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STEM as an Anchor for Education
System Innovation
State STEM Resource ConferencePlenary Session Panel Discussion
Thursday, December 10, 2009
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STEM AS AN ANCHOR FOR EDUCATION SYSTEMINNOVATIONModerator
• Michele Cahill, Vice President, National Programs and
Program Director, Urban Education, Carnegie Corporationof New York
Panelists
• Sarah Almy, Partner, The New Teacher Project
• Tom Luce, Chief Executive Officer, National Math andScience Initiative
• Rich Rosen, STEM Education, Battelle
• Yvonne M. Spicer, Vice President for Advocacy &Educational Partnerships, Museum of Science, Boston
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:O A L M U C H H IG H E R LE V E LS O F S T E M E A R N IN G
O R L L . .S S T U D E N T S
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ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGEEvery American student needs to be educated to be
“STEM-capable.”
• STEM = science, technology, engineering, and
mathematic
• Preparation in these areas is equivalent to being readyfor college and careers in the 21st century globaleconomy and supports full engagement as citizens
• Increasing the supply of advanced STEM graduates willdepend on raising the level of STEM learning for allAmerican students.
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“ , ’ Over the coming decades today s young people will
depend on the skills and knowledge developed from ,learning math and science to analyze problems imagine ”
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: . .OAL U S EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM L I G N E D OR TUDENT SUCCESS
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THE ‘FOUR ASSURANCES’
• Rigorous college- and career-ready standards and high-quality assessments that are valid and reliable for allstudents, including English language learners andstudents with disabilities
• Data systems that track progress and foster continuousimprovement
• Improvements in teacher effectiveness and in the equitabledistribution of qualified teachers for all students,particularly students who are most in need
• Intensive support and effective interventions for the lowest-performing schools
STEM can amplify, accelerate, and align efforts in these areasand promote excellence and equity for all US students.
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STATES AND STEM: QUESTIONS FOR THEPANEL• How can STEM be a lever for improvement in the areas
highlighted by the four assurances? How can STEMpromote system alignment?
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What should states be doing now to implement high-impactstrategies that use STEM as a driver? What are the mostchallenging areas? Where are the strong models, andwhere is current practice underdeveloped?
– Standards and assessments
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Data, improvement, and innovation – Teacher supply and effectiveness
– Turnaround schools
• What about the “T” and the “E” in STEM?