Lead STEM Practitioners 2017-2018

Through a partnership between the Orange County Department of Education and Orange County STEM Initiative, the Lead STEM Practitioner (LSP) Network includes triads of established and emerging teacher leaders from ten Orange County school districts.  Our 30 amazing practitioners represent over 470 years of teaching experience in K-12 education!  District teams were selected through an [...]

Expanded Learning Summit at the STEM Factory

Expanded Learning Summit at the STEM Factory The Orange County System of Support for Expanded Learning and Power of Discovery: STEM have partnered together to bring a half day of Professional Development to Expanded Learning Programs. Click on the link above to view additional workshop session descriptions. Join us as we: Networking with Peers Engage [...]

Ecosystem Institute – Summer Intensive

Cohort 3 completed their Summer Intensive on July 11 - 13! Topics over the 3 days focused on model ecosystems, early learning, and expanded learning. On the first day of the Intensive, teams were asked to reflect on what their ecosystem means to them, and build a physical representation of what their ecosystem looks like "today". [...]

2015 STEM Symposium

Symposium Focus Areas California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Initiatives: Blueprints for STEM, Education Technology, Educator Excellence, Schools of the Future Standards and Frameworks: Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, Career Technical Education Equity and Access: Increasing gender and ethnic diversity, bridging the digital divide Career Preparation Curriculum and Instructional Practices Expanded Learning Time