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Colorado STEM Education Roadmap

Colorado STEM Education Roadmap. May 21, 2014. Session Objectives . Communicate what STEM education is Communicate what STEM education is not Show why STEM education matters to Colorado and to Sector Partnerships Share efforts to advance STEM education in Colorado.

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Colorado STEM Education Roadmap

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  1. Colorado STEM Education Roadmap May 21, 2014

  2. Session Objectives • Communicate what STEM education is • Communicate what STEM education is not • Show why STEM education matters to Colorado and to Sector Partnerships • Share efforts to advance STEM education in Colorado Colorado STEM Education Roadmap

  3. STEM Science, Technology, Engineering, Math

  4. STEM Literacy “STEM literacy is a foundational skill that matters for all careers, not just STEM-related fields or jobs. STEM prepares students who are critical and creative thinkers, innovators, problem solvers, collaborators, team workers and strong communicators. Put simply, students who are prepared to tackle the challenges of a fiercely competitive and constantly changing 21st century economy and to participate in a global community.” Colorado STEM Education Roadmap

  5. K-12 STEM Education • Prepares students for tomorrow’s workforce and success in college and career • Is focused on building critical and creative thinking and analysis skills • Includes inquiry-, technology-, and project-based learning activities and lessons • Is tied to the real world • Promotes a diverse, interdisciplinary curriculum where activities in one class complement those in other classes; • Requires robust partnerships that reach beyond the walls of the classroom to include higher education and business • Can transform the delivery of education • Results in development of 21stcentury skills (foundational skills, soft skills, etc.) • Critical thinking – think deeply, think differently • Collaboration – work together, learn together • Information literacy – untangle the web • Self direction – own your learning • Invention – create solutions Colorado STEM Education Roadmap

  6. Postsecondary STEM Education • STEM degrees, certifications, and credentials • STEM educator preparation • STEM training for adult workers Colorado STEM Education Roadmap

  7. STEM Occupations • Definitions vary • CEI is using a knowledge-based definitions • Occupations requiring science, technology, engineering, or math are STEM occupations Colorado STEM Education Roadmap

  8. STEM Is Not… • Solely an acronym • A silver bullet • An “add-on” to existing curriculum • Just for privileged students who want to be engineers Colorado STEM Education Roadmap

  9. Why STEM Matters to Colorado • Reliant on highly-skilled workforce • STEM jobs in Colorado are growing and pay more • STEM drives innovations • STEM education is a vehicle to upward social mobility • STEM literacy leads to civically engaged Coloradans and strong communities Colorado STEM Education Roadmap

  10. Colorado STEM Education Roadmap

  11. Why STEM Matters to Sector Partnerships • Colorado Blueprint: Objective V • Development of soft foundational skills in-demand across sectors • Strong pipeline of local talent • Transferability of skills • Feeder for career pathways (e.g. Colorado Legacy Schools) Colorado STEM Education Roadmap

  12. Core Objectives of Colorado Blueprint • Build a Business Friendly Environment • Recruit, Grow and Retain Businesses • Increase Access to Capital • Create and Market a Stronger Colorado Brand • Educate and Train the Workforce of the Future • Cultivate Innovation and Technology

  13. What we are doing about it… • CEI three-year long project • Develop and implement a state STEM plan • Define quality • Align resources to close gaps • Funders • Partners • State leadership Colorado STEM Education Roadmap

  14. Reflections and Aspirations • STEM is a way to bring K-12 and postsecondary to the Sector and Regional Partnership “table” • Partnerships are key to success • Sector Summit III will provide a forum for sharing regional STEM successes Colorado STEM Education Roadmap

  15. Angela Baber Director, Initiatives Next Generation Learning – STEM ababer@coloradoedinitiative.org

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