1. STEM in Our Community Open House - August 4, 2012 Dat Nguyen APACAF

2. What Is STEM? Primarily, but more ….

3. … STEM and Humanities Environment Education Entertainment Culture Broader Implication of STEM

4. The Role of STEM in the 21 st Century “The primary driver of the future economy will be largely derived from advances in science and engineering... 4% of the nation’s workforce is composed of scientists and engineers who creates jobs for the other 96%.” – Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited, 2010 Societal and Environmental Challenges: Pandemics and diseases Climate change Lack of clean water Overconsumption of resources Sustainability Economic Prosperity & National Security DoD’s Interests

5. Troubling Signs for the Nation: Knowledge & Human Capital

6. Troubling Signs for the Nation: K-12 Education Source: PISA 2009 Results, 2010 Expenditure: ~$600B/year Performance: (Below) Average

7. Our Community Can We Do Better? “The educational attainment of Hmong, Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans is lowest among Asian American ethnic groups and similar to those of Latinos and African Americans.” – A Community of Contrasts, 2011 “The educational attainment of Hmong, Cambodian, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans is lowest among Asian American ethnic groups and similar to those of Latinos and African Americans.” – A Community of Contrasts, 2011

8. PCAST’s Recommendations Create opportunities for inspiration outside the classroom Address the math-preparation gap between college and high school Diversify pathways to STEM careers

9. Impending Legislation Startup Act 2.0 To Create Jobs To Revise High-skilled Visa Policy STEM Master Teacher Corps To train 10,000 elite STEM teachers To jump start with Teacher Incentive Fund National Focus: STEM Workforce & Education

10. SSTEM – Scouting and STEM Organization Leaders Educators STEM Professionals Proposed Activities Merit Badges STEM Games & Contests Public Awareness Special Classes STEM-related Projects Lab Visits Peer Mentoring Formulate Inspire, Engage, Excel

11. SSTEM – Scouting and STEM Proposed Activities Illustration Scout AwardsSTEM Merit Badges STEM Games & ContestsContests in math, sciences, … Public AwarenessNews & media communications Special ClassesShort special topics courses STEM-related ProjectsProjects in sciences, digital humanities Lab VisitsUniversity, national labs Peer MentoringCareer advice; peer tutoring Inspire, Engage, Excel

12. 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills Education, Work, Civic Participation Source: Education for Life and Work, NAP 2012

13. SSTEM – Scouting and STEM This APACAF’s program extends SATonSat We look for many volunteers o Educators o STEM professionals/experts o Support staff We seek partnership with o Business, Industry o National Labs, Professional Societies, Nonprofits Contact: www. sstem.org; info@sstem.org

14. SSTEM – Scouting and STEM