Presented at the CSSS Conference in New Orleans, 2009

1. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics….a nation at risk! Jeffrey Piontek Hawaii Technology Academy

7. The Primary aim of education is not to enable students to do well in school, but to help them do well in the life they will lead outside of school.

8. So where is this all leading…. STEM EDUCATION

9. U.S. students must compete in a new global economy. Hershey is opening their next plant in…… MEXICO!!!

31. Preparing for and Completing College in the U.S.A.

32. Out of every 100 ninth graders….

33. 68 will graduate from high school

34. 40 will enter college

35. 26 are still enrolled in the sophomore year

36. 18 will graduate from college

39. Job Outlook 2002, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

40. M athematics E ngineering T echnology S cience

41. So what does this mean to Science Teachers and Science Professionals?

42. "Science is built of facts as a house is built of bricks; but an accumulation of facts is no more science than a pile of bricks is a house." It means we need a scientifically and “informationally” literate society…..remember Sputnik?

45. Using information literacy as an inquiry process to increase science literacy

53. ENGINEERS make a world of difference by turning ideas into reality. Engineers question and challenge the things we encounter in everyday life. They seek to improve the products we use in all aspects of our lives. A degree in engineering is preparation for many different careers in almost any field. Why Engineering?

64. Where are we? Where do we want to be? How do we get there? STEM Education

66. Where are we?--- Universities KathySierra http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/

71. Managing Complex Change Vision CHANGE Skills + Incentive + Resources + Action Plan +

72. Managing Complex Change Vision Skills + Incentive + Resources + Action Plan + Confusion

73. Managing Complex Change Vision Skills + Incentive + Resources + Action Plan + Anxiety

74. Managing Complex Change Vision Skills + Incentive + Resources + Action Plan + RESISTANCE

75. Managing Complex Change Vision Skills + Incentive + Resources + Action Plan + FRUSTRATION

76. Managing Complex Change Vision Skills + Incentive + Resources + Action Plan + TREADMILL

83. Science Today, with students creating their own learning

85. Scratch and Curricula

88. Practice your Mandarin in Yuan Ming Yuan

89. Talk and Role Play with Students in Beijing

90. Create Virtual Ecosystems

92. Create Worlds Create Worlds

93. Design Future Vehicles

94. Design Future Cities

95. Future Sustainability

96. New Sports

97. New Robots

98. Research in new ways

99. Through Simulation, Conduct Experiments Too Dangerous or Too Expensive in the Real World

101. “ Garfield” by Jim Davis The Future of STEM … Use STEM to build communities that solve human problems

102. Developing a Shared Agenda finding common ground… INDUSTRY Retention; early student interest; relevance Shorten ramp-up time on large, complex projects Early exposure to complex concepts Early hands-on taught throughout the curriculum ACADEMIA FOR DIFFERENT REASONS FOR DIFFERENT REASONS SIMILAR OBJECTIVES SIMILAR OBJECTIVES FAVORS VALUES IN ORDER TO TO IMPROVE

103. We can talk and dream about the glorious schools of the future ---

104. OR WE CAN CREATE THEM!

105. Each moment we live never was before and will never be again.

106. And yet what we teach children in school that 2 + 2 = 4 and Paris is the capital of France. What we should be teaching them is what they are.

107. You are a marvel. You are unique. We should be saying: “Do you know what you are?

108. You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo, a Beethoven. In all the world there is no other child exactly like you. Photo by Evert Odekerken

109. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel.” ~ Pablo Casals

110. Let’s start a new conversation about our children, one that puts them at the center and supports them to live in this new and ever changing world. Each and everyone of them deserve more from us…….. So how do we do that???

111. STEM