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Appendix D: Supplemental Material on K-12 Educationand Its Role in the Regional STEM Workforce Development Ecosystem
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From page 109... ... For example, the Macon County Alabama School District has worked with the Aerospace Science Engineering Department at Tuskegee University, along with faculty from its mathematics and psychology departments, to develop math and science modules for K-12 students using a flight-simulation environment. Meeting participants discussed how the quality of STEM education can be improved by ensuring K-12 instructors have a firm grounding in STEM disciplines as well as a solid understanding of effective teaching practices for keeping students interested and increasing their confidence. Read the entire page →
From page 110... ... At the Los Angeles regional meeting, the director for Robotics and LEGO for STAR Education described STEAM Nation, 4 a day-long event in Los Angeles County designed to spark students' interest in STEM and the arts and help them see themselves as future innovators; it reaches 2,500 students from underserved, underutilized groups in the region. In an initiative serving teachers desiring to familiarize themselves with industry's needs, the North Dakota Department of Commerce, the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation, and a faculty member at North Dakota State University formulated a legislative request to expand a pilot program offering teachers a 4-week externship with a local company, focused on STEM. Read the entire page →
From page 111... ... The LA Regional STEM Hub has been instrumental in linking Los Angeles businesses and civic institutions to local students, classrooms, and schools to develop capacity for system-wide transformation of STEM education and the 21st century workforce. The STEM Hub convenes Los Angeles stakeholders dedicated to making progress toward a set of regional goals through collaborative action groups; helps develop STEM teachers, administrators, and afterschool providers professionally through a Peer Learning Network; and provides a communications platform for shared resources around the Common Core Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Read the entire page →

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... For example, the Macon County Alabama School District has worked with the Aerospace Science Engineering Department at Tuskegee University, along with faculty from its mathematics and psychology departments, to develop math and science modules for K-12 students using a flight-simulation environment. Meeting participants discussed how the quality of STEM education can be improved by ensuring K-12 instructors have a firm grounding in STEM disciplines as well as a solid understanding of effective teaching practices for keeping students interested and increasing their confidence.

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... At the Los Angeles regional meeting, the director for Robotics and LEGO for STAR Education described STEAM Nation, 4 a day-long event in Los Angeles County designed to spark students' interest in STEM and the arts and help them see themselves as future innovators; it reaches 2,500 students from underserved, underutilized groups in the region. In an initiative serving teachers desiring to familiarize themselves with industry's needs, the North Dakota Department of Commerce, the Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation, and a faculty member at North Dakota State University formulated a legislative request to expand a pilot program offering teachers a 4-week externship with a local company, focused on STEM.

Read the entire page →

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... The LA Regional STEM Hub has been instrumental in linking Los Angeles businesses and civic institutions to local students, classrooms, and schools to develop capacity for system-wide transformation of STEM education and the 21st century workforce. The STEM Hub convenes Los Angeles stakeholders dedicated to making progress toward a set of regional goals through collaborative action groups; helps develop STEM teachers, administrators, and afterschool providers professionally through a Peer Learning Network; and provides a communications platform for shared resources around the Common Core Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.

Read the entire page →

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Appendix D: Supplemental Material on K-12 Educationand Its Role in the Regional STEM Workforce Development Ecosystem Pages 109-112

Appendix D: Supplemental Material on K-12 Educationand Its Role in the Regional STEM Workforce Development Ecosystem
Pages 109-112