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STEM community event

Event notes & resources

Who are we
pg 2 pg 3 -6 pg 7 Community story Audience overviews Who are we

Whats next

pg 8 Grow the community pg 9 Deepen the conversation pg 10-17 Give/Get list

Appendix

pg 18-20 Contact list pg 21 STEM Resources pg 22 Storytelling resources

Community story

Problem
Students are disconnected from science, technology, engineering, and math

Approach

Outcomes

Create porous borders Students: All students have access between learning to and excel in a high quality STEM environments and the broader education STEM community that encourage long-term System: Fundamental shift in how engagements learning happens in public schools

Audience overview: School districts/educators

What they could GIVE:

Staff time: organize/infrastructure, release time, co-teach, finite resources/opportunity cost Safe space Hierarchy of support/buy in Scale/data Voice/expertise Assume risks: insurance, volunteers, labs Resource: labs, transportations Kids/teachers/staff Flexibility: schedule, space, charge in practice

What they could GET: Appropriate program/adapted to schools goals Direct connection to achievement goals Help in advancing STEM agenda: standards, grad rates, teacher retention Fun/positive learning (note: language can be off putting) Engages all students
$: adaptability, curriculum, staff, resources, expertise/experience

Language to use
We (outsiders) can understand your situation, empathy, listen, strategy for what works, other success stories, pre/post data Communication strategy needs to be based upon listening, empathy, value add and positive momentum. We understand your reality Common core

Language not to use Radical, disruption

Anything showing disrespect to existing programs

Audience overview: Corporations

What they could GIVE:

Time & energy Products/IP (software, equip.), supplies, services Power/access/connections to other corporations Knowledge & expertise (e.g.,with design, with marketing) Portfolio of opportunities, time, experience, not just $$ Holistic employee engagement Power of association with public schools/doing good

What they could GET:

Talent pipeline (Grow your own) Opportunity to directly impact public education Additional service opportunity (e.g., board service, opportunity for pro bono work may be attractive) Retention/recruitment of high quality employees via branding as socially responsible Reports/results/stories

Language to use

Language not to use

(see STEM Professionals page) Need to prepare audiences to talk to each other Geo specific Audience specific

Audience overview: Funders/investors

What they could GIVE:

Money (ideally flexible funds) Networks/connections Profile Exposure/status Perspective/thought partner STEM professionals Contribute to skilled workplace Democracy and national competitiveness Proofpoints, networks Tax benefits Option to step into new space (if not currently working in STEM) Personal relationship: treat them like partners

What they could GET:

Language not to use Field specific jargon

Think about: collaboration can be tricky, funding size/scale, appeal to heart & mind

Language to use Proofpoint, systemic approach, leverage

Theory of action/change, strategy, collaboration Measuring & evaluation, leading org (dont know all answers ROI and scale Partnership: how can I make your life easier

Audience overview: STEM professionals

What they can GIVE:
Tribal knowledge, expertise Resources (physical, human, financial) Networks Innovation from experiences Real world data & problems (inquiry) Passion, excitement, possibilities New voice for STEM in classrooms

What they can GET:

Opportunity to create next generation of STEM leaders Positive PR, social responsibility Employee retention External positive reputation Professional development opportunities Bridge from working full time to retirement Cultural knowledge

Language to use
Inspire, pay it forward, specific timelines, clear expectations, up front commitments Investments, work force, part of solution, time well spent Impact of efforts, state of education, industry must step up ROI, kids, passion, critical thinking, problem-solving Tax benefits

Language not to use Soft & squishy, avoid being vague

Avoid jargon of any kind Acronyms

Who we are / What do we call ourselves: list from our discussion

We bring the Scientists (or pros, experts, -ologists) Help bring science to schools Meaningful engagement / Real results Question: Should STEM be in the name? (STEM is misunderstood, what about Steam: artist approach?) Problem solving, experiential learning Its about the learner Inquiring Next generation learners Move the needle: one voice for innovation Just Add Real (Jar) o Getreal.com is available Partner(s)ing for excellence Use the prefix: IN: o In-novate, in-quiring, in-school o In-vent, in-genius, in-terest, in-spire, in-trigue, in-tellect, in-person SySTEMically real Real Systems STEMulate Inquiring minds Catalysts STEMinators/STEMovators We R STEM Partnering for engagement in STEM Electrons to elements SySTEMic (thinking) connections o STEM connect, STEM momentum: long term partner o IStars: innovative scientists, teachers, advancing & reinventing system

Grow the community

Who else needs to be in the room? Minority representation: SECME, NACME, Veronica Garcia, Sisters in Science, NSBE, SHPE, MSAN STEM/Professional orgs: Women in Engineering, Technology Ass. Of Georgia, AIE, AIAA, SMEEF, NSTA, NCTM, ISTE Academic/Professional orgs: SAE, IEEE Civic Ventures Non traditional/Public schools/Learning orgs: TFA, KIPP, UNO, NSNO Triangle Coalition STEM Connector Community based orgs/Volunteer management orgs: Volunteer Match Districts/schools/universities/school boards: STEM curriculum directories, CEMSE/Everyday Math Companies/Industry/Constancies/Intermediaries: Change the Equation Foundations: Wallace Noyce Unions, Govt./Public Reps./Military: CCSSO, NGA, Sec. Duncan, Sen. Bennett, STEM Ed. Coalition, Mission Serve (org in DC), IBS, John Easton, Jim Shelton Collaboration to build: After school system, CBASS, city systems How to engage them? Environmental scan of STEM activities: leverage other organizations that have done landscaping work Reach out to other applicants from competition Mentor other orgs Explain model/build capacity Publications/Media/Top Tweeters BISEC All Astronauts Star Power, City Networks, Conferences Suppliers/doers/connectors/champions/influencers/megaphones: Battelle, NSF o We need an identity/ask to put forward, What is our theory of change? Who else is doing this? What is our niche? 8

Deepen the conversation

What can we do to deepen our conversation amongst this group? ( * = Most Popular) 1st tables notes: State Leadership Teams: city/regions/areas of interest * Celebrate successes as a community (create buzz through common editor) * Conferences: destination gathering around important STEM landmarks * Exchange programs/shadowing * Video/virtual conferences/gatherings * Learning community: Best practice and resources sharing * Calendar of events * New York Academy of Science (NYAS) calendar Annual/quarterly Top 10 lists (US News/Fortune/etc) Case studies 60 Minutes/high powered media exposure (Positive STEM stories) Pre-post events: piggy back on IOORINIO Media: trade/nontrade, social media/networking/relevant research Online badges nd 2 tables notes: Amanda: Staying in touch with innovators via telecommunication/social media * Trish: Focus on students raise up student voice. Why STEM is important * If we have student voices How do we: * Identify common threat Make it happen in your community Find it nearby Robert: Building awareness Examples of sustainability Grace: Space where resources could be made known craigslist Andreas: Regional or national opportunities to meet Michelle: Resources Reports, programs, funding STEM updates, Cross marketing Grace: Short videos submit stories Build appetite and demand for porous STEM learning 9

Give/get: from each note card submitted

Name
Scott Heimlich Richard Eisenberg

Org
Amgen Foundation Bayfront Maritime Center

Give
Staying engaged, continuing to explore how to support this field. Stem Professionals Expertise in design and implementing hands on maritime STEM based programming. Donate time to dram up/steer this group Share national contacts Tours of waterfront campus & programs (and maybe a sail!) Paid internship development Holistic CTE model, academic, paid OJT, wrap-around, services (psycho- social & financial support) Continuum-high school to & thru college (community coll. & 4 yr) Career technical education & helping students successfully transition to post-sec. ed. Inquiry & proficiency based learning model.

Get
Models to meaningfully engage STEM professionals. Intentional design and structure Recognition as a member of this fabulous group of innovators! Various collaborators to link to us, Like us on Facebook. Be included in future planning sessions Develop collaboration with other just add real orgs Success stories and funding opportunities How to expand/scale up successfully & realistically Science teachers finding skilled teachers, willing to stay the course & partner outside education environment Data showing why/how partnering works How to best use LinkedIn to find what is important and not waste time.

Debbi Bellush

Biotech Partners

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Andreas Gebauer

John Werner

California State University, Bakersfield Citizen Schools

Long term commitments from Fee for service-success stories industry. Internship model literature, reselling curriculum student & mentor handbooks (guidelines, expectations, etc.) Advice on applying for & handling federal funding i.e. managing Free place to stay when in the SF Bay area Access to the California State University system

Share Citizen Schools learning thru their growth Technical assistance Visits Growing pain stories

Pipelines of volunteers (what cities to go to?)

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Jean Kutcher

CONNECT-ED Rider University Teaching & Learning Center

Experience/success with combining Means & guidance to polish and elementary, middle & high school publish our collection of BIG Idea teachers as learners in professional Modules. Funding (its real!) development & in professional learning communities (PLCS) A model for teacher professional learning of STEM content and inquiry teaching, including: 1. 45 teams of teachers prepared to provide professional development focused on big idea, concept connection-making & inquiry 2. 45 Big Idea Modules that guide teachers through concept connection-making across grade levels (elementary-middle-HS) Big Ideas Learning Design (BILD) teacher professional development process: A model for teacher learning of STEM content & inquiry pedagogy and hour to apply it to real practice. Space in Central NJ designed for inquiry teaching & learning (aka Rider University Bristol-Meyers Squibb Center for Science Teaching and Learning) A cadre of teachers (elementary, middle, HS) prepared to lead teacher professionals development in STEM content & inquiry pedagogy 12

Laurie Newton

Days Creek School District

In partnership with STEM professionals, I will create a model learning platform to increase STEM capacity in existing courses. The focus audience is rural schools. The model will be a hybrid blend of face to face and online instruction

Robert Payo

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Jason Lang

Greg Kulander

Programmatically, access to our video conferencing program with featured scientists (Scientists in Action) Show our expertise in video conferencing and extend programming that features science & research Iowa Share program model to place Real World Externships Mathematics teachers in businesses for and Science externships Sustainability Model-How do we Education get our businesses to begin contributing? Assessment tools Access to more business partners nConnect Share partnership with Career Positive stories, STEM Curiosity: professionals, students Online career info system Evaluation data/proof points, longitudinal studies Share connection in OR/WA region Funding sources/support. Share journey toward collective Leverage/piggy back on natl impact in local community program (PLTW) (Citizen Schools) 13

Funding: Our small district must reduce our budget by 10% for the 2012-13 school year. Further cuts put our district at risk of consolidation, which would force some of the students to ride a school bus 45 miles to school & 45 miles home Resources & research-based practices in training teachers in inquiry. Share best practices

Elizabeth Foster

NCTAF

Strong PT/LT model for engaging STEM professionals in the regular school day. Lots of research on teacher preparation, development, retention, ROI, impact of PLCS on STEM teaching

Meredith Ross

NFTE

Alyson Mike

NTC

Meghan Groome

NYAS

We want to expand our learning studios reach-more cities more themes etc. We would love to learn more about others assessments of professionals engagement. Network on teacher prep IHES Opportunities for STEM professionals Access to STEM professionals de- to volunteer as classroom guest coupled from funding. speakers, business plan coaches, and business plan competition judges. Willing volunteers. Volunteer pipeline for our school day Resources for teachers on teaching programs entrepreneurship-to imbue STEM programs with an entrepreneurial Discrete STEM curriculum approach (www.nfteconnect.org is components in infuse into our our digital teacher network-free to entrepreneurship program. all) Biomimicry Institute, SAE Fdn- Latt. Energy, Connet-ED- Big Ideas Modules, Amgen Conduit to now STEM teachers Direct new STEM teachers to NTC A place to disseminate, scaffold HQ resources to new STEM teachers Name recognition as a support for all new STEM teachers I have personal knowledge of many Help framing and funding an state, national, international evaluation networks of STEM provider, models, policy initiatives Informal advice around scale Networks of CBOs in NYC/NY 14

Michelle Freeman Gayle Villani

OC STEM Initiative PENCIL

Ben Esner

Polytechnic Institute of NYU PLTW

Networks of public school teachers in NYC - Scientists, 25K members worldwide, National STEM calendar and newsletter: were happy to list your natl, virtual events, scied@nyas.org Sharing knowledge resources, sub committee, time/commitment to any of mechanisms to grow, visits to Orange County Access to large network of NYC public schools (knowledge of strong school leaders who get partnering) Models/materials for screening/preparing & supporting partners. School-industry professionals Build on model and share capacity building Access to our network Assistance in building state leadership around STEM Use of our systems i.e. Innovation Portal Access to After School City Systems Builders in after school field-city partners through collaboration to Build After School Systems

Access to regional partnerships as we consider where we scale our programs within cities and rural

Examples of best practices, new partners, sharing of success stories Shared outcomes-tools for measuring outcomes (awareness exposure for students)

Thor Misko

Conference or similar opportunity to present J.A.R. to corporate and academic audiences Building school partnership teams and support Opportunities for PLTW students Awareness (understanding) and advocacy Experts/consultants knowledgeable in experiential learning to help train our STEM professionals and STEM teachers 15

Hillary Salmons Providence After School Alliance

Mary Kaczorowski

SAE Foundation

Intro to STEM program quality Plug & play system to test STEM curriculum. Will be happy to provide a connection to a classroom in your area to see our K-12 program A World in Motion in action. Model of proven curriculum that combines the inquiry, project based activities that provides training for teachers and industry volunteers

Access to STEM corporate links to Rhode Island

Julia Par- Blagoev

SERP

The opportunity to connect with some of the after school programs here so we can refine our program model for that environment and begin to reach more kids with our curriculum through these environments Have more outlets to share program model and the components of curriculum that really works for those looking to select or create STEM education materials so educators look more holistically and not in the project Lead a collaborative proposal: IES or Online tool for sharing outcome, NSF to do X. NSF spons. Conf. CAREER data and our stories AWARD-BAKE US IN, IES? Growing pains conversation, Out-of-the-blue quick phone calls to connected plant/collect seeds

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Nathaniel Riley STEM Lending Library & Resource Center

Trish Millines- Dziko

TAF

Claire Durwood

UEI

Any knowledge or experience that I have that can be of use to the group (participation in online discussions, meetings, etc.) Access to my network of resources in the metro Atlanta area Online platform for lending (note yet available but on the roadmap) Any opportunities we see that would benefit the good of the whole. Tour TAF Academy & TechStart: meetings with teachers, interface with students, meet corporate partners Case study seminars on key practices and initiatives Block Model for bringing STEM professionals into the classroom (and out!) to work with students Learn about www.100kin10.org

Best practices and knowledge from experiences. Access to STEM Volunteer Networks Any resources for orgs that have a Lending Library model Available national resources Shared best practices Tools to facilitate learning for teachers & students

Kristie Grover

Biocom Institute

Data and information for learning about how to impact students STEM capacity New Innovative ways to learn how to bring real world STEM learning to students & families National Network of life science trade One voice to motivate policy associations.

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 Contact list
First Name Last Name Organization Title Email Address Twitter Location
Santa Cruz, CA HQ; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; Durham, NC Ridgecrest, CA Bakersfield, CA Brooklyn, NY Chicago, IL Berkeley, CA Washington, DC New York, NY New York, NY .@oppequation

Alyson Amanda Andreas Ben

Mike Worley Gebauer Esner

Claire Debbie

Durwood Bellush

New Teacher Center High Desert Leapin' Lizards Inc. California State University, Bakersfield Polytechnic Institute of New York University University of Chicago, Urban Education Institute (UEI) Biotech Partners National Commission on Teaching & America's Future (NCTAF) PENCIL Opportunity Equation The Biomimicry Institute nConnect Providence After School Alliance (PASA) Iowa Mathematics & Science Education Partnership Rider University Teaching & Learning Center

Director of Online Professional Development

amike@newteachercenter. org aworley@ssusd.org .@we_amy42

Associate Professor & Chair Department of Chemistry Director, K-12 STEM Education Policy Associate and Research Analyst Executive Director Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives Vice President, Programs

agebauer@csub.edu besner@poly.edu

cdurwood@uchicago.edu Debbi.bellush@bayer.co m

Elizabeth Gayle Grace Grace Greg Hillary

Foster Villani Clawater Decker Kulander Salmons

efoster@nctaf.org GVillani@pencil.org gclawater@ias.edu graced@biomimicrygroup.c om Greg.Kulander@nconnect.o rg hsalmons@mypasa.org

Missoula, MT Vancouver, WA Providence, RI

Education Program Assistant Executive Director Executive Director

Jason

Lang

Jean

Kutcher

Project Manager Administrative Director, Teaching & Learning Center Director, Rider University-

jason.lang@uni.edu jkutcher@rider.edu

Cedar Falls, IA

Lawrenceville, NJ

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CONNECT-ED Boston, MA, Redwood City, CA, Newark, New Jersey, Albuquerque, NM, NY, NY, Charlotte, NC, Houston, TX Boston, MA, Oakland & San Francisco, CA, Evanston, IL, Greenbay, WI, Madison, WI, Shaker Heights, OH, Chapel Hill, NC, Ann Arbor, MI .@oppequation New York, NY San Diego, CA Tiller and Days Creek, OR Warrendale, PA New York, NY New York, NY Baltimore, MD, San Francisco, CA, Chicago, Il, Washington, DC, White Plains, NY, Los Angeles, CA, Babson, MA, NY, NY, Philadelphia, PA, South Miami, FL

John

Werner

Citizen Schools

Managing Director & Chief Mobilization Officer

johnwerner@citizenschools .org

Juliana Justin Kristie Laurie Mary Maya Meghan

Par- Blagoev LaMont

Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP) Opportunity Equation BIOCOM Institute Days Creek School District SAE Foundation Opportunity Equation New York Academy of Sciences

Assistant Director, SERP; Field Site Director, SERP-MSAN

Newton Kaczorowski Agarwal Lundhagen Groome

Executive Director Superintendent (Days Creek School District) Development Manager

JPare- Blagoev@serpinstitute.org jlamont@ias.edu kgrover@biocom.org Laurie.Newton@dayscreek. k12.or.us maryk@sae.org maya@ias.edu

Director, K12 Education and Science & the City

mgroome@nyas.org

.@oppequation .@nyask12, @mpgroome

Meredith

Ross

Network for Teacher Entrepreneurship (NFTE)

Merredith

Portsmore

Tufts University, Center for Engineering and Outreach

Michelle

Freeman

OC STEM Initiative

Senior Development Writer Associate Director, Tufts Center for Engineering Education & Outreach Research Assistant Professor, Depart. of Education Policy & Research Analyst, Samueli Foundation, contributing member of the OC STEM Initiative

Meredith.ross@nfte.com

Merredith.Portsmore@tufts .edu

Medford, MA

MFreeman@samueli.org

Orange County, CA

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Richard Rob Robert Sarah Scott Scott Talia

Eisenberg Maitra Payo Johnson Heimlich Forman MIlgrom- Elcott

Bayfront Maritime Center STEM2GETHER Denver Museum of Nature & Science Carnegie Corporation of New York Amgen Foundation Science Screen Report Carnegie Corporation of New York

Founder/ Executive Director Director of Outreach Education

rich.eisenberg@bayfrontce nter.org robmaitra@gmail.com robert.payo@dmns.org sj@carnegie.org heimlich@amgen.com 2scott@ssrvideo.com tme@carnegie.org

Erie, PA Newark, NJ Denver, CO New York, NY Thousand Oaks, CA Boca Raton, FL New York, NY

Senior Program Manager Corporate Relations Executive & Science Education Specialist

Thor Trish

Misko Millines- Dziko

Project Lead the Way Technology Access Foundation (TAF)

Vice President of University and Organizational Engagement Executive Director

tmisko@pltw.org trishmi@techaccess.org .@stembyTAF

Indianapolis, IN Seattle, WA

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 STEM resources
Connecticut Academy Georgetown Report STEM National Lab Day Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes (CSBI) www.casn.berkeley.edu Career Academy Support Network (CASN) Free downloadable guides to mentoring: www.nextgenscience.org -Next Generation Science Standards or visit NRC website www.serve.gov/council_home.asp - Whitehouse Council for Community Solutions www.stemconnector.org - State profiles on STEM www.innovationportal.org Online design process portfolio builder and opportunity provider/connector www.100Kin10.org www.Setforjobs.org www.project2061.org/publications/atlas/default.htm - AAAS Atlas for Science Literacy (Visual maps of science + Math benchmarks for science literacy) www.awim.org/volunteers Amgen does not have a resource around the funding approach. There are a few links that share overall Charitable Contributions Report: To learn more about the work of the Amgen Foundation, visit: http://contributionsreport.amgen.com . Also, a good report on the future of philanthropy that may of interest to some: http://www.monitorinstitute.com/whatsnext/. (Though more focused on funders) Hillary mentioned Kai-Ming Cheng - here's a few videos that she found to be inspiring: http://statewideafterschoolnetworks.net/kai- ming-cheng-speaks-about-afterschool NCTAF/West Ed synthesis about the impact of professional collaboration on STEM teachers/teaching: http://nctaf.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/NCTAFreportSTEMTeachersinPLCsFromGoodTeacherstoGreatTeaching.pdf

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Storytelling resources

What makes a great story?

Simple & concise Tailored to the audience Empowers audience, gives agency Uses medium well (images, sound, text) Relevant data

Story resources
www.bayfrontcenter.org - link to video at the top of homepage www.biotechpartners.org videos of student transformation on website www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxsV1g4eixU & www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPoZKkBxPTQ - Kai-Ming Cheng Hong Kong education redesigned around learners Charles Stewart Mott Foundation http://storycollider.org/podcast/2012-03-18 at www.storycollider.org Yo-Yo Ma citizen musician video = good story

Great stories
Charity: Water http://www.charitywater.org/whywater/ Unicef (Like the page then click on the State of the Children app on the left column) http://www.facebook.com/unicef Pixie Project http://www.pixieproject.org/page/14/ We Can Be Heroes http://www.joinwecanbeheroes.org/ Black Male Engagement www.bmechallenge.org Friends of the Children http://www.friendsofthechildren.org/ Kiva www.kiva.org

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