NEOSTEM Meetings Past and Upcoming

May 9, 2023

May 2023

NeoSTEM visited the remarkable Summit Lake Nature Center, now a thriving space along the Akron lakeshore. This location was previously an outdated pump station and eyesore for residents. New life poured into the site through collaboration between the city, community gardens, the Knight Foundation, the Ohio Canalway, ODNR, and youth groups. We toured the new …

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May 2, 2023

Summit Lake Nature Center

411 Ira Avenue Akron, Ohio 44306

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April 4, 2023

Rid-All Green Partnership

Our April Monthly Meeting hosted by RidAll Green Partnership met the gold standard, Black Gold that is. We toured this neighborhood gem and learned about its STEM-based and old-school community outreach that truly meets people where they are. We also enjoyed delicious food at the community kitchen and restaurant. 💡Here’s a Ridall summertime☀️ tip Remember …

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March 7, 2023

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

This week we gathered at the beautiful Boston Mill Visitor Center in Cuyahoga Valley National Park for this month’s Ecosystem meeting. We were treated to a great presentation from our friends at the National Park Service, followed by an even better conversation about the impacts of technology and artificial intelligence on the future of education. These meetings are a reminder …

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March 7, 2023

CALIPER: Measuring Success in STEM Learning Ecosystems

We introduced Caliper, a tool developed to measure STEM ecosystems. Caliper will help us develop our work along the five pillars of a healthy ecosystem: Partnership. System. Teaching and Learning. Measurement. Workforce. Click here to view the slide presentation. Yes, we can’t wait to see 👀 and share the results 📊, either!

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January 10, 2023

Cuyahoga County Public Library/Parma-Snow Branch

We made the first stop on our 2023 monthly meeting tour at the Cuyahoga County Public Library’s Parma-Snow branch, and wow was it a good one. Our ecosystem friends turned out at this month’s meeting for a great presentation and tour of the library’s Innovation Center. It’s one of the four CCPL Innovation Centers that offer programming and support …

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December 6, 2022

December 7, 2021

This week, we gathered with our friends one last time in 2022 at the Greater Cleveland Aquarium for good conversation, good food, and a bit of fun. We had a bottled water taste test and yes, it (sorta) turns out you can (sorta) tell the difference between spring water and tap water and all of …

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November 3, 2022

November 3, 2022

In our November virtual meeting, we welcomed Kate Klonowski to discuss the STEM PUSH Network. Kate is the coordinator for both the Provost Scholars Program and the North Star Vaccination Initiative, and acts as staff advisory council representative at Case Western Reserve University. STEM PUSH is forming the first national network of pre-college STEM programs. …

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October 6, 2022

October 6, 2022

This month we met in person at the Verizon Community Forward Union-Miles Learning Center in Cleveland’s Earle B. Turner Neighborhood Resource and Recreation Center. Welcomed by our dear friend and center director Feowyn Mackinnon, the Verizon Community Forward Learning Center offers free technology-focused training to Cleveland residents for lifelong STEM learning, industry-specific job development and …

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September 6, 2022

September 6, 2022

Who doesn’t love a bit of arcane trivia about the history of a national holiday? Check out our September meeting for the long, dry history of Labor Day no one asked for. But get through that bit, and you’ll be rewarded with a great story from our own Ebony Hood about her experience as a …

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August 4, 2022

August 4, 2022

This August we took a detour. Instead of our regular run of things, this month we decided to dive into a topic that most people think about, but that few people are comfortable discussing – race and racism. Yes it was awkward. Yes it was more than a little bit strained at times. But, just …

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July 5, 2022

July 5, 2022

After the long Fourth of July weekend, we gathered online for a great discussion about the STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice’s convening in Michigan. It isn’t an exaggeration to say that the convening (featuring our very own Ebony Hood) gave STEM thought leaders from across the country the opportunity to show off their great …

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