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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21900.
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Appendix A

Workshop Agenda

NATIONAL SUMMIT ON DEVELOPING
A STEM WORKFORCE STRATEGY

A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Workshop
Funded by the National Science Foundation

September 21-22, 2015
Room 100
Keck Center
500 Fifth Street NW, Washington, DC

Board on Higher Education and Workforce

Themes for the Summit

  • The exploration of new, innovative, and dynamic education and training pathways (and education providers) that lead to college and career success in STEM fields, in addition to the more traditional pathways and education/training providers.
  • Understanding the “voice of the employer” and encouraging stronger college-business partnerships for more effective and sustained two-way communication between business and higher education.
  • Understanding the role of K-12 education in preparing the workforce of the future, and understanding how stronger university-school partnerships can enhance STEM workforce readiness at all levels.
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21900.
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  • Examining current and prospective developments in undergraduate and graduate education and their impact on STEM workforce readiness, including the encouragement of more hands-on, research-based learning, an increased emphasis on both interdisciplinary learning and “team science” at all levels, the desire for more internships, apprenticeships, and traineeships for undergraduate and graduate students.
  • More clearly defining what we mean by a “STEM-capable workforce,” including a recognition that many so-called non-STEM careers still require some level of STEM capability or STEM-savviness.
  • Identifying innovative and effective ways in which federal investments in education and training can enhance STEM workforce readiness.

AGENDA: Day 1, September 21, 2015

7:30–8:00 a.m. Breakfast and informal conversation (Lobby)
8:00–8:15 a.m. Rodney Adkins, Former Senior Vice President for Strategy, IBM Corporation. (Chair of the Summit Planning Committee)
Welcome, introductions, purpose of the Summit
8:15–8:30 a.m. Dr. France Córdova, Director, National Science Foundation
Welcome from the sponsor
8:30–9:15 a.m. Dr. Rush Holt, CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Link Between STEM Education and Workforce Productivity
9:15–9:45 a.m. Kelvin Droegemeier, NSB Vice Chair and Chair of its Science & Engineering Indicators Committee
“Revisiting the STEM Workforce” An overview of the new report of the National Science Board
9:45–10:30 a.m. Dr. Irwin Kirsch, Director of the Center for Global Assessment, Educational Testing Service
“America’s Skills Challenge: Millennials and the Future”
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21900.
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10:30–10:45 a.m. Break
10:45–11:30 a.m.

Panel 1. The student voice and recent graduate voice: “what works—and what doesn’t work—in terms of workforce preparation?”

  • —Thomas Rudin, Director, Board on Higher Education & Workforce National Academies (Moderator)
  • —Abby Estabillo, Electrical Engineering Student at the University of Maryland, College Park.
  • —Kenneth Gibbs, Cancer Research Fellow, National Cancer Institute
  • —Camila Ballesteros, IT Cybersecurity Student, Montgomery College, Maryland
11:30–12:30 p.m.

Panel 2. Key challenges facing U.S. employers in high demand fields

  • —Greg Camilli, Professor of Educational Psychology, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University (Moderator)
  • —Melvin Greer, Chief Senior Fellow and Chief Strategist at Lockheed Martin Information Systems and Global Solutions
  • —Jennifer McNelly, President, Manufacturing Institute
  • —Olivia Khalili, Director, Yahoo for Good, Yahoo, Inc.
  • —Ted Childs, Jr., Founder, Ted Childs, LLC.
12:30–1:30 p.m. Lunch
Keynote Speaker: Freeman Hrabowski, President, UMBC
“What do we mean by ‘STEM-capable’ students and workers?”
1:30–2:30 p.m.

Panel 3. Successful strategies for aligning higher education programs, curricula, and lab experiences with workforce needs

  • —Daniel Atkins, Professor Emeritus of Information, School of Information and Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering, University of Michigan (Moderator)
  • —William Rudman, Executive Director of the AHIMA Foundation, Vice President of Education Visioning for AHIMA, and Representative from the National Network
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21900.
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  • —Sanjay Rai, Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs, Montgomery College, Maryland
  • —Christine Ortiz, Dean for Graduate Education, MIT
2:30–2:45 p.m. Break
2:45–4:00 p.m.

Panel 4. Alternative pathways and alternative providers—helping the new “traditional student” prepare for success in the STEM workforce

  • —Mary Alice McCarthy, Senior Policy Analyst, New America Foundation (Moderator)
  • —Liz Simon, Vice President, Legal & External Affairs, General Assembly
  • —Adam Enbar, President, The Flatiron School
  • —Ruan Pethiyagoda, Chief Strategy Officer, Hack Reactor
  • —Maureen Grasso, Dean of the Graduate School, NC State University
4:00–5:00 p.m.

Panel 5. Focusing on K-12 STEM education and workforce readiness: How do we lay the groundwork early for success in STEM careers?

  • —Russell Rumberger, Professor of Education in the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, UC-Santa Barbara (Moderator)
  • —June Atkinson, Superintendent of Public Instruction, North Carolina
  • —Gary Hoachlander, President, ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career
  • —Jeff Livingston, Former Senior Vice President for Education Policy and Strategic Alliances, McGraw-Hill Education Group
5:00–5:30 p.m.

Brief overview of six high priority themes for federal agency support and investment by the session moderators—to lay the groundwork for tomorrow morning’s breakout group discussions (see details on the following pages and in your agenda books).

Group 1. New/Innovative Pathways: Mary Alice McCarthy and Kim Green

Group 2. Professional Skills or Employability Skills: Rebecca Dernberger

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21900.
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Group 3. STEM Career Awareness: DeRionne Pollard and Russell Rumberger

Group 4. STEM University Faculty Development: Debra Stewart

Group 5. Broadening Diversity: Holly Zanville and Shelley Westman

Group 6. Emerging Priority Content Areas: Daniel Atkins and Greg Camilli

5:30 p.m. Adjourn Day 1
5:30–6:30 p.m. Reception
AGENDA: Day 2, September 22, 2015
8:00–8:30 a.m. Breakfast and informal conversation (Lobby) (Pick up your tent card and go directly to your preferred breakout room at 8:30 a.m.)
8:30–9:45 a.m.

Concurrent Breakout Groups: To discuss, dissect and prioritize topics

Breakout group sessions will be modestly structured to allow for a free-flowing discussion, but with the goal of surfacing key ideas that can guide both public policy strategies and institutional strategies.

Group 1. New/Innovative Pathways—Room 101

Group 2. Professional Skills or Employability Skills—Room 103

Group 3. STEM Career Awareness—Room 106

Group 4. Faculty Development—Room 201

Group 5. Broadening Diversity—206

Group 6. Emerging Priority Content Areas—Room 208

10:00–11:15 a.m. Round 2 of Concurrent New Breakout Groups (same topics and rooms)
11:15–11:30 a.m. Break
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21900.
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11:30–12:30 p.m. Report out from each breakout group on the topics, priorities, and strategies that surfaced during the discussions, as well as the key remaining questions that merit additional research/consideration
12:30–1:15 p.m. Lunch
1:15–3:00 p.m. Full group discussion of priority topics, considerations for federal investment, and identification of remaining questions that merit further research and analysis
3:00 p.m. Meeting adjourns
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21900.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Developing a National STEM Workforce Strategy: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21900.
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The future competitiveness of the United States in an increasingly interconnected global economy depends on the nation fostering a workforce with strong capabilities and skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). STEM knowledge and skills enable both individual opportunity and national competitiveness, and the nation needs to develop ways of ensuring access to high-quality education and training experiences for all students at all levels and for all workers at all career stages.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) holds a primary responsibility for overseeing the federal government’s efforts to foster the creation of a STEM-capable workforce. As part of its efforts in this endeavor, NSF’s Directorate on Education and Human Resources asked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to convene a workshop that would contribute to NSF’s preparation of a theoretical and evidence-based STEM Workforce Development R&D Core Framework. Participants discussed research themes, identified gaps and emerging research opportunities, and recommended refinements in the goals of the framework. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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