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STEMx Scoop 2.0: Spotlighting national opportunities

March 28, 2019

by Wes Hall, Director of STEMx

Today, we’re excited to relaunch the STEMx Scoop, our monthly newsletter highlighting grants, conferences, and other important developments in STEM. (If you didn’t receive this first issue, sign up here ). One big change to the format: We’re opening up submissions to anyone who completes this simple form to share upcoming events:  STEMx Scoop 2.0 submissions Submissions were previously limited to STEMx members. Instead of that benefit, members will now receive special edition of the scoop highlighting important grants for STEM.

For this first issue of the new Scoop, we’d like to highlight a simple but important opportunity for you to meet the leaders of STEMx states.

In July, the state STEM leaders who make up the membership of STEMx will gather at the NSTA STEM Forum. They’ll present a variety of strategies; sharing their expertise as leaders in policy, practice, and STEM advocacy. Registration for the NSTA STEM Forum is still open, though rooms are expected to fill soon. We’ve included the STEMx presentations at the event below, visit NSTA’s site to register.

STEMx presentations at the NSTA STEM Forum

Thursday, July 25 8:00 AM
Featured Panel (STEMx): The Federal STEM Plan: A Starting Point for State STEM Initiatives

Now more than ever, the innovative capacity and global competitiveness of the United States depends on an effective and inclusive STEM education ecosystem. But what does an effective ecosystem look like and how do we get students involved in STEM from under-represented populations? Join panelists from leadership of state STEM networks to explore how the federal plan provides starting points for STEM stakeholders at all levels to support student learning.

Moderator: Regina Schofield, Director of Corporate Engagement & Education Outreach, Battelle

Panelists:

  • David Burns, Director of STEM Networks, Battelle (Ohio)
  • Dr. Tom Peters, Executive Director, South Carolina Coalition for Math & Science
  • Dr. Reo Pruiett, Senior Director of Programs, Educate Texas
  • Vince Stewart, Executive Director, California STEM Network
Friday, July 26 8:00 AM
  Featured Panel (STEMx): The Federal STEM Plan: A Starting Point for State STEM Initiatives

Moderator: Wes Hall, Executive Director, STEMx at Battelle

Panelists:

  • David Burns, Director of STEM Innovation Networks, Battelle (Ohio)
  • Dr. Tom Peters, Executive Director, South Carolina Coalition for Math & Science
  • Dr. Reo Pruiett, Senior Director of Programs, Educate Texas
  • Vince Stewart, Executive Director, California STEM Network
10:30-11:30  AM – STEMx Session Presentations
California Strength in Numbers – Building an Effective STEM Network Ecosystem (Vince Stewart, vstewart@ChildrenNow.org )
Tennessee Recognizing Excellent STEM Teaching through Micro-credentials (Brandi Stroecker, STROECKER@battelle.org )
Arkansas Statewide Strategy for Advancing Computer Science for All (Anthony Owen, Anthony.Owen@arkansas.gov )
 12:00-1:00 PM – STEMx Session Presentations
New York Preparing the STEM Workforce for the Future: Strategies for Engaging Stakeholders to Expand STEM Careers (Jill Lansing, Jill.Lansing@suny.edu )
Florida Building Statewide STEM Leadership Capacity (Kathleen Schofield, kathleen@stem2hub.org )
California Ensuring Equity & Access in STEM for All (Vince Stewart, vstewart@ChildrenNow.org )

Celebrating the 2023 STEM Innovation Forum

By Rob Evans • November 1, 2023
by Heather Sherman, Director of STEMx The 2023 STEM Innovation Forum: Activating Collaborations to Advance an Inclusive STEM Workforce was a success! Through our collaboration with STEMconnector and Million Women Mentors, we convened 160 leaders from industry, government, non-profit organizations, and education institutions from all over the United States to discuss strategies and best practices to support the STEM workforce. We were honored to host a variety of dynamic speakers including: Jared Polis, Governor of Colorado Brynt Parmeter, Chief Talent Management Officer, U.S. Department of Defense Dr. Athina Kanioura, Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, PepsiCo and Dr. Lisa Hinkelman, Founder and CEO of Ruling Our eXperiences (RoX). We extend our gratitude to our panelists, Learning Session speakers, and participants who joined us in Denver. Broadening participation We set out share information on trends in STEM education and workforce development, with an emphasis on broadening participation in STEM careers. Resources from sessions highlighting strategies for broadening participation are linked below: DoD STEM: Developing a STEM Workforce to Support the National Security Mission Priming the Pump for High Demand STEM Careers STEM Workforce Readiness for Teen Girls: “If She Can See It, She Can Be It” Driving change Another goal of the forum was to feature high impact strategies, programs and solutions that are driving change, and STEMx members from LASTEM , the PAST Foundation and MBRT showed how they are engaging youth and building career awareness through their workforce programs. Emerging technologies We looked towards the future to better understand how emerging technologies will change the world and the ways we must prepare STEM talent for jobs in logistics, artificial intelligence, research safety , bioenergy , and renewable technologies. Chevron‘s sponsored panel, “Cultivating the Talent to Drive the Innovation and Technologies for Ever-Cleaner Energy” was a rich discussion featuring experts from Chevron, Project Lead the Way and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Dr. Jamie Vernon, Executive Director, and CEO, Sigma Xi Society was a fantastic moderator for this discussion. Next steps We have linked event resources including videos, slide decks and collateral on the event landing page . The event photo gallery is located there as well. If you attended, please complete our 30 second event survey . Five lucky winners will be selected at random to receive a Forum water bottle! More importantly, your feedback matters to us. If you did not attend, mark your calendar for next fall - we’re looking to make next year even bigger! If you are interested in hosting in your state, or have thoughts about compelling content that we should include, please reach out to Heather Sherman .

STEM Innovation Forum: Agenda and New Sponsors

By Rob Evans • October 3, 2023
Join us for The STEM Innovation Forum: Activating Collaborations to Advance an Inclusive STEM Workforce
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