1. Shirley M. Malcom, Director AAAS Education & Human Resources Programs
Towards a 2026 STEM Education: Implications of Convergent Science for K-12 STEM Teacher Preparation in the Face of Changing Demographics
Shirley M. Malcom, Director
AAAS Education & Human Resources Programs

2. About the 2018 Noyce Summit Theme
2026 refers to the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. Since 2016, government agencies and organizations have been focusing on the vision for education (including STEM education) and research by 2026 (United States Semiquincentennial Commission Act of 2016)
NSF’s 10 Big Ideas for Research Investment (Jim Lewis will speak on this in more detail)
2014 NAS report, Convergence: Facilitating Transdisciplinary Integration of Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Engineering, and Beyond (Cato Laurencin participated in this NAS study group)

3. Some goals for undergraduate student interdisciplinary learning, regardless of field, from the NAS Convergence report
Develop in students the intellectual capacity to deal with real, complex problems.
Build student confidence and willingness to approach problems from multiple perspectives.
Build student ability to communicate with scientists from other disciplines.
Develop student ability to make decisions in the face of uncertainty (reflective judgment).
Help students understand strengths and limitations of different disciplinary perspectives.

4. Image of the NAS Convergence Report

5. The 2018 Noyce Summit plenary and discussion sessions are designed to explore the Implications of NSF’s Research and NAS’s Convergence Visions for K-12 STEM Teacher Preparation for High Needs Schools, including:
How can STEM teacher preparation programs show the deeper connections among STEM fields within each course, including connections to societal challenges and the risks and benefits of science?
What new courses or labs or experiences are needed to help prospective teachers be prepared to make deeper connections across STEM fields in the K-12 classroom?
What experiences need to be provided to help teachers understand how to use culturally responsive connections to engage diverse learners?

6. Noyce Summit -- Videos in the Hallway
From Noyce Programs
Dordt College
Mercy College
Tufts University
Stephen F. Austin State University
University of Houston
University of Texas Austin
University of Wisconsin River Falls
From AAAS
AAAS Voices from the Field Video Series
From NSF
NSF Big 10 Ideas for Research Investment

7. We encourage you to
Listen, learn, and reflect upon what the plenary speakers are saying
Participate in the plenary session Q&As. Don’t be shy.
Think about & discuss the questions in the Summit theme informally with your colleagues and in the Wednesday small group discussions. Meet & network with a purpose.
Tweet about what you are learning during the Summit. Review the tweeting handout. We will talk more about tweeting in plenary session 2, tomorrow morning (#Noyce2018). Become more social media savvy. Let your voice be heard!
Take time to view the Noyce Program and other videos that are on a continuous loop in the hallways

8. Noyce Summit Materials
Are online at
Are on the Noyce 2018 App, including searchable poster and workshop abstracts. To download App go to
If you are not tweeting already, go the help desk near the Summit registration, and they will get you started.

9. AAAS Noyce Staff and Consultants are here to help you
AAAS EHR Staff
Other Support
  Donna Behar
Quincy Brown
Betty Calinger
Jennifer Carinci
Tarrick Clayton
Yolanda George
Shirley Malcom
Janaya Thompson
Iris Wagstaff
AAAS Communications
Andrea Korte
Consultants
Diane Smith, Writer
Pilar Gonzalez, External Evaluator
Chrissy Rey and Dawn Smith, Pongos Interactive
Michael Colella,
Photographer