E3 STEM

After submitting the Permission Form (below), we will connect with the student for an introductory session shortly after.  At this meeting they will learn everything about the program and what it offers beyond what is listed on this page. At this point students can choose to officially join - and they all do!

The student will be added to our different messaging groups to be informed about everything that is happening in the program. Parents of the students will receive weekly emails about what their students can do in the next week in E3 STEM to be able work with their students in shaping their experience.

Other than being enrolled at AVHS there are no specific requirements other than that E³ STEM students are interested in any science, technology, engineering and math career field.

Are you inquisitive and curious about the world around you? You’ll be an ideal E³ STEM student. E³ STEM is about exploration and education. Through your time at AVHS we will help refine what your interests are and help you to succeed in your future field. Get a head start in your career in the E³ STEM Program!

When you are ready to sign up, fill out this form to get registered for E3 STEM at AVHS

Traitify Personality Assessment – The Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board procured Traitify for use by residents of Dakota and Scott counties. Traitify is a visual personality assessment tool that recommends careers, jobs, and education based on personality and preference data. Users swipe through a short series of images, answering “Me” or “Not Me” to generate individualized results in about 90 seconds. It’s accurate, fast, free, and fun. Take the survey here!

 

This will include: Simple activity allowing students to identify their top core values.  These values are critical in guiding people as they identify career fields that are the best fit for them. 

• reviewing your high school classes and credits
• discussing post high school plans
• looking at your strengths and interests and how those might apply to a potential career

We will also look at the various opportunities through STEM that will enhance your job readiness and resume, plus help analyze any possible barriers that may stand in your path and look at ways in which those can be overcome.

In addition to your school counselor you might also meet with Mr. Lynch, Mr. Magyar or Ms. Kuhn for career counseling sessions.  You could make an appointment with any one of us over schoology.  To make an appointment with your school counselor stop by the student services office to set something up or call 952-431-8218.  Your school counselor is determined by your last name:

                Ms. Gustafson A-C

                Mr. Perkins D- He

                Ms. Fogolin Hf-Mek

                Ms. Schmidt Mel-Roo

                Ms. Perkins Rop-Z”

FORMS: E3 STEM College Exploration Worksheet

RESOURCES:

Traitify Personality Assessment – The Dakota-Scott Workforce Development Board procured Traitify for use by residents of Dakota and Scott counties. Traitify is a visual personality assessment tool that recommends careers, jobs, and education based on personality and preference data. Users swipe through a short series of images, answering “Me” or “Not Me” to generate individualized results in about 90 seconds. It’s accurate, fast, free, and fun. Take the survey here!

High 5 Strengths Test: Free test to determine your top 5 strengths and how they might apply to future career fields. Access test HERE.

Value Sort Activity:  During your sessions, you will be discussing all aspects of your potential educational pathways that will lead to good career match. Complete activity HERE. 

MyNextMove – Career exploration tool that allows you to explore careers in a variety of ways. Also contains access to an interest profile tool to help you better identify what you would like to do for careers if you are not sure. 

  GetMyFuture –  Career Exploration system Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Healthcare Career Exploration Websites: You may be interested in healthcare — but not quite sure what specific job or educational path you’d like to pursue. Here are two sites that can help: CareerWise and HealthCarePathway.

 Skills Toolkit – Find the tool you need to research career information, training, or jobs.

Career and Educational Explorer: Career and Education Explorer allows students and others interested in a certain career field to review related job descriptions, education requirements, typical job titles, wages, hiring demand, and top industries. The tool merges the functions and data of two separate products, Career Profile and ISEEK, into a single entity.

2-Year Degree Career Examples: learn more about different types of careers that require a 2-year degree. This resource from ISG also lists what local colleges offer programs that will lead to those careers.

STEM Occupation Data Resource site:  Department of Labor Statistics site about STEM careers. 

WIOA Dakota County Wanted Analytics & Jobs: Use this resources to find jobs and see what careers are highly sought in our area.

Learnability Quotient Assessment Tool – Technology is always changing and so is the workplace. Your Learnability Quotient (or LQ) reflects your desire and ability to grow and adapt to new circumstances and challenges throughout your work life.

If interested, please also visit the following website to learn more about the conversations our executives had at the World Economic Forum around Learnability, the skills revolution and gender parity –  http://www.manpowergroup.com/wef2017.

SciGirls Stories: Real Women, Real Jobs: Inspiring real-life stories for all ages featuring Minnesota women in STEM careers (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). These are the innovators, problem-solvers and dreamers who live right next door, passionate about their work, hobbies, families and helping to make the world a better place. They motivate girls to pursue all kinds of interests and career paths.

SciGirls Women in STEM Videos:  Series of videos about women in a variety of STEM careers. 

Harvard Law To Allow Deferred Admissions, Hopes To Attract STEM Majors. The New York Times (5/3, Olson, Subscription Publication) reports that Harvard Law School announced Wednesday that it is “expanding a pilot program for Harvard undergraduates,” and will “allow juniors accepted from any college to defer admission as long as they finish college and spend at least two years working, studying or pursuing research or fellowships.” The program was started “to encourage students to gain work experience before entering law school and to encourage those studying science, technology, engineering or math to pursue the legal profession.” The Washington Post (5/3, Svrluga) reports that Harvard Law officials say they “particularly hope to lure students interested in science, technology, engineering and math fields to consider the law, since advanced technical knowledge and skills are in demand.” The piece quotes Associate Dean for Admissions and Strategic Initiatives Jessica Soban saying, “It’s incredibly valuable to have your attorney understand the underlying biology or the underlying coding systems or the underlying physics that are driving the legal questions.”

Increasing Diversity In STEM Workforce Requires Greater Exposure Of Young People To STEM Jobs. Dr. Marcus Bright, political commentator and executive director of Education for a Better America, writes at Diverse Education (5/3, Bright), on the lack of diversity in the STEM workforce, which he attributes to “an inept outreach to HBCUs and other producers of qualified STEM workers” as well as “a lack of large numbers of people of color in the STEM pipeline.” He recommends “more exposure for students at the K-12 level” as a remedy, and as a means of making “the requisite math courses needed for many STEM careers more relevant to students.” In college, he says students in relevant fields of study need “consistent exposure to opportunities in the STEM economy.”

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Cyber Security Education Guide: Cyber security professionals, or information security analysts, have a wide range of responsibilities, but the crux of their job is to protect online data form being compromised. As more of our personal information is stored online, the more important it becomes to step up security.

Cyberstart America:  A free national program for high school students to master cybersecurity as a gateway to the industry, up their digital skills, and compete for college scholarships!  No textbooks or lectures, just fun, online challenges that allow you to experience real-world cybersecurity tasks.  Qualify for scholarships!  High scoring players will qualify for will qualify for the National Cybersecurity Competition a 2-day challenge in the spring of 2021.  

CoderZ League is a groundbreaking online robotics tournament that includes two levels to accommodate students of every coding experience (Junior, Pro). The tournament engages students through gaming and competition in STEM, coding, and tech literacy. CoderZ League is cloud-based, available on any device, and uses simulation of virtual 3D Robots to perform complex tasks and missions. The virtual experience makes it easy to design, program, and test a simulated robot in a variety of 3D environments. Teams of students work collaboratively to program, plan, and complete missions.

 

Genesys Works provides juniors in high school the opportunity of developing professional skills and business technology skills. It begins with a summer training that eventually leads to a paid internship at a Fortune 500 company (Optum, Medtronic, Best Buy, etc.) where they can earn $15,000 during their senior year. View this "A Day in the Life of a Genesys Works Intern" video to get a better feel for this experience.  Along with the internship, students also receive help with career and college planning, build connections with new people, and prepare for a successful future!If you are interested, you can fill out this form https://rebrand.ly/GWClass2021 and you will be contacted with more information.  Learn more about Genesys Work at a Zoom meeting during Advisory on January 26 starting at 10:00 am.  SIGN UP HERE.  We wills end you the Zoom information after you register.  Current AVHS seniors in the program along with Genesys Works staff will lead this session.  View this brief video from AVHS alumnus & Genesys Works graduate Mumtaz Hassan to hear her views about the benefits of having been in this program. 

 

Resident Assistant (caregiver) and Culinary Job Opportunities  in Burnsville, Savage, and Lakeville 

Students are you looking for rewarding part time work or some work experience in a healthcare setting ?

Ebenezer is Minnesota’s largest senior living operator with over 100 years of experience serving older adults.

We are looking for caring individuals to join our Assisted Living/Memory Care sites in Burnsville, Savage, Eagan and Lakeville as a Resident Assistant.  Resident Assistant provides personal cares and health related services (bathing, dressing, feeding, transfers/lifts, pass medications, temperatures, blood pressure and glucose monitoring) to our residents in the assisted living and memory care units. Much like a home health aide or direct support professional. No certification or licensure required.

We also hire students into our culinary assistant/server positions.

Burnsville (Arbors at Ridges and Arbor Lane)

https://fairview.icims.com/platform/icims2?module=AppSearchEngine&action=searchFrame&table=Job&hashed=1148675957

Savage (Savage at Fen Pointe Senior Living)

https://fairview.icims.com/platform/icims2?module=AppSearchEngine&action=searchFrame&table=Job&hashed=1148675957

Lakeville (Fountains at Hosanna)

 https://ebenezer-fairview.icims.com/jobs/search?ss=1&searchLocation=12781-12807-Lakeville

Ebenezer has skilled nursing and assisted living/memory care communities scattered throughout the state of Minnesota. Along with our partnership with MHealth Fairview we can offer endless opportunities to start and grow in your career, a great benefits package and a supportive work environment! 

Apply now at  www.ebenezercares.org/careers

Why Choose Ebenezer? Great Benefits for those scheduled 60 hours in two weeks ·       Benefits (Medical/Dental) and Paid Time off ·       Starting rate for Resident Assistant is around $14.75 hour and goes up based on related experience (+ shift diff) Career support ·       Tuition reimbursement (1 year waiting period and must be scheduled 40 hours pay period) ·       10% off Nursing tuition discounts at select schools ·       Various scholarships available throughout the year

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Questions?  Contact our sourcing dept (Gwen) at dept-ebenezer-sourcing@fairview.org

 

Home Health Aide Training & Employment at Augustana Regent of Burnsville: We are hoping to plan another training session with Augustana during the summer after the pandemic is over. Stay tuned. This will lead to part-time employment if the training is successful. The knowledge & skills you learn in this position are very similar to those needed to pass the exams to become a Certified Nursing Assistant. If you complete this training and then are a successful PCA for Augustana they will commit to helping you prepare for and take the CNA exam without having to pay over $1000.00 to take an actual CNA college course. Any of you considering nursing and other healthcare careers should very seriously consider getting your CNA certification. This is in some case an expectation for students entering nursing programs. In other cases, it can help get you into competitive nursing programs. CNA positions tend to provide pretty competitive wages as well.  There are jobs right now in food services.  This is a great way to get your foot in the door for other jobs later. If you would like to do this email Ricco.mejia@cassialife.org. You can apply for this training by going to Augustana Regent of Burnsville and filling out an application. The contact person . You need to be 16 by the time you are employed for the Home Health Aide and CNA positions. The address is: 14500 Regent Lane, Burnsville, MN 55306. It is located right next to the Burnsville Mall. 

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Co-op/Internships and Summer Research Opportunities
offered to High School Students.All opportunities listed are PAID, unless otherwise indicated. Very long list of opportunities HERE.

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Dakota Scott Workforce Centers: “Who’s Hiring Youth” Newsletter. The May edition of “Who’s Hiring Youth” focuses on career exploration and various assessment tools available. View the newsletter here.

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NOW HIRING! – JOB BOARDS from the Dakota Scott Workforce Center:

www.minnesotaworks.net – Minnesota’s largest free online job bank. Post your resume and search for jobs by matching keywords in your resume to keywords in job postings. You may also search by occupation/keyword or by location.

www.snagajob.com – search thousands of hourly and part-time jobs by location/zip code.

www.careerrookie.com – look for internships, part-time and entry level careers.

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The SciTech Internship Program is a one-stop shop for connecting college students majoring in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to paid internships in small Minnesota companies. These internships offer students valuable hands-on industry experience, an opportunity to apply their knowledge to real-world challenges, and the skills they need to bridge the gap between classroom and career. Companies that hire through SciTech receive a wage match to cover 50% of the intern’s wages (capped at $2,500). SciTech will support at least 200 internships in 2021. This state-funded program is a phenomenal resource for finding STEM internships statewide. Learn more on our blog and apply at SciTechMN.org.

Program Flyer: https://scitechmn.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2021PY_Flyer_Students-1.pdf

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Examples of Past E³ STEM  Internships:

• AVHS Fab Lab table design/build project with Skyline Exhibits
• Eagle Up Fabrication.  Creation and fabrication of AVHS spirit items.
• E³ STEM website project with Thomson Reuters
• ISD 196 iPad Rollout support
• ISD 196 Central Receiving interns
• AVHS Technology Support Staff interns
• MN Department of Transportation Phoenix Program – Civil Engineering intern
• Certified Nursing Assistant Clinical interns
• AVHS Lunchroom Table Design Interns.
• Computer coding interns – Thomson Reuters
• Digital Marketing Internship – Thomson Reuters
• Computer Programming intern – Lockheed Martin
• Engineering Internship – Uponor

Program Overview

The Legacy I-3 Core Development Program, a workforce development provider offering Apple Valley High School students to take advantage of future careers at Thomson Reuters and other local companies.   The Legacy CORE Student Development Program provides high intensity training to students in the areas of Character, Logic and Reasoning, Academic Excellence, and Workforce /Career Readiness to help students succeed personally, academically, and professionally. The Legacy CORE program partners with companies such as EXCEL and Thomson Reuters in order to match talented students with future job opportunities.  

Each year the Legacy CORE Program needs our help in identifying 11^th and 12^th grade students from underrepresented groups to participate in the program.  In addition to the training, Legacy CORE Program provides our seniors summer job opportunities this year and possibly tuition help for college.

High school seniors who want to study computer science have until Feb. 18, 2021 to apply for one of 100 $40,000 scholarships being offered through Amazon's Future Engineer scholarship program. The money comes with a guaranteed paid internship offer at Amazon. Of special interest are students from under-represented groups, including young women and students of color.

The Coolidge Scholarship: The Coolidge Scholarship is an annually awarded, full-ride, presidential scholarship that covers a student’s tuition, room, board, and expenses for four years of undergraduate study.  LEARN MORE HERE.  The 2021 application deadline will be January 20, 2021 at 5:00 PM EST.

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The expectation in the E3 STEM program is for all of our students to complete at least 5 hours of service learning volunteer work.  We seek to help students gain opportunities to serve in capacities that also allow them to gain valuable experiences in STEM fields if at all possible.  Below are some options for service learning.  

Leaders Save Lives program is a great fit for students seeking out leadership experience, volunteer hours and scholarship opportunities.* Students who are a part of this program can help support hospital patients by hosting a blood drive during their summer break. 

Here’s how you can help:

• Check out the program website, which includes the form students can use to sign up.
• Share this video and flyer to get the word out.
• Forward this email to students who you think might be interested and encourage them to sign up!
• Tweet this message to your followers.

 

The Open Door Pantry

The Open Door is a hunger relief organization dedicated to ending local hunger through access to healthy food. They serve over 5,000 Dakota County residents each month and distribute over a million pounds of food annually, over half of which is fresh/perishable. They have an Eagan Pantry, Mobile Pantry, volunteer gardens, and client gardens. Volunteers can help with just about everything: stocking the shelves at the Pantry, riding with the Mobile Pantry, providing facility maintenance at the Pantry, or working in the garden. If you are interested, there are various orientations in Apple Valley and Eagan in July. Go to www.theopendoorpantry.org to register for an orientation or call Nancy at 651-605-2881.

Neighborhood House

Neighborhood House is located at Wellstone Center in St. Paul and is a multi-cultural, multi-lingual center, open to all, and committed to the success of refugees and new immigrants. Volunteer opportunities include mass produce distributions (distributions of free, fresh produce for member of our community facing food insecurity), being a food market assistant (help program participants shop for food), being a farmer’s market rescue volunteer (collecting fresh produce at the St. Paul Farmer’s Market), and be a delivery volunteer for the Nutrition Assistant Program for Seniors to distribute supplemental food boxes to seniors at Wellstone Center and the apartment building next door. Some volunteer opportunities do require a commitment of several shifts in the same area in order to be a volunteer. For more information, contact Vanessa Edwards (Volunteer Coordinator) at vedwards@neighb.org or 651-789-2524. You can also visit www.neighb.org/support/volunteer to fill out a volunteer application. 

Lifeworks

Lifeworks serves the local community and people with disabilities. They have a variety of volunteer opportunities to engage with the people they service, whether it’s one-on-one volunteering or volunteering for special events. If you are interested in this organization, you can call them at 651-454-2732 or go to their website for more information (www.lifeworks.org/get-involved/ways-to-volunteer). 

DARTS

DARTS is a non-profit that helps older adults live independently and support those caring for them. There are many ways to volunteer–help with seasonal yard cleanup, share your talents, or provide a break for a caregiver by spending a few hours with an older adult needing care. For more information, visit www.dartsconnects.org/volunteer or call 651-455-1560.

College Preparation/Exploration:

• Free 6 month ACT test online prep course for AHVS students with code “AVHS” >
• University of Wisconsin Mathematics Placement Practice Test >

Career Exploration:

A Day in the Life Series: Explore this playlist that showcases a day in the life of a variety of careers.

What to do with each college major site. 

STEM Occupation data – Bureau of Labor Statistics site with a very large amount of data about STEM careers. 

High School Student’s Guide for College & Health Careers:  Our online workshop includes printable worksheets and tools to help you explore your health career interests, get ready for college, and take the right steps towards your future health career. Read more

FREE Python Coding Course by Google.

• Sample Portfolios:
  • Animus High School Portfolios.
  • Livermore High School Sample Portfolio & General portfolio information.
  • Heritage High School – 21st Century Digital Portfolios.
  • New Tech High School Portfolios
• Portfolio Examples – Learnings

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• Research on Inclusion of Portfolios:
  • EdSource – High schools turning to portfolios to assess academic progress.
  • Student Portfolios as an Assessment Tool
  • The Pros and Cons of Assessing Students through Portfolios
  • Digital portfolios for students – tips & examples
  • 3 Reasons to Use Portfolios in Education
  • Describe the Advantages of Portfolio Assessment for Students
• Feedback Document