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Finger Lakes STEM Hub Official Launch St. John Fisher College May 11, 2012. Sara Silverstone Coordinator Finger Lakes Regional Hub Empire State STEM Learning Network. Agenda. Welcome, Introductions and Overview Sara Silverstone Goals Community Awareness and Involvement Joann Santos
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Finger Lakes STEM Hub Official Launch St. John Fisher CollegeMay 11, 2012 Sara Silverstone Coordinator Finger Lakes Regional Hub Empire State STEM Learning Network
Agenda • Welcome, Introductions and Overview Sara Silverstone • Goals • Community Awareness and Involvement Joann Santos • Professional Learning Mary Thomas • Student Impact Connie Duff • State and National Landscape Margaret Ashida • Board of Champions Sara Silverstone • Next Steps All Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 2
November, 2009 - Empire STEM Regional Dialogue at U of R December, 2010 - First Hub organizational meeting at RIT October, 2011 – Rochester Museum & Science Center became Hub Steward January, 2012 – Core Group developed Mission, Vision, Goals May, 2012 – Public Launch History Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 3
Mission The Finger Lakes STEM Hub is a catalyst for collaboration among business, education, community organizations, government agencies and passionate individuals to advance the teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines for sustained economic vitality. Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 4
Vision The Finger Lakes STEM Hub empowers learners to succeed in our rapidly changing world by leveraging community resources through collaborative innovation. Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 5
Community Awareness and Involvement Professional Learning Student Impact Goals Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 6
Goals Community Awareness and Involvement–to advance the importance of STEM education and careers by sharing information and best practices and by exciting and engaging stakeholders. - Launch the Finger Lakes STEM Hub - Maintain online communication tools - Video Project: “STEM You Can!” Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 7
Community Awareness and Involvement Goals • Launching the STEM Hub • Collaboration of individuals from education, business, and community organizations • Engage leaders and members from the Finger Lakes community in the launching to foster greater collaboration • Video production for the launch Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 8 8
Community Awareness and Involvement Goals 2. Maintain online communication tools • Website: EmpireSTEM-FL.org • STEM Blog: fingerlakesstem.wordpress.com Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 9 9
Community Awareness and Involvement Goals 3. ‘STEM-You Can!’ Video Project • Opportunity for local students to create a STEM video and participate in a competition • Summer- create rubric and structure of competition • Early fall- get information to schools • Early spring- deadline for video submission & winning announcement • Late spring – Screening Party Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 10 10
Professional Learning-to provide educators with trans-disciplinary, inquiry-based, real world opportunities to enhance confidence and competence in preparing students for college and careers -Participation in education conferences/societies - Regional information-sharing - Collaboration/sharing resources/opportunities Goals Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 11
Student Impact– to identify and promote STEM activities and events that are engaging, exciting, empowering for students. - Community Calendar on website “Energize the Finger Lakes” concept…What if all STEM educators, in and out of school, focused on a single theme each year, collaborated on publicity and learned from each other? Goals Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 12
State and National Landscape Empire State STEM Learning Network • Mission: Advance STEM education to prepare all students in New York State for success in school, work and life. • Vision: • Policy support • Program/practice portfolios • Platforms for innovation • Partnerships over the long term • Design Principles: • STEM for all • Systemic model • Evidence-based approach • Open collaborative innovation • Committed stakeholders • “From cradle through career” • Inquiry from the earliest ages • Interdisciplinary, problem-based learning • Learning after- and out-of-school • Inspiring real world experiences • Learning and earning 9/18/20145/11/2012 Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 13
State and National Landscape • Typical action team priorities: • Asset mapping • Communications • Learning for educators • Student engagement North Country: Forming (February 2012 Dialogue, April Core Team Meeting) Mohawk Valley: Forming (Fall 2011, April 2012 planning meetings) Finger Lakes: Launched (May 11, 2012) Capital Region: Launched (April 23, 2012) Central NY: Launched (October 2011) Western NY: Interest (Stakeholder Inquiries) Southern Tier: Launched (GST November 2011) Hudson Valley: Forming (February 2012 Planning, April Core Team meeting) NYC: Engaged (NYC DoE STEM Partnership Meetings, Stakeholder engagement at state, national levels) Long Island: Launched (December 2011) 9/18/20145/11/2012 Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 14
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State and National Landscape www.ndstem.com www.osln.org www.ristem.org www.washingtonstem.org www.pasteminitiative.org www.coloradostemeducation.com www.cslnet.org Race to the Top American Graduation Initiative “Educate to Innovate” Campaign www.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/ www.whitehouse.gov/issues/education/educate-innovate www.sfaz.org/live/page/stem-network www.ncstem.org Launched 11/30/11: www.tstem.org www.innovate-educate.org 9/18/20145/11/2012 Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 16
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Kate Bennett, RMSC Dan White, Monroe #1 BOCES Joseph Marinelli, WFL BOCES Sandy Parker, RBA Dan Burns, M&T Bank Scott Knaub, Time-Warner Cable Mike Colyer, VWR Education Rick Dastin, Xerox Joe Klein, Klein Steel Karen Benjamin, WorldLeaders Matthew Augustine, BioDrill Technical Solutions Bill Destler, RIT Daan Braveman, Nazareth College Chris Dahl, SUNY Geneseo James Sunser, GCC Anne Kress, MCC Jonathan Franz, Empire State College Lisa Ryerson, Wells College Marvin McMickle, Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School Stephen Philip Johnson, Cornell University Board of Champions Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 18
Roles Advocacy Support Guidance Annual Meeting Interface with Steering Committee and Working Groups Board of Champions Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 19
Working Groups – meet monthly Community Awareness/Involvement Launch video contest - September, 2012 Maintain website and The STEM Blog Professional Learning STANYS meeting share-a-thon and info booth – November, 2012 Student Impact Meeting of STEM educators – June, 2012 Flesh out “Energize the Finger Lakes” concept Steering Committee – meets 1st Monday of each month Strategic Planning for 2012-2013 Board of Champions – meets annually Schedule first meeting Share brief opinion pieces on the STEM Blog Next Steps Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 20
Discussion Finger Lakes STEM Hub Launch 21