NEXT STEPS IN SUPPORT OF STATES

Building Capacity for State Science Education

First…

Thank you!

Continue to foster collaborations:

Nation building for messaging Explore and produce exemplar videos

Practices CCC

STEM as part of the frameworkCTE workforce development

Aligned content with STEM subjects College & Career readinessDevelop research questionsTeacher prep with frameworkNon-lead state perspectiveLessons learned from the implementation

Why Wait?

Create opportunities for states to work collaboratively Geographic region? Lead states?

Small group prior to September - ASAPWhat are the specific tools we need right

now? Create a timeline for tools release based upon the need. Build a materials evaluation tool based on Framework. Put finishing touches on tools

March at CSSS?

Other Suggestions

BCSSE Page on the CSSS webpageHow do we actually collaborate and

communicate with other statesConsider conferences and how do we get the

vision of the Framework BCSSE forward

Next Conference

Sharing successes from states…create a vehicle for that sharing

Professional DevelopmentPolitical awareness how to get the right

people to promote the workBuild breakouts based think alike groups (i.e.

business, informal)Embrace informal educators in the next

conference.

Final Thoughts

Thank you, once again to our sponsors Burroughs Wellcome, NCSMT, Merck Institute for

Science Education, GlaxoSmithKline, SAS, and Keenan Fellows

Thank you to the audio visual team – Event.com

To Lori Hedrick and Nicole PaulsonTo Brett Moulding and Jean MoonTo all the presenters

Most Importantly

To all of you!For your hard workFor your passion for science and engineering

For your energy And for remembering…

It’s about the kids! All kids!!!