014)BE WISE ENGAGES GIRLS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FROM MIDDLE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOLS WITH PROFESSIONAL WOMEN. DURING FY2014 SCHOOL YEAR, BE WISE HOSTED 3 OVERNIGHTS, 25 SATURDAY WORKSHOPS AND 2 SUMMER WEEK LONG ACADEMIES TO REACH 120 NEW GIRLS AND 550 ACTIVE ALUMNAE, REPRESENTING 70 SCHOOLS IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. THESE ACTIVITIES WERE ORGANIZED BY 31 MEMBERS OF A STEERING COMMITTEE AND INVOLVED 26 SCIENTIST VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 2500 HOURS.HIGH TECH FAIR (2014)HIGH TECH FAIR PRESENTS A TWO-DAY EXPOSITION FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND FAMILIES FEATURING STEM INNOVATORS ACROSS SAN DIEGO COUNTY. IN 2014, WE HOSTED 66 STEM EXHIBITING COMPANIES, NON-PROFITS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS STAFFED BY 250 INNOVATORS. OVER 4200 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE COMBINE STUDENT/PARENT NIGHT AND FULL SCHOOL DAY FAIR. EXHIBITORS WERE ORGANIZED INTO STRANDS FEATURING AEROSPACE AND ENGINEERING, BIOTECH, ENERGY AND CLEANTECH, CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT, HEALTHTECH, INFOTECH, AND ROBOTICS.EXPLORING STEM CAREERS: ROBOTICSEXPLORING STEM CAREERS INITIATIVE (ESCI) IS A NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FUNDED COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP LED BY THE SAN DIEGO SCIENCE ALLIANCE, A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION. THE COLLABORATIVE INCLUDES 6TH -12TH GRADE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND SCHOOL SITES, STEM INDUSTRIES, AND INSTITUTES OF HIGHER EDUCATION. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS ESCI HAS SUPPORTED CLOSE TO 100 TEACHERS AND NEARLY 1400 STUDENTS FROM OVER 50 SCHOOLS IN 11 SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICTS. STEM CHALLENGE ACTIVITIES SUPPORTED BY ESCI ARE:BOTBALL A TEAM-ORIENTED ROBOTICS COMPETITION WHERE STUDENTS PIT THEIR ROBOTS HEAD-TO-HEAD IN A FAST PACED, NON-DESTRUCTIVE REGIONAL TOURNAMENT. HTTP://WWW.BOTBALL.ORG/SEAPERCH STUDENTS CONSTRUCT AND WIRE REMOTELY CONTROLLED UNDERWATER VEHICLES AND USE THEM IN RESEARCH EVENTS TO LEARN ABOUT AND UNDERSTAND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AS NOVICE SCIENTISTS. HTTP://WWW.SEAPERCH.ORG/INDEXKID WIND STUDENTS ARE IMMERSED IN THE SCIENCE AND CONSTRUCTION OF WIND TURBINES AND THEN EXPLORE HOW TO MAXIMIZE OUTPUT THROUGH THE PROCESS OF DESIGN AND REDESIGN. HTTP://LEARN.KIDWIND.ORG/HEALTH SCIENCE INITIATIVE (2014)THE HEALTH SCIENCES INITIATIVE (HSI) IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT BETWEEN SDSA, THE HEALTH-CARE INDUSTRY AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO STUDY HEALTH SCIENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL. HSI SERVES TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND 15 HEALTH CAREER ACADEMY PROGRAMS BY CONNECTING STUDENTS TO 'REAL WORLD' HEALTH CAREER OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND POLICY MAKERS.SAN DIEGO STEM COLLABORATORYSDSA SERVES AS A REGIONAL PARTNER OF THE CALIFORNIA STEM LEARNING NETWORK THROUGH THE SAN DIEGO STEM COLLABORATORY. THIS COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP INVITES STAKEHOLDERS TO COME TOGETHER TO FIND WAYS TO FUEL OUR INNOVATION ECONOMY WITH STEM TALENT DEVELOPED IN OUR LOCAL K-16 PIPELINE. THE SAN DIEGO STEM COLLABORATORY HAS LAUNCHED PHASE ONE DEVELOPMENT OF A QUALITY STEM CRITERIA FOR SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS AND HOSTED THE INAUGURAL SAN DIEGO STEM SUMMIT ATTENDED BY OVER 150 PARTICIPANTS, 42 ACADEMIC, INDUSTRY, AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND 19 SCHOOL DISTRICTS. A CRITERIA FOR QUALITY STEM/STEAM IN SAN DIEGO HAS BEEN PUBLISHED UNDER THIS UMBRELLA.