LAMP Outreach Current Events

"STEM students at Riverton Middle School recently kicked-off their year-long project with the University of Wyoming’s Science Initiative, City of Riverton, Ingberg Miller Engineers (IME) and Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to work on the former Riverton landfill remediation. So what’s going on with the old landfill?" Access the full article.

At the 2019 Roadmap to STEAM Conference, Larissa Apel and Deb Jansen presented on their practices of active learning. Mrs. Apel and Mrs. Jansen are teachers at Rock Springs High School and are known for shaking up their classrooms. Watch their presentation.

“Professor Rachel Watson and two graduate students from the University of Wyoming met with 60 Riverton Middle School students today to roll out a year-long school project. Students taking the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) class this year will be focusing on the decomposition of waste at the former landfill in Riverton. Riverton Middle School Teacher Alma Law shared, 'The project will take all year and end with presentations next summer to the Wyoming Department of Education Roadmap to STEAM conference that will be held in Riverton…'” Access the full article.

The UW Science Initiative’s Learning Actively Mentoring Program (LAMP) will fund travel, lodging and conference fees for ten K-16 educators to attend the Roadmap to STEAM Conference held in Laramie, WY July 30th through August 2nd. This conference provides practical information to P-16 educators, administrators, curriculum coordinators, afterschool providers and others about Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) program implementation. Conference attendees will engage in active, hands-on experiences that will prepare them to incorporate STEAM principles, lessons, activities and ideas into their learning environments. Educators will be selected through a competitive process. Applications are due on June 7th and awardees will be notified by June 24th. Apply here.

January 23rd, 2019 - The University of Wyoming hosted STEM Scholars Saturday in which a group of 100 young Wyoming students attended. The event is intended to recruit children interested in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) and is hosted by Science Kitchen, a collaboration between the UW Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium. Two of our own LAMP Fellows, Michelle Mason and Jessica Sutter lead activities that sparked students’ curiosity about astronomy and magnetism. To see more on STEM Scholars Saturday, visit the Science Kitchen Facebook page.

August 2nd, 2018 – A group of educators from the University of Wyoming traveled this week to the 2018 Roadmap to STEAM conference in Gillette, WY. The theme of this year’s conference was Exploring Makerspaces. All sessions entailed hands-on, minds-on learning.

"Amongst hundreds of educators at this year’s Roadmap to STEAM conference, the LAMP-funded educators stood out! They seamlessly integrated science into hands-on, minds-on projects that inspire students to truly transformative, creative endeavors. We thank the Wyoming Department of Education for the ongoing partnership and opportunity to be a part of the Roadmap to STEAM Conference. We are so excited to continue our travels across the state of Wyoming where both the students and educators inspire us!” ~Rachel Watson, LAMP Director