Next General Meeting:
Monday, Feb 13, 2012, 5-7:30pm
Location:
Exploration Station,
867 Ramona Ave,
Grover Beach, CA 93433
CCSTEM
Synergy from shared needs, resources, and ideas
We are a collaboration representing people and
organizations from all aspects of our local community:
business, industry, formal education,
informal education, parents,
media, government, and the general public; concerned about STEM Education and our nation's future.
More?
Join this important effort now!
- Subscribe to the CCSTEM Newsletter
- Subscribe to the STEM Event Calendar
- Submit new local public STEM events to our calendar
- Review the proceedings of the the STEM Forum
- Attend SEC meetings & events
- Contact Us
Vision
Our young people, enthusiastic and innovative, with high-paying local jobs; as they actively contribute to our technological future in the new Global economy
Mission
We will encourage and enable stakeholders from all parts of our community to communicate and work together so that each organization can more effectively achieve our individual as well as shared objectives.
Objectives
- Shared vision and objectives for the future
- Maintaining a central STEM Event Calendar and STEM newsletter
- Joining a regional collaboration like California STEM Learning Network (CSLNet)
- Catalyzing potential solutions to common problems
Working Groups
Group reports
| Name | Leader | |
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| 1 | Advisory Council | Patti Garrett |
| 2 | Coordinating Committee | John Keller |
| 3 | Communications Group | Tanja Kehler |
| 4 | STEM-in-the-Classroom Group | Anne Marie Bergen |
| 5 | Out-of-School-Time Group | Linda Wingert |
| 6 | STEM Advocacy Group | Brad Schultz |
| 7 | Fund Raising Group | Edmund Burke |
| 8 | STEM Events Group | Dawn Hinchman |
| 9 | STEM Educator Focus Group | Steve Kliewer |
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Resources
- CCSTEM Activities:
- General Meeting Minutes:
- #1 June 15, 2011: Program, Contact list, Current Activities, Spotlight Announcements, Discussions, Keynote speech, Photos, and Videos
- #2 Aug 10, 2011: meeting minutes, website, CSLNet, Structure, announcements, and new groups
- #3 Sept 14, 2011
- #4 Nov 15, 2011
- Member Publications:
- What is CCSTEM? by George Pudlo
- Call to Arms by Walt Reil
- Resources
- CCSTEM Resources and Announcements:
http://endeavours.org/STEM/Documents/CCSTEM Resources.pdf - Walt Reil's STEM Resource Library: http://www.fix.net/wreil/
- CalSpace STEM Inventory: http://steminventory.com/
- Space and Science related Museums, discovery centers, ...: http://jf2.com/caliup/
- Out-of-School Time Resource Center (OSTRC): http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/
- Assessment Tools in Informal Science (ATIS): http://www.pearweb.org/atis/
- Afterschool Outcomes Report:
http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/documents/STEM-Afterschool-Outcomes.pdf - The Concord Consortium: http://www.concord.org/
- The California Learning Network: http://www.clrn.org
- Khan Academy: http://www.khanacademy.org/
- EdSource: http://www.edsource.org/
- GameStar Mechanic: http://gamestarmechanic.com/
- HP Magazine Cloud: http://www.magcloud.com/
- Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education: http://iisme.org/
CCSTEM is currently working with CSLNet
to
join as the seventh regional alliance within their network
California STEM Learning Network - CSLNet
In order for all California students to have access to high quality STEM teaching and learning it is critical to address statewide gaps in California's education system.CSLNet's Mission
CSLNet's Statewide Initiatives address key STEM learning challenges by building coherence among California's many STEM-related programs and identifying solutions that can be addressed by a concerted statewide effort.
CSLNet is working with its Regional Networks and other partners around California to advance a set of Statewide Initiatives that scale high quality STEM teaching and learning across regions and throughout the state.
Existing CSLNet Regional Alliances
| Region | Name | URL |
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| Sacramento | Capital Area STEM Alliance | http://education.ucdavis.edu/ |
| San Diego | San Diego Science Alliance | http://www.sdsa.org/ |
| Orange County | Orange County STEM Initiative | http://ocstem.org/ |
| San Bernardino | Alliance for Education | http://www.sbcalliance.org/ |
| Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley Education Foundation | http://svefoundation.org/ svefoundation/ |
| East Bay | Gateways | http://www20.csueastbay. edu/gateways/index.html |
Call to Arms
(Opinion by Walt Reil, published in Central Coast Family News)
Do you want future new employees to have a strong educational background in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and robust technical capabilities?
Do you want to see serious improvements made in all levels of STEM education from Kindergarten to college?
Would you like to offer your personal and business experience and insight as part of a new community-based effort to improve STEM education?
STEM in Action
Endeavour Balloon Fest
May 5, 2012 Tobin James Cellars, Paso Robles, CA
STEM Showcase 2011
June 4, 2011, Cuesta College
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You are cordially invited to participate in CC SEC:
Central Coast STEM Education Collaborative
The Central Coast STEM Education Collaborative focuses on what Central Coast communities and businesses should and can do to bolster and enhance science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in K-12 schools. In today's highly challenging world of increasing foreign competition, America's, California's and the Central Coast's educational systems are reeling from major financial cuts, resulting in damaging reductions in teachers, classes and important STEM educational content. This is a critical situation for our nation, a major crisis looming for America's future economy and security.
This Collaborative consists of professionals, business leaders, non-profits, STEM education organizations, and education, community and governmental leaders discussing the condition of K-12 STEM education on the Central Coast and developing a collaboration network to pursue grants, enhanced STEM education opportunities and experiences for children, and increased professional development training for STEM teachers from Paso Robles to Lompoc.
Due to the lack of sufficient STEM education, Americans are facing very difficult times ahead in our state's and nation's educational system and business. For all practical purposes, STEM education does not exist in elementary school, which is precisely where there should be very strong, exciting and fun STEM education for the very young, impressionable minds, energizing them to want more. STEM education in grade's 7 through 12 needs serious bolstering. And, Central Coast families and children need more after-school, weekend and summer hands-on STEM camp experiences. Communities must begin taking strong and effective action, NOW, to face this crisis head-on, taking responsibility for what our state and schools are being increasingly hard pressed to do. The time has come for communities to work together in forging our nation's future through rigorous STEM education.
Please give serious thought to joining this very important collaboration devoted to improving STEM education inside and outside of our schools.