1. WELCOME! February 28, 2014 University Center of Greenville Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America

2. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Agenda  Welcome & Introductions  Collaborative News  Upcoming STEM Opportunities  2014 Priorities & Updates  Commitment Cards  Closing

3. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Vision Statement Workforce development through the engagement of students and communities in STEM opportunities.

4. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Mission Statement We will pursue opportunities and possibilities that support our vision and positively impact the culture and future economic success of the Upstate and South Carolina.

5. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Collaborative News 3M Roper Mountain STEMFest Carver Showcase Verizon Data Lab Hughes Academy SC Alliance New Carolina Assistant Superintendents-Spartanburg County

6. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Upcoming STEM Opportunities IQ-MS Research Project Showcase-- March 6 th Free HS engineering program—National Guard Education and Business Summit– June 22 nd -25 th STEM Summit Series-- September 29 th – 30 th http://www.sccoalition.org

7. Copyright 2012 S 2 TEM Centers SC The Inquiring Minds: Reading to Learn and Innovate in Mathematics and Science research project is made possible by a grant from Boeing South Carolina, with matching funding from BMW Manufacturing Co. and the state of South Carolina.

8. Copyright 2012 S 2 TEM Centers SC Research Aim 1: Improved Teacher Practice Research Aim 2: Increased Student Achievement in ELA Informational Text Research Aim 3: Increased Student Achievement in Mathematics and Science

9. Copyright 2012 S 2 TEM Centers SC IQ-MS Support System

10. Copyright 2012 S 2 TEM Centers SC IQ-MS Support System

11. Copyright 2012 S 2 TEM Centers SC LEARNING EXCHANGE Reading to Learn & Innovate in Math & Science Thursday, March 6, 2014 9:00 – 3:00 Summit Pointe Spartanburg https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learning-exchange-reading-to-learn- and-innovate-in-mathematics-science-tickets-10184178151

12. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Priorities for 2014  STEM Asset Map  “Pensioneers”  Mobile STEM Lab  Upstate STEM Festival

13. Launching in early 2014!

14. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Speakers Bureau of Retired Engineers & Scientists

15. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Science on the Move

16. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Upstate STEM Festival

17. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America “The direction in which education starts a man will determine his direction in life.” Plato

18. Commitment Cards

19. Founding Partners Fluor ~ GE Power & Water ~ Michelin North America Future 2014 Meeting Dates: March 21 st April 18 th May 16 th June 20 th July 18 th August 15 th September 19 th October 17 th November 21 st December 12 th