Successful STEM Education | Identifying Effective Approaches in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

STEM Smart: Pathways to Middle-Skill Occupations and Beyond

Olin College of Engineering
Needham, Massachusetts
May 12, 2014

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Time	Description
9:00am - 9:30am	Welcome and Opening Remarks *Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Assistant Director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation* *Greg Bialecki, Secretary, Housing and Economic Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts* *Honorable Congressman Joseph Kennedy III* *Richard Miller*, President, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
9:30am - 10:30am	Pathways to Middle-Skill STEM Occupations and Beyond: Issues, Challenges and Opportunities —Plenary Presentation Moderator: Janice Earle, National Science Foundation Panelists: Dale Allen, Quinsigamond Community College; Deborah Boisvert, Broadening Advanced Technological Education Connections, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Kimberly Green, National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium; Mary Wright, Jobs for the Future
10:30am - 10:45am	Break
10:45am - 12:00pm	Focusing on Pathways to Middle-Skill Occupations and Beyond—Breakout Sessions Digitally Supported Pathways Transitioning Students into Technical Education Fields : Ginny Hall and Caroline Christ, Clemson University Center for Workforce Development \| View Presentation Making Is Learning: Developing Curricula Around Materials Exploration and Tool Literacy : David Wells and Janella Watson, New York Hall of Science \| View Presentation Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Implementation Strategies for STEM Courses : Fenna Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education; James DeLaura, Central Connecticut State University; Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College \| View Presentation Real-World Externships for Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: A Bridge for Uniting Education and Industry : Jeffrey Weld, Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council and University of Northern Iowa The STEM Academies at Wheaton High School : Heather Carias and Andrea Robertson-Nottingham, Wheaton High School, Maryland \| View Presentation Using Universal Design Principles and Assistive Technology to Improve Student Learning and Success : Donna Lange, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology; Samantha Langley-Turnbaugh, University of Southern Maine \| View Presentation
12:00pm - 12:45pm	Networking (lunch served)
12:45pm - 1:30pm	The Hidden STEM Economy: The Range of STEM Knowledge Across Occupations —Plenary Presentation Introduction: Susan Singer, Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation Speaker: Jonathan Rothwell, Brookings Institution \| View Presentation
1:30pm - 2:00pm	Break Olin College of Engineering Student Expo
2:00pm - 3:15pm	Focusing on Pathways to Middle-Skill Occupations and Beyond—Breakout Sessions FabNet: Extending the FabLab Classroom : Sonia Amira Bendjemil, University of Virginia (replacing Nigel Standish); Stephen Portz, Triangle Coalition for STEM Education \| View Presentation GLOBE CAP: Using Real-World Science to Further College and Career Readiness : Svetlana Darche, WestEd; Erin Fender, College and Career Academy Support Network, University of California, Berkeley \| View Presentatio n Health IT Entry Certification: A Rapid-Growth Industry Beckons New Talent : Patricia Dombrowski, Bellevue College \| View Presentation Strategies to Interest Women and Girls in STEM Programs : Donna Milgram, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science; Mel Cossette, National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education, Edmonds Community College; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing and Connecticut College of Technology \| View Presentation The New Tech Network: Transforming Schools into Innovative Teaching and Learning Environments : Dan Liebert and students, Tech Valley High School, New York; Paul Buck, New Tech Network \| View Presentation Unlocking the Mathematical Gate: Pathways to and Through College Mathematics : Andre Freeman, Capital Community College \| View Presentation
3:15pm - 3:30pm	Break
3:30pm - 4:15pm	Connected Learning in the Workplace —Plenary Presentation Moderator: Deborah Boisvert, Broadening Advanced Technological Education Connections, University of Massachusetts, Boston Panelists: *Jim Whalen*, Boston Properties, Inc.; Jeff Stolz, Integrated Defense Systems, Raytheon Company; Kostian Iftica, Brilliant Geeks; *Henk Portier*, Engineering Operations (Intern), Raytheon Company
4:30pm - 5:30pm	Tours of Olin College of Engineering (optional)