K-12 STEM Outreach by MIT

K-12 STEM Outreach by Universities

Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard-Summer Research Programs

https://www.broadinstitute.org/education/initiatives

Summer Research Programs

High school students and undergraduates are encouraged to spend their summer pursuing original research under the guidance of a Broad scientist mentor.

MIT

Office of Outreach         https://outreach.mit.edu/

Join us on campus or bring our digital tools into your homes and classrooms – we have over 100 outreach programs that offer a glimpse inside our labs, our classrooms, and our innovative spirit.

PreK-12 Action Initiative         http://pk12.mit.edu/activities/

    MIT’s current engagement in pK-12 includes over a 100 diverse activities for learners and educators, in different domain areas that can be represented in a framework characterized by informal and formal learning, inspirational content, policy and finance, and professional development for educators. These activities, led by people who constitute the Outreach @ MIT community provide a strong foundation to the work promoted by the new pK-12 Action Group.

 Biobuilder                                   http://biobuilder.org/

Established in 2011 from an award-winning teaching team at MIT, BioBuilder takes a comprehensive approach to the emerging field of synthetic biology, providing exceptional programming available for students and educators alike

      Teacher PD: https://biobuilder.org/programs-for-educators/

Edgerton Center                        http://edgerton.mit.edu/k-12

Our hands-on science, engineering, and maker opportunities educate and inspire kindergarten through high school students and educators promoting curiosity, skill-building, and life-long learning in science and engineering.

Edgerton Center- K12 Maker Programs.           https://k12maker.mit.edu/

Watch recordings and get resources from our K-12 Maker project tutorial webinars. Kind of like a live Instructable - we will take you through the tools, materials, and techniques needed to create these adaptable Maker starter projects that you can use in your classroom.​

Teacher PD: Master Making in the Classroom

 https://k12maker.mit.edu/master-making-in-the-classroom.html

Edgerton Center- Engineering Design Workshop

•  http://mitedw.pbworks.com

•  http://www.engineeringdesignworkshop.com/

Launch- Entrepreneurship for High School               http://mitlaunch.com/

Launch a company with a group of like-minded  young entrepreneurs and with the support of innovative materials, expert mentors, and more!

Lemelson-MIT Inventeams                 https://lemelson.mit.edu/2023-inventeams

We are devoted to bringing invention education opportunities to all students, while prioritizing work with young women and Black, indigenous populations, Latinx and other people of color. Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion aims to remedy historic inequities among those who develop inventions, protect their intellectual property and commercialize their creations.

Lemelson JV INventteams
https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/curriculum-invention

JV InvenTeams activity guides support hands-on learning and teach students the role invention plays in making everyday products. Students learn how to safely use tools, explore new materials, build their STEM skills and confidence while creating unique objects, such as shoe soles and electronic textiles.

MIT+K12 Videos
https://www.youtube.com/@MITK12Videos

 
Homecooked STEM videos for K-12 students made by MIT students. Served up fresh from MIT's Office of Digital Learning. Visit http://k12videos.mit.edu/

Office of Engineering Outreach Programs      http://oeop.mit.edu/programs

Advancing access and equity in STEM through transformative, pre-college experiences

MOSTEC                   https://mites.mit.edu/discover-mites/mites-semester/

Join MITES Semester (formerly MOSTEC) for a six-month, hybrid learning STEM and college preparation experience. Become part of an inspiring community of intelligent, motivated, like-minded peers—while building the skills and confidence you need for success. Running June through December, this national program will take you through engaging, rigorous online courses and weekly virtual webinars, social events, workshops, and meetings with peers in the fall.

Scheller Teacher  Education Program           http://education.mit.edu/

The MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program and The Education Arcade focus on creating playful, powerful learning experiences using the affordances of new educational technologies. We leverage design-based research to study and develop solutions to pervasive challenges in teaching and learning

Teacher PD: https://education.mit.edu/project/project-based-learning-networks/#overview

SPARK                                           https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Spark/index.html 

Spark has become MIT’s largest annual teaching and learning extravaganza for middle-schoolers! For one weekend this March, middle schoolers like you will flood Zoom to take classes, taught by MIT students, on anything and everything. Come be a part of this iconic MIT event!

SPLASH                                         https://esp.mit.edu/learn/Splash/index.html 

Since its founding in 1988, Splash has become MIT’s largest annual teaching and learning extravaganza. For one awesome weekend every November, thousands of high schoolers will flood campus to take classes, taught by MIT students, on anything and everything. Come be a part of this iconic MIT event!

Think Scholars Program                 http://think.mit.edu/overview/

THINK caters to students who have done extensive research on the background of a potential research project and are looking for additional guidance in the early stages of their project. The program is organized by a group of undergraduates at MIT.

MIT LINCOLN LABS

https://www.ll.mit.edu/outreach/EducationalOutreach.html

Beaverworks Summer Institute.  https://beaverworks.ll.mit.edu/CMS/bw/bwsi

The MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute (BWSI) is a rigorous, world-class STEM program for talented students who will be entering their senior year in high school. The four-week program teaches STEM skills through project-based, workshop-style courses. BWSI began in 2016 with a single course offered to 46 students, a mix of local daytime students and outof-state residential students. In this course, RACECAR (Rapid Autonomous Complex Environment Competing Ackermann steering), students programmed small robotic cars to autonomously navigate a racetrack