- Workshop for educators at ITBA (Buenos Aires Institute of Technology): Engineering an Impactful Classroom: An Invitation to Rethink Teaching as a Designed Learning Environment.
- Designed a high-impact STEM education strategy for universities serving Indigenous and rural communities across Central America.
- XSTEM’s leadership team serves on the NESST Advisory Committee, a group of experts in social scientific thinking at the Smithsonian Science Education Center:
https://ssec.si.edu/advisory-committees#nesstadvisorycommittee - XSTEM is a partner of the Smithsonian Science Education Center in its Teacher Ambassadors for Latin America program: https://ssec.si.edu/event/Embajadores-Docentes-Am%C3%A9rica-Latina. The one-year program brings together educators from across Latin America, supporting their professional development in social scientific thinking and the implementation of STEM education for sustainable change.
- XSTEM develops educational content for Santillana, creating resources to support girls in STEM and computational thinking, as well as educators across Latin America who are beginning their journey in STEM education.
- XSTEM collaborates with an inter-university council in Latin America to develop a STEM education implementation strategy for rural and Indigenous communities.
- XSTEM develops and delivers workshops for young people in partnership with PepsiCo and Mercado Libre, two of the region’s leading companies. The workshops include Young Tech Entrepreneurs and AI Innovators.
SOME OF THE PROJECTS WE'VE WORKED ON
- XSTEM’s leadership team serves on the NESST Advisory Committee, a group of specialists in social scientific thinking at the Smithsonian Science Education Center:
https://ssec.si.edu/advisory-committees#nesstadvisorycommittee - XXSTEM is the Spanish-language partner for adapting the Smithsonian Science for Global Goals climate resilience and ecosystem modules for educators across Latin America.
- XSTEM designed and delivered the Young Women Tech Entrepreneurs workshop for young people across Latin America, funded by Mercado Libre. The program reached 400 students from throughout the region.
- Launch of the 40-hour online course: The ABCs of STEM Education.
- Designed and delivered the workshop Teaching and Learning Science Through a STEM Approach in Early Childhood Education for educators in Panama.
- Ongoing support for STEM implementation in schools across Argentina, including professional development, mentoring, and asynchronous coaching.
- Participated in the workshop Proposals to Boost STEM Participation in Underrepresented Groups in São Paulo, Brazil, alongside international experts.
- Speaker at the INNOVED Conference: STEM Education as a Path Toward a More Just, Inclusive, and Sustainable World.
- Delivered professional development on the Smithsonian Science Education Center’s Sustainable Communities Guides for educators and members of Venezuela’s education ecosystem.
- Professional development for the Smithsonian Science Education Center: Exploring Culturally Responsive Pedagogies in STEM Through an International Lens, supporting educators in implementing STEM education and classroom practices.
- Designed and delivered professional development workshops for a new cohort of teachers at Amapola Primary School.
- Provided coaching and implementation support at Amapola Primary School for the third consecutive year.
- Speakers at EducaSTEAM – Virtual Educa Conference.
- Young Tech Entrepreneurs Program (2nd Edition) for students aged 13–16 across Latin America, delivered by WISE (Women in STEM Entrepreneurship) and supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
- Young Tech Entrepreneurs Program (2nd Edition) for students aged 13–16 across Latin America, delivered in partnership with WISE (Women in STEM Entrepreneurship) and supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
- The ABCs of STEM Education, in partnership with the Telefónica Movistar Foundation.
- Designed and delivered professional development workshops in Panama on inquiry-based science education for the Smithsonian Science Education Center, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson (J&J).
- Designed and delivered professional development workshops in Panama for early childhood educators on behalf of the Smithsonian Science Education Center, in collaboration with Johnson & Johnson (J&J).
- Designed and facilitated a workshop based on the Smithsonian Science for Global Goals community research guide, How Will We Help Our Community Thrive?, developed by the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC).
- International STEM experience with a group of young people in Santa Fe, Argentina, in partnership with Global STEAM Academy and Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago, USA).
- Development of the document Foundational STEM Education for educators in the province of Córdoba, commissioned by the Ministry of Education of Córdoba, Argentina.
- Global STEAM Academy / Winter Symposium, in collaboration with Columbia University in Chicago and Northeastern Illinois University.
- Professional development workshops and advisory support for educators in two primary schools in Buenos Aires to implement STEM curricula.
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- Yeshurun Primary School, Buenos Aires.
- Amapola Primary School, Buenos Aires.
- Presentation of a case study from the field test of the Sustainable Communities Guide in Uruguay, at an education forum organized by the American University of Beirut and the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC).
- Design, production, and delivery of the online course The ABCs of STEM Education, developed with Juan Carlos Andrade (scheduled for release in July 2022).
- Professional development in Spanish and English: Smithsonian Science for Global Goals.
- Professional development workshops and coaching for educators at three educational institutions in Montevideo and one primary school in Buenos Aires to support the implementation of the Smithsonian Sustainable Communities Guide.
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- Amapola Primary School, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Saint Patrick Primary School, Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Talitakum Afterschool Program, Montevideo, Uruguay.
- San José Primary School, Montevideo, Uruguay.
- Workshop at the Buenos Aires City Institute for Political Training on the principles of STEM education for policymakers.
- International STEM Experience with a group of students from Las Toscas, Santa Fe, Argentina, in collaboration with Global STEAM Academy and Northeastern Illinois University (Chicago, USA).
- Webinar: Developing 21st-Century Skills and the Role of STEM Education in Early Childhood Development, organized by the Ministry of Education of Córdoba, Argentina.
- Webinar: STEM and New Pathways for 21st-Century Education, presented with Juan Carlos Andrade.
- Webinar: STEM Education and Its Integration with Social-Emotional Learning, presented at the 4th Municipal Education Congress, Córdoba, Argentina.
- Webinar: Learning STEM Through Play, presented by XSTEM and Marcelo Caplan.
- Ibero-American Congress on Education – TIC MÁS. Webinar: “What Is STEM Education and How Can I Implement It in My School?”
- Designed and delivered Winter Break workshops for children, including: Biomaterials (ages 10–14), Future Tech Entrepreneurs (ages 10–14), and The Physics of Sound & The Mathematics of Music (led by Marcelo Caplan), for students ages 10–14 and educators.
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Designed a STEM Educator Certification program to support the implementation of STEM education. The project is led by Juan Carlos Andrade and is currently seeking funding for publication on a learning management platform and pilot implementation.
- STEM Winter Break Program. An interactive online learning experience for elementary school students across the country, featuring four different STEM learning experiences.