Greater Austin Ecosystem · 6/28/2016 · Greater Austin Ecosystem Steering Committee • Mary Miller, Program Director, UTeach Outreach, The University of Texas at Austin • Richard

Greater Austin Ecosystem

Steering Committee Leads

Melanie Moore

• KDK-Harman Foundation Executive Director

• Lead Applicant and Convener

Tricia Berry

• UT Austin Women in Engineering Program

• Communications Lead

Amber Welsh

• KLE Foundation

• Community Plan Lead


Steering Committee

• Mary Miller, Program Director, UTeach Outreach, The University of Texas at Austin

• Richard Tagle, CEO, Andy Roddick Foundation

• Carolyn Landel, Dana Center

• Molly Young, Austin Technology Council Foundation

• Nichole Prescott, E3 Alliance

• Allison Ivey, Learn All The Time

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LOTS GOING ON

in STEM

Local, State, National Landscapes

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• Greater Austin STEM Ecosystem

• STEM Funders Network

• TechHire

• Mozilla Hive

• Learn All the Time

• UT Austin K12 STEM Collaborative

• Texas Girls Collaborative Project Central

Texas Regional Leadership Team

• STEM XXI Gathering

• And more…

Local Landscape

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• Educate Texas

• Texas Partnership for Out of School

Time (TXPOST)

• Texas Girls Collaborative Project

• Texas Regional Collaboratives

• Educational Service Centers

• Texas Regional STEM Degree

Accelerator Projects

• And more…

State Landscape

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• STEM Ecosystems

• STEMx

• STEM Funders Network

• National Network of Statewide

Afterschool Networks

• UTeach

• National Girls Collaborative Project

• Maker Faires

• MANY White House Initiatives

National Landscape

Keynote – Jan Morrison

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STEM Funders Network

STEM Learning Ecosystems Initiative

This initiative is supported by the STEM Funders Network.

Visit us at www.stemecosystems.orgFollow us on Twitter @STEMecosystemsEngage in the conversation #stemecosystemQuestions at [email protected]

Austin STEM Learning Ecosystem

Leadership Meeting

Jan Morrison, President and CEO TIESJune 28, 2016

12noon – 4:15PM

Eastside Memorial High School

Visit us at www.stemecosystems.org

Follow us on Twitter @STEMecosystems

Engage in the conversation #stemecosystems

Questions at [email protected]

Reminder…WHY ARE WE HERE

Global Societal Challenge

• Level 1

• Climate Change

• Water Scarcity

• Energy Security

• Cyber Security

• Global financial structure

• Biodiversity and Ecosystem losses

• Fisheries Depletion

• Deforestation

• Infectious Disease

• Level 2

◦ Poverty

◦ Education

◦ The Digital Divide

◦ Urbanization

◦ Intellectual property

◦ International labor and migration

◦ E-Commerce rules

◦ Biotechnology rules

◦ Maritime Safety and Pollution

Disruptive to our way of lifeEliminate our way of life

Unfortunately, little to no connection between education

and real world

Credit: Gregory Washington, PhD, Dean, Samueli School of Engineering, University of California, Irvine

Unprecedented Global Competitors

Singapore 2015

Singapore 1965

Shanghai - 1987

Shanghai 2015

Are we educating students to truly compete globally?


Visit us at www.stemecosystems.orgFollow us on Twitter @STEMecosystemsEngage in the conversation #stemecosystems

Equity Challenge…

Source: Change the Equation, “The Diversity Dilemma,” 2015

Employment Challenge…

Attribution: Ellen Lettvin, US Department of Education

Skills Gap Challenge…

Credit: Ellen Lettvin, US Department of Education


Opportunity…

Impact…

STEM Funders Network Membership History

https://www.simonsfoundation.org/

Based on 20 Years of Research & Evidence…

1/2010 - 7/2011

1990s

1990s-2009

2011 - 2013

Sources: (1) Achieve. (2) How Cross-Sector Collaborations are Advancing STEM Learning. Working paper by Kathleen Traphagen and Saskia Traill. February 2014.

2011-13

2016

The STEM Learning Ecosystem

Visit us at www.stemecosystems.orgFollow us on Twitter @STEMecosystemsEngage in the conversation #stemecosystem

Institutes ofHigher

Education

Learner Centric

Out-of-School

ProgramsFormal PK-12

Education

Family

STEM-Rich Institutions

BusinessCommunity

STEM Learning Ecosystems

Source: Ellen Lettvin, US Department of Education

...Three Building Blocks to Cultivate

the Ecosystem


1. Community of Practice2. Technical Assistance/Community Coach

INNOVATION BY DESIGN: The

System

LEADING AND LEARNING BY

DESIGN: Teaching and Learning

COLLABORATION BY DESIGN:

Partnerships

ACCOUNTABILITY BY DESIGN: Outcomes

and Metrics

STEM DESIGN STUDIOS

3. Ongoing Assessment

1. What factors influence the development of effective STEM Ecosystems?

2. What factors influence the sustainability of effective STEM Ecosystems?

Brief History of Initiative


How We Cultivate the Ecosystem

... Three Key Building Blocks


1. Community of Practice2. Technical Assistance/Community Coach

INNOVATION BY DESIGN: The

System

LEADING AND LEARNING BY

DESIGN: Teaching and Learning

COLLABORATION BY DESIGN:

Partnerships

ACCOUNTABILITY BY DESIGN: Outcomes

and Metrics

STEM DESIGN STUDIOS


Ongoing Assessment

1. What factors influence the development of effective STEM Ecosystems?

2. What factors influence the sustainability of effective STEM Ecosystems?





Brief History of Initiative


Timeline and Activities

6/15/15

Launch at Clinton Global

Initiative

7/15

Open Request for

Qualifications

8/15

Selection of 27 STEM

ecosystems

11/15

CoP Kick-off at the White

House

3/16/16

2nd CoPChicago, IL

4/16

Solicitation for Year 2

5/19/16

Announce at U.S. News

STEM Solutions


1st Cohort


Potential Impact for Year One

27 Communities Representing 18

States

576 School Districts Over 15 Million PK-12 Students

Over 1,000 Out-of-School and

Informal Partners

Over 3,600 Business and

Industry Partners

600,000 Educators from In- and Out-

of-School Time

350 Local/Regional Philanthropic Organizations

Over $20 Million in Investments





Year OneLESSONS LEARNED

What It Takes- Checklist1st Stage: (Threshold)

Anchor/project leader Do they have capacity…Admin support/funding It’s all about the Architecture/System!!

2nd Stage: (Demonstrate Success) Start Small Identify defined area/region to start Enlist the right Key Partners onto the bus Engage in “community design”…build buy-in, consensus & commitment Create Logic Model/Implementation Plan

3rd Stage: (The Work) Launch the ecosystem work (demonstration) Have a SMART Focus Recognize it’s a “slog” Share successes and challenges, internally & externally

4th Stage: Replicate/Expand

Agreed upon goals and objectives

Respect for all enlightened self-

interests

Established and sustainable

network infrastructure

Funding done with conscious

impact on others and the system

itself

Communities of Practice operate

independently

Established linkages between in & out of school

Synergy

Develop network infrastructure

Shared funding

Shared goals and objectives

Increase number of effective STEM

programs

Provide more opportunities for program support

and PD

Begin linkages between in & out

of school learning platforms

Collaboration

Increase number of effective STEM

programs

Provide more opportunities for program support

and PD

Begin to think about network infrastructure

Commit to some common goals and objectives

Coordination

Share vision and goals

Discuss common strategies and

objectives

Begin to build trust among

partners

Provide opportunities for program support and professional

development

Cooperation

Coalesce like-minded partners

Exchange funding information

Share grant-making

information

Identifying resources

Networking

1st: “THE SLOG”The Evolution of a STEM Learning Ecosystem

1. PreK-12 school system receptive to external partnerships

2. High-quality out-of-school time/youth development system and programs

3. STEM-expert museums, science centers, professional associations, and businesses

4. Institutions of higher education

5. Private sector STEM-focused businesses

6. Parent and community-based organizations

1. Building the capacity of educators in all sectors.

2. Equipping educators with tools and structures to enable sustained collaboration.

3. Linking in- and out-of-school STEM learning.

4. Creating learning progressions that connect and deepen STEM experiences over time.

5. Focusing instruction on inquiry, project-based learning and real-world connections to increase relevance.

6. Engaging families and communities.

7. Exposing young people to potential STEM careers.

2nd: “The Focus”STEM Ecosystem Elements

1. Anchored by a passionate leader(s) with a collaborative vision and practice

2. Attentive to the enlightened self-interest of all partners

3. Philanthropic and public sector support and in-kind resources

Critical AttributesKey Partners Focus Areas

3rd: The STEM Ecosystem Logic Model

Short-Term and Intermediate Outcomes

• Program outcomes: An increase in the intensity, duration and quality of STEM learning opportunities.

• Staff outcomes: An increase in the confidence, competence, and motivation in offering STEM learning opportunities.

• Student outcomes: An increase in engagement, interest, and applied knowledge of STEM content and processes.

• Initiative outcomes: The documentation of promising practices, linking of results to specific STEM in OST models, and the sharing of this information with the field in ways that can effectively guide program improvement and expansion efforts.

Resources

• Local Initiative (Members, community partners, network connections and infrastructure)

• Implementation Partners

• Steering Committee (Members, network, expertise)

• Formal Ed

• Science Centers

• Youth Development Entities

• Afterschool and Summer STEM Programs

• Leveraging Existing networks

• State STEM Network

• State Afterschool Network

• Higher Ed

• Business

• Community

Activities Outputs

• Develop Technical Support (PL/PD) (infrastructure, capacity, key partners, communication, project management)

• Develop and implement program support and professional development (program

support and professional development delivery model based on three levels of technical assistance)

• Develop and implement Communities of Practice

• Develop STEM resource menu

• Assist in defining effective STEM programs for program implementation/improvement and evaluation purposes

• Number of partners in network

• Number of STEM learning opportunities across counties

• Number of educators engaged in professional development

• Number of members in each Communities of Practice

• Types of STEM resources introduced to counties

• Number of effective STEM programs

• Evaluation findings

• All students possess the requisite STEM skills to be competitive for 21st century jobs

• All educators and teachers are provided the tools and support to ensure their students are STEM competent and STEM literate

• Community is a leader in STEM workforce competitiveness in State and the United States

Impact

4th: Strategies – Third Rail!

Curriculum Pathways, Career Pathways, Educator PL/PD, Workforce Development, Equity & Access, After School Programming, etc…

• EVERY Ecosystem wants to decide what IT wants and needs• Bottom up…NOT prescriptive top-down





STEM Learning Ecosystem Organizational and Governance Structures


• The KEY… match the structure with the culture of the community.

Drawings available under a Creative Commons license: Credit "Manu Cornet" www.bonkersworld.net.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/

http://www.bonkersworld.net/


STEM Network Structures

Gov’t Top-down

• Stakeholders are "selected"

• Operational Funding dependent on legislative support.

• Programmatic funding may be mix of public and private.

• Prescriptive• Political

Example: DE, OR, WA, CO

Funder/Business

• Stakeholders are invited

• Respects enlightened self-interest

• Broad focus, often w workforce outcome goals

• Partners with nonprofits to deliver programming

Example: OC, TRSA, SFN, Great Lakes, LA

Higher Ed

• Think Tank approach

• Career pathway & workforce focus

• Mix of public and private funding

• Narrower focus• Challenge in

bringing in OST, PK12

Example: OSLN, Empire STEM,STEM-X sites

Intermediary

• OST often leads• Stakeholders are invited • Group consensus• Primarily grant funding• Distributed leadership model often with hubs.• Challenge bringing K12 & workforce•Example: NC, Indiana, PASA, NYC, BOS

PK-12

• Critical player, but most structurally challenged

• Strong parental engagement

• OST partnership• Challenge in

bringing in Biz, private funding

Example: Tampa, Empire STEM, Ventura, Evanston


LA, NC

Constellation Model





Cohort 2: Invitation…ANNOUNCEMENT AT US NEWS


Announcing Newly Approved STEM Learning

Ecosystems

• Bmore STEM (Baltimore, MD)

• Carbon/Schuylkill/Lucerne Counties Ecosystem (Schnecksville, PA)

• Central NM STEM-H Education Hub (Albuquerque, NM)

• Central Oklahoma Regional STEM Alliance (Oklahoma City, OK)

• DC STEM Network (Washington, DC)

• Lancaster County STEM Alliance (Lancaster, PA)

• North Louisiana STEM Alliance (Shreveport, LA)

• Northeast Florida STEM Hub (Jacksonville, FL)

• Omaha STEM Ecosystem (Omaha, NE)

• STEM Hub Downeast (Augusta, ME)


STEM Learning Ecosystems for 201637 Communities…and Counting





The Why?(IMPACT)


STEM Drives Community &

Economic Development

“The Boston region is an ecosystem that shares our aspirations.”

Mr. Jeffrey Immelt/ CEO of GE

“The area is crowded with 55 colleges and universities, including research centers like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard and Northeastern

University. G.E. said it was also attracted by the area’s thriving venture capital and start-up community… Only about 200 will be corporate staff, G.E. said, while the

remaining 600 will be mainly “digital industrial product managers, designers and developers” in a variety of disciplines including data analysis, life sciences and

robotics.”From the NY Times 1/14/16

Fortune 100 Companies increasingly prefer proximity to higher ed than Wall Street.





Why Texas….Austin?(NEED VS. IMPACT)

A Wealth of STEM, Workforce Programs

and Vision for Economic Development…

How do you leverage your assets and

work seamlessly as a single

ECOSYSTEM?

…and many more!!!

Strategic Partner Alliance



Breakouts by Sector

1. Government / Corporate (Room 406 – Gerardo Interiano; Richard Tagle)

2. Formal K12 / Community

College / Higher Education (Room 401 – Mary Miller; Amber Welsh; Carolyn Landel)

3. Informal K12 / Out of School

Time (Cafeteria – Allison Ivey)

Welcome to the

Greater Austin STEM

Networking Forum

Greater Austin STEM Ecosystem

Texas Partnership for Out of School Time

Texas Girls Collaborative

Four Corners Networking Activity

Closing & Next Steps

Open Networking

AGENDA

SFN Initiative Update: STEM Ecosystems Initiative

National Ecosystem Initiative Leads:Gerald Solomon, Samueli Foundation

Ron Ottinger, Noyce FoundationDennis Neill, Schusterman Foundation

Jan Morrison, TIES

Unprecedented Global Competitors

Singapore 2015

Singapore 1965

Shanghai - 1987

Shanghai 2015

Are we educating students to truly compete globally?


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Unprecedented Change

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Are we educating students for the job market of the future?


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Underlying PremiseWhen does learning occur?

Credit: Life Center, Univ. of Washington

Revisiting The STEM Workforce, NSF; February 2015

National STEM Funders Network


Evidence and Research…

1/2010 - 7/2011

1990s

1990s-2009

2011 - 2013

Sources: (1) Achieve. (2) How Cross-Sector Collaborations are Advancing STEM Learning. Working paper by Kathleen Traphagen and Saskia Traill. February 2014.

Institutes of

Higher

Education

Learner Centric

Out-of-

School

ProgramsFormal PK-12

Education

Family

STEM-Rich

Institutions

Business

Community

STEM Learning Ecosystem

Source: Ellen Lettvin, US Department of Education

Clinical preparation of

pre-service teachers

Extension of more

seamless student

learning opportunities in

STEM beyond any 1

sector

Non-traditional

opportunities for

established teachers

Real-time integration of Cross-

Cutting Concepts and Practices

in the NGSS & CCSS

AndAmong

All ThreeSectors

More time for project based

and inquiry based experiential

learning and research

Attributes Characteristics1. Anchored by strong passionate leader(s)

with a collaborative vision and practice

2. Long term committed funding

3. Strong engaged after school partner

4. Credible engaged informal learning partner

5. Receptive public education partner

6. Attentive to the enlightened self-interest of all partners

7. Business Engagement

1. Building the capacity of educators in all sectors.

2. Equipping educators with tools and structures to

enable sustained collaboration.

3. Linking in- and out-of-school STEM learning.

4. Creating learning progressions that connect and

deepen STEM experiences over time.

5. Focusing instruction on inquiry, project-based

learning and real-world connections to increase

relevance.

6. Engaging families and communities.

7. Career opportunities focus

Elements of a STEM Learning Ecosystem

Sources: (1) How Cross-Sector Collaborations are Advancing STEM Learning. Working paper by Kathleen Traphagen and Saskia Traill.

February 2014; (2) OC STEM Initiative Logic Model and Strategic Plan.

STEM Learning

Ecosystems Strategy

Framework

www.stemecosystems.org

1St Cohort - 27 Communities

National Community of Practice Kickoff:November 11-12

o 27 communities

o 150+ participants

o Drs. Etienne and Bev Wenger-Trayner and Dr. William Snyder, leading researchers on design and buildout of Community of Practice for Social Learning.

o Partnership with White House OSTP, DOE, CNCS, CGI

National Community of Practice Kickoff:November 11-12

o Dr. Paul Cruz, AISD Superintendent

o Mary Miller, UTeach Outreach, University of Texas at Austin

o Drew Scheberle, Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce

o Richard Tagle, Andy Roddick Foundation and School’s Out Central Texas Board Chair


Steering Committee Leads

Melanie Moore

• KDK-Harman Foundation Executive Director

• Lead Applicant and Convener

Tricia Berry

• UT Austin Women in Engineering Program

• Communications Lead

Amber Welsh

• KLE Foundation

• Community Plan Lead


Steering Committee

• Mary Miller, Program Director, UTeach Outreach, The University of Texas at Austin

• Richard Tagle, CEO, Andy Roddick Foundation

• Carolyn Landel, Dana Center

• Molly Young, Austin Technology Council Foundation

• Nichole Prescott, E3 Alliance

• Allison Ivey, Learn All The Time

Thank you…SFN Supporters of STEM Ecosystem


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TXPOST is working to strengthen the quality

of afterschool and summer learning

opportunities for Texas K-12 youth

The OST Field is as Diverse as the State of Texas

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STEM System Building

STEM System Building Initiative

• Increasing Opportunity so that all youth can participate in a high

quality afterschool or summer STEM experience.

• Increasing Funding & Promoting Sustainability by ensuring that a

diverse pool of resources are devoted to STEM in after school &

summer learning experiences

• Innovating Service Models & Exp&ing Quality Programming to

deliver scalable STEM programming options to meet the diverse

needs of children & youth of all ages, races, socio-economic

backgrounds, & both genders

• Changing Public Policy to raise awareness of the role of STEM in

after-school & summer programs & bring resources to the field

• Building Workforce Capacity by building STEM identities & STEM

skills in the workforce of the next generation

• Connecting Services & resources by linking schools, program

providers, STEM institutions & community organizations

Adapted from Every Hour Counts.

http://afterschoolsystems.org/section/build

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http://afterschoolsystems.org/section/build

Connect with us!

Alison Reis-Khanna

Executive Director

[email protected]

512-605-0103

www.txpost.org

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committed to informing and motivating girls

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✽ Strategies to Engage Girls (and All Kids) in STEM

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– Learn about STEM activities, webinars, events

across the state & beyond

– Learn about research and resources about STEM

outreach & education

Central Texas K-12 STEM Outreach Group

– Connect in our region with K12 STEM activities,

volunteers, resources

www.txgcp.org www.TXSTEMconnections.org

Texas STEM Connections

THANKS INTEL for supporting Texas STEM Connections

Launching THIS AUGUST

Four Corners

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1. Pick the corner that best

matches with your

organization and/or

STEM efforts

2. Meet the people in the

corner!

Four Corners

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1. Science

2. Technology

3. Engineering

4. Mathematics

Four Corners

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1. Elementary School

2. Middle School

3. High School

4. College

Four Corners

1. Formal Education

2. Informal Education / OST

3. Company / Industry

4. Government / Policy

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1. Collaborative

2. Crazy

3. Competitive

4. Coercive

Four Corners

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Next Up: Follow-up Email

with Resources, List of

Participants, Future Dates

SAVE THE DATE

Greater Austin STEM Networking Forum

Tuesday, September 20, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Keep Networking til 6:15

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Greater Austin Ecosystem · 6/28/2016 · Greater Austin Ecosystem Steering Committee • Mary Miller, Program Director, UTeach Outreach, The University of Texas at Austin • Richard