Spring 2022 STEM Learning Ecosystems
Community of Practice Convening
Bay City, Mich. / June 20 – 22, 2022
Schedule of events
New Ecosystem Orientation
Opening and Welcome – Jeremy Shorr, Jan Morrison, TIES – General Welcome
(Welcome to new LC2 – New Ecosystems )
It’s Been a Long Time…And We’re Baaack!
Elbow Bump Your Neighbor, Get Ready to Meet the Newest Members of the SLECoP Family and Get Ready for an Amazing Few Days of Learning, Fun and Inspiration.
“TITLE” – Louie Lopez, director DOD STEM.
The Voices of the Next Generation: Chief Science Officers
Today’s student STEM leaders have questions for all of us. They will also issue some big charges and challenges for STEM leaders.
Draw Your Future
Develop and plan your Ecosystem’s work for the coming year with creative and visual guidance.
CS and Inclusion by Broadcom
Learn how to use CS to drive inclusion in your communities.
People, Planet, Prosperity by Dow
Two of our nation’s leading companies will share key messages to unite all of us for shared, common goals.
Consumers Energy
Monday Evening Sessions 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
- Multiple Tracks: “NASA’s Mission for All” | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
- Prosperity: “Forging the Future Through Local STEM” | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
- Multiple Tracks: “ Creating Structure Through Statewide and Regional STEM Hubs” | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
- People: Embarking on a Scaling for Equity Journey:Pitfalls to Avoid and People to Embrace Along the Way
- People: “UnCommission 100Kin10” | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
- Multiple Tracks: “Measure STEM” | 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Welcome to Bay City, Michigan
Learn about everything our host city has to offer. And there’s a lot!
Food Trucks and Adult Recess, Drone Racing, Planetarium Shows and More.
Breakfast and Ecosystem Lead Session
Developing a new normal for STEM Learning Ecosystems
Grand Ballroom B
Breakfast for field trip participants
Grand Ballroom A/D
Breakfast for attendees who have selected morning breakout/E2E sessions
Load Buses for field trip participants
Networking Time/Travel Time/Vendor Time
Tuesday Morning Sessions
Tuesday Morning Field Trips 8:45 AM -11:45 AM:
- People: Mid-Michigan Children’s Museum
Learn about access and equity, business engagement, parent engagement and ideas for robust out-of-school time programming.
- Planet: Delta College
Learn how to expand STEM and sustainability through educational initiatives and strong partnerships.
- Prosperity: Bay-Arenac ISD Career Center
A new look at talent development through high impact partnerships.
Block 1 Sessions 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
- Prosperity: “High School STEM 2D Bridge to Employment”
- People: “Large-Scale STEM Impact”
- People: “Personalized Learning and STEM”
- Multiple Tracks: Agilities In Action-Draw Your Future PT 1
- Multiple Tracks: “Broadcom/Raspberry Pi Breakout” PT 1
- Multiple Tracks: “What’s Love Got to Do with It: Lessons in Sustainability from a 29-Year Old Ecosystem”
- Prosperity: “Texas-Sized STEM Framework and Toolkit”
- Planet: “Open SciEd”
- Multiple Tracks: Agilities In Action-Draw Your Future AM PT 2
- Multiple Tracks: “Broadcom/Raspberry Pi Breakout” PT 2
- Multiple Tracks: “Out of This World STEM Careers” PT1
- People: Storytelling in STEM – E2E
- People: “Tallo”
- Multiple Tracks: “Collaborative, Community-Based Science”
- People: “Eduscape”
- People: Sports is the Epicenter of STEM and a great way to score for your Ecosystem. NEO STEM + the Cleveland CAVS (Part 1)
- Multiple Tracks: “Out of This World STEM Careers” PT2
- People: Beit Shean EcosySTEM Abstract
- Planet: “Global Gardens”
- Prosperity: BlocksCAD: Creative coding and math in a 3D environment
- People: “A Presentation from Pitsco Education”
- People: Sports is the Epicenter of STEM and a great way to score for your Ecosystem. NEO STEM + the Cleveland CAVS (Part 2
Travel Time/Team Time/Networking Time
What are funders interested in supporting? Lunch/Sponsor Interaction/Vendor Interaction
Load Buses for field trip participants
Travel Time/Team Time/Networking Time
Tuesday Afternoon Field Trips 1:45 PM – 4:45 PM
Field Trips:
People: Saginaw Valley State University
Investigate how large institutions build meaningful connections across disciplines and demographics to create enriching experiences for learners at all levels.
Planet: Chippewa Nature Center
Learn about place, project, problem, and partnership-based STEM education.
Prosperity: Nexteer Automotive
Let’s develop a workforce for the 4th Industrial Revolution!
E2E Workshops:
- Prosperity: “Broaden Your Impact – Ecosystem to Ecosphere” Part 1
- People: Elevator Pitch Boot Camp
- Planet: “Building a Framework for Sustainability Initiatives”
- Planet: “Consumers Energy-Employer Driven Talent Pipeline Management”
- People: “First, Not Everyone Is At The Table & Second, None of This Happens In A Vacuum”
- Multiple Tracks: “Building Networks for Student Success in STEM”
- Prosperity: “Broaden Your Impact – Ecosystem to Ecosphere” Part 2
- Multiple Tracks: “Educational Enrichment Through Shared Leadership in a Diverse Community”
- People: Leveraging First Robotics to build community coalitions, Foster Resilience and Address Community Needs Part 1
- People: “Youth Leadership and Mentorship from and for the Community” Part 1
- People: Business Partnership Development Bootcamp
- Multiple Tracks: “COVID Adaptations = Better Ecosystems”
- Multiple Tracks: “LabXChange”
- People: gROW Rowing STEM – Applied Sport Science
- People: Leveraging First Robotics to build community coalitions, Foster Resilience and Address Community Needs Part 2
- People: “Youth Leadership and Mentorship from and for the Community” Part 2
- People: “DNA Narratives”
- Planet: Verizon-Climate Justice
Travel Time/Team Time/Networking Time/Vendor Time
Team Time/Networking Time/Dining
Opportunity to observe Governor Whitmer’s Michigan STEM (MiSTEM) Advisory Council’s priority- setting open meeting.
Description – Governor Whitmer’s Michigan STEM (MiSTEM) Advisory Council will host their priority setting open meeting during the STEM Ecosystems June 2022 convening. The MiSTEM Council annually makes recommendations to the Governor, Legislature, and the MI Department of Education concerning changes to the statewide STEM strategy adopted by the Council for delivering STEM education-related opportunities to pupils. A summary of the data collections from the previous year activities will be used to inform changes needed for the next budget cycle. These priorities determine the spending of $7,634,300 for STEM programming to increase student proficiency in STEM subjects and increase the number of pupils who are primed to be successful in STEM fields. This is a critical effort towards meeting our state goal of having 60% of Michigan’s workforce with a postsecondary credential by 2030.
Elevator Pitch Boot Camp
Messaging or telling the story (for any type of funder)
Messaging from Strategic Advisory Council leaders on why their organizations invest in the SLECoP
Outline of Session
- Intro – Reginald McGregor, Rolls Royce
- Who are you (locally, nationally, mission, vision, your key partners, your sustainment etc)?- Casey Welch, Tallo
- What is the message – Engagement not gifting – David Turner, Siemens
- How to do it – Crafting your Message – Paula Golden, Broadcom
Policy Panel Discussion
How do we position STEM to solve our greatest challenges? Interactive session.
Discussion Groups and Working Sessions
- Forging the future through the Strengthening STEM Ecosystems Act.
- Leveling the playing field by ensuring broadband access for all.
- Discussing strategies to lead STEM Ecosystems boldly forward.
- Developing a policy agenda and seeing policy in action.
MiSTEM Advisory Council to the Governor Discussion
Read more here.
Revisiting Draw Your Future
Flashtalks on What the SLECoP Has to Offer Between Convenings
Convening Survey and Closing – And in 2023, we will be…
Access and Equity, Business Engagement, Parent Engagement and Ideas for a Robust Out- of-School Time (OST) Network
Join us for a hands-on informative session at the Mid Michigan Children’s Museum where you will see fun and engaging displays that also serve as early career exploration activities. Find out how a robust OST network has been established and learn about projects that you can duplicate such as a STEM Passport, Access and Equity Mini-grants, partnerships with a parent network, 3D virtual field trips, STEM calendar collaborations, Million Girl Moonshot activities and more.
Mid Michigan Children’s Museum
Developing a Workforce for the 4th Industrial Revolution
We are at the forefront of a new revolution in industry, every bit as momentous as the invention of the steam engine, mass production of the automobile, computers and the internet, and now robotics, flexible manufacturing, and artificial intelligence. In this field trip, you will see how LIFT, a Detroit-based research and learning lab, the Saginaw Intermediate School District, and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers have implemented programs that lead to industry recognized certifications to prepare the “4IR” Workforce. In this session, you will learn how to connect with national organizations who are passionate in their support of schools developing students for new jobs, in this new economy.
Nexteer Automotive
Thank you to our overall initiative funders:
Thank you to our Convening Sponsors and Funders
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COVID-19 Policy
The STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice is vigilant in following state and federal guidelines regarding COVID protocols for larger meetings. The SLECoP has worked hard with the host Ecosystem to ensure that there are spaces for all to remain healthy, indoors and out. As always, the SLECoP must make financial commitments for the event to happen and therefore will not be able to issue refunds if you are unable to attend. Thank you so much for your understanding.