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Looking Ahead to 2013 and Beyond

STEM SUMMIT IX: Methods and Metrics. Looking Ahead to 2013 and Beyond. INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. Welcome!. The STEM Forum Initiative. A Brief History of STEM Education. What is working and how are we doing?.

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Looking Ahead to 2013 and Beyond

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  1. STEM SUMMIT IX: Methods and Metrics Looking Ahead to 2013 and Beyond INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND Welcome!

  2. The STEM Forum Initiative

  3. A Brief History of STEM Education What is working and how are we doing? MD adopts Common Core State Standards Workforce shortage reports PISA White House publishes 5-Year STEM Plan 2003 2011 2009 2005 2007 2013 MD adopts Next Generation Science Standards “STEM” acronym coined; no one knows what it means, but it’s better than its predecessor, “SMET” $TEM Mania! ~$3+B investment across federal government annually National Governor’s Association assumes national leadership role in STEM

  4. How are we doing internationally? • Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2011 shows upward trend • Performing slightly above the international average, instead of below • But … 19 percent of eighth graders in Massachusetts, the highest-performing state, scored as advanced on the math exams, = 50% of students in South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan • PISA results published early December

  5. How are we doing in the U.S.?

  6. How are we doing in the U.S.?

  7. Persistent Achievement Gap

  8. Persistent Achievement Gap

  9. Interest in STEM up/down in some areas Race/Ethnicity

  10. Interest in STEM up/down in some areas Gender gap increasing

  11. Interest in STEM up/down in some areas • Interest in STEM majors and careers among high school seniors increased by 20% from 2004-2012 • Interest in mathematics majors and careers dropped by 50% from 2008-2012

  12. Interest in STEM at HCC

  13. Interest in STEM at Cecil

  14. Resources Change the Equation Vital Signs and STEMtistics: www.changetheequation.org National Science Foundation STEM Data: www.nsf.gov/nsb/sei/edTool/Association of Science and Technology Research in America: www.aboutastra.org

  15. Methods and Metrics • Panel: Best practices in accelerating STEM growth for teachers and students • Guest Speaker: Monitoring Progress Toward Successful K-12 STEM Education • General Discussion: Regional metrics and “push versus pull”

  16. Best Practices Deb Wrobel Dean of STEM Harford Community College

  17. Best Practices Sandy Young APG STEM Outreach Army Research Lab

  18. Best Practices Tomeka Swan Director of Records and Registration Cecil College

  19. Best Practices Chris Zatalava STEM Instructional Coach Cecil County Public Schools

  20. Best Practices Susan Brown Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment Harford County Public Schools

  21. Guest Speaker Dr. Natalie Nielsen Senior Program Officer National Research Council

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