Articulating a Vision and Opportunities for a California STEM Innovation and Learning Network

National Academy of Engineering
National Research Council

February 18-19, 2009

CCST, in collaboration with the National Academy of Engineering and the National Research Council, presented this joint meeting following the February 2009 CCST Council meeting. The meeting was a result of a project funded by the Gates and Bechtel Foundations to focus on STEM education. The meeting goals were:

1. By using reports and experts from relevant NAE and NRC education-related studies, assist the leaders of the network planning team to develop a vision for truly integrated STEM education in California and to explore the challenges, opportunities, and implications of doing so.
2. By involving representatives from other states (i.e., Ohio, North Carolina, Texas) in which similar STEM education networks are being developed with support from the Gates Foundation, leverage the lessons learned from these efforts and explore how they might become more connected.
3. By surfacing key opportunities and challenges, pave the way for a larger convocation 6-8 months later that would engage a broader set of stakeholders.

Resources

• Agenda. PowerPoint presentations for the meeting are accessible directly from the agenda.
• Meeting Participants
• Participant bios (140K PDF)
• Summaries of key Academies reports of potential interest to CSI Network (296K PDF)
• Information about the National Academies study process (146K PDF)