Professional Development

Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities

Women and Girls Shaping a Sustainable Future | March 31, 2026 4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET | Join @ngcproject on March 31 at 7pm ET for a Women’s History Month panel led by youth. Young women from NGCP’s Youth Advisory Board will share how STEM helps address climate, sustainability, and economic challenges shaping our future. Register Here

Career-Connected Learning Framework | Afterschool and summer programs give youth the freedom to explore, experiment, and connect learning to real life. To help programs turn that spark of curiosity into career readiness, STEM Next created the Career-Connected Learning Framework. This new resource assists afterschool program providers in integrating career awareness, exploration, and preparation into hands-on, age-appropriate STEM activities grounded in real-world relevance. Explore the framework and access recordings that break down key strategies for implementing career-connected learning in your program:https://bit.ly/cclframework