STEM Smart
STEM Smart: Lessons Learned From Successful Schools
A conference hosted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) at Drexel University
Location: Mitchell Auditorium, Bossone Research Center
Date: September 19, 2011
Agenda
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Welcome, Overview of Conference
Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Assistant Director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, NSF
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Chief Education Officer Lori Shorr, Office of Mayor Michael Nutter
President John Fry, Drexel University
Congressman Chaka Fattah, 2nd District of Pennsylvania
Innovate to Educate: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Learning for Tomorrow's World
Subra Suresh, Director, NSF
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
Inspiring Quality STEM Education: A National Perspective
Carl Wieman, Associate Director for Science, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Inspiring Quality STEM Education: A View From the National Science Foundation
Cora Marrett, Deputy Director, NSF
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
What Everyone Ought to Know About the Successful K-12 STEM Education Report
Carl Wieman, Associate Director for Science, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Inspiring Quality STEM Education: A View From the National Science Foundation
Adam Gamoran, Chair, National Research Council (NRC) Committee on Highly Successful Schools; Department of Sociology and Wisconsin Center for Education Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison
12:30 PM - 1:15 PM
Making the Case: The Role of Common Standards
Moderator: Janice Earle, Coordinator, Evaluation Activities, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, NSF
Panelists:
Jere Confrey, Joseph D. Moore Distinguished Professor of Mathematics Education, College of Education, North Carolina State University
Stephen Pruitt, Vice President for Content, Research and Development, Achieve
Brian Reiser, Professor of Learning Sciences, School of Education and Social Policy, Northwestern University
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
STEM Everywhere: Out-of-school Learning
Moderator: Dennis Schatz, Program Director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, NSF
Panelists:
Dale McCreedy, Director of the Gender and Family Learning Programs Department, The Franklin Institute
Erica Stevens, Senior Director of Education and the Arts, Boys and Girls Club of America
Martin Storksdieck, Director, Board on Science Education, NRC
Susan Yoon, Lead, Spark!; Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Equal Access Innovation
Moderator: Darryl Williams, Program Director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, NSF
Panelists:
Elaine Allensworth, Senior Director and Chief Research Officer, Chicago Consortium for School Research
Chris Lehmann, Founding Principal, Science Leadership Academy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Willie Pearson, Professor, School of History, Technology, and Society, Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael Lach, Special Assistant, STEM Education, US Department of Education
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Building Bridges: From Report to Reality
Moderator: James Hamos, Program Director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, NSF
Panelists:
Carlos Contreras, U.S. Education Director, Intel Corporation
Evan Glazer, Principal, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia
Sandra Dungee Glenn, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Cities Foundation
F. Joseph Merlino, President, The 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Call to Action: A Charge to the Nation
Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Assistant Director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, NSF
Download the Media Players
In order to view the webcasts, you must have one of the following media players installed on your computer. Use the links below to download and install a player.