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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">FYI – This looks really interesting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Josh Adams, MBA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dean, Business and Professional Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 08, 2017 13:33<br>
<b>To:</b> Adams, Joshua <<a href="mailto:jadams2@santarosa.edu">jadams2@santarosa.edu</a>>; Holcomb, Robert <<a href="mailto:rholcomb@santarosa.edu">rholcomb@santarosa.edu</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: UC Davis C-STEM at SRJC - FREE FOR US!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">UC Davis’ C-STEM Center will be on campus, Saturday, February 25<sup>th</sup>. They will be showcasing curriculum on robotics and computing that has been demonstrated
to help increase success rates in other course (e.g., math). Please spread the word to your faculty and staff (see text below and attached flyer) for this day-long training. The cost normally is $200, but is free for SRJC faculty. All they have to do is
email me if they plan on attending by Tuesday, February 21<sup>st</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Victor K. Tam, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Dean II of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) and Applied Technology
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1501 Mendocino Avenue<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">1494 Bussman Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Santa Rosa, CA 95401<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">707-527-4246<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dear STEM Cluster,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We will be hosting trainers from UC Davis' C-STEM Center later this month. Come learn about incorporating coding and robotics to enhance your curriculum, even if you don't have a computer programming
background. This event is open to both K-12 educators and community college instructors, with the goal of building partnerships between both groups.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The workshop is Saturday, February 25, from 8:30 PM - 4:30 PM and is $200 for K-12 educators;
<b><u>however, for SRJC faculty it is FREE!</u></b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please see attached flyer and the text below for more information. <b>You DO NOT need to register online. Instead, please send me an email indicating you wish to attend by Tuesday, February 21st.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Looking forward to seeing you there.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">-Victor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The <a href="http://c-stem.ucdavis.edu/" target="_blank">UC Davis C-STEM Center</a> will be offering a 1-Day Introductory Workshop for K-12 educators and Community College instructors
at Santa Rosa Junior College on <b>Saturday, February 25, 2017</b>. For more details about this professional development opportunity, see the flyer (attached) or see their <a href="http://c-stem.ucdavis.edu/teachers-administrators/professional-development/professional-development-events/">PD
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">C-STEM has developed and provides innovative hands-on integrated programming, robotics and math curricula along with a set of easy to use technology tools for students and offers
comprehensive professional development for K-14 educators, many of whom have no experience with programming and/or robotics. Our curriculum, programming and robotics resources have been successfully used by educators in K-12 programs throughout California
to improve student learning, particularly in mathematics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">C-STEM joins a distinguished group of programs with UC A-G Program Status. High schools can easily add the “A-G approved” rigorous C-STEM curriculum integrated with computing
and robotics to their own school’s A-G course lists to satisfy the UC/CSU admission requirements. Their curriculum is also CCSS-Mathematics and CTE Standards compliant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Hour of Code.</span></a> Five of their activities are featured on<span class="xxapple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://code.org/learn" target="_blank">Code.org</a>'s site and are being utilized for this week's Hour of Code. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">Teachers using their integrated programming, robotics and mathematics curriculum have had encouraging results in raising student's academic achievement. At their <a href="http://c-stem.ucdavis.edu/teachers-administrators/c-stem-conference/2016-2/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#196AD4">recent
C-STEM Conference</span></a>,<span class="xxapple-converted-space"> </span>a California high school math teacher reported in her plenary speech that using C-STEM Algebra 1 curriculum her 9th grade class of at-risk students had 100% pass rate. The average
score on the final exam for her class with at-risk students was 84% versus the district-wide average of 68% based on the same examination. </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">M</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">iddle school students in Cincinnati taking part in a Straight-A project, funded by Ohio Department of Education,
had higher math achievement scores after just one semester of using the UC Davis C-STEM Curriculum. Leslie Silbernagel, curriculum supervisor for the Northwest Local School District, and Zach Phelps, District Data Coach, shared their team’s success story through
a recent </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://static.theflypod.com/episodes/northwest-local-schools/"><span style="text-decoration:none">podcast</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222"> (at
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121">To learn more about the program, please see their
<a href="http://c-stem.ucdavis.edu/?knews=readEmail&id=128&e=1749&k=55">January 2017 newsletter</a> and visit their
<a href="http://c-stem.ucdavis.edu/">website</a>.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">__________________</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Victor K. Tam, Ph.D.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dean II of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Santa Rosa Junior College</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">1501 Mendocino Avenue</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">1494 Bussman Hall</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Santa Rosa, CA 95401</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">707-527-4246</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="mailto:vtam@santarosa.edu">vtam@santarosa.edu</a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#888888"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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