Geoscience Education and the Larger STEM Agenda Cathy Manduca, SERC and NAGT Carleton College Earth Educators’ Rendezvous 2016
The Federal View: Preparing the STEM Workforce STEM Workforce Shortage STEM Skills important in whole workforce and lead to better employment STEM workforce missing critical voices (particularly important in geoscience) Another point of view: the civics case Before the gathering storm Caravalle Federal STEM Ed Strategic plan
What is needed Research based teaching Research experiences Removing Math as a roadblock
What is needed Research based teaching Research experiences Removing Math as a roadblock
Strategies DBER and communication across DBERs – including work on institutional change and professional development Institutional Scale Reform Networks and systems approaches Data driven Points of failure: Intro, Math Role of 2YC in remedial math Kezar report Henderson paper
Strategies DBER and communication across DBERs Institutional Scale Reform Networks Data driven Points of failure: Intro, Math Role of 2YC in remedial math Includes Vision and change
Strategies DBER and communication across DBERs Institutional Scale Reform Networks Data driven Points of failure: Intro, Math Role of 2YC in remedial math Includes Vision and change
Strategies DBER and communication across DBERs Institutional Scale Reform Networks Data driven Points of failure: Intro, Math
Inclusive Excellence: Equity in Higher Education Strategies Research based teaching Support for whole student Integrate with society Recognize 2YCs, MSIs as critical parts of system Address pathways Change the Climate Reduce Bias Build Cultural Competency
Learning Pathways in an Integrated Educational System—for all Transition points and complicated pathways In and out of school Public Education Graduate Education NGSS and the Teacher Prep Feedback Loop Equity in K-12