“I inspire students by creating fun, out-of-the-box, and non-traditional learning experiences. Students often experience math as a series of lectures, even during problem-solving. Showing them that math can be engaging and enjoyable helps break that cycle and fosters curiosity.”- Ericka Marshall Mabion, Kansas City Public...
Katie Ameku discovered early on that STEM skills could unlock a world of possibilities. She joined her school’s FIRST LEGO League team in fifth grade, amazed by how basic coding could make a robot move—and she never looked back. By high school, she was designing robot...
NBC Action News' Charlie Keegan visited with KC STEM Alliance Executive Director Martha McCabe: ...
When Covid-19 struck, Green Works in Kansas City staff knew finding traditional internship placements for their Excelerate graduates this summer would be next to impossible. But Program Manager Elaine Warren said the staff quickly turned around plans to align students’ interest in healthcare and environmental...
A community outreach program started before the pandemic is proving to make a big difference for residents of one local retirement community. Team 2410 The Metal Mustangs offered open “Tech Talk Hours” to residents of Tallgrass Creek in Overland Park, Kan., to help with tasks...
The FIRST robotics community is known for its core values—including innovation and impact (applying what’s learned to improve the world). And although the season may be suspended, local teams are still innovating to find ways to help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sajon Seaberg is...
The Center for Architecture & Design teamed up with the KC STEM Alliance to share career opportunities in the design fields with more than 250 metro students enrolled in Project Lead The Way's Civil Engineering & Architecture course. Students started the day with a look at...
Chayanne Sandoval-Williams was just named a 2019 National Center for Women and Information Technology Award winner; she's the only one in our area. Watch her story via Fox 4's Reaching for Excellence series: Chayanne was among many young women receiving honors from the NCWIT Western Missouri...
Knob Noster team’s invention is now on board all B-2 Stealth Bombers Sometimes the most amazing part of an engineering challenge is not the solution itself, but the process and players involved. Late last year, Brigadier General John Nichols, Commander of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force...
Seventeen-year-old Jasmine Bailey is learning how to install electrical boxes and frame windows, but what she really wants to do is study sharks as a marine biologist. “I know, it sounds crazy, and it’s the total opposite way, but I’ve always wanted to become that,” said...