This is a mandatory monthly session of the OC STEM Ecosystem Institute for all district teams. There will also be a tour of the Urban Workshop following the close of the session at 3:00pm. Contact Linda Christopher at lchristopher@ocstem.org for more information.
The STEM Funders Network (SFN) announced today that OC STEM is one of the 27 communities selected to pilot the national STEM Ecosystems Initiative. This project, built on over a decade of research into successful STEM collaborations seeks to nurture and scale effective science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning opportunities for all young people. [...]
OC STEM is working in partnership with the Orange County Department of Education, WestED, the California STEM Learning Network and the California After School Network, with planning contributors from Children and Families Commission of Orange County, Discovery Cube Orange County, Tiger Woods Learning Center, and Science@OC to develop and host a professional learning institute designed to strengthen Orange County school district leadership through the development of STEM Learning Ecosystems and implementation of STEM education programs over an intensive 18-month time period.
