STEM HAPPENS NETWORK
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Welcome to the Parent Portal
Welcome to the STEM Happens Network Parent Portal, a dedicated space designed to help families navigate the rapidly evolving world of education. As a valued partner in your child's learning journey, you have access to resources, workshops, and learning opportunities focused on the power of artificial intelligence (AI), Integrative STEM, future-ready skills, and emerging career pathways.
At STEM Happens Network, we believe that informed and engaged families are essential to student success. This portal provides tools and information to help you better understand how AI is transforming education, why Integrative STEM learning matters, and how these approaches prepare students to think critically, solve real-world problems, and thrive in a technology-driven future.
We are committed to creating equitable opportunities for all learners by connecting schools, families, and communities through innovative educational practices. Your voice and perspective are important to us. We encourage you to share your ideas, questions, and feedback so we can continue to provide meaningful resources that support your family's needs and interests.
Together, we can empower students to become confident learners, creative problem-solvers, and future leaders. Thank you for partnering with STEM Happens Network as we work to build a future where every learner has the opportunity to succeed in an AI-enhanced, STEM-driven world.
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The MIT Media Lab is a dynamic and interdisciplinary research laboratory that fosters creative exploration by connecting seemingly unrelated research domains. Rooted in academic rigor, it comprises numerous research groups, initiatives, and collaborative projects across a diverse array of subjects. The lab's primary focus is not only on developing and commercializing groundbreaking technologies but also on harnessing their potential for the betterment of society. Our mission is to create technologies, experiences, and systems that empower individuals to reimagine and reshape their lives. We engage people worldwide in meaningful and creative experiences that encompass art, science, design, and engineering. By exploring the intersection of humanity and technology, we collaborate with global organizations and communities to transform dreams and ideas into reality, driven by excellence in education, research, innovation, and the encouragement of creativity.
Kira Learning is on a mission to revolutionize computer science and AI education for K-12 students. They have developed a comprehensive platform, innovative tools, and rich educational resources to empower educators and ignite the passion for innovation in the next generation.
Their mission is twofold: to establish a platform and tools that democratize K-12 computer science education and to deliver up-to-date curriculum that adapts to our ever-evolving world. At Kira Learning, their vision is to provide educators and learners with top-tier content, tools, and support to foster mastery in the field of Computer Science. They are committed to equipping teachers and students with the skills to code, comprehend the profound impact of coding on our world, and adapt effectively to a rapidly changing environment. Their goal is to enable individuals to not only learn about coding but also to understand how it shapes the world and how they can thrive in an era of constant change.
The National STEM Honor Society's mission is to inspire innovation and recognize student excellence from "K to Career" in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. In our interconnected global landscape, a substantial void exists between the growing need for STEM-proficient professionals and the availability of career-ready, STEM-focused students. The National STEM Honor Society firmly believes that the STEM path is an exhilarating journey that commences in the early stages of education and endures throughout one's lifetime. We're dedicated to fostering STEM involvement from the very beginning with our initiative, NSTEM From the Start™.
Beloved by kids and trusted by educators for over two decades, BrainPOP provides opportunities for all students in grades K-8+ to engage in deep learning across the curriculum while strengthening essential skills through knowledge-building content, learner-driven activities, and embedded assessments. Schools and districts across the country turn to BrainPOP to support their STEM initiatives by incorporating BrainPOP’s science, technology, engineering, and math topics into standards-aligned lessons to build background knowledge on complex concepts while offering daily opportunities to apply and practice critical, computational, and creative thinking skills. Specifically for your middle school students, the new BrainPOP Science brings real-world phenomena and problem-solving into your science classrooms with dynamic investigations and engineering projects that help students connect key-concepts to their world. BrainPOP Science makes learning relevant, exciting, and accessible while ensuring teachers have access to high quality instructional resources that complement their core curriculum to prepare students for 8th-grade assessments and high school science.
With a presence in over two-thirds of U.S. districts and an estimated reach of 25 million students annually, BrainPOP remains committed to empowering kids to succeed and thrive in the classroom and beyond.