Upstate SC STEM Collaborative Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2014

WELCOME!February 28, 2014

University Center of Greenville

Founding PartnersFluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America


Agenda

Welcome & Introductions Collaborative News Upcoming STEM Opportunities 2014 Priorities & Updates Commitment Cards Closing


Vision Statement

Workforce development through the engagement of students and communities in STEM opportunities.


Mission Statement

We will pursue opportunities and possibilities that support our vision and positively impact the culture and future economic success of the Upstate and South Carolina.


Collaborative News

• 3M• Roper Mountain STEMFest• Carver Showcase• Verizon Data Lab• Hughes Academy• SC Alliance• New Carolina• Assistant Superintendents-Spartanburg County


Upcoming STEM Opportunities

• IQ-MS Research Project Showcase-- March 6th

• Free HS engineering program—National Guard

• Education and Business Summit– June 22nd -25th

• STEM Summit Series-- September 29th – 30th

http://www.sccoalition.org

Copyright 2012 S2TEM Centers SC

The Inquiring Minds: Reading to Learn and Innovate in Mathematics and Science research project is made possible by a grant from Boeing South Carolina, with matching funding from BMW Manufacturing Co. and the state of South Carolina.


Research Aim 1: Improved Teacher Practice

Research Aim 2: Increased Student Achievement in ELA Informational Text

Research Aim 3: Increased Student Achievement in Mathematics and Science


IQ-MS Support System


LEARNING EXCHANGEReading to Learn & Innovate in Math & Science

Thursday, March 6, 20149:00 – 3:00

Summit PointeSpartanburg

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-exchange-reading-to-learn-and-innovate-in-mathematics-science-tickets-10184178151


Priorities for 2014

STEM Asset Map “Pensioneers” Mobile STEM Lab Upstate STEM Festival

Launching in

early 2014!


Speakers Bureau of Retired Engineers &

Scientists


Science on the Move


Upstate STEM Festival


“The direction in which education starts a man will

determine his direction in life.”

Plato

Commitment Cards


Future 2014 Meeting Dates:

March 21st

April 18th

May 16th

June 20th

July 18th

August 15th

September 19th

October 17th

November 21st

December 12th

Upstate SC STEM Collaborative Meeting Minutes - February 28, 2014

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