Education Initiative S'T'E'M' Revitalization

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Education InitiativeS.T.E.M. Revitalization

• April 25, 2006

Developed by Rich Rosen, VP, External Bus
Relations Presented by John Parent, Mgr.
Facilities Engineering
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Objectives

• Establish a framework and shared understanding
  for the education aspiration
• Catalyst for Positive Sustainable Change in
  Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Education
  at a National Scale
• Provide foundation for corporate strategic
  planning and resource utilization
• Increase awareness of education signature
  aspiration broaden connections/communications
  among interested staff

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Current Crisis in US Math/Science Education is
Well Characterized

• High school graduation rates declining
• 12th grade math/science performance near bottom
  internationally
• Declining numbers of students entering science
  and engineering fields
• 6 interested in engineering down 33 from a
  decade ago
• By 2010, rates indicate 90 of scientists and
  engineers will be living in Asia
• More than 50 of current US science and
  engineering workforce nearing retirement
• Declining number of prepared math/science
  teachers across the K-12 spectrum
• Current education reform is necessary but
  insufficient

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Significant Battelle Involvement in Education
Philanthropy and Volunteering

• More than 28MM in charitable contributions since
  1999
• Numerous independent regional efforts that
  connect Battelle staff and facilities to teachers
  / students
• Already having impact, and we can do more as a
  positive catalyst for change in education
• Early childhood and K-12
• Encouraging / motivating interest in science /
  technology / engineering / math careers (STEM)

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Battelles Support to Education Is Across a
Portfolio of Impact Areas
Student Achievement
Mentoring and providing curriculum that
helps encourage achievement improves student
outcomes
Teacher Quality and Professional Development
Taking teachers from where they are to being
better prepared for todays classroom
Accountability And Assessment
Establishing and improving systems, performance
metrics, and tools to effectively measure real
impact on students
Retention And Intervention
Keeping students in school engaging high risk
populations and stimulating an interest in math
and science
Education Policy
Serve as a catalyst for positive change in
education In ways that can be replicated
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Distribution of K-12 Programs
Student Achievement
Teacher Quality and Professional Development
Accountability And Assessment
Retention And Intervention
Education Policy
Battelle for Kids
CHA School Meal Progs
Columbus Metropolitan High School
OSU Math/Science Policy
I Know I Can
BNL Science Museum
Natl Acad for Curriculum Leadership
Project Grad
GREEN Institute
Minority Pre-Service
JASON Project
Summer Research Exp
ORNL Phys / Environmental Studies Center
MESA
Oak Ridge High School
Min H/S Apprentice
WA LASER Partnership
Eye Spy _at_ Art Museum
COSI / Inquiry Learning
Invention Convention
Pre-Service Teacher
Girl Scouts / Sci Q
Math/Science Partnership
Ohio Super Computer
Lab Science Prof Dev
First Robotics
Bio for M/S Teachers
Columbus / Corporate
INL Tournament
Nuclear Eng Resource Ctr
BNL
Summer Science Prog
Pre-Service Teacher
INL
H/S Research Prog
Hofstra/BNL STEP
ORNL
CLOUT
SACNAS
ATEEC
NREL
M/S-H/S Science Bowls
Science Honors Acad
PNNL
RnEEW
Teacher Prof Development
UT Academy for M/S
Shadowing Programs
TN Ctr for Ed Excellence
LSTPD
Science Alive
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Catalyst for Positive Sustainable Change in Math
and Science Education at a National Scale

• How do we effectively deliver on our aspiration
  and make a distinctive impact, relative to our
  leveraged resources?

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Catalyst for Positive Sustainable Change in Math
and Science Education at a National Scale

• Steps toward this goal
• Recruit external panel of regional/national
  advisors to shape point of view and best/highest
  use of Battelle
• Create cross-cutting education signature
  leadership team representing all National Lab
  affiliates and BSTI
• Define approach for Battelle senior leadership
  staff to play material role in disseminating and
  modeling the education signature deep into
  culture
• Recruit value-added external university, federal,
  and private sector partners to advance math and
  science initiatives
• Design and implement scalable pilot projects
• Establish mechanisms to communicate and measure
  progress / impact

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Catalyst for Positive Sustainable Change in Math
and Science Education at a National Scale

• To be accomplished through a coordinated
  combination of
• charitable distributions
• engagement of workforce
• leveraged resources and relationships
• partnerships on key regional/national initiatives

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Starting Points

• External Focus Groups
• Recommendations from Key National Studies
• Thought Leaders

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Focus Group Discussion ResultsSeattle, WA
January 19, 2006

• Seeking guidance and perspectives to help shape
  best and highest use of Battelle
• Topics
• Clarifying questions
• How should we engage?
• Who should we be engaging with?
• Local? Regional? National?
• What types of existing initiatives could we
  amplify or accelerate?
• What types of new initiatives could we uniquely
  create or catalyze?
• Lessons learned from past experiences that could
  inform our plans?

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Consistent Themes from Seattle groups

• Broad, articulate advocate productively reframe
  the issues for a national audience a la World is
  Flat
• Amplify current initiatives add innovation to
  implement what the best practice and research
  tells us to do
• Create methods for effective partnerships between
  science/engineering staff in private sector and
  teacher professional development
• Motivate the private sector to get meaningfully
  involved initiate national partnerships

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Starting Points

• External Focus Groups
• Recommendations from Key National Studies
• Thought Leaders

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Gathering Storm Recommendations in K-12 Science
and Mathematics Education

• (A-1) Annually recruit 10,000 science and
  mathematics teachers by awarding 4-year
  scholarships and thereby educating 10 million
  minds
• (A-2) Strengthen the skills of 250,000 teachers
  through training and education programs at summer
  institutes, in masters programs, and Advanced
  Placement and International Baccalaureate (AP
  IB) training programs and thus inspires students
  everyday.
• (A-3) Enlarge the pipeline by increasing the
  number of students who take AP and IB science and
  mathematics courses.

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Tapping Americas Potential The Education for
Innovation Initiative

• Goal Double the number of science, technology,
  engineering and mathematics graduates by 2015
• Build public support for making improvements in
  science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
  performance a national priority
• Motivate U.S. students and adults, using a
  variety of incentives, to study and enter
  science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
  careers, with a special effort geared to those in
  currently underrepresented groups.
• Upgrade K-12 mathematics and science teaching to
  foster higher student achievement, including
  differentiated pay scales for math/science
  teachers
• Reform visa and immigration policies to enable
  the US to attract and retain the best and
  brightest science, technology, engineering and
  math students from around the world to study for
  advanced degrees and stay and work in the US
• Boost and sustain funding for basic research,
  especially in the physical sciences and
  engineering

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Before Its Too Late Report from the Glenn
Commission on Math/Science Teaching for the 21st
Century

• Establish an ongoing system to improve the
  quality of mathematics and science teaching in
  grades K-12
• State needs assessment, summer institutes,
  inquiry groups, leadership training, internet
  portal, nongovernmental coordinating council,
  reward and incentives
• Increase significantly the number of mathematics
  and science teachers and improve the quality of
  their preparation
• Exemplary models for teacher preparation, attract
  additional qualified candidates into teaching,
  create math and science teaching academies
• Improve the working environment and make the
  teaching profession more attractive for K-12
  mathematics and science teachers
• Focused induction programs, district/business
  partnerships to provide broad efforts to create
  professional working environments, more
  competitive salaries

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Starting Points

• External Focus Groups
• Recommendations from Key National Studies
• Thought Leaders

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Working Session
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Discussion Group Guidance

• Strive to maximize generation of unique ideas
• Capture ideas and concepts as completely as
  possible

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Small Group Discussion Topics

• What does it mean to be a catalyst for positive
  change?
• How can we envision connecting our aspiration to
  our current workflow?
• What initiative areas can we envision where we
  can make a difference?
• What are the near term opportunities for action
  that are consistent with these initiative areas?