Strategic Plan
Local STEM community experts representing Prek-12 grade education, higher education, business and funders helped shape OC STEM’s Blue Print for Success. The strategic plan provides a clear road map for the region and is supported by goals, activities, deliverables and both short and long term benchmarks of success.
Organizational Structure
- Goal: Build a sustainable structure to support the ongoing implementation of successful STEM programs
STEM Communications Strategy
- Goal: Promote awareness of STEM competencies and why they are important
STEM Learning
- Goal: Create interest among students, preschool through college, to pursue the development of their STEM knowledge, skills and abilities
Professional Development
- Goal: Promote educators’ STEM knowledge, competencies, and pedagogy
Workforce Development
- Goal: Bridge the gap between a STEM-educated workforce and Orange County businesses’ demands
Research and Evaluation
- Goal: Promote rigorous research-based approaches to STEM teaching and learning