Exhibitors & Sponsors
Thank you to the exhibitors and sponsors for joining us and supporting STEM! Make sure you visit the exhibitor tables to learn about their amazing resources, research, or services enhancing STEM education and integration.
Gold Sponsors
MSU Applied Quantum Core
Montana State University’s Applied Quantum CORE is supported by the Air Force Research Laboratory to move advanced quantum technology applications from concept and testing to market. The program includes research, economic development, and education and workforce development, the latter of which is overseen by MSU’s Science Math Resource Center and includes programs that help youth, educators and community members learn about quantum concepts and the quantum industry while establishing and promoting career pathways, internships and new training and educational programs at all levels.
Silver Sponsors
Carolina Biological Supply
From its beginnings in 1927, Carolina has grown to become the leading supplier of science teaching materials in the world. Headquartered in Burlington, NC, Carolina serves customers worldwide, including teachers, students, and professionals in science and health-related fields. The company is still privately owned by descendants of the founder, geology and biology professor Dr. Thomas E. Powell Jr.
Carolina K-8 Curricular Programs
Kaplan Early Learning Company
For more than 50 years, Kaplan Early Learning Company has been a resource for early childhood educational materials, training and services; including classroom materials, furniture, outdoor play, technology, curriculum, assessments, evaluations and professional development. Our products and services transform lives through play.
Bronze Sponsors
Activate Learning
We are a team of educators, educational leaders, administrators, sales consultants and professional facilitators who provide ongoing support to teachers and districts while ensuring our curriculum is relatable, adaptable and successful.
We offer high-quality K-12 programs in print and an interactive digital platform that anticipate the unique stressors of science education so that teachers can engage all students more easily.
We provide quality-tested science kits and personalized implementation support to help teachers in the classroom, saving time and building confidence at every turn.
We work with educators who are implementing our Activate Learning curriculum and we also facilitate the shift to a 3-Dimensional curriculum, no matter what programs your district is utilizing. Every professional learning experience is curated to the needs of your district.
American Computer & Robotics Museum
Founded in May of 1990 in Bozeman, Montana by visionary collector George Keremedjiev, the American Computer & Robotics Museum inspires visitors of all ages to explore the past and imagine the future of the Information Age through thought-provoking exhibits, innovative storytelling, and the bold exchange of ideas.
Our exhibits span 4,000 years of human history, from original cuneiform tablets to the first personal computers, and include topics such as Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, the Space Race, Cracking the Enigma Code, and more.
ACRM turned 30 in 2020, and we’re making plans to ensure that the next 30 years are even better!
The American Computer & Robotics Museum has earned a Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor for six years running, and is rated the #1 Thing to Do in Bozeman. Visit us, and you’ll see why distinguished Harvard scientist Edward O. Wilson described us as, “Inch for inch, the best museum in the world.”
American Prairie
American Prairie is creating one of the largest nature reserves in the United States. This will serve as a refuge for people and wildlife, forever.
The American Prairie Field School is getting kids outside and into nature. The program uses the prairie as a living laboratory to inspire the next generation of scientists, conservationists, and stewards of the land and our planet.
The American Prairie Field School is creating early and enduring connections to Montana’s prairie ecosystem.
The Field School comprises education programs for grades K through 12, with overnight or day programs available depending on grade. The STEM curriculum, developed in partnership with the Montana Outdoor Science School (MOSS), connects students with experts and research scientists from Smithsonian Institute and American Prairie. Subjects vary and include natural and human history, astronomy, plant biology, wildlife ecology, and geology. All programs will align with NGSS Next Generation Science Standards.
For more information and to register, contact Education Coordinator Dusty Rixford: dusty@americanprairie.org
Code Girls United
Mission: To expand the future career opportunities of 4th – 8th grade girls through hands-on experiences in coding, technology, and business.
Vision: That women play a key role in economic growth through the use of their technology and business skills.
We provide an opportunity for girls to see if they like working with technology, and provide the opportunity to try it out. Girls, 4th – 8th grade, meet weekly after school throughout the year. The first half of the year involves learning the basics of Computer Science. The second half of the year, the girls split into teams, choose a service project, then complete a business case and then code their app. The girls then compete in local, country, and international competitions.
Data Science 4 Everyone
Data Science 4 Everyone is a coalition advancing data science education so that every K-12 student is equipped with the data literacy skills needed to succeed in our modern world. Equitable access to data science education is an opportunity to open doors to higher education, high-paying careers, and an engaged community.
FOSS
Science education is a constantly changing field. FOSS professional development opportunities help educators stay on top of the latest topics, techniques, and technology affecting today’s science instruction.
Our FOSS team is here to guide you and transform science classes by providing unmatched support for educators. Learn more about the learning opportunities FOSS has to offer and register today!
Friends of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center
Our mission is to provide quality and free avalanche safety education to the greater Gallatin community and all backcountry users in southwest Montana, and to support the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. Together, our programs reach over 5000 people a year (including grades 1–12, collegiate, ski and snowmobile clubs, search and rescue groups, and ski patrol), and GNFAC’s avalanche advisories reach over 4500 people daily.
High Country Technology Consultants
High Country Technology Consultants is a leading provider of technology and curriculum for STEM and CTE programs. We are dedicated to equipping schools with the tools and resources necessary to provide incredible STEM learning experiences for students and teachers.
Our team of experts is committed to delivering high-quality products, curriculum, training, and services that empower our customers to succeed. Trust High Country Technology Consultants to be your partner as we are the company that shows up.
Montana Afterschool Alliance/Montana STEM Ecosystem
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| The Montana Afterschool Alliance’s mission is to support and advocate for programs that strengthen communities, nurture youth, and ignite learning beyond the school day. We imagine a Montana where all youth feel safe, empowered, and connected. | The Montana STEM Ecosystem unites partners to expand STEM learning opportunities across the big sky. Collaboratively, we aim to connect, convene, and create a network of STEM learning pathways in all of our communities. |
Montana High Tech Business Alliance/Montana Jobs Network
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| Launched in 2014, the Montana High Tech Business Alliance is a nonpartisan nonprofit association of more than 200 high tech and manufacturing companies and affiliates creating high-paying jobs in Montana. We are affiliated with the 501(c)3 nonprofit Montana Jobs Network whose mission is to empower Montanans to launch high-growth careers. Learn more at mthightech.org | Coming soon! |
Montana NSF EPSCoR
Montana NSF EPSCoR is a Montana University System (MUS) program focused on stimulating sustainable improvements in Montana’s R&D capacity and competitiveness in science and engineering research. We partner with the National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) program to develop and manage strategic projects funded by competitive NSF EPSCoR awards to the state. We work collaboratively across the state’s higher education institutions, including 7 tribal colleges, and with partners from business, government, and non-profit organizations. With offices at the University of Montana and Montana State University, MT EPSCoR is a program designed to develop, manage, and link projects over time.
NSF EPSCoR was established in 1978, and in 1980 Montana was one of five initial states to participate. Over the years Montana NSF EPSCoR has played an important role in enhancing research capacity and competitiveness for Montana, supporting innovative education for development of Montana’s STEM workforce, and linking science outcomes to business opportunities and solutions for pressing issues.
Montana Robotics Alliance
Learn more about Montana Robotics Alliance
Montana World Affairs Council
The Montana Council was established in the year 2000 by Ambassador Mark Johnson (retired), a fourth-generation Montanan from Great Falls, with a simple goal — to provide fellow Montanans with greater opportunities for understanding global affairs and the world around us. He hoped that through exposure to global programming and international experts, all Montanans would gain greater insight into how the world impacts each of us, regardless of where we live or what we do, and that each of us can have an impact and effect change locally and also on a global scale. Ambassador Johnson wanted to bring the world to Montana and Montana to the world.
MSU Academic Technology and Outreach
At MSU Academic Technology and Outreach, we assist MSU in advancing excellence in teaching, learning, research and public engagement.
MSU Norm Asbornson College of Engineering
Information about outreach at MSU Norm Asbornson College of Engineering
National Geographic / Cengage
Our goal is to Inspire students and support teachers to achieve better outcomes though curiosity, belonging, quality, and ease of use. Our focus is to ensure student success beyond high school – in college or career. Our partnerships with National Geographic Society and Big Ideas Learning ensures that we are setting students up for success in both their academic and professional careers.
SpectrUM
The University of Montana spectrUM Discovery Area is Missoula’s hands-on science center dedicated to igniting passion for discovery through science. Located within the Missoula Public Library with several other community organization partners, spectrUM engages with over 200,000 visitors annually in our museum and at our diverse array of outreach programs across Montana. Between field trips, camps, outreach events big and small as well as teacher professional development workshops and exhibition design that leverages faculty input from the University of Montana, spectrUM is a small museum with an outsized impact.