STREAM blog
by Sephanie Genco Gasiecki
Before you head out for the Summer, remember to mark your calendar for our STREAM PD Day on August 20! If you’d like to be a part of planning or facilitating any part of this exciting day of learning for our teachers, email stream@wnycatholicschools.org.
Bring Innovation to Your STREAM Program: Apply Now to Be an Innovation Fellow!
Are you ready to bring hands-on technology learning, creativity, and real-world innovation into your classroom and school community, but need a little spark to ignite it? If so, the Innovation Fellows program might be exactly what you're looking for.
This exciting new initiative, launched by TechBuffalo with support from Microsoft and the 43North Foundation, invites Western New York K–8 educators to become Innovation Fellows—a group of passionate teachers helping build the future of tech in our region.
As a Fellow, you’ll receive a $3,500 stipend and join a vibrant cohort of educators and business leaders committed to preparing students for a technology-powered future. The program provides all the tools and training you’ll need to enhance your STREAM offerings through:
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Teacher training in tech and digital literacy
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Quarterly convenings with fellow educators
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Family Code Nights to engage your broader school community
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Weekly tech clubs for hands-on student learning
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A Minecraft Global Build Challenge, where students reimagine Buffalo in a digital world custom-built by Microsoft
Innovation Fellows will tour local tech companies, connect with startup founders, and even guide top students into summer tech bootcamps. This opportunity is more than a professional development program—it's a movement to reimagine what learning can look like in Western New York. Let’s turn your classroom into a launchpad for creativity, curiosity, and real-world impact!
Ready to take your STREAM program to the next level? Apply to be an Innovation Fellow by June 30. Apply here
