EDUCATING FOR AN INNOVATION ADAPTABLE ECONOMY

Melissa Dubois, Ph.D., Director

Innovation is a primary driver of American prosperity…To ensure that innovation and productivity growth continue, more Americans than ever will need to be equipped with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills.

US Senate Joint Economic Committee, 2014

“CEOs Say Innovation Is Most Important Factor For Growth” (Forbes, June 2011)

US scientists deplore ‘innovation deficit’(Financial Times, March 2014)

ECONOMIC RETURN ON STEM INVESTMENTS

+6% Increase in long-run state earnings

+$ 9 billionAnnual increase in personal income

+$1.4 billion Annual increase in state and local government general

tax and fee revenue

Equity

Global Competition

Transforming Education

Individual ProsperityInformed Citizenry

National Security

Improving the Human Condition

Why STEM MattersInnovation and Creativity

Jobs

What are the characteristics, attributes, skills, and dispositions needed to be effective in STEM?

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• “Want to Succeed? Learn to Fail” (The Fiscal Times, Feb 2014)

• Hands-on, open-ended problems, opportunities to fail, iterate

• Role Models Matter (National Girls Collaborative)

• For STEM Learning, Real-World Application Matters (Common Sense Media)

• Integrated, multidisciplinary STEM learning

HOW DO WE PREPARE STUDENTS FOR JOBS THAT DON’T EXIST YET?

Students and Teachers

Industry

Community

STEMOregon Network

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

• Advocate for STEM education

• Talk to your friends, family, neighbors

• Time is Money: Donate your time! YOU can make a difference

• Follow us on STEMOregon.org, Facebook, and Twitter

Questions? Contact me at melissa.dubois@oit.edu