1. Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics College of Engineering STEM Education: As I See It Surot Thangjitham Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia The 2016 OHEC-OSTC-ATPAC Annual Meeting Bangkok, Thailand August 8, 2016

2. Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics College of Engineering STEM CAREER TRACK Phase I Preschool (5 years) Phase II K-12 (13 years) STEMReadinessStudents STEMReadinessStudents Phase III Higher Education (2 – 10 years) STEMReadinessWorkforce STEMReadinessWorkforce Phase IV STEM Career in Academia, Govt., & Industry (~ 40+ years)

3. Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics College of Engineering STEM INNOVATION Phase IV Effective STEM CareerIngeniousSTEMInnovation Global Competitiveness Global Competitiveness Advanced Healthcare Systems Advanced Healthcare Systems Improved Security and Defense Systems Improved Security and Defense Systems New Materials & Manufacturing Systems New Materials & Manufacturing Systems Integrated Intelligent Infrastructures Integrated Intelligent Infrastructures Green Environment Green Environment Advanced Energy Harvesting & Storage Systems Advanced Energy Harvesting & Storage Systems etc. (your list goes here) etc. (your list goes here) TalentedSTEMWorkforce IngeniousSTEMInnovation

4. Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics College of Engineering STEM EDUCATION: A COMPLEX SYSTEM STEM INFLUENCE ELEMENTS Parents/Family Members Parents/Family Members Public Media Public Media Non-Profit and Activist Groups Non-Profit and Activist Groups Professional Organizations Professional Organizations Business and Industry Business and Industry Colleges and Universities Colleges and Universities Research Laboratories Research Laboratories Government (Local/State/Fed) Government (Local/State/Fed) TalentedSTEMWorkforceIngeniousSTEMInnovation STEM EDUCATION SYSTEM Preschool K-12 Higher Education

5. Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics College of Engineering Effective STEM Education Programs STEM: ROLES OF A UNIVERSITY Phase III Higher Education TalentedSTEMWorkforceSTEMReadinessStudents STEM Educator Development Programs STEM Outreach Programs

6. Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics College of Engineering EFFECTIVE STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS Recruit, Motivate, and Retain Interest in STEM Recruit, Motivate, and Retain Interest in STEM Challenging Interdisciplinary STEM Curriculums Challenging Interdisciplinary STEM Curriculums Accessible to STEM Research Experiences Accessible to STEM Research Experiences Hand-on STEM Laboratory Experiences Hand-on STEM Laboratory Experiences STEM Intern/Co-op Experiences STEM Intern/Co-op Experiences Diversity/Underrepresented STEM Students Diversity/Underrepresented STEM Students Improved STEM Content Teaching/Learning Strategies Improved STEM Content Teaching/Learning Strategies STEM Student Organizations/Teams STEM Student Organizations/Teams STEM Career Awareness STEM Career Awareness Global Awareness/Perspective Global Awareness/Perspective Lifelong STEM Learning Lifelong STEM Learning STEM: ROLES OF A UNIVERSITY

7. Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics College of Engineering STEM EDUCATOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS School of Education School of Education Graduate Programs (M.A., Ed.Specialist, Ed.D., Ph.D.) Graduate Programs (M.A., Ed.Specialist, Ed.D., Ph.D.) Candidates Received Bachelor Degree in STEM Candidates Received Bachelor Degree in STEM Programs Include Programs Include Science Education Science Education Math Education Math Education Integrative STEM Education Integrative STEM Education College of Engineering (Regular University STEM Education Domain) College of Engineering (Regular University STEM Education Domain) Graduate Programs (M.S., Ph.D.) in Engineering Education Graduate Programs (M.S., Ph.D.) in Engineering Education Candidates Received Bachelor Degree in Engineering Candidates Received Bachelor Degree in Engineering STEM: ROLES OF A UNIVERSITY

8. Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics College of Engineering STEM OUTREACH PROGRAM Facilitate and Sustain Mutually Beneficial Relationships among University STEM Researches and P-K-12 Educators to Enhance STEM Education Locally, Statewide, and Nationally Facilitate and Sustain Mutually Beneficial Relationships among University STEM Researches and P-K-12 Educators to Enhance STEM Education Locally, Statewide, and Nationally Utilize University’s Resources to Impact STEM Learning Outside of the University’s Normal Education Domain Utilize University’s Resources to Impact STEM Learning Outside of the University’s Normal Education Domain Draw on the Expertise of the University Faculty, Undergraduate and Graduate Students, and Outreach Professionals to Engage in Variety of STEM Outreach Activities Draw on the Expertise of the University Faculty, Undergraduate and Graduate Students, and Outreach Professionals to Engage in Variety of STEM Outreach Activities Supported Internally by the University, Externally by Federal, State, and Private Grants Supported Internally by the University, Externally by Federal, State, and Private Grants Most STEM Activities Arise from “Broader Impact” Components of Federally Funded Research Grants Most STEM Activities Arise from “Broader Impact” Components of Federally Funded Research Grants STEM: ROLES OF A UNIVERSITY

9. Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics College of Engineering STEM OUTREACH PROGRAMS STEM Outreach Examples STEM Outreach Examples Kids’ Tech University Kids’ Tech University http://kidstechuniversity.vbi.vt.edu STEM on Wheels STEM on Wheels http://www.hampton.eng.vt.edu/stemonwheels.html STEM Education Collaboratory STEM Education Collaboratory http://www.oit.soe.vt.edu/STEM/ Governor’s STEM Academies Governor’s STEM Academies http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/gov _academies/academies/index.shtml http://www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/career_technical/gov _academies/academies/index.shtml Integrative STEM Education (Online Graduate Certificates) Integrative STEM Education (Online Graduate Certificates) http://www.vto.vt.edu/details.php?view=programs&show=ce rtificates&page=stemc http://www.vto.vt.edu/details.php?view=programs&show=ce rtificates&page=stemc STEM: ROLES OF A UNIVERSITY