http://ccstem.com
Next General Meeting:
Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012, 5-7:30pm
Agenda
Location:
TBD
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future General mtgs: Nov 14 2012
Annual Forum: Oct 12, 2012
Next Advisory Council Mtg
Wednesday, Jun 13, 2012,
4:30 - 6:30 pm
TBD
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future mtgs: Jul 11, Sep 12, Oct 10, Dec 12 2012
CCSTEM
Synergy from shared needs, resources, and ideas
We are a collaboration representing people and
organizations from all aspects of our local community:
business, industry, formal education,
informal education, parents,
media, government, and the general public; concerned about STEM Education and our nation's future.
More?
Join this important effort now!
- Subscribe to the CCSTEM Newsletter
- Subscribe to the STEM Event Calendar
- Submit STEM events to our calendar
- Review the proceedings of the STEM Forum
- Attend SEC meetings & events
- Contact Us
Vision
An educated society collaboratively engaged in an innovative culture of STEM learning in which people of all backgrounds productively contribute to our sustainable future.
Mission
Central Coast STEM Collaborative is a network of families, educators, business professionals, and other community stakeholders invested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and achievement. We are committed to enhancing and promoting STEM learning and developing career readiness by fostering the collective impact of local, state, and national affiliates.
Goals (Rough Draft)
(The following is a rough draft created at the Mar 16 Advisory Meeting. It is offered as a starting point for continuing discussions with the general membership. Please send your comments and be prepared to discuss this at the May 9 General meeting.)
Fund proposals
- Funding for CCSTEM:
- Secure sustainable funds to support collaborative (admin, hosting)
- Attract at least $500,000
- Work with other organizations to fund grants
Facilitate STEM events – annual and other
- Student showcase
- Annual STEM EXPO for public
- Annual public STEM Ed recognition event
Educator professional development
- Implement STEM curriculum
- STEM Ed coordinator in each school (e-mail contact)
- Dedicated STEM teacher in every elementary school
Connect and build effective STEM relationships (government/schools/businesses/other providers)
- Greater industry/business involvement
- Business community STEM Ed support teams
- STEM in out-of-school time
- Lab schools in Santa Maria
- AVID enrollment in Santa Maria
- Strong business partners
- K-16 STEM internships
- Community college connections
- Partner with CA Math Council for a county-wide math festival or north county and south county
Be a recognized, respected, and valued collaborative
- Report of CCSTEM accomplishments
Be a visible resource to support increased and quality STEM activities
- Equipment and loaning library
- Funding/micro grants to the community
- Functional, current website
- Consolidated directory of all activities
- Demonstration STEM spaces
- Identify STEM teaching architectural spaces
- Advisory team to identify expectation of a STEM facility
- Identify a team to support development of a STEM module
Facilitate Community STEM Activities
- Engineering activities for elementary and out-of-school time
- STEM events funded by mini-grants
- Summer STEM camps
- Cal Poly students in out-of-school time settings
Working Groups
Group reports
| Name | Leader | |
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| 1 | Advisory Council | Patti Garrett |
| 2 | Communications Group | Tanja Kehler |
| 3 | STEM-in-the-Classroom Group | Anne Marie Bergen |
| 4 | Out-of-School-Time Group | Linda Wingert |
| 5 | STEM Advocacy Group | Brad Schultz |
| 6 | Fund Raising Group | Edmund Burke |
| 7 | STEM Events Group | Dawn Hinchman |
| 8 | STEM Educator Focus Group | Steve Kliewer |
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Resources
- CCSTEM Activities:
- General Meeting Minutes:
- #1 June 15, 2011: Program, Contact list, Current Activities, Spotlight Announcements, Discussions, Keynote speech, Photos, and Videos
- #2 Aug 10, 2011: meeting minutes, website, CSLNet, Structure, announcements, and new groups
- #3 Sept 14, 2011
- #4 Nov 15, 2011
- #5 Feb 13, 2012: Presentation ppt
- #6 May 9, 2012: Images
- Advisory Council Meeting Minutes
- Oct 12, 2011
- Jan 11, 2012
- Mar 17, 2012
- Mar 29, 2012
- Apr 25, 2012
- Member Publications:
- What is CCSTEM? by George Pudlo
- Call to Arms by Walt Reil
- Resources
- CCSTEM Resources and Announcements:
http://endeavours.org/STEM/Documents/CCSTEM Resources.pdf - Walt Reil's STEM Resource Library: http://www.fix.net/wreil/
- CalSpace STEM Inventory: http://steminventory.com/
- Space and Science related Museums, discovery centers, ...: http://jf2.com/caliup/
- Out-of-School Time Resource Center (OSTRC): http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/
- Assessment Tools in Informal Science (ATIS): http://www.pearweb.org/atis/
- Afterschool Outcomes Report:
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/documents/STEM-Afterschool-Outcomes.pdf - The Concord Consortium: http://www.concord.org/
- The California Learning Network: http://www.clrn.org
- Khan Academy: http://www.khanacademy.org/
- EdSource: http://www.edsource.org/
- GameStar Mechanic: http://gamestarmechanic.com/
- HP Magazine Cloud: http://www.magcloud.com/
- Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education: http://iisme.org/
CCSTEM the seventh regional alliance within CSLNet
California STEM Learning Network - CSLNet
In order for all California students to have access to high quality STEM teaching and learning it is critical to address statewide gaps in California's education system.CSLNet's Mission
CSLNet's Statewide Initiatives address key STEM learning challenges by building coherence among California's many STEM-related programs and identifying solutions that can be addressed by a concerted statewide effort.
CSLNet is working with its Regional Networks and other partners around California to advance a set of Statewide Initiatives that scale high quality STEM teaching and learning across regions and throughout the state.
Existing CSLNet Regional Alliances
| Region | Name | URL |
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| Sacramento | Capital Area STEM Alliance | http://education.ucdavis.edu/ |
| San Diego | San Diego Science Alliance | http://www.sdsa.org/ |
| Orange County | Orange County STEM Initiative | http://ocstem.org/ |
| San Bernardino | Alliance for Education | http://www.sbcalliance.org/ |
| Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley Education Foundation | http://svefoundation.org/ svefoundation/ |
| East Bay | Gateways | http://www20.csueastbay. edu/gateways/index.html |
Call to Arms
(Opinion by Walt Reil, published in Central Coast Family News)
Do you want future new employees to have a strong educational background in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and robust technical capabilities?
Do you want to see serious improvements made in all levels of STEM education from Kindergarten to college?
Would you like to offer your personal and business experience and insight as part of a new community-based effort to improve STEM education?
STEM in Action
Endeavour Balloon Fest
May 5, 2012 Tobin James Cellars, Paso Robles, CA
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You are cordially invited to participate in CCSTEM:
Central Coast STEM Education Collaborative
The Central Coast STEM Education Collaborative focuses on what Central Coast communities and businesses should and can do to bolster and enhance science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in K-12 schools. In today's highly challenging world of increasing foreign competition, America's, California's and the Central Coast's educational systems are reeling from major financial cuts, resulting in damaging reductions in teachers, classes and important STEM educational content. This is a critical situation for our nation, a major crisis looming for America's future economy and security.
This Collaborative consists of professionals, business leaders, non-profits, STEM education organizations, and education, community and governmental leaders discussing the condition of K-12 STEM education on the Central Coast and developing a collaboration network to pursue grants, enhanced STEM education opportunities and experiences for children, and increased professional development training for STEM teachers from Paso Robles to Lompoc.
Due to the lack of sufficient STEM education, Americans are facing very difficult times ahead in our state's and nation's educational system and business. For all practical purposes, STEM education does not exist in elementary school, which is precisely where there should be very strong, exciting and fun STEM education for the very young, impressionable minds, energizing them to want more. STEM education in grade's 7 through 12 needs serious bolstering. And, Central Coast families and children need more after-school, weekend and summer hands-on STEM camp experiences. Communities must begin taking strong and effective action, NOW, to face this crisis head-on, taking responsibility for what our state and schools are being increasingly hard pressed to do. The time has come for communities to work together in forging our nation's future through rigorous STEM education.
Please give serious thought to joining this very important collaboration devoted to improving STEM education inside and outside of our schools.