Partners' Post

Douglas County Partners for Student Success newsletter

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Back to School Edition

In this newsletter you'll find:

Educators become the students at STEAM Institute
A look back at Expanding Horizons Summer Camps
STEAM Hub and DCPSS reach fair-goers

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Enhancing STEAM teaching

Summer STEAM Institute draws educators looking to engage students through STEAM thinking

Teachers are always looking for new ways to keep their students engaged in the classroom. And that means educators must continue learning throughout their careers.

Take a look back at the Expanding Horizons Summer Camps

STEAM comes to the fair

Youngsters take a break from funnel cakes to develop critical thinking skills

With a range of interactive games and activities set up at August’s Douglas County Fair, Umpqua Valley STEAM Hub helped make sure local students had opportunities to put their STEAM thinking caps on over the summer.

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Coming up! More opportunities to engage students

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TEST Drive A Robot

Get behind the controls and see for yourself how robotic surgery is helping transform surgery at Mercy Medical Center.

Join CHI Mercy Health's Surgical team at the Roseburg Public Library and get to know the team and its robot. Kid-friendly activities include Name the Robot Contest; Touch, See, Play; snacks; and robotic literature.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Saturday, Sep 21, 2019, 11:00 AM

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Roseburg Public Library, Northeast Diamond Lake Boulevard, Roseburg, OR, USA

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Southern Oregon Trade Careers Expo 2019

Hands-on activities and living-wage careers come to life. This year, engagement grows with six counties participating: Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine and Klamath.

Trade and industrial careers in today’s market include high-tech and great earning potential. This event is organized to introduce high school juniors and seniors, veterans, currently serving military personnel, and referred public and private agencies to exciting opportunities in many arenas:

Aviation and Rail ● Archaeology ● Architecture ● Engineering ● Geology ● Survey ● Public Safety Carpentry ● Cement Masonry ● Heavy Equipment Operation ● Welding ● Diesel Engine Repair Manufacturing ● Mechanics ● Military ● Plumbing ● Pipefitting ● Steamfitting ● Iron Working Skilled Labor ● WildlandFire Fighting ● and more!

For more details, visit www.empowerthepossible.org.

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