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The N 2 STEM Podcast (Formerly The Real STEAMy and N The Numbers) Presented by the East Metro STEAM Partnership, is hosted by J. D. Hall. This podcast discusses STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) and STEAM resources in education. Our emphasis is on the East Metro region of Oregon (East Multnomah County) and will discuss education, business, economic development, and public policy as it relates to STEAM. You can learn more about our work by visiting our website at eastmetrosteam.org and thank you for taking an interest in our work.
Episodes
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Join us for episode 8 of The Real STEAMy Podcast. Today, we are joined by a fantastic guest, Jackie Wirz, Ph. D., who is the Executive Director of Saturday Academy (https://www.saturdayacademy.org/). We discuss a variety of topics including her path to STEM, her path to the nonprofit side of STEM, the history of Saturday Academy, and how Saturday Academy is supporting young people in a variety of STEM areas.
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Join us for Episode 7 of The Real STEAMy Podcast. We will be joined by Dave Barcos, Director of Business Development at Formos. We will discuss technology and entrepreneurship as well as the children's museum being worked on in Vancouver.
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Join us for Episode 6 of The Real STEAMy with special guest Alex Berry of Intel and Chocolate Milk Diplomacy (https://chocolatemilkdiplomacy.com/index.html). We have a great conversation about his career path, his work in the community, and helping young people find opportunities in the tech world. We also discuss ways to connect current professionals with schools and better connect industry and education.
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Join us for episode 5 of The Real STEAMy Podcast. We are excited to have Liza Finkel of Lewis and Clark College. Liza is an Associate Professor of Education in the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling in the Department of Teacher Education. She is also the Program Director and the Science Content Area Coordinator in the Secondary MAT program. We discuss a variety of issues including teaching scient for social justice, making science more engaging for students, and increasing the diversity of STEM educators.
Picture a Scientist Event
For more information on the "Picture a Scientist" Event hosted by Lewis and Clark College, or to attend, visit: https://graduate.lclark.edu/picture-a-scientist/
About Dr. Liza Finkel
Dr. Liza Finkel is an Associate Professor of Education in the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling in the Department of Teacher Education. She is also the Program Director and the Science Content Area Coordinator in the Secondary MAT program. She earned her BS in geology from George Washington University, her MS in geology from the University of Michigan and her PhD in science education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Liza has taught middle and high school science (including classes in Earth science, chemistry, physical science and environmental science) in St. Louis, Missouri and in rural Maine. Her teaching and research focuses on supporting preservice teachers to become social justice educators, and on increasing the participation of students from currently underrepresented groups in STEM majors and teaching. Dr. Finkel's scholarly work includes two co-authored/edited books, Rethinking Science (under contract, due out in fall 2021) and Women's Science: Learning and Succeeding from the Margins (1998), as well as numerous articles and presentations at academic conferences and for professional organizations.
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Tuesday Jan 19, 2021
Join us for our third episode of The Real STEAMy Podcast with host Jarvez Hall. Our featured guests on this podcast are Bethany Thramer and Juan Soto of Oregon ASK (OregonASK.org). We discuss their work in the policy and equity spaces around Career Technical Education and Career Connected Learning. We speak about the research they recently released entitled, "Reimagine Oregon: Improving Youth-to-Work and Workforce Systems in the Wake of COVID-19". It is a wide-ranging discussion that you do not want to miss.
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Join us for the fourth installment of The Real STEAMy Podcast where we have our first triple guest panel. We are featuring the Portland Community College (PCC) -Southeast Campus Maker's Space who is offering a new hands-on math class. We will have Julia Betts of PCC SE Maker's Space, David Maiava-Hall also from PCC, and Peter Crim of Wind & Oar Boat School. A fantastic conversation that you do not want to miss.
For more information on the new course being offered at the PCC SE Makers Space this Winter Term 2021 and for scholarship information, please click here.
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Wednesday Dec 16, 2020
Join us for our second episode of The Real STEAMy Podcast with host Jarvez Hall. Our featured guest on this podcast is Antonio Jackson, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Building Blocks 2 Success (BB2S.org). We discuss how his program uses lego robotics to teach STEAM principles to underrepresented youth in the metro area. We also discuss his personal career journey moving from the corporate world to STEM education.
Saturday Nov 07, 2020
Saturday Nov 07, 2020
Join us for our premiere episode of The Real STEAMy Podcast with Host Jarvez Hall. We welcome our first guest to the podcast, Asha Aiello, Director of Career Linked Learning at the Gresham Area Chamber of Commerce. We discuss a variety of STEAM, workforce, business, education, and Equity topics. We also learn about the great work going on at Career Linked Learning and the partnerships being established between education and industry.