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K-12 STEM Education Policy ConferenceTuesday, July 12, 2011 at 12:30 PM - Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 4:00 PM (ET)Washington, DC |
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Join your colleagues for this 1 ½ day conference and learn more about the rapidly changing Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education policy landscape from influential federal policymakers and national education leaders before heading to Capitol Hill for meetings with your elected representatives.
Starting on Tuesday, July 12 at 12:30 pm, a panel with speakers from the federal agencies will discuss their top STEM initiatives and answer questions from participants. This will be followed by a panel with Congressional staff who will discuss current STEM related legislation, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and what's ahead in the 112th Congress. A panel of Washington insiders will discuss the political landscape and help participants prepare for Congressional visits the next day. The next day, July 13, participants will travel to Capitol Hill to meet with their members of Congress in the House and Senate (meetings must be scheduled prior to the event)
Who Should Attend?
- STEM educators
- Administrators
- Researchers
- Publishers and Instructional Material Providers
- STEM professionals
- Anyone interested in the future of STEM education
Registration for the conference is $60. Participants are responsible for transportation costs and their lodging in Washington DC.
When & Where
Westin City Center
1400 M Street NW
Washington,
DC 20005
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 12:30 PM - Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 4:00 PM (ET)
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Hosted By
National Science Teachers Association
This conference is being hosted by the National Science Teachers Association, the American Chemical Society, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, the STEM Education Coalition, and the Hands-on Science Partnership.
Hello. Thanks for your interest in the K-12 STEM Education Conference. Please note that we have changed the venue for the conference, it will now be held at the Westin City Center, 1400 M Street, NW, Washington DC 20005
K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Education Policy Conference
Sponsored by: National Science Teachers Association; American Chemical Society; National Council of Teachers of Mathematics; International Technology and Engineering Educators Association; the STEM Education Coalition; and Hands-On Science Partnership
Washington, DC (Westin City Center, 1400 M Street NW, Washington DC 20005)
July 12-13, 2011
Conference Agenda (tentative)
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Morning travel for participants
12:30 p.m
Welcome and Opening Remarks:John Holdren, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) (invited); Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) (invited)
From the Inside Looking Out: Federal Education Initiatives that Target STEM Education Reform and Success
The Obama Administration has made STEM education a national priority. Invited speakers from the U.S. Department of Education and the White House Domestic Policy Council will discuss their top STEM initiatives and answer questions from participants.
Steve Robinson, White House Domestic Policy Council (confirmed)
Michael Lach, Special Assistant for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education, U. S. Department of Education (confirmed)
Capitol Hill Staff Panel
Will they or won’t they? Key Hill staffers will answer questions about efforts to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (No Child Left Behind) and how it will affect STEM education, discuss the current climate in Congress and what Congress thinks about STEM education, and examine what’s ahead for the recently reauthorized America Competes.
Invited Panelists:
Peter Zamora, office of Sen. Bingaman (confirmed)
Jamie Fasteau -- Senior Education Policy Advisor (Minority Staff) U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor (confirmed)
Lindsay Hunsicker Senior Education Policy Advisory, Senate HELP Committee (confirmed)
Perspectives on STEM Legislation from Stakeholder Groups
During this session, panelists will present a legislative update on current STEM legislation and distribute and discuss talking points to participants for their Congressional visits the next day.
Panelists:
James Brown, STEM Education Coalition
Jodi Peterson, National Science Teachers Association
Della Cronin, Washington Partners
Meeting your Member of Congress
Following the panel discussion, participants from the same geographical location will be grouped and asked to have an interactive dialogue on what they heard during the day and how they can use that information for their Congressional visit. The groups will then do some role playing that will simulate an actual Congressional meeting. Participants will be asked to use what they have learned, including the talking points presented at the session, during the role playing to prepare for the scheduled meetings on July 13.
Networking Reception
Participants are invited to discuss the day’s events and gear up for Hill visits the next day during this network cocktail reception, sponsored by Hands-on Science Partnership.
At the beginning of the reception S. James Gates Jr. , a member of the Presidents's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, will speak to attendees about the PCAST report Prepare and Inspire: K-12 Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for America's Future, submitted to President Obama in September 2010.
Wednesday: July 13, 2011
Capitol Hill meetings with Participants and their elected Representatives.