Resources
Resource Library
STEM Education Resources
- Access Engineering
- Acceleration Nation – Motorsports STEM resources from NASCAR
- Afterschool Tech Toolkit – National AfterSchool Association
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) Education – Resources for teaching children about artificial intelligence from MIT
- Cult of Pedagogy Project Based Learning Resources
- Edutopia STEM Resources
- eGFI – K-12 Math, Science and Engineering lessons and resources from the American Society for Engineering Education
- Engaging Mathematics – Engaging students in math through meaningful civic applications
- Geogebra – free online math tools for graphing, geometry, 3D, and more!
- IGNITE – Florida Inventors Hall of Fame invention and innovation resources
- Makerspace for Education
- NOVA Science Educaton Collection on PBS Media
- RoboticsCareer.org
- STEM Connect – Florida High Tech Corridor classroom resource
- STEM Education Grant Funding Directory from SolidProfessor
- STEM Teaching Tools
- Teach Engineering
- The Physics Classroom
- Replit.com – free, collaborative, in-browser IDE to code in 50+ languages
- Tinkercad Lesson Plans
- VEXcodeVR Activities and Resources – VEXcode VR lets students code a virtual robot using a block based coding environment powered by Scratch Blocks
- Zooniverse – the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research
Equity in Entrepreneurship Resources
Local Organizations
- Hillsborough County Economic Development – Minorities, Women & Small Business office
- Hillsborough County Business Development Workshop and Training Calendar
- Tampa LGBTQ Chamber
- Tampa Organization of Black Affairs
National Organizations
- Accion – Providing loans for minority owned businesses
- Association of Black Real Estate Experts
- Association for Latino Professionals for America
- Black Founders – working to increase the number of successful black entrepreneurs in technology.
- Black Realtors Directory
- Case Foundation – Inclusive Entrepreneurship
- Digital Undivided – developing innovative programs and initiatives to catalyze economic growth in Black and Latinx communities.
- Dreamers Ventures
- Economic Innovation Group
- Faces of Founders – A Discussion of Entrepreneurship, Race, Place and Gender
- Latina Business Association
- Latino Start Up Alliance
- National Association for the Self-Employed
- Minority Business Development Agency
- Minority Venture Partners – Accelerating product development for minority and women-led tech start ups
- National Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc
- United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- United States Minority Chamber of Commerce
Good Reads
- 25 Resources for Entrepreneurs of Color
- Color of Entrepreneurship: Why the Racial Gap among Firms Costs the U.S. Billions – Center for Global Policy Solutions
- The implications of U.S. gender and racial disparities in income and wealth inequality at each stage of the innovation process – Washington Center for Equitable Growth
- The State of Entrepreneurship, by the Numbers – Faces of Founders
Online Maker Project Resources
- Instructables.com – A place that lets you explore, document, and share your creations.
- Maker.Pro – DIY Electronics Projects & Tutorials
- Materials Library
Youth Robotics Education Resources
- Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy
- FIRST at Home
- FIRST K-12 STEM programs
- FIRST Educator Curriculum
- FIRST for Educators
- FIRST Impact Studies
- MATE-ROV
- NASA Robotics Alliance Project
- National Robotics Challenge
- National Robotics League
- Robotics Education and Competition Foundation
- ROBOTS: Your Guide to the World of Robotics (IEEE)
- SolidProfessor FIRST Sponsorship
- VEX EDR Curriculum
- VEX IQ Curriculum
- World Robot Olympiad
Sister Fab Labs & Makerspaces
Fab Labs
- Clearwater’s Fabrication Lab at Saint Paul’s School
- Faulhaber Fab Lab at Suncoast Science Center – Sarasota
- Lawton Chiles Middle Academy F ab Lab – Polk County Schools
- SOCOM Fab Lab – MacDill Air Force Base
Makerspaces & Hackerspaces
- Foundry at Land O’Lakes Library – Pasco County Libraries
- The Hive – Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative (various branches)
- Innovation Labs[SPC Seminole] – St. Petersburg College- Seminole Campus
- Regency Park Library Makerspace – New Port Richey
- Tampa Hackerspace
COVID-19 Resources for DIY Community
- Moved to Consolidated for COVID page
Remote Classroom & Team Resources - New!
For Educators, Youth Robotics and other STEM program teams trying to keep the learning happening, fun and engaging, we’ve curated these free online tools that can help. Have other suggestions, send them to us via our Contact page!
Classroom Tools
Meeting Platforms
CAD & Simulation Tools
- L-Draw – an open standard for LEGO CAD programs
- Leocad – free virtual modeling with LEGO bricks
- Virtual Robotics Toolkit – to build, program and simulate your LEGO Mindstorms robot
FIRST LEGO League
Equity in STEM/Education Resources
National
- Black Girls Code
- Black History Month Science Resources
- Girls Who Code
- Girls Pursuing Science
- Million Women Mentors
- NAPE Education Foundation – STEM Equity
- National Girls Collaborative Project
- Pride in STEM – Celebrating LGBTQ+ scientists and engineers from around the world
- She Can STEM
- STEM Equity Initiative – with toolkits and other resources
Tampa Bay/Florida
Professional Organizations
- 500 Queer Scientists
- 500 Women Scientists – Request-a-Scientist
- Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
- GLESN – Supporting the right to a safe, supportive, and LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 education
- National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME)
- National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT)
- National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals
- National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
- Queer STEM – LGBTQ+ Leaders in Science & Technology
- Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)
- White Men as Full Diversity Partners
- Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN)
- Women in Machine Learning (WiML)
Good Reads
- Adjusting Micromessages to Improve Equity in STEM – Association of American Colleges & Universities
- Advancing Women in Tech-Intensive Industries – Transforming Organizational Cultures – Toolkit from Catalyst.org
- Creating Wonder:Revolutionizing the Way Science is Taught – Michigan State University
- D-STEM Equity Model: Diversifying the STEM Education to Career Pathway – Digital [email protected] IMSA
- A Longitudinal Study of How Quality Mentorship and Research Experience Integrate Underrepresented Minorities into STEM Careers – National Library of Medicine
- Minority Serving Institutions: America’s Underutilized Resource for Strengthening the STEM Workforce (2019) (PDF book)
- People of Color in STEM – TriCollege Libraries Research Guide
- Rewiring STEM Education – Symmetry Magazine, Fermilab/SLAC
- Teaching Growth Mindset as a Path to Diversity in STEM
- The Role of Science in Advancing Racial Equity – Union of Concerned Scientists
- U.S. Black Engineer Information Technology – The STEM Community’s Magazine
Resources for Anti-Racism
- Anti-Racism Resources for All Ages – A Project of the Augusta Baker Chair, University of South Carolina
- Embrace Race
Workforce Education Resources
- 180 Skills – WIOA approved training for the workforce system
- Advanced Technical Education Resource Collection
- Apprenticeship Finder (Dept. of Labor)
- Lift learning Hub – This Online Learning Hub gives teachers and students access to lightweight metals and composite materials educational tools from industry and education experts around the country.
- National Center for Manufacturing Education
- National Tooling & Machining Association
- Next Generation Science Standards
- Open Education Resources (OER) Commons
- Roadmap for Manufacturing Education – Manufacturing Institute
- Skills Commons – FREE and OPEN digital library of Workforce Training Materials
- Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Student Resources
- STEM Transitions Manufacturing Career Clusters
- Titans of CNC Academy
- Urban Manufacturing Alliance
- Workforce GPS – sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.