Gobble Up the Latest In STEM

Welcome to the November Northeast Ohio STEM Hub update! This month, explore the people, partnerships, and hands-on learning helping students and educators grow across Northeast Ohio. We’re grateful to be part of a curious, connected STEM community—take a look at what’s happening!

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If you have items, events, or highlights to share with the region, please send them to cdanhoff@npesc.org.

THANK YOU for being part of our STEM network and supporting innovation across Northeast Ohio!

A huge thank you to St. Mary School Chardon for opening their doors and hosting our recent School Spotlight Visit! Visitors interested in STEM education and designation had the opportunity to step into classrooms, see hands-on learning in action, and explore what problem-based learning looks like in practice. We truly appreciate your hospitality and dedication to inspiring STEM excellence across our region!

If you are interested in starting the process or asking questions about what STEM or STEAM designation could look like for your school, please reach out to Christine Danhoff, cdanhoff@npesc.org to set up a time to meet.

Preregistration is required using the links below:

• November 10, 2026: Industry Expert Panel discussion
• December 2, 2026: State Competition Overview

All webinars will take place from 3:30-4:30 PM.

Ignite CS: For K–8 educators new to computer science

• Three in-person workshops plus two virtual sessions give you hands-on experience with classroom-ready tools and curricula. You'll attend a culminating showcase with a school administrator to share what you've learned. Choose North Point ESC as your ESC partner and receive a FREE $1000 technology kits to support implementation. Apply to Ignite CS(Registration is OPEN for NPESC!).

Strengthen CS: For K-12 educators ready to go deeper

• Join topic-focused webinars designed for educators across Ohio. Three tracks are available: CS and Computational Thinking Integration, AI and Modern Technology, and Creating with CS. Build the skills you need to take students further. Registration OPEN. *Includes Stipend and Graduate Credit! Apply NOW!

CS Licensure Prep Program

• This fast-paced, guided study program combines live virtual sessions with self-paced online learning to help you deepen your computer science knowledge and prepare for the Ohio Assessments for Educators: Computer Science (054). Registration OPEN. *Includes Stipend!

Join Fr. Damian Ference, Theologian, from 9:00-11:30 at Cathedral Square, to learn even more about Magnifica Humanitas.

Start a free Girls Who Code Club for students in grades 3–12 and get access to flexible, ready-to-use computer science curriculum, personalized live support, and engaging coding projects and activities—no coding experience required!

Clubs can fit into a variety of settings and schedules, whether you want to run one after school, during lunch, or integrate activities into the classroom. Clubs with 3+ members also receive:

• Swag for Club members, including t-shirts, notebooks, and stickers.
• A $250 Clubs Fund to purchase supplies through an Amazon Wish List—from snacks and school supplies to robotics kits and more!

Start your free Girls Who Code Club!

We’re excited to welcome schools to the Vivian von Gruenigen, MD, STEM Center of Excellence, the Jane Norton Girl Scout DreamLab, and Camp Ledgewood for hands-on learning experiences, designed to spark curiosity, build confidence, and help students see new possibilities for their futures.

🤖K-2 STEM and SEL Field Trips to the DreamLab in Sheffield Village - Free for any school with 75%+ F/R lunch, transportation available for all schools in Lorain County.

🌿K-8 STEM and Nature Field Trips to the STEM Center in CVNP - Free for any school with 75%+ F/R lunch, transportation available for all schools in Cuyahoga and Summit County.

🛠️ 6-9 CTE VM Pathway Finder Experiences at the STEM Center - eligible for Perkins Funding- transportation available.

Whether you teach kindergarten, middle school science, high school career exploration—or something in between—we have an exciting, engaging, and memorable field trip experience for your students. We can’t wait to welcome your students to GSNEO! 💚

LEARN MORE HERE!

ATTENTION TEACHERS AND

ADMINISTRATORS:

Are you looking for a unique and very rare STEM

program that very few no other school offers, costs

absolutely nothing and, best of all, teachers don’t

have to take on any additional work?

It’s called SARCNET and I’m looking to add

more schools to my program right now!

What does the SARCNET program (School Amateur Radio Club) offer your students?

• A membership in a very rare school based Amateur Radio club that allows kids to be

able to do cool things that they never expected to be able to do. One of my clubs

are 2x National Champions and multiple second place finishes in the ARRL School Club

Roundup!
• The opportunity to learn and use special codes, terms and official procedures over

the air and even how to use a volt ohm meter
• The chance to learn and operate a shortwave radio transmitter, build antennas and

experience electronics as well as talking to people all over the world and learn a boat

load of geography, at the same time
• The choice to expand their horizons and improve their communication skills by

talking to other radio operators in other states, countries and even continents

• Another way to explore our planet, it’s ionosphere, the sun, space and even learn

about severe weather

What does SARCNET offer educators?

• A complimentary teaching approach that provides hands-on STEM activities in

several other fields of study including electronics, communication skills and

geography
• A free collaboration between Amateur Radio operators and educators

• A program that is overwhelmingly appreciated by parents; boosts the school’s

academic profile and presents the school as being innovative

• A fascinating and sophisticated demonstration of varying technologies
• A professionally-presented and safe, extra-curricular activity that is family oriented

and offers additional practical life skills

• The choice to become either a classroom or an after school program

(252) 717-9442

jeffreymeyer55@gmail.com

Jeffrey Meyer, K4DKW

57 Stratford Road

Painesville, OH 44077

Teams Engaging Affiliated Museums and Informal Institutions (TEAM II) STEM Innovator Awards, NASA, up to $400,000 over 2-3 years. STEM Innovator Awards will support institutions serving as a regional resource and that are working to enhance innovative practices in STEM informal education. Notice of Funding Opportunity is anticipated to be released in Fiscal Year 2026 Q3.