Returning CSOs – Leadership Training Institute
On November 15th, fourteen CSOs were able to meet with Arizona Governor Doug Ducey for the 1st Leadership Training Institute. This was an incredible opportunity for these students to discuss current issues with the Governor including; Water Policy, Workforce Development, STEM Education, and Healthcare Care. The CSO were each given a public policy to study and […]
Arizona CSOs meet with Governor Doug Ducey
On November 15th, fourteen CSOs were able to meet with Arizona Governor Doug Ducey for the 1st Leadership Training Institute. This was an incredible opportunity for these students to discuss current issues with the Governor including; Water Policy, Workforce Development, STEM Education, and Healthcare Care. The CSO were each given a public policy to study and […]
Phoenix Union High School District STEM Council Meeting
Chief Science Officers from 9 Phoenix Union High Schools and their teachers were joined by Mr. Claudio Coria, Executive Director of Leadership at the district, Jedi Mentors Reginald Jackson (State Farm), Dan Mahaffey (Pinnacle Transplant), and Jessica Hauer (ASU Science is Fun), and the CSO project team for the first ever Phoenix Union STEM Council […]
STEM Honoree is CTE Student of the Month
CASA GRANDE — Sophomore Chloe Buchanan has been named the Casa Grande Union High School District CTE student of the month. A STEM engineering student, she attended the seventh annual Arizona SciTech Festival at the Mesa Arts Center earlier this month and was the youngest person to moderate a panel discussion at the event. “Chloe […]
CGUHS Science Student to Present at State Sci-Tech Conference
CASA GRANDE — Casa Grande Union High School sophomore Chloe Buchanan is passionate about science. She loves talking about science and sharing her passion with others. On Friday she’ll take the stage at the Mesa Arts Center to talk science with hundreds of educators, science fans, students and others as a presenter at the Arizona […]
STEAM Academy Promotes Tech Development in Youth
As the owner of a tech firm, Raman Khurana had a hard time finding adequately trained talent. He saw the “grim” statistics that only 40 percent of high school graduates go onto college. Budget cuts require schools to focus on core subjects and the homeschool community doesn’t receive the same opportunities as other students. So, […]
SVSU to prepare Chief Science Officers to boost STEM Learning in K-12 schools
Saginaw Valley State University will host two days of workshops and fun learning activities for more than 50 middle school and high school students from the Great Lakes Bay Region who will serve as “chief science officers” in their schools during the upcoming academic year. The students will be on SVSU’s campus Tuesday, Aug. 22 […]
CSO Added to the AZ Science Center Women and Girls in STEM!
Join CSO Dana and other female STEM leader panelists at the AZ Science Center on Sept 27th. Come hear her story: “As a young girl, I simply enjoyed playing with objects and machines and I admired the mysteries of nature including the seasons changing, how things are alive or even what causes a rainbow. I […]
CSO Summer Institute Kicks Off 2017-2018 School Year
The 3rd annual Chief Science Officer (CSO) Institute was a success. Located at Grand Canyon University, students had the unique opportunity to experience college life. During institute, students learned critical workplace skills including leadership, teamwork, communication and networking. Over 200 students and 55 volunteers participated in the four-day event. Guest speakers included Megan Smith, the 3rd U.S. Chief […]
Teaching Kids to be #SciComm Filmmakers
A Google search of the hashtag #SciComm will produce countless examples of scientists, artists, and teachers discussing the rapidly-growing field of Science Communication. Thanks to camera phones, social media and user-friendly video editing software, science lovers are increasingly embracing online media as a platform for broadcasting and engaging around new discoveries.Andrew Maynard is a professor at Arizona State […]
