Ecosystem Institute – November 2017

Teams gathered for their last Ecosystem Institute session of the 2017 year! The main focus of this day was Instructional Practices & Teacher Qualifications. Teams had the chance to attend various workshops that demonstrated instructional practices and strategies for teaching. All workshops were circuit-based and adapted to 5 main learning levels: High School – [...]

STEM Learning Ecosystems in US News

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 [...]

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OC Ecosystem in DC for Ecosystems Initiative

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 [...]

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