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=**Welcome to the NWPA STEM Wiki!**= The Northwest Region Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Network is one of five networks in the Commonwealth working to create regional STEM Strategies for its stakeholders. Individuals in Armstrong, Butler, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Forest, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, and Warren counties will collaborate and share programs that will expand options for students to acquire literacy to prepare them for high-demand, high-skill, high-wage careers.

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Northwest Region E-mail Distribution List
To send to the entire group of stakeholders for our region, send a mail message to nwpastem at googlegroups.com - Replace the word "at" with the symbol "@" ~ To be added to the distribution list, contact Dr. Ann Noonen - anoonen at mac.com

Regional Contact
Kimberly Zippie kim_zippie@miu4.k12.pa.us Interim Executive Director of NWPA STEM Midwestern Intermediate Unit PIL Region 8 Site Coordinator 453 Maple Street Grove City, PA 16127 Phone: 724-458-6700 Ext. 1277

Follow us on Twitter....

- All Atwitter About the Northwest STEM Region
The Northwest STEM Region has joined the growing number of entities nationwide that are using a popular tool, Twitter (http://www.twitter.com), to broadcast news to interested individuals. Specifically, regional updates will be provided to followers.

Twitter's Web site describes itself as such: "Twitter is a service for friends, family and co-workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing?"

The short, 140-character messages sent through Twitter are known as Tweets, and they are as immediate as instant messaging. Regional members will post updates, called Tweets, on Twitter so interested Twitter users can track the news. If you are a Twitter user, consider following the Northwest STEM Region using the name NWRegSTEM to receive updates.