Learn, Practice, and Reflect Together

In ACRES, you’ll get to know a small group of other afterschool educators and an experienced STEM coach for virtual coaching based on video of your own practice with youth. ACRES is free! Sign up today!

ACRES is a nationally acclaimed coaching program that builds knowledge and skills so afterschool educators, librarians and anyone who works with youth in out-of-school settings can confidently facilitate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) experiences.

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Educators
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Approximate Youths Impacted
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MMSA's ACRES project has recevied national accolades for our virtual and innovative coaching model.

The Maine Mathematics & Science Alliance (MMSA) has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant that provides innovative training for out-of-school educators, including librarians, as they to bring more Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) into their programs. During this 4 year, nearly 83-million-dollar scale-up grant, MMSA will offer free coaching to afterschool educators who wish to hone their STEM facilitation skills as well as train others to become coaches.

This project is funded by the National Science Foundation, grant #2115229

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