Welcome Education Leadership Teams!

STEM education leaders from across the country are gathering to inspire, collaborate & support your efforts to revitalize STEM education in your school.  Teaching teams will create projects that seek to develop passionate, creative and skilled Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math students through the use of artistry and transdisciplinary teaching methods.
 
School teams are encouraged to prepare a preliminary project idea to compete for mini-grant funds.  During the conference, teams will be given time to consult with a variety of STEM professionals to fine-tune their plans.  At the end of the conference, mini-grant funds will be awarded to the Educational Leadership Teams with the most promising "Transformational Projects".
 
Education Leadership Teams can consist of 3-5 people, and should include a minimum of one teacher and one administrator, as defined below:
 
Classroom teachers:  science, technology, engineering, mathematics, health, career-technical education, service learning, senior project/internships, and anyone interested in cross-disciplinary and differentiated teaching & learning.
 
Administrators:  May include principals, superintendents, curriculum coordinators, technology coordinators, school counselors, board members, and any other members of a schools leadership team.  
 
 
Fees:  The team registration fee of $500 covers the cost of conference attendance for up to five people; all meals and snacks Thursday and Friday; admission to the Ansel Adams exhibit at the Washington Pavilion, and the opportunity to compete for Transformation Project funding.  
* Graduate credit is available for $40 (1 hour / USD).
 
Conference strands will focus on:
  • Transdisciplinary approaches:  Busting traditional silos by creating  lessons that reflect real-life,  and providing inertia for students to start developing interdisciplinary skills that are valued in STEM workplace environments.
  • Project design:  Moving beyond vision to implementation:  identifying cultural barriers, building financial and administrative support, sharing results, evaluating your project, and building sustainability. 
  • Innovations and Transformative Technologies:  Capturing students’ interest with 21st Century Tools that can help us globalize our classrooms and develop students’ creative and critical thinking skills.
  • Regional STEM Resources:  Increasing teacher/student awareness of regional resources, including tips for identifying potential partnerships and defining meaningful projects.