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Aloha & Welcome!HIGICC GIS Expo
Isla Young
March 14, 2014
MISSIONTo provide leadership and vision in our community for the responsible
design and development of a strong, diversified and sustainable
economy
VISIONA future in which abundant opportunities for rewarding
employment are met by a qualified, resident workforce in
Maui County, a community which honors its
cultural heritageand natural environment
Since 1982….
Preparing residents to compete for today’s jobs - and tomorrow’s
EDUCATION FOR JOBS
HOME GROWN WORKFORCE KEY TO GROWTH
Women In Technology• Launched in 2000.• Mission: To encourage girls/women,
Native Hawaiians and other underrepresented groups to pursue STEM education and careers.
• To build a resident trained technical workforce, that reflects the diversity of Hawaii.
STEM Workforce Pipeline
Building the STEM Pipeline - K to Careers
A Module for Inclusion
STEM Skills:
Tech Tools
Geospatial Technologies – GPS, GIS, Remote Sensing
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Game Design
Web Design
Digital Media
Programming
3D Visualization
First STEM/service-learning curriculum in Hawaii
Project-based/service-based Software training from Industry
Professionals Industry connections Internships
23 schools statewide 3,100 middle and high school
students annually
Key Elements of STEMworks…
Participating STEMworks Schools
MOLOKAIMolokai High SchoolMolokai Immersion SchoolMolokai Middle School
HAWAII ISLANDKeaau High SchoolKealakehe High School KAUAIKauai High School OAHUCastle High SchoolFarrington High SchoolMcKinley High SchoolMililani High SchoolRoosevelt High School
MAUIBaldwin High SchoolHana High and Elementary SchoolIao Intermediate SchoolMaui High SchoolMaui Waena Intermediate SchoolLahainaluna High SchoolLokelani Intermediate SchoolKalama Intermdiate SchoolKing Kekaulike High SchoolKihei Charter School
LANAILanai High & Elementary School
www.stemworkshawaii.org
5th Annual Statewide STEM Conference May 2 & 3, 2014
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• Over 350 participants• 29 DOE schools statewide• 60 Professional Development
Teachers
• 29 Student Breakout Sessions• 14 Professional Development Breakout
Sessions• Over 75 Industry Partners• 90 Laptops and iPads in interactive
Sessions
Hawaii STEM Conference Sponsors
STEM Skills: Geospatial Technologies
“There will be over 10 million jobs over the next 10 years in the GIS fields”
--U.S. Dept. of Labor
MEDB WIT’s manages the Hawaii GIS Distribution Center in partnership with the DOE and ESRI
Over 215 schools requested software
Over 200 teachers trained
A statewide initiative to integrate the use of GIS, GPS, and Remote Sensing into K12 Education
Geotech for Hawaii Schools
National GeographicGiant Traveling Map
KauaiKapaa HighKe Kula Niihau O Kekaha
LanaiLanai High and Elementary
MauiKihei ElementaryKihei CharterKamalii ElementaryPomaikai ElementaryHaiku ElementaryPukalani Elementary
MolokaiKaunakakai ElementaryKilohana ElementaryKualapuu PCC ElementaryMaunaloa Elementary
OahuMauka Lani ElementaryPunahou School
Hawaii IslandHilo IntermediateHolualoa ElemenaryKahakai ElementaryKealakehe ElementaryKonawaena MiddleInnovations PCSNa Wai 'Ola PCSPahoa ElmentaryWaimea Middle PCCSChristian Liberty AcademyHonoka'a High & IntermediateKalaniana`ole Elementary and Intermediate
STATEWIDE HAWAII DEPLOYMENT OCT-DEC 201327 SCHOOLSHigh School
Intermediate School
Elementary School
Charter School
Private School
• First Clean Energy Curriculum• Place-Based, DOE Standards Aligned• Professional Development for
Teachers• Energy Kits for Classrooms• First Clean Energy iPad AppClean Energy
Hawaii STEM HD
STEM Skills: Renewable Energy
Software Camps
GIS/GPS 3D AutoCAD Photoshop Dreamweave
r Gaming
Software Coding App
Development
• High school and college students gain real world experience – Esri, MECO, Ardent, HC&S, PDC, Akimeka, MHPCC, Institute for Astronomy, and more…
LEARNING BY INTERNING
WIT’s Education and Workforce Impacts
37,000 Participants450 Teachers Trained
4,500 StudentsJob Shadow and Mentored 45 Paid Internships
ANNUAL STATEWIDE REACH
Leslie WilkinsVice President and Director
