Career Girls provides inspirational and educational videos of real women from diverse backgrounds who have made it in their chosen fields — and pair those videos with other useful tools for girls, as well as for the educators, parents, mentors, and other adults who are guiding them.

Explore Career Girls Career Clusters, a comprehensive video-based career exploration tool for girls featuring diverse women STEM role models. It’s free to use and contains 16,000 videos and other resources. These are some of the clusters on the site:

• STEM
• Information Technology
• Energy
• Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
• Education & Training
• Manufacturing

Every minute, every hour, every day, there are men and women working to ensure the safety and efficiency of our national airspace system.

This elite group of more than 14,000 FAA air traffic control specialists provide a vital public service to guide pilots, their planes and 2.7 million daily passengers from taxi to takeoff, through the air and back safely on the ground.

What they do:

• Control air traffic on and within vicinity of airport, and movement of air traffic between altitude sectors and control centers, according to established procedures and policies.
• Authorize, regulate, and control commercial airline flights according to government or company regulations to expedite and ensure flight safety.

On the job, air traffic controllers:

• Inform pilots about nearby planes or potentially hazardous conditions, such as weather, speed and direction of wind, or visibility problems.
• Issue landing and take-off authorizations or instructions.
• Alert airport personnel when there is any kind of aircraft emergency
• Use computers, radar or visual references to monitor and direct the flow of aircraft in the sky and ground traffic at the airport
• Control ground traffic at airports, including baggage vehicles and maintenance employees

While not an absolute requirement, aspiring air traffic controllers can typically benefit from an associate or bachelor’s degree from an Air Traffic Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI) program. Candidates with a bachelor’s degree, three years of progressively responsible work experience or a combination of the two may also be considered. However, because these jobs tend to be highly competitive, a two- or four-year degree from an (AT-CTI) school will prepare you for a career in air traffic control and earn you priority consideration.

The classes that candidates take in these programs are focused on subjects fundamental to aviation. Students study airspace, aviation, weather, reading charts, federal regulations, clearances and other similar topics. 36 schools across the country are approved through AT-CTI to offer associate, bachelor’s and master’s degree programs for aspiring air traffic controllers.

In support of K-5 science teaching and learning, a leadership team of representatives from the Michigan Science Education Leadership Association (MSELA) and Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association (MEMSPA), in partnership with the CREATE for STEM Institute at Michigan State University (MSU), will bring together state and national science leaders to the campus of MSU on May 29, 2024 to discuss a shared research-based vision for teaching and learning of science in the elementary grades. We hope this will result in recommendations and next steps for achieving this vision so that all children in the state of Michigan can experience the joy of learning science. Educational leadership teams will be invited to attend the event including ISD and district curriculum directors, instructional coaches, principals, teacher leaders, and other local district leadership. This is a no-cost event.

Science & Engineering

• Advancing Science in Elementary: A Call to Action 

• Battelle Teacher Academy

• Cereal City Science Virtual Learning

• NGSx Pathway

• MiSTAR Phase 1 Curriculum Training

Mathematics

• Tri-County Culturally Responsive Mathematics Institute

• Math Recovery AVMR 1, AVMR 2, AVMR Fractions

• Algebra in Manufacturing Processes, Entrepreneurship & Design

• Geometry in Construction

• Data Science: Bootstrap

• 3P Train the Trainer

• MCTM 3P Pre-Conference

Computer Science

• CS Discoveries

• CS Principles

• AP CSA

• Elementary CS Bootcamp

• CS Fundamentals

STEM Leaders Network

Engage in conversations with colleagues from Region 9 on topics related to STEM and 3-P learning. Collaborate with the STEM business/industry community. Enjoy a complimentary dinner and take away new ideas to use in your classroom and school.

AP CSA, CS Principles, & CS Discoveries Workshop Series
Code.org Workshop for HS & MS
 

 
This is a nine day workshop series where participants spend five consecutive days in the Summer 2024 with participants from all around the state and eight after school or weekend modules throughout the following school year. These high-quality workshops offer year-round support for educators as they implement courses that are aligned to the Michigan Computer Science Standards. All facilitators are certified Code.org facilitators, educators, and CS experts.
 
Code.org Workshop One-Page Flyer – MS Flyer Link & HS Flyer Link
Michigan Code.org Informational Website – Mi-Coding.com & Workshop Details
Link to Application – Code.org Application Page 
 
Workshop Logistics
Summer Workshop
Participants will engage in high quality professional learning workshops during the summer. Participants will have the opportunity to dive into the curriculum, deepen their CS content knowledge, and connect with other CS educators from around the state. A virtual option will be made available for those that are unable to meet face-to-face.
 
Dates: Two Options for Professional Learning Workshops

• Bay City (Face-to-face) – July 8-12, 2024, or
• Virtual Workshop – July 22-July 26, 2024 (Not available for AP CSA)

 
Summer Workshop Include: 

• Face-to-face Workshop: Workshop materials, lodging, breakfast/lunch meals, and swag
• Virtual Workshop: Workshop materials, swag, and $750 stipend pending approvals 

 
Quarterly Implementation Workshop
Participants will engage in eight afterschool module workshops throughout the school year to support implementation of CS Discoveries, CS Principles, and AP CSA. These workshops prepare educators for the upcoming curriculum in a timely fashion.
 
Dates: To be determined – determined during Summer 2024 workshops
Location: Virtual – Zoom connection
Workshops Includes: Workshop Materials, $600 stipend for completion of all module workshops pending approvals
 
Who Should Apply?
We are looking for educators who are willing to commit to the professional learning series and use the lesson materials in Fall 2024. No computer science experience is required to attend this learning series. Administration at the school district/organization will be part of the application process.
 
Applications Are Now Available – Apply Today!
Applications are now available on the Code.org website. All participants must complete the application process in order to attend. Participants will automatically be considered for a scholarship (valued at $2,500) as part of the application process. This workshop has limited seats, apply today!
 
Code.org Application Page

This Summer Aviation Camp programs involve a week-long immersion in physics, math, drones, flight, and engineering design. It is open to anyone interested in aviation science. Flying will ONLY take place on the LAST DAY of camp.

Grades 6-12. In this advanced camp, the focus turns to flight, with an introduction to aircraft for beginner flyers. Students receive ground instruction for half of the day and take flight with an FAA Certified Pilot the other half of the day. Monday through Thursday is reserved for pilot camp and Friday is designed for flying drones.

Contact Information

Brian Dotson
Regional Director
(231) 898-1548
briandotson@wsesd.org 

Services provided through a MiSTEM grant awarded by the Michigan Department of Education.

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