STEM Ambassadors in Scotland

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STEM Ambassadors:
Join us on the STEM Ambassador Online Community, where you can join discussions and groups with other STEM Ambassadors across the UK as well as your community of Scottish Ambassadors. Find the STEM Ambassador Community here: https://community.stem.org.uk/stemambassadors/home

Educators:
Join the STEM Community, a supportive network of more than 20,000 teachers and technicians helping each other. Featuring exclusive events, subject-specific groups, lively debates, and topical news, you can't afford to miss out.
It’s free to join and it uses the same login details as your STEM Learning website account if you already have one. Find out more here: https://www.stem.org.uk/stem-community

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Come along to the Big Seaweed Search & Beach Watch Marine Litter Survey Training for STEM Ambassadors & Educators! 🪸🌊🦞

Tue, 23 May, Cramond Beach

Click the link below to find out more and to sign up!

Big Seaweed Search & Beach Watch Marine Litter Survey Training for STEM Ambassadors & Educators | SAIS Join the Marine Conservation Society for a training evening at Cramond Beach

Check out this great International Women in Engineering Day Video Challenge! 🏗️👷‍♀️

How many STEM Ambassadors can say they have been made into a lego character? Dave Jensen can, read his story here.

Want to become an ambassador, find out how here - https://lnkd.in/dbcD_fHu

https://www.stemambassadors.scot/post/spotlight-dave-jenson-qhse-manager-ta-glacier-energy

Spotlight: Dave Jenson - QHSE Manager & TA - Glacier Energy Tell us a fun fact about yourself. I was made into a Lego Character for a promotional video Tell us about your career journey so far. I am a multidisciplinary engineering and quality professional who did a British Steel apprenticeship but went to education full time to study engineering. I was spons...

Meet Microbiologist and STEM Ambassador -Dr Mimi Asogwa

Thank you for sharing your story Mimi, if you are interested in becoming an ambassador, find out more here. https://lnkd.in/dbcD_fHu

https://www.stemambassadors.scot/post/spotlight-dr-mimi-asogwa-microbiologist-sepa

Spotlight: Dr Mimi Asogwa - Microbiologist - SEPA Tell us a fun fact about yourself. I love nature and enjoy going for long walks along the beach or nature reserves. I also enjoy Zumba. Tell us about your career journey so far. I studied Applied Microbiology at University in Nigeria and that gave me a good knowledge of the various aspects of Microb...

Meet Leonie Briggs, owner of Amazelab and a STEM Ambassador -Tuesday 27th June 3.30-4.30pm
Leonie will be discussing her new book and the activities in it, Make your own rainbow, in this virtual session.

http://ow.ly/p7kA50ObG05

Are you an Educator in Fife?

Come along to the Fife STEM Festival Teacher Information Session to learn how to use the STEM Ambassador programme at this years STEM Festival!

Tue, 09 May
15.30-16.30

Fife STEM Festival Teacher Information Session | SAIS Find out more about how you can make use of the STEM Ambassador Programme for this year's Fife STEM Festival as well as what activities we're running during the week - including a daily STEM Challenge. Suitable for any primary or secondary practitioners in Fife.

With school pupils can be air quality scientists!
Get a free high-spec air quality monitor which feeds data to a specially designed Web App. Here staff and students can view and investigate in their classroom and try curriculum-linked activities and experiments.
SAMHE (pronounced ‘Sammy’!) stands for Schools’ Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education. Poor air quality impacts pupils’ health and attention levels, so it’s important it’s monitored and understood. SAMHE is a research project which brings together scientists, pupils and teachers to do just that!
Co-designed with schools, SAMHE is fun and engaging for pupils and meets teachers’ needs. Teaching staff say that it’s “powerful to see the live feed of the data” and the “range of options allows us to use this system across the STEM subjects”.
Launching w/c 24 April. Register now at samhe.org.uk

SAMHE - Schools' Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education A research project giving UK school pupils and teachers access to data on their classroom air quality and the tools to understand it.

Come along to this exciting Table top role-playing event brought to you by the Tall Ship Glenlee! ⚓

Learn all about the history of the ship whilst playing an exciting role-playing game, where you play as historical characters!

Aimed at ages 11+, but anyone is welcome!

Click the link below to find out more and to sign up!

http://ow.ly/uGSf50NIgZw

Are you a STEM Ambassador that lives in or around Edinburgh? 🌟

Come along to our networking and resource training event on 31st of May!

Click the link below for more information and to sign up!

STEM resource training and networking meet up (Edinburgh) | SAIS This is a face-to-face event at Heriot Watt University (The Craig Room) in Edinburgh. Come along and meet the team and other STEM Ambassadors, play with our latest STEM kits and get ideas for new activities.

Are you a STEM Ambassador that lives in or around Falkirk? 🌟

There is still time to sign up for our networking and resource training event on Monday 17th April!

Click the link below for more information and to sign up!

Falkirk STEM resource training and networking meet up | SAIS This is a face-to-face event at Grangemouth Town Hall. Come along and meet the team, and other STEM Ambassadors and have a play with our latest STEM kits.

STEM Ambassadors and National Numeracy joined forces to create an exciting new National Numeracy Champion programme!

Click the link below to read more about this exciting programme and how our Ambassadors helped develop it!

National Numeracy and STEM Ambassadors Collaborate to Train Numeracy Champions National Numeracy collaborated with the STEM Ambassador in Scotland Hub to establish the Numeracy Champion programme, with the overarching objective of instilling a sense of confidence and positivity towards maths among young learners and families. The programme seeks to empower its participants to....

Are you a STEM Ambassador that lives in or around Falkirk? 🌟

Come along to our networking and resource training event on 17th April!

Click the link below for more information and to sign up!

Falkirk STEM resource training and networking meet up | SAIS This is a face-to-face event at Grangemouth Town Hall. Come along and meet the team, and other STEM Ambassadors and have a play with our latest STEM kits.

Check out this great Spotlight blog from Katie Davidson, Teaching Associate & Forensic Scientist! 🌠

Click the link below to learn about Katie's career journey, a typical day in her role and an exciting STEM activity!

Spotlight: Katie Davidson - Teaching Associate & Forensic Scientist, University of Strathclyde Tell us a fun fact about yourself. I am an identical twin! Tell us about your career journey so far. I always knew I wanted to work in forensics but that it was a very competitive field to obtain a job in. On completing my Forensic Science undergraduate degree in Dundee, I contacted every forensic c...

Check out this great STEM Ambassador Spotlight blog by Andrew Bell.

Andrew is a Production Supervisor at Semefab and tells us about his career journey and shares a a fun STEM activity!

Spotlight: Andrew Bell - Production Supervisor, Semefab Tell us a fun fact about yourself. I am my organisations first STEM Ambassador. I would say I am not STEM orientated; in fact I did not overly enjoy these subjects at school nor did I pursue them in further education – yet the best job I have had is STEM focused. Tell us about your career journey ...

Are you an educator in Fife? 📢

Come along to our online Fife STEM Festival teacher training session!

Find out what we have planned for this year's festival and how you can use the STEM Ambassador programme during the STEM festival! 🌟🚀🔬

Fife STEM Festival Teacher Information Session | SAIS Find out more about how you can make use of the STEM Ambassador Programme for this year's Fife STEM Festival as well as what activities we're running during the week - including a daily STEM Challenge. Suitable for any primary or secondary practitioners in Fife.

Do you want to help young people learn about technology? Are you keen to share your digital skills with the next generation of app developers, games designers, creative technologists, and robotics engineers? We’ll show you how you can get involved with volunteering at technology clubs for young people.

What will you learn?
Whether you want to start up your own group, or lend a hand at an established club - we’ll share tips and tricks for what makes a successful club. You’ll get an insight into what it feels like to run a technology club, and what approaches work well. We’ll explain the different options open to you (including Code Clubs, CoderDojos, remote volunteering, and volunteering in schools) and the next steps you need to take.

Who should attend?
You don’t need to be a technical expert. This session is ideal for anyone interested in starting up or supporting a technology club for young people. Including all technology workers, interested students, youth workers, and teachers. Volunteering at a technology club is a great way to sharpen your own technical skills, confidence, and make an impact on the lives of young people.

When is it?
We are running 2 x online sessions for you to choose from on 17 March 10am - 11:30am and 27 March 1pm - 2:30pm. You only need to select one date as both sessions will cover the same content. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/get-started-volunteering-at-a-technology-club-tickets-551136232307

If you have any questions about this training or registration, please contact [email protected].

🌟Primary Educators 🌟

Want to find out how to use STEM Ambassadors to bring STEM to life in the classroom?

Come along to our online information session!

Wed 29 March, 15.45-16.30

Making use of STEM Ambassadors in Primary Schools | SAIS Find out how you can use STEM Ambassadors to bring STEM to life in the classroom as well as support the delivery of the curriculum.

Check out this great spotlight blog from Rueben Kabantiyok!

Rueben tells us about his academic and career journey to becoming a Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineer! 🌟

Spotlight: Reuben Kabantiyok Metallurgical Engineer, University of Glasgow Tell us a fun fact about yourself. I am an Engineer, a boys2men coach and mentor, a humanitarian and sustainable environment enthusiast. Tell us about your career journey so far. I obtained my BEng in Metallurgical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria in 2006. I worked as a Relationship...

📢Are you an educator in a School based in the central belt? 📢

Take a look at this amazing offer from Lantra STEM Ambassadors!

Click the link below, sign and book this fantastic offer! 🌟

http://ow.ly/XpVk50NnP6L

Work in Primary Education?

Sign up for our information session to learn how to use STEM Ambassadors in the classroom!

Wed, 29 March, 15.45-16.30

Making use of STEM Ambassadors in Primary Schools | SAIS Find out how you can use STEM Ambassadors to bring STEM to life in the classroom as well as support the delivery of the curriculum.

Last chance to apply to win tickets to the Edinburgh Science Festival! 📢

Click the link below to find out more and be in with a chance to win! 🌟

Win Tickets - If Science is to Save Us, Edinburgh Science Festival The Edinburgh Science Festival is back from 1st - 16th April 2023 with lots of amazing events and we have the chance for one lucky STEM Ambassador to win a pair of tickets to one of these great events. If Science is To Save Us - Monday 3rd April (6pm) Astronomer Royal and former President of the Roy...

The My STEM Friend postcards arrived this week in schools across Scotland! ✉️🌟

We can't wait to see all the amazing responses and would love to see pictures of your class researching your STEM Ambassador!

You can tag us in any pictures or email them to [email protected]

Primary Educators! Sign up for this great British Science Week themed talk all about 'Connectivity!'

Click the link below to sign up!

http://ow.ly/FqYy50NiGAj

Wildscreen are bringing their first ever Roadshow event to Glasgow, for a two day natural world storytelling film celebration. Taking place on 18th - 19th March at Tower North in the Glasgow Science Centre, the event has several environmental and climate focused film screenings, talks and Q&A sessions. There will also be the opportunity for young people (aged 16 – 25) to take part in a Storyboarding workshop, led by expert filmmakers, and to gain an insight into the Natural History Film and TV industry and crafting narratives for film.

Free tickets are available for local students. These can be accessed here, and we would greatly appreciate you sharing with your students and encouraging them to come along. Tickets for the storyboarding workshop (also free) are separate and can be reserved here.