Sponsor Shout Out

Repository Of All The Partners I'm Giving A Shout Out To

This is a site holding a repository of folks I'm calling out for generous support of my site and the Open-Source and Creative Commons STEAM education curriculum development I do.  Thanks.

If you want to support my work here, see the first link below.

  • Unit: Sponsors and Sponsor Template
    • Module: News, Topics & Current Events Relating Tp Sponsors

Sponsor News, Topics & Current Events

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Want To Support Me?

Check out the Sponsorship / Support options lower down in this page.

Current Sponsor Shout Out

Sponsor Shout Out - DuPont: Silicon Valley Innovation Center

I would like to thank DuPont for their generous support of my classroom and curriculum development.  The DuPont Silicon Valley Innovation Center has been a key supporter of my Mechatronics Engineering class.

The DuPont Silicon Valley Innovation Center is a dynamic hub where visitors can explore cutting-edge technical applications in consumer electronics, EV/HEV/autonomous vehicles, 5G technologies, wearables, smart materials, and more.

Sponsor Shout Out

I would like to thank Digi-Key Electronics for their generous support of my classroom and curriculum development.  Digi-Key has Kits, Lab resources and Lesson materials ready to support each of the Labs and Lessons presented here.  Each Lesson or Lab will have convenient links for all your electronic component needed to complete the hands on activities.

Projects That Need Your Support

Sponsor Development Of Classroom Curriculum

Consider Sponsoring / Supporting One Of The Following Projects...

PCB Design Module Curriculum Development:
This is an STEAM Module estimated to be about 40 hours: lectures (10 hours),  Independent Research ( 5-10 hours), 10-20 Hands-On-Labs/Assignments (10-20 hours) 

PCB Design: Introduction, Designing, Manufacturing, Debugging & Deploying a PCB This module will be about 40 hours, so in Teacher Curriculum Development "Dog Years", this equals to about 400 hours... And typically, with out a sponsor, this is time the teacher does for free... yes that means unpaid curriculum development.

Estimated Development Cost: $5,000 (Initial Beta Deployment)
(Can't sponsor the whole project? Be a Partial Supporter)

How to Provide a Stipend: You can send something to my personal PayPal.Me Account, Venmo Account, or my Patrion Account, even Buy Stuff On My Amazon Classroom Wishlist, or contact me at TopClown@STEAMClown.org, if you want to pay by check. 

If You Sponsor, What Do You Get

Sponsor Classroom Tools, Services, & Subscription

Every year there are tool, services, applications and other subscription based costs that need to be covered.  Below you will see a listing of these subscription service I'm using in my classroom.  Without your generous support, I will probably need to suspend or discontinue using these subscriptions as part of my classroom curriculum.  Many are key to my program. For example, my Replit.com account has historically been free, but now, to keep the hosting my C++ and Python coding labs, I need to pay a subscription.  I literally have put more than a 100 hours of development time into populating authentic labs into this platform.

Consider Sponsoring / Supporting One Of The Following Projects...

Replit (Cost $240/Year for "Pro" Subscription Tier)

Replit's mission is to bring the next billion software creators online. They build powerful, simple coding tools and platforms for learners, educators, and developers.

I use Replit in my classroom to host all my code labs & examples for my C++ and Python modules.  I hope to use it for HTML4, CSS and PHP too. Replit also provides free access to self passed Coding Classes.

If You Sponsor, What Do You Get

AI Club (Cost $600 for 2 Months of access to their Curriculum & Cloud based Engines

AIClub's  mission is to empower kids from elementary, middle, and high school to learn AI and realize their passions through creative applications of their learnings. We are a group of AI and software experts with PhDs from top-tier schools and many years of real-world experience. We created AIClub to help the next generation of kids improve their AI Literacy and imagine the future with technology.

I use AI Club in my classroom to teach Introduction to AI, have students learn and build AI systems with Data sets and play with diffrent algoritem types.  We use the AI CLub Curriculum and Cloud services for about 2 months

If You Sponsor, What Do You Get

Sponsor Classroom Engineering Project

Consider Sponsoring / Supporting One Of The Following Projects...

PCB Design, Build, Solder & Debug Labs ($3000)
You can split this with 3 other partners, and each donate $1000.

Designing & Manufacturing PCB - I teach PCB design in my class, and every year there is a cost to to have the student PCB design manufactured at a low volume/low cost PCB manufacturer.  This $3000 will cover the cost of each of my students being able desing 2-3 PCB, and the soldering materials to populate them.  Some of these PCB, will be medium level solder projects, and some with be custom electronic test fixtures I can use from year to year as electronics Debug labs.  You will be helping me to build up lab test equipment that will be used year after year.

If You Sponsor, What Do You Get

How To Support My Work

How To Support My STEAM Based Creative Commons and Open-Source Curriculum Development Work:

Examples of Sponsor Shout Out on individual pages:

Sponsor Shout Out

I would like to thank <Your Company or Organization Here> for their generous support of my classroom and curriculum development.  <Your Company or Organization Here> has <Your value proposition, call to action, & related content and message> 

If you would like to Sponsor This Open Source Curriculum Module, please see my Sponsor Page for more information on how to "donate. " to "Sponsor Curriculum Development Projects"

If you are Sponsoring the "Curriculum Development Projects", this is a bit different, because you are actually paying me personally to develop the Open Source Curriculum material. More like a stipend. You can pay me through the following ways: 

How to Provide a Stipend: You can send something to my personal PayPal.Me Account, Venmo Account, or my Patrion Account, even Buy Stuff On My Amazon Classroom Wishlist, donate to my DonorsChoose projects, or contact me at TopClown@STEAMClown.org, if you want to pay by check.  

Sponsor Shout Out

I would like to thank <Your Company or Organization Here> for their generous support of my classroom and curriculum development.  <Your Company or Organization Here> has <Your value proposition, call to action, & related content and message> 


(If you would like to sponsor this, or other Modules or presentation, please contact TopClown@STEAMClown.org  or check out my "How To Help Page"

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If you are Sponsoring the "Curriculum Development Projects", this is a bit different, because you are actually paying me personally to develop the Open Source Curriculum material. More like a stipend. 

This is where you can show your support for the development of Open Source, Creative Commons STEAM Educational Curriculum. I have Engineering / STEAM Modules, that cover lots of technical topics. They take 100+ hours to build and deploy. I'm having fun developing them, and while I love teaching STEAM Education, I actually love developing open and accessible STEAM curriculum even more... but it takes a lot. Some support is always welcome.

You can support this effort is through the following ways: 

How to Provide a Stipend: You can send something to my personal PayPal.Me Account, Venmo Account, or my Patrion Account, even Buy Stuff On My Amazon Classroom Wishlist, donate to my DonorsChoose projects, or contact me at TopClown@STEAMClown.org, if you want to pay by check.  

If you would like make a Charitable Tax deductible Donation:  

If you are Sponsoring the "Tools, Services & Subscriptions" or the "Engineering Projects", you can provide a tax deductible donation to the SVCTE/MetroED Foundation (501c) , with note saying "Please direct this donation to the Mechatronics Engineering class "Robot Club" account to support Tools/Apps Subscription, Engineering Projects and Classroom Curriculum development"

You can donate with a check, by mail, or PayPal or a Credit Card.  In all cases, please specify that you want this donation to go specifically to my Mechatronics Engineering class.  If you include this note. "Please direct this donation to the Mechatronics Engineering class "Robot Club" account to support Tools/Apps Subscription, Engineering Projects and Classroom Curriculum development" it will get to my special "Robot Club" budget, that I can use for these budget activities.

If there is a "Sponsor Logo Here" with the Subscription, Project or Classroom Curriculum item, then it's still available to sponsor.  Act fast, sponsorship opportunities will go fast. I will replace the "Sponsor Log Here" image with your Company/Organization/Personal Logo. 

Reference, Attribution & Resources:

License - "Be A Hero"... Distribute Your Content As Open Source... That Is What I'm Doing...

The content on this site may have been pulled from other open source sites, but typically the interpretation and presentation is primarily the Intellectual Property of Jim Burnham, - TopClown@STEAMClown.org at www.steamclown.org and the Student curriculum can be found under the specific Mechatronics Engineering Units section of this web site.
If you do use my material, and make changes, I would appreciate getting a copy... because if you are making changes, it means that you think there is a better way to teach this… and I would really appreciate understanding that. Please send me feedback on my Questions or Feedback form. Please don’t hesitate to ask questions or comment.
You also should keep and include my STEAM Clown Logo and Copyright in any derivative works you create. I would appreciate if you would include one of these images found on my Steam Clown License page and link it to www.steamclown.org

Sid Bar for Teachers: This Module or lesson is how I teach in my class. Many of the lessons might be specific to my class, but you could probably adjust them for your class.  I'll try to make them a neutral as I can, so they can be used in any Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, or any other Engineering / Technology class.  Let me know how I can make that better. I'll try to keep this unit current and relevant.  Please let me know if any resource links are broken or not accessible.  Use this email link to let me know what is broken @ TopClown@STEAMClown.org 

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