K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas

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Report Release Webinar: K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas

December 11, 2024

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (ET)

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About

The Board on Science Education is pleased to announce the release of the congressionally mandated report K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas. Please join members of the authoring committee for an overview of the report and a discussion of its conclusions and recommendations.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

Lauren Ryan

LRyan@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas, Committee Meeting 2

January 23 - 24, 2024

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Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

The committee on K-12 Rural STEM Education and Workforce Development is hosting their second meeting in Washington, DC. The public sessions will be from 11:00 am to 3:30 pm ET on January 23rd and 11:00 am to 12:30 pm ET on January 24th. Panels on January 23rd will cover definitions of rurality, example state systems, and broadband connectivity and student outcomes. The panel on January 24th will include representatives from the Federal Communications Commission.

Panelists:

Eduard Bartholme: Federal Communications Commission

Jessica Campbell: Federal Communications Commission

Shafiq Chaudhary: New Mexico Public Education Department

David Couch: Kentucky Department of Education

Ellen Ebert: Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Washington State

Keith Hampton: Michigan State University

Ken Johnson: University of New Hampshire

Jesse Longhurst: Southern Oregon University

Doug Paulson: American Institutes for Research

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Katharine Frase (co-chair)
Tiffany Neill (co-chair)
Juan-Carlos Aguilar
Gloria Burnett
Linda Futuro
Rebekah Hammack
Eric Jolly
John McNamara
Audrey Meador
Darris Means
Jessica Sampley
Guan Saw
Mara Tieken

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

• Update committee members on work accomplished since first meeting.
• Gather information from expert speakers.
• Discuss commissioned papers and federal programs scan.
• Develop report outline.
• Assign small group work to be completed before meeting #3.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

January 29, 2024

Contact

LaChelle Thompson

(202) 334-3221
LThompson@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas, Committee Meeting 5

July 17 - 18, 2024

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About

This is the fifth committee meeting of a consensus study on K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas. The committee will hold closed sessions to review the draft report, discuss conclusions and recommendations, and discuss review procedures and the timeline for report completion.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Katharine Frase (co-chair)
Tiffany Neill (co-chair)
Juan-Carlos Aguilar
Brad Barker
Gloria Burnett
Linda Futuro
Rebekah Hammack
Eric Jolly
John McNamara
Audrey Meador
Darris Means
Jessica Sampley
Guan Saw
Stephen Pruitt
Mara Tieken

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Review draft report and discuss remaining work on the report content and storyline.
Discuss commissioned papers.
Work on language for conclusions and recommendations.
Discuss review procedures and timeline for completing the report.
Discuss assignments for completing the report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Draft report outline and chapters.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 25, 2024

Contact

LaChelle Thompson

(202) 334-3221
LThompson@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas, Committee Meeting 4

May 22 - 23, 2024

Past

About

This is the fourth committee meeting of a consensus study on K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas. The committee will hold closed sessions to meet with the commissioned paper authors and meet in small groups.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Katharine Frase (co-chair)
Tiffany Neill (co-chair)
Juan-Carlos Aguilar
Brad Barker
Gloria Burnett
Linda Futuro
Rebekah Hammack
John McNamara
Audrey Meador
Jessica Sampley
Guan Saw
Stephen Pruitt
Mara Tieken

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

• Review written materials and discuss how they fit together to tell a story
• For each report chapter:
o Identify lingering issues
o Discuss major themes
o Discuss punchlines/major takeaways
• Begin to discuss potential recommendations
• Meet with contractors to discuss commissioned papers
• Discuss timeline for completing the report
• Discuss elements of the SOT related to broadband

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Draft chapters of the report.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 30, 2024

Contact

LaChelle Thompson

(202) 334-3221
LThompson@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas, Committee Meeting 3

March 25 - 27, 2024

Past

About

The Committee on K-12 Rural STEM Education and Workforce Development is hosting its third meeting virtually from March 25-27. The public sessions are scheduled for Monday, March 25, from 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm ET; Tuesday, March 26, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET; and Wednesday, March 27, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET.

Panelist:

Monday, March 25th

Patrick Miller, NC East Alliance

Rachel Rosen, MDRC

Tina Wei Smith, Rural Up! Code Academy

Tuesday, March 26th

Janet Stramel, Fort Hays State University

Amy Azano, Virginia Tech

Abraham Lo, BSCS Science Learning

Wednesday, March 27th

Erik Kormos, Ashland University

Ann Lee Flynn, Center for Digital Government

Laurel Ballard, Innovations Management Team

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Katharine Frase (co-chair)
Tiffany Neill (co-chair)
Juan-Carlos Aguilar
Brad Barker
Gloria Burnett
Linda Futuro
Rebekah Hammack
Eric Jolly
John McNamara
Audrey Meador
Darris Means
Jessica Sampley
Guan Saw
Stephen Pruitt
Mara Tieken

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

• Update committee members on work accomplished since second meeting.
• Finalize report outline..
• Assign small group work to be completed before meeting #4.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Draft Outline

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 03, 2024

Contact

LaChelle Thompson

(202) 334-3221
LThompson@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

K-12 STEM Education and Workforce Development in Rural Areas, Committee Meeting 1

November 6 - 7, 2023

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Agenda

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About

The committee on K-12 Rural STEM Education and Workforce Development is hosting their very first meeting in Washington, DC. The public session will be from 1-4:15 pm ET on November 6. During the open session, the committee will engage in conversation with the sponsoring agency—the National Science Foundation, learn more about the development of the legislation from congressional staffers, and hear about high-level overview of the issues in rural STEM education and rural broadband and connectivity issues.

Confirmed Panelist:

Albert Hinman, House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Research and Technology Subcommittee, Congressional Fellow, Democratic
Cate Johnson, House Science, Space and Technology Committee Research and Technology Subcommittee, Staff Director, Republican
Josh Seidemann, Vice President, Policy and Industry Innovation, NTCA
Pam Buffington, Director of Rural STEM Initiatives, Education Development Center, Inc.
Toni Dancstep, National Science Foundation
Victoria Rubin, House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Senior Professional Staff Member

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Katharine Frase (co-chair)
Tiffany Neill (co-chair)
Juan-Carlos Aguilar
Brad Barker
Gloria Burnett
Linda Futuro
Rebekah Hammack
Eric Jolly
John McNamara
Audrey Meador
Darris Means
Jessica Sampley
Guan Saw
Stephen Pruitt
Mara Tieken

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

• Introduced the committee members to each other and to the National Academies.
• Analyzed the study charge and approach.
• Discussed potential audiences and identify topics to address in our report.
• Developed a framework for conducting the study to include a work plan, discussed papers to be commissioned, and began to draft an outline of the report.
• Identified key experts to be invited to future open sessions.
• Formed working groups and assign work to do before meeting #2.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

November 08, 2023

Contact

Beth Cady

(202) 334-2064
ecady@nae.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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