Winter 2025 Update

MiSTEM Region 13 Year in Review
Upcoming Educator Professional Learning
MiSTEM 3P Grant Opportunity
LINK to MiSTEM 3P Grant Website
GrantTimeline
- Request for Proposal release November 13, 2025.
- Technical Assistance Webinar 1 – December 3, 2025 @ 7 PM
- Technical Assistance Webinar 2 – December 18, 2025 @ 4:30 PM
- Grant applications due by 11:59 p.m. Friday, January 9, 2026
- Notice of award to successful applicants by February 6, 2026
- Grant Kick-off Workshop – 1 ½ - 2-hour Virtual date TBD
- Virtual 3P pedagogy professional learning (PL)
We are getting excited for our first ever Invention Convention Regional Competition as the Northwestern Lower Michigan Invention Convention Hub! The event is tentatively scheduled for March 14th!
LEGO Professional Learning Follow Up
It was inspiring to see how quickly educators turned their learning from the LEGO® 3P (Project, Problem, Place) training into action. Teachers across our region have already brought LEGO® SPIKE™ Essential kits into their classrooms, engaging students in hands-on problem solving connected to real-world and local challenges. From testing ideas and iterating on designs to collaborating and sharing thinking, students are actively applying engineering and computational thinking skills. This is a powerful example of professional learning making an immediate impact—benefiting both educators and students through meaningful, applied STEM learning. Keep sharing photos and stories of implementation!
Contact Us:
Sarah Roche, MiSTEM, sroche@northwested.org