Check out resources and opportunities for professional development and outreach curated to elevate your and your students' experiences in STEM education.
Designed for busy teachers with limited school budgets, you're sure to find game-changing resources. Dig in, and let's do this together!
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Plan a campus visit with a grade-level team of teachers and students, and prepare to be WOWed! CINSAM and NKU's STEM faculty will prepare exciting learning experiences designed to ignite curiosity in your students, including a special show at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ's Haile Planetarium!
Grades: P-12
Twice per year, CINSAM invites hundreds of local 4th graders and their teachers to visit ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ for hands-on STEM activities and lessons led by NKU faculty, staff, and pre-service teachers.
Contact us to attend a future event
Grade: 4 | Next Event: April 2, 2026
New this year, NKU's CINSAM, Institute for Health Innovation, and Haile College of Business will host middle schoolers for hands-on activities, team challenges, and learning with industry professionals and educators.
More information coming soon.
Grades: 6-8
Each year, CINSAM invites hundreds of high school students to visit ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ’s campus for hands-on activities, team challenges, and learning experiences led by industry experts and educators in the fields of science, technology, engineering, math, and health.
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Grades 9-12 | Next Event: March 19, 2026
Attendees are schools (including homeschools) that have expressed interest to CINSAM in being part of this event. In order to accommodate as many students as possible, CINSAM utilizes a rotation schedule of educators throughout the region. Each participating school is notified when it's their turn to participate.
This event is collaboratively presented by NKU's CINSAM, NKU's Institute for Health Innovations, and .
Get live-streamed and recorded hands-on STEM lessons on the "big screen" of your elementary and middle school learning spaces! This low-commitment, easy-access opportunity is an immediate fun-booster for students, and an effective teaching tool you can use again and again.
Grades P-8 | Next Event: Spring 2026 schedule coming soon
This annual professional development event helps K-12 STEM educators explore cutting-edge instructional methods, techniques, and technology with leaders and peers in their field.
Learn more about the conference
Grades P-12 | Next Event: October 2026
Start a robotics team at your school! Immerse your STEM-loving students in a research, problem solving, coding, and engineering-based challenge, and showcase their hard work at ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ.
Ages 6-16 | Next Event: February 28, 2026 and March 14, 2026
