Needham STEM Smart Agenda

• Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Assistant Director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation
• Greg Bialecki, Secretary, Housing and Economic Development, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Honorable Congressman Joseph Kennedy III
• Richard Miller, President, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

• Moderator: Janice Earle, National Science Foundation
• Panelists: Dale Allen, Quinsigamond Community College; Deborah Boisvert, Broadening Advanced Technological Education Connections, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Kimberly Green, National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium; Mary Wright, Jobs for the Future

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• Digitally Supported Pathways Transitioning Students into  Technical  Education Fields: Ginny Hall and Caroline Christ, Clemson University Center for Workforce Development | View Presentation
• Making Is Learning: Developing Curricula Around Materials Exploration and Tool Literacy: David Wells and Janella Watson, New York Hall of Science | View Presentation 
• Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Implementation  Strategies for STEM Courses: Fenna Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education; James DeLaura, Central Connecticut State University; Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College | View Presentation
• Real-World Externships for Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology: A Bridge for Uniting Education and Industry: Jeffrey Weld, Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council and University of Northern Iowa 
• The STEM Academies at Wheaton High School: Heather Carias and Andrea Robertson-Nottingham, Wheaton High School, Maryland | View Presentation
• Using Universal Design Principles and Assistive Technology to Improve Student Learning and Success: Donna Lange, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology; Samantha Langley-Turnbaugh, University of Southern Maine | View Presentation

Networking (lunch served)
 

• Introduction: Susan Singer, Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation
• Speaker: Jonathan Rothwell, Brookings Institution | View Presentation

Break
Olin College of Engineering Student Expo

• FabNet: Extending the FabLab Classroom: Sonia Amira Bendjemil, University of Virginia (replacing Nigel Standish); Stephen Portz, Triangle Coalition for STEM Education | View Presentation  
• GLOBE CAP: Using Real-World Science to Further College and Career Readiness: Svetlana Darche, WestEd; Erin Fender, College and Career Academy Support Network, University of California, Berkeley | View Presentation
• Health IT Entry Certification: A Rapid-Growth Industry Beckons New Talent: Patricia Dombrowski, Bellevue College | View Presentation
• Strategies to Interest Women and Girls in STEM Programs: Donna Milgram, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Science; Mel Cossette, National Resource Center for Materials Technology Education, Edmonds Community College; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing and Connecticut College of Technology | View Presentation
• The New Tech Network: Transforming Schools into  Innovative Teaching and Learning Environments: Dan Liebert and students, Tech Valley High School, New York; Paul Buck, New Tech Network | View Presentation
• Unlocking the Mathematical Gate: Pathways to and Through College Mathematics: Andre Freeman, Capital Community College | View Presentation

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• Moderator: Deborah Boisvert, Broadening Advanced Technological Education Connections, University of Massachusetts, Boston
• Panelists: Jim Whalen, Boston Properties, Inc.; Jeff Stolz, Integrated Defense Systems, Raytheon Company; Kostian Iftica, Brilliant Geeks; Henk Portier, Engineering Operations (Intern), Raytheon Company