Lt. Gov. Tim Murray's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education council is seeking your input on how the state can best promote student and teacher interest in STEM education.
15 of the 20 fastest growing careers fall into a STEM category, and it is essential for Massachusetts to grow and sustain a STEM-savvy workforce.
UMass will be holding the sixth STEM Summit on Oct. 20 in Sturbridge. In the meantime, if you have suggestions on how to get students and teachers interested in STEM education, please submit your thoughts on this blog's comment section.
Thanks!
-- The Tim Murray Team
15 of the 20 fastest growing careers fall into a STEM category, and it is essential for Massachusetts to grow and sustain a STEM-savvy workforce.
UMass will be holding the sixth STEM Summit on Oct. 20 in Sturbridge. In the meantime, if you have suggestions on how to get students and teachers interested in STEM education, please submit your thoughts on this blog's comment section.
Thanks!
-- The Tim Murray Team
Hi Tim,
I saw your call for comments on Facebook and thought I'd weigh in. I've been speaking with a number of parents and educators recently about the need for curriculum that inspires children and young adults to seek, secure and perform work that is meaningful to them.
Much like Junior Achievement filled a void like this in the past, we need something that compels students to actively engage in - and enjoy - determining and reaching their career and life goals.
I've got some ideas about how to help students and teachers explore the connection between natural talents and interests to real work opportunities and to help them create a plan for achieving their goals.
For STEM in particular, it's important for teachers and students to know that jobs which require backgrounds in science, technology, engineering and math are much farther reaching than lab coats and pocket protectors (no offense to the lab coat and pocket protector set - we need you!!).
But how impactful would it be to start with students' natural talents and interests, pair those with real jobs like animation, music, social media marketing, video game production - those with a bit of "cache", and draw the connection to STEM education as a way to realize those possibilities.
If it's of interest, I'd love to share an outline for a workshop that supports those goals.
I can't believe the incredible opportunity that education and research have to potentially provide the region with positive programs.
We need to seize these opportunities in order to provide both scientific and workforce advancement. Please work on behalf of the region.
Hey Tim, stay tuned for the "All Cape STEM Symposium" coming soon to Mashpee Massachusetts.
Talk to you soon, Mike