Through a new, robust partnership with The Cal Endowment (TCE), OC STEM has received a $225,000 grant to work with a variety of partners in the region to develop a countywide infrastructure for Health Career Pathways. For the initiative, OC STEM will hire two facilitators to conduct a labor market analysis for health careers in Orange County and [...]
Through a partnership between the Orange County Department of Education and the Orange County STEM Initiative (OC STEM), the Lead STEM Practitioner (LSP) Network has been developed to engage a strong cadre of teacher/leaders to become the conduits of information for their respective districts regarding new, innovative work happening in STEM education globally, nationally and [...]
Dimensions of Success Planning Tool Training January’s been a busy month already for the OC STEM Hub. We held a training on the Dimensions of Success Planning Tool in early January with 37 attendees. The Dimensions of Success (DoS) tool was developed as an observation tool for quality STEM programming in informal and out-of-school time [...]
The OC STEM Learning Ecosystem Institute is a 12-month professional learning program to strengthen Orange County school districts and community leadership. The purpose for developing STEM Learning Ecosystems is to increase the overall implementation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education across all sectors throughout the region. OC STEM Learning Ecosystem Institute RFA Package Final [...]
OC STEM's Lead STEM Practitioners came together this month on December 9th at the Orange County Department of Education. Among some great discussion, the meeting featured a screening of CODE: Debugging The Gender Gap. The film, which debuted earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival, explores reasons why so few women and minorities pursue computer science and how the technology [...]
The mission of OC Pathways is to facilitate collaboration among schools, colleges, and regional business and community partners to ensure that Orange County students are ready for college and career success through participation in learning experiences that integrate rigorous academics and career preparation. Watch the video below to learn even more about what this initiative means for [...]
US News & World Report published an Op-Ed co-written by Gerald Solomon, Executive Director of the Samueli Foundation and current OC STEM Chair and Ron Ottinger, Executive Director of the Noyce Foundation. Both serve as Co-Chairs of the STEM Funders Network. The article is entitled, All Parts of Community Should Aid in STEM Learning and can be [...]
Earlier this month, a group of OC STEM members and partners were among leaders from 27 state and regional networks who met at the White House as part of the first gathering of the STEM Learning Ecosystems Initiative. Created by the national STEM Funders Network, this new initiative is designed to bring STEM to life for [...]
Contact: Linda Christopher COMMUNITY NAME – Orange County PHONE NUMBER – 949 760-4407 EMAIL ADDRESS: lchristopher@ocstem.org As White House Focuses Nation’s Attention on Astronomy, STEM Funders Network Announces Goal for 100 City and Regional STEM Networks (October 19, 2015 – Washington, DC) Building on more than a decade of research into successful STEM collaborations, the [...]
