Envisioning STEM Education for All

Whether it’s our annual Arizona SciTech Festival or Chief Science Officers program, the SciTech Institute has been successful in getting a new generation excited about taking the lead in the next generation of our state’s workforce. As it turns out, the Institute (previously known as the Arizona Technology Council Foundation) is totally in synch with […]
Mesa teen jazzed by STEM trips to D.C. and Mexico

Skyline High School senior Caillou Peña is only 17 but he’s been making big strides in his determinations to spread the love for STEM. The Mesa teen is a Chief Science Officer at Skyline – an elective post in a program with a mission “to elevate the student voice by bringing their peers and community […]
Lopez School Educator Named Arizona Novice Science Teacher of the Year

Shout out to one of our CSO Advisors! Congratulations! Irene Lopez School Science Educator Caroline Estrada Carlson has been named the Arizona Science Teachers Association (ASTA) Novice Science Teacher of the Year. The science educators organization honored Carlson during their annual conference last month. “This is incredibly unexpected but I couldn’t be more appreciative,” Carlson said. “My […]
CSO Caillou’s Trip to Sonora, Mexico

The following post was created by CSO Caillou recalling his recent trip to Sonora, Mexico. The power of the CSO program is that it elevates student voice, empowering positive changes in education by education’s most important constituents. By creating a global STEM network of passionate students, collaboration allows for each CSO to have the […]
Freemont Junior High CSOs

Thank you Mrs. Brenda Frank, and all your teachers and CSO team for organizing the first robotics club event last Thursday!. Kudos to the CSO team! They have worked hard past few weeks to prepare for the event, joining Intel 50 wonder project. Please see a few pictures of the event below!
CSO Marissa’s Trip to Kuwait

The following post is from CSO Marissa recalling her recent trip to Kuwait. As a second year Chief Science Officer who had been selected to travel to Washington DC as a representative for the program in Arizona twice, one for the 2018 STEM Ecosystems Conference and the second for the first Chief Science Office Program […]
Maricopa STEAM Day

Check out the STEAM Day that happened in Maricopa on November 8th! A few of our CSOs even had the chance to participate! Have a look at the full photo album here!
Sonora and Mexico Sign a Memorandum of Understanding that will Strengthen Academic Exchange

To train leaders who promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the Secretariat of Education and Culture (SEC) and Arizona Technology Council Foundation, signed a memorandum of understanding with the objective of strengthening in Sonora the Ambassadors program of Science, Victor announced Guerrero González. The Secretary of the SEC and Jeremy Babendure, executive director of the […]
Herald Review – Friday December 14, 2018

BISBEE — Clad in neonorange vests and hard hats, a group of students boarded vans for their Thursday morning our of the mining property of the Copper Queen Branch of FreeportMcMoRan Copper and Gold, Inc. They are the first Cochise County chief science officers (CSO), and are on a mission to learn about science, technology, […]
Goodyear teen in Kuwait sharing STEM message

Marissa Nolte has seen a lot in her 15 years: Illness and major surgeries, academic victories and leadership positions. Now the Goodyear teen is seeing the world. The student at Arizona Agri-Business and Equine Center at Estrella Mountain Community College is in Kuwait for a week as part of the Chief Science Officers program. “This […]