2011 STEMtech Conference
Educators, industry leaders, and others will gather to discuss increasing student access into and success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors and careers. Over 400 sessions will cover everything from recruiting and retaining students for STEM-related programs to using information technology to improve organizational and student learning.
Tracks for the 2011 STEMtech conference include
•Health and Science
•Energy, Environment, and Sustainability
•Mathematics, Engineering, and Architecture
•Manufacturing, Industry, Agriculture, and Aerospace
•Technology, Multimedia, and Telecommunication
•Recruiting, Retaining, and Transitioning Students Into STEM Programs
•Technology Systems and Applications
•E-Learning Resources
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Edward
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Leach
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League for Innovation in the Community College
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2011 STEMtech Conference
What change do you want to bring to the world?
Educators, industry leaders, and others will gather to discuss increasing student access into and success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors and careers. Over 400 sessions will cover everything from recruiting and retaining students for STEM-related programs to using information technology to improve organizational and student learning.
Tracks for the 2011 STEMtech conference include
•Health and Science
•Energy, Environment, and Sustainability
•Mathematics, Engineering, and Architecture
•Manufacturing, Industry, Agriculture, and Aerospace
•Technology, Multimedia, and Telecommunication
•Recruiting, Retaining, and Transitioning Students Into STEM Programs
•Technology Systems and Applications
•E-Learning Resources
What are the primary activities of your project?
Over 400 sessions will cover everything from recruiting and retaining students for STEM-related programs to using information technology to improve organizational and student learning.
What is innovative about your initiative? How is it a new contribution to the field?
STEMtech Online allows individuals to participate in a great conference without incurring travel expenses. Because travel costs and online conference fees are reduced, more people will be able to participate in the most exciting professional development opportunity to come along in some time. As an added bonus, STEMtech Online participants receive a one-year membership to iStream, the League for Innovation's web-based professional development portal.
What stage is your project in?
Operating for 1‐5 years
Tell us about the community that you engage? eg. economic conditions, political structures, norms and values, demographic trends, history, and experience with engagement efforts.
Educators, industry leaders, and others will gather to discuss increasing student access into and success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors and careers.
Share the story of the founder and what inspired the founder to start this project
The introduction of the new STEMtech Conference continues a long-held practice of the League to regularly and routinely evaluate and revise conference offerings. “Excitement is building about the new STEMtech conference,” said League Board Chair Jackson Sasser, president of Santa Fe College in Gainesville, Florida. “STEMtech provides an opportunity for community college technology specialists, CIOs, and other educators who use technology to continue gathering around topics of specific interest to them, while acknowledging the growing importance of STEM disciplines in community college education.”
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Phoenix, AZ, November 18, 2010--The League for Innovation announced today that 1,500 educators and corporate and association leaders from the U.S., Canada, Germany, and Puerto Rico gathered October 31–November 3 in Orlando, Florida, at the League for Innovation’s first annual STEMtech conference. Conference participants discussed how to increase student success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors and careers and strategically use information technology to better serve students, campuses, and communities.
The first annual STEMtech conference was a huge success. The caliber of presenters at the conference was remarkable, with topics ranging from increasing the participation of women and minorities in STEM education to managing IT services during peak demand periods. In conjunction with the conference, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation held a series of discussions designed to showcase effective networking practices. The discussions highlighted how states can learn from one another as they leverage their successes transitioning learners from high school to community college, and ultimately, into the workforce. Dozens of exhibitors were also on hand to demonstrate their latest products and services.
Ed Begley, Jr., best known for his roles in St. Elsewhere, The West Wing, and Living With Ed, a reality show that chronicles how he and his wife live the green life near Los Angeles, California, delivered the opening keynote address. Begley’s strong message encouraged sustainability and environmentally-friendly living practices. Closing keynote speaker Michael C. Lach, Special Assistant, STEM Education, U.S. Department of Education, shared important information about how educators and others can help advance the country's STEM education agenda.
“Our first annual STEMtech conference brought together the best and brightest STEM and information technology professionals,” said League for Innovation President and CEO Gerardo E. de los Santos. “Attending our first annual STEMtech conference was a great way for educators to learn from one another, make new connections, and discover the latest strategies, products, and services.”
How many people have been impacted by your project?
1,001- 10,000
How many people could be impacted by your project in the next three years?
1,001-10,000
How will your project evolve over the next three years?
New Conference Track
The Role of the Arts and Humanities in Furthering STEM Education
Effective methods and techniques to integrate science, technology, engineering, mathematics; humanities; and liberal, fine, language, and physical arts, as well as research into the impact of interdisciplinary approaches to science, technology, engineering, mathematics education.
Sustainability
What barriers might hinder the success of your project and how do you plan to overcome them?
Budgets at educational institutions at all levels are being slashed. STEMtech is available to participants in two formats: on site and online. Online activities will include live streaming of general sessions, track keynotes, and special sessions as well as several webinars. “Providing an online option was at the forefront of planning and developing the format for STEMtech,” said de los Santos. “Those who would like to participate and contribute to an international conference but are unable to do so because of distance or budget constraints will now be able to share and learn through the online option.”
Tell us about your partnerships
More than 120 corporations and organizations have already discovered the benefits of League Corporate Partnership. The League is the number one conduit to more than 750 colleges and their decision-makers. A partnership with the League increase their visibility and name recognition while helping them form relationships that can weave their products into a school's culture and make students lifelong customers.
Current annual budget of project, in US dollars
$250,001‐500,000
Explain your selections
The League is funded through college memberships, corporate partnerships, government and private grants, publications, and conferences.
How do you plan to strengthen your project in the next three years?
Increase participation of middle and high school participants and participants from four-year institutions to increase the number of conversations regarding transitioning students from high school to community colleges to four-year institutions.
Partnerships and Accountability
Please tell us more about how your partnership was formed and how it functions. What specific role does each partner play? What unique resources does each partner bring to the initiative?
The League is an international organization dedicated to catalyzing the community college movement. We host conferences and institutes, develop Web resources, conduct research, produce publications, provide services, and lead projects and initiatives with our member colleges, corporate partners, and other agencies in our continuing efforts to make a positive difference for students and communities.
CEOs from some of the most influential, resourceful, and dynamic community colleges and districts in the world comprise the League's board of directors. These community colleges are joined by more than 800 institutions that are members of the League's Alliance. The League—with this core of powerful and innovative community colleges—serves nationally and internationally as a catalyst, project incubator, and experimental laboratory for community colleges around the world.
How are you building in accountability for students' successful STEM learning outcomes? Please provide a summary and examples.
We do not reach students directly. Our audience is teachers, faculty members, administrators, government, and business and industry.
Needs
Investment, Marketing/Media, Research/Information, Innovation/Ideas.
Please use this space to elaborate on your selection above and/or to add needs that may not be listed.
Money would be used as scholarships for needy teachers and faculty members, for marketing the conference, or to support an advisory board.
Offers
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