NOVA SySTEMic Fellowship Interest Meeting on Aug 25

By Press release submission

Aug 22, 2022

The SySTEMic Fellowship is a 9-month paid program for professional educators, college students, and high school students to strengthen their STEM content knowledge and develop important leadership and professional skills.

Fellows will choose one of three tracks:

Robotics – Learn the ins and outs of the different VEX robotics systems, how to setup and manage a robotics tournament, and what it takes to be a judge and referee. Utilize your training by supporting the Virginia State Championship in March and discover how you can support summer robotics camps.
Digital Fabrication – Get hands-on and become certified in various fabrication equipment, including 3D printers, laser cutters, and CNC routing. Learn how to use design thinking to development projects and curriculum for community workshops in the NOVA Fab Lab and summer fabrication camps.
Microelectronics – Explore the foundations of Arduino and micro:bit coding. Help development projects and curriculum for community workshops and summer camps. Receive tips and tricks for teaching Arduino and micro:bit to students and how to support summer STEM camps.

Program requirements:

(2) Fall and (3) Spring in-person instructional and support days
Monthly virtual touch-base meetings
Average 2 hours per week for asynchronous project development and training depending on track

Fall Training Dates