Colorado STEM Education
Roadmap
Closing the Opportunity Gap
through Equity and Excellence in
STEM Education
Stakeholder Engagement Meetings
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Welcome and Meeting Objectives
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Meeting Objectives
1. Provide interested and key stakeholders an update on the Colorado STEM Education Roadmap
2. Solicit feedback and input on the plan
3. Enlist stakeholders to assist with plan implementation
Agenda
15 minutes
Colorado STEM Education Roadmap and Action
Plan
60 minutes
Feedback on the Colorado STEM Education
Roadmap
15 minutes
Next Steps and Conclusion
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Why STEM Education?
Our evolving knowledge-based economy demands agile and innovative critical thinkers
and problem solvers.
Increasingly, developing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
skills and competencies is a vehicle for developing critical thinkers and entrepreneurial
innovators.
However, traditionally underserved populations in STEM education and underrepresented
populations in STEM fields (poor, minority/ELL, rural, female) often do not have access to
– or do not perceive access to – high quality STEM education and experiences – THIS
RESULTS IN AN OPPORTUNITY GAP
Excellence and equity in STEM education and experiences will enable Colorado to close
the opportunity gap while simultaneously ensuring we are preparing students with
employable skills and meeting current and future workforce needs.
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Why Now?
The convergence of the
economic imperative to
ensure Coloradan’s are
highly-skilled, combined
with the collective will to
elevate the expectations
for Colorado’s education
system P-20, make this
the time to develop a
unified vision and strategy
for improving STEM
education in Colorado.
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Why Now?
14 Colorado Key Industry Sectors Including 7 Advanced Industries
Advanced Manufacturing
Aerospace
Bioscience
Creative Industries
Defense & Homeland Security
Electronics
Energy & Natural Resources
Financial Services
Food & Agriculture
Health & Wellness
Infrastructure Engineering
Technology & Information
Tourism & Outdoor Recreation
Transportation & Logistics
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CLF STEM Project
• Y1:Develop a common vision, mission and
goals for STEM education in Colorado
• Colorado STEM Education Roadmap
• Colorado STEM Education Roadmap Action Plan
• Y2: Identify criteria and metrics of
effectiveness for STEM education
• Y3: Scale effective programs and polices
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WHY CLF?
“The challenge in Colorado is one of
coordination, alignment and evaluation of
individual and collective impact.”
CLF = trusted broker; convener; catalyst;
accelerator
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Colorado STEM Education Roadmap and
Action Plan…
-Defines common vision, mission, goals and
actions
-Coordinates the numerous STEM efforts,
policies and programs in the state
-Aligns stakeholders behind common vision
-Evaluates individual and collective impact
of STEM efforts
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Coordination
Interface with Governor’s Office
Strategic Partners
Stakeholder Engagement
Implementation Partners
Industry Partners
Funding Partners
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Alignment
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Evaluation of individual and
collective impact
Year 2
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We Need Your Feedback
• What do you like about the Colorado STEM
Education Roadmap?
• What makes you anxious about the Colorado STEM
Education Roadmap?
• What specific recommendations do you have for
improving the Colorado STEM Education Roadmap?
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Next Steps
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November – present to ELC
CWDC and CLF move STEM work forward
February 2014 – release STEM Action Plan
2014-2016 – implementation
2016 – sustain work
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Thank You!!!
Angela Baber
Director, Initiatives
1660 Lincoln Street , Suite 2000
Denver, CO 80264
720-502-4714
720-272-0285 cell
ababer@colegacy.org
www.colegacy.org
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