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December 4, 2018
- There is a Federal STEM
Education Strategic Plan.
- NSF helped design the Plan.
- NSF is well-positioned to lead
Charting a Course for Success: Am ericas Strategy For STEM - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Charting a Course for Success: Am ericas Strategy For STEM - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Charting a Course for Success: Am ericas Strategy For STEM Education December 4, 2018 Karen Marrongelle Assistant Director, Education and Human Resources There is a Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan. NSF helped design the Plan.
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Why a Federal Strategic Plan for STEM Education?
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- Basic STEM literacy vital to America’s
future, particularly our Nation’s future workforce
- Call for interagency collaboration and for
public engagement to achieve goals
- America COMPETES Reauthorization Act
(2010) requires a new plan every 5 years
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A Strategy Inform ed by Stakeholder Input
- State-level STEM Education
Specialists
- K-12 STEM Educators
- University STEM Faculty
- Non-profit organizations
- Informal science educators
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An Interagency Effort
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An Interagency Effort
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Overarching Vision for the future of U.S. STEM education To be achieved by pursuing 3 aspirational Goals Organized around 4 Pathways Pathways contain specific Objectives
Strategic Plan Outline
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Goals of the Strategic Plan
- Build Strong Foundations for STEM Literacy
- Increase Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM
- Prepare the STEM Workforce for the Future
Goals that align with NSF’s m ission: To promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; and to secure the national defense; and for other purposes.
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Pathway: Develop and Enrich Strategic Partnerships
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Pathway: Develop and Enrich Strategic Partnerships
10 Advanced Technological Education DCL: International Training and Education
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Pathway: Build Com putational Literacy
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Pathway: Build Com putational Literacy
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CS for All
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Pathway: Build Com putational Literacy
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CS for All
Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Computing in Undergraduate Education
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Additional Exam ples of NSF Activities aligned with the Plan:
- NSF INCLUDES National Network
- NSF Data Science Corps
- NSF INTERN
- NSF-Boeing Partnership
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December 4, 2018
- There is a Federal STEM
Education Strategic Plan.
- NSF helped design the Plan.
- NSF is well-positioned to lead
efforts aligned with the Plan.
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Thank You!
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