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Tennessee First to the Top Program

STEM Leadership Academy

Tennessee First to the Top Program

STEM Leadership AcademyAgenda• Overview of ORAU• STEM Education Programs• Tennessee in the National Spotlight• Education and the S&T Workforce• Some Things to Think About

Oak Ridge Associated Universities is a . . .. . . University consortium focused on advancing scientific research and education through partnerships

. . . Federal contractor managing the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education for DOE

. . . Partner with UT-Battelle to expand university collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory

ORAU Member Institutions

ORAU programs began in 1946 with continuing missions in education, health and national security:

Enhance our nation’s preparedness for emergencies related to terrorist incidents, natural disasters and health threats

Ensure public trust and confidence in the management of worker, public, and environmental health

Strengthen America's scientific research and education enterprise to enhance global competitiveness

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•Fellowships and scholarships•Internships and research participation•K-12 teacher professional development•Science competitions and other activities–Student Meetings with Nobel Laureates–National Science Bowl® Support•Research, analysis, and assessment

ORAU Science Education Programs Address National Workforce Needs Through: Geographical Distribution of Undergraduate

and Graduate Students, Recent Graduates, and Faculty

Undergraduates

Graduate Students

Recent Graduates(M.S., B.S., 2-year)

Postdoctoral Fellows

College & University Faculty

K-12 Students

K-12 Teachers

Others

1411

946

1518

1571

248

1208

545

253

FY2011 ORAU Program Participants

TOTAL = 7700

In FY2011•More than 1000 U.S. and foreign colleges

and universities were represented by participants

•About $200M in expenditures supported programs for students, educators, and recent graduates

Selected Program Sponsors:

• Oak Ridge National Laboratory• Centers for Disease Control• Department of Commerce• Department of Defense• Department of Energy• Department of Homeland Security• Environmental Protection Agency• Federal Bureau of Investigation• Food and Drug Administration• National Aeronautics and Space Administration• National Institutes of Health• National Science Foundation• Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Academic InstitutionsDOE Complex FacilitiesOther Research and Technology Facilities

2011

More than 330 Universities, Laboratories and Research Centers Host Participants in Science Education/Workforce Development Programs

National Laboratories, Federal Research Centers, and Universities Host Participants

The Center for Science Education

Bringing tomorrow’s science and technology to today’s classrooms

Providing Access to Education, Laboratory Research, and Advanced Technologies

ORAU Uses Science and Technology to Enhance Science and Technology Education

On-line instructional and educational materials

DOE Research to the Classroom

Science Camps

Instructional technologies workshops for teachers

Siemens/Discovery Channel STARs

Extreme Classroom Makeover

Some Recent K-12 Initiatives• Professional Development for STEM Educators

• Science Teachers as Researchers (STARs)• Siemens, Discovery TV, College Board, ORNL, PNL

• ORNL Research to the Classroom• Neutron Science, Harnessed Atom, Material Science,

Simulation, Visualization & Computational Thinking

• Naval Research Laboratory Workshops

• Appalachian Regional Commission

• Instructional Technologies to the Classroom

• Tennessee First to the Top

• STEM Innovation Network

• STEM Academy

• Building a State-Wide Network of STEM Educators

• Create state-wide network of lead teachers

• Identifying and sharing best practice in STEM education

• Extreme Classroom Makeover

• On-line Science and Mathematics Courses

• Research-based Math and science camps for students

The Center for Science Education

Tennessee First to the Top ProgramSTEM Leadership Academy

Who: Over a two-year period, the Tennessee STEM Leadership Academy will recruit 150 teachers and administrators representing Tennessee’s 136 school districts, and will develop a cadre of K-12 STEM teachers and administrators as Academy Fellows acting as liaisons to the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN). Academy Fellows will identify and disseminate information on best practice to teachers and administrators in their districts.

TN Dept. of Education

What: The inaugural Tennessee STEM Leadership Academy is a three-day, high-energy, paid, STEM Leadership Academy. Programs will include innovative practices, communication technologies, and pedagogical approaches to expand active STEM learning environments across Tennessee. The Academy will facilitate the dissemination of best practices from STEM platform schools, TN STEM Hubs and the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN).

Tennessee First to the Top ProgramSTEM Leadership Academy

Why: As STEM efforts are launched across the state, it is important for each school district to share in the lessons and opportunities that STEM disciplines can provide. Each Director of Schools will be asked to nominate someone to represent their school district and stipends will be paid to participants.

Where: Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) in Oak Ridge, TN When: Begins June 26-28, 2012, and continues indefinitely

For more info: Konda Jones at (865) 574-4521 or TSLA@orau.org

Tennessee First to the Top ProgramSTEM Leadership Academy

• 30% high school drop out rate• U.S. is 20th in HS completion rate

• Math and science rankings are low• China has more honors students than the U.S.

has students• Measures of proficiency are inadequate• STEM bachelor’s degrees not increasing• Science Ph.D.s not increasing

• Half awarded to foreign nationals• Engineering Ph.D. degrees are increasing

• Due to foreign national enrollments• ACT reports 78% of HS grads do not meet

readiness benchmarks in math, science, reading and English.

Things to Think About

• Half of U.S. patents are awarded to non-U.S. companies• U.S. S&T salaries are 5 times salaries in India• S&T salaries not significantly higher than those for other professions• S&T unemployment rate is 2-3 times the 40-year average• IMB has been transformed from a company with 5% of its employees from

foreign countries to one in which India alone employs 50%• Bell Labs is now jointly owned with a French firm (Alcatel-Lucent)• IBM’s PC business is owned by a Chinese firm (Lenovo)• China is the world’s top high-tech exporter• U.S. consumers spend more on potato chips than the U.S. government

spends on energy R&D• GE now employs majority of its workers outside of the U.S.• Prediction: By 2020, 95% of engineering work will be done in Asia by Asians• During a recent period in which Los Angeles built 2 high-rise buildings, there

were 5000 built in Shanghai

Things to Think About

“The Gathering Storm increasingly appears to be a category 5 storm.”The National Science Board, Gathering Storm Revisited

“ A paradox exists in the debate over whether there is a shortage of scientists and engineers.”

The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine

“Gentlemen, we have run out of money. It is time to start thinking.”Sir Ernest Rutherford, Nobel Laureate in Physics

Things to Think About

TN Dept. of Education

Congressman Rush Holt, Member of U.S. House of Representatives and Former Director of the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory speaking at the AAAS Forum on STEM education and innovation, June 7, 2012:

“The U.S. is no longer the undisputed leader in manufacturing and innovation. We are still growing in this sector, but the second derivative is the wrong sign. Federal spending on STEM education should not be spread thinly over the entire country. We need to create a few areas where there is a critical mass of teacher talent, scientific talent, industrial talent, legislative talent, … and let the good ideas develop spontaneously.”

Tennessee First to the Top ProgramSTEM Leadership Academy