WHAT: Noggin presents: Forward thinking about STEAM  –  with (actual) BRAINS @ Northwest Association of Educational Opportunity Programs (NAEOP) conference!

We did it!

WHERE: Hilton Bellevue Hotel, 300 112th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98004; Kirkland

WHEN: Monday, October 18, 10:15 – 11:30am

NW Noggin is honored to present LIVE at the NAEOP conference this year on our extensive volunteer STEM + Arts collaborations with TRIO and other community programs!

Forward Thinking about STEAM

How do we inspire students? Brains let us perceive, think and behave, and discoveries in neuroscience offer actionable, compelling information about who we are and how we function. Going where you are surprised and challenged by new circumstances and perspectives drives motivating engagement, as does making art. During these moments our brains are changeable and open to new ideas. Nonprofit Northwest Noggin (nwnoggin.org) organizes undergraduates and graduates to collaborate, build community networks and inspire people about neuroscience and art. We bring volunteers excited by research into urban and rural K-12 public schools, correctional facilities, Congress, houseless youth centers, coffee shops, and pubs to hear what people already know and what they’d like to know, and see where our stories and discoveries from labs and classrooms intersect. We’ve met 50,000 people since 2012! Discover what we’ve learned, craft your own cells, and examine real brain specimens up close.

Check out our most recent collaboration with TRIO on the North Oregon coast!

Viking, Shark, Fishermen & Bandit Brains!

Over four days in October, we took questions, discussed neuroscience research, poked brains and made original neurons and glia at public schools in Astoria and Seaside!

SLIDES: NAEOP Slides FINAL (pdf)

SLIDES: NAEOP Slides FINAL (ppt)