Finger Lakes Regional Hub
Finger Lakes STEM
Hub Official Launch
St. John Fisher College
May 11, 2012
Sara Silverstone
Coordinator
Finger Lakes Regional Hub
Empire State STEM Learning Network
Science
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Finger Lakes STEM Hub
Agenda
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Welcome, Introductions and Overview
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Goals
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Mathematics
Community Awareness and Involvement
Professional Learning
Student Impact
Sara Silverstone
Joann Santos
Mary Thomas
Connie Duff
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State and National Landscape
Margaret Ashida
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Board of Champions
Sara Silverstone
5.
Next Steps
All
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History
Mathematics
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• November, 2009 - Empire STEM Regional Dialogue at U of R
• December, 2010 - First Hub organizational meeting at RIT
• October, 2011 – Rochester Museum & Science Center became
Hub Steward
• January, 2012 – Core Group developed Mission, Vision, Goals
• May, 2012 – Public Launch
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Science
Technology
Engineering
Mathematics
Finger Lakes STEM Hub
Mission
The Finger Lakes STEM Hub is a
catalyst for collaboration among
business, education, community
organizations, government agencies
and passionate individuals to advance
the teaching and learning of science,
technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM) disciplines for
sustained economic vitality.
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Vision
The Finger Lakes STEM Hub
empowers learners to succeed in our
rapidly changing world by leveraging
community resources through
collaborative innovation.
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Technology
Engineering
Goals
Mathematics
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• Community Awareness and Involvement
• Professional Learning
• Student Impact
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Goals
Mathematics
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Community Awareness and
Involvement
–to advance the importance of STEM
education and careers by sharing information
and best practices and by exciting and engaging
stakeholders.
- Launch the Finger Lakes STEM Hub
- Maintain online communication tools
- Video Project: “STEM You Can!”
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Goals
Mathematics
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Community Awareness and Involvement
1. Launching the STEM Hub
• Collaboration of individuals from
education, business, and community
organizations
• Engage leaders and members from the
Finger Lakes community in the launching
to foster greater collaboration
• Video production for the launch
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Goals
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Community Awareness and Involvement
2. Maintain online communication tools
• Website: EmpireSTEM-FL.org
• STEM Blog: fingerlakesstem.wordpress.com
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Community Awareness and Involvement
3. ‘STEM-You Can!’ Video Project
• Opportunity for local students to create a STEM
video and participate in a competition
• Summer- create rubric and structure of
competition
• Early fall- get information to schools
• Early spring- deadline for video submission &
winning announcement
• Late spring – Screening Party
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Goals
Mathematics
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Professional Learning
-to provide educators with transdisciplinary, inquiry-based, real world
opportunities to enhance confidence and
competence in preparing students for college
and careers
-Participation in education conferences/societies
- Regional information-sharing
- Collaboration/sharing resources/opportunities
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Goals
Mathematics
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Student Impact
– to identify and promote STEM activities and
events that are engaging, exciting, empowering
for students.
- Community Calendar on website
“Energize the Finger Lakes” concept…
What if all STEM educators, in and out of
school, focused on a single theme each year,
collaborated on publicity
and learned from each other?
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Technology
Engineering
State and National Landscape
Mathematics
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Empire State STEM Learning Network
Mission: Advance STEM education to prepare all students in New York State for
success in school, work and life.
“Advance”: to
accelerate the growth
or progress of a cause
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“STEM education” refers to the interdisciplinary
teaching and learning of science, technology,
engineering and mathematics, to a level of rigor
sufficient to produce critical thinkers and problem
solvers across all fields of endeavor who can thrive
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in the 21 century economy
Vision:
• Policy support
• Program/practice portfolios
• Platforms for innovation
• Partnerships over the long term
Design Principles:
• STEM for all
• Systemic model
• Evidence-based approach
• Open collaborative innovation
• Committed stakeholders
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The value proposition:
innovation and
economic vitality
“From cradle through career”
1. Inquiry from the earliest ages
2. Interdisciplinary, problem-based learning
3. Learning after- and out-of-school
4. Inspiring real world experiences
5. Learning and earning
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State and National Landscape
Typical action team priorities:
• Asset mapping
• Communications
• Learning for educators
• Student engagement
Finger Lakes:
Launched
(May 11, 2012)
Western NY:
Interest
(Stakeholder Inquiries)
Mathematics
North Country: Forming
(February 2012 Dialogue,
April Core Team Meeting)
Central NY:
Launched
(October 2011)
Mohawk
Valley:
Forming
Capital Region: Launched
(April 23, 2012)
(Fall 2011, April
2012 planning
meetings)
Southern Tier: Launched
Hudson Valley: Forming
(GST November 2011)
(February 2012 Planning,
April Core Team meeting)
NYC: Engaged
(NYC DoE STEM Partnership Meetings,
Stakeholder engagement at state, national levels)
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Long Island: Launched
(December 2011)
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State and National Landscape
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State and National Landscape
www.ndstem.com
www.osln.org
Mathematics
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www.ristem.org
www.washingtonstem.org
www.pasteminitiative.org
www.coloradostemeducation.com
www.cslnet.org
Race to the Top
American Graduation Initiative
“Educate to Innovate” Campaign
www.ed.gov/programs/racetothetop/
www.whitehouse.gov/issues/education/educateinnovate
www.sfaz.org/live/page/stem-network
www.ncstem.org
Launched 11/30/11:
www.innovate-educate.org
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www.tstem.org
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State and National Landscape
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Board of Champions
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Kate Bennett, RMSC
Dan White, Monroe #1 BOCES
Joseph Marinelli, WFL BOCES
Sandy Parker, RBA
Dan Burns, M&T Bank
Scott Knaub, Time-Warner Cable
Mike Colyer, VWR Education
Rick Dastin, Xerox
Joe Klein, Klein Steel
Karen Benjamin, WorldLeaders
Matthew Augustine, BioDrill
Technical Solutions
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Bill Destler, RIT
Daan Braveman, Nazareth College
Chris Dahl, SUNY Geneseo
James Sunser, GCC
Anne Kress, MCC
Jonathan Franz, Empire State College
Lisa Ryerson, Wells College
Marvin McMickle,
Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
• Stephen Philip Johnson, Cornell
University
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Board of Champions
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• Roles
– Advocacy
– Support
– Guidance
• Annual Meeting
• Interface with Steering Committee and Working Groups
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Next Steps
Mathematics
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1. Working Groups – meet monthly
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Community Awareness/Involvement
• Launch video contest - September, 2012
• Maintain website and The STEM Blog
Professional Learning
• STANYS meeting share-a-thon and info booth – November, 2012
Student Impact
• Meeting of STEM educators – June, 2012
• Flesh out “Energize the Finger Lakes” concept
2. Steering Committee – meets 1st Monday of each month
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Strategic Planning for 2012-2013
3. Board of Champions – meets annually
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Schedule first meeting
Share brief opinion pieces on the STEM Blog
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Discussion
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