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Failure Is Not An Option

Failure Is Not An Option. Perspectives on the STEM Challenge Kathryn D. Sullivan, PhD Battelle Center for Mathematics & Science Education Policy. Courtesy Space Adventures, Inc . HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM…. 53. PERCENT OF U.S. 4TH GRADERS SCORING BELOW THE BASIC LEVEL IN SCIENCE. 30.

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Failure Is Not An Option

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  1. Failure Is Not An Option Perspectives on the STEM Challenge Kathryn D. Sullivan, PhD Battelle Center for Mathematics & Science Education Policy

  2. Courtesy Space Adventures, Inc.

  3. HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM….

  4. 53 PERCENT OF U.S. 4TH GRADERS SCORING BELOW THE BASIC LEVEL IN SCIENCE

  5. 30 NUMBER OF YEARS THAT U.S. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT GAINS IN SCIENCE HAVE BEEN FLAT

  6. 240,000 ESTIMATED NUMBER OF SCIENCE & MATH TEACHERS NEEDED IN THE NEXT DECADE

  7. Attitudes & Expectations • Just over 50% of states require 3 or more years of both math & science for H.S. graduation • U.S. belief that aptitude matters more than effort • Achievement correlates negatively with student confidence in their knowledge

  8. Attitudes & Expectations • 67%: greatly increasing number & quality of math & science courses would improve H.S. education • 62%: “crucial” for most students to learn higher level math skills • BUT: when asked about their own children, the majority of parents are satisfied with the amount of math & science taught • “Kids are not taught enough math & science” scores 20 points lower than 1994 response Public Agenda 2008

  9. What is the work? SCHOOLING (Audit Compliance Paradigm) TEACHING & LEARNING (INHERENTLY GENERATIVE PROCESSES)

  10. Organizational Performance 90% OF VARIANCE = • top management • influence structure • how goals are created • how the past affects decision-making J. Forrester, MIT/Sloan School of Management

  11. The Battelle Center Agenda • Mechanisms of STEM innovation • It’s time to take the networks seriously! • Generative Leadership • Evaluating New Tools • System Dynamics Modeling • Data Visualization

  12. NSB STEM Action Plan (Oct. 2007) • Calls for coherence in STEM education • National Council for STEM Education • Fosters horizontal coherence, alignment • Independent, non-Federal • Content, assessments, dissemination • Vertical alignment via state P-16 councils • House & Senate bills introduced • HR 6104, S3324

  13. Ohio STEM Learning Network • Launched February 2008 • Public-private initiative • State legislation & funding (H.B. 119) • Battelle and Gates Foundation monies • Partnership for Continued Learning + Battelle • Over 120 entities now involved statewide

  14. Ohio STEM Learning Network • “Launch & Connect STEM Platform Schools” • Five sites statewide • Platform for regional impact • Network centric design • “Hub” stewards regional strategy, manages relationships & funding • Worknets drive collaborative practice, synthesize results & findings for policymakers

  15. Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore. Andre Gide HOW DO WE COME TOGETHER TO DO THE WORK THAT GIVES OUR CHILDREN THE FUTURE THEY DESERVE?

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