Transcript Industry Consortium for Authentic and Relevant Education
ENGAGE-NM
Change Through Collaboration
ENGAGE-NM Mission
Industry, Government, Higher Education, K-12 STEM programs and Workforce Development partnering for a future knowledge workforce for New Mexico
ENGAGE-NM 2008
When: April 25, 2008 Where: NM Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum Partner: NM Stem Alliance Center Partners: Microsoft, Intel, Lenovo, SAS, Lockheed Martin, Fidelity Attendance = 200
What’s Next?
2 nd ENGAGE-NM event When: May 1, 2009 Where: Albuquerque Convention Center 2009 partner: NM Young Researchers’ Banquet and NM RoboRAVE Collaborate with ACI, MSAC ,Project 2012, NM Business Roundtable, Hispano Chamber of Commerce….
,Industry at the forefront “A tripleheader!”
What is unique about ENGAGE-NM?
THE VOICE OF INDUSTRY IS OUR PRIMARY DRIVER OF AGENDA AND PROGRAMMING NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONS ARE INTERESTED IN NEW MEXICO AND COMMITTING RESOURCES TO A FUTURE KNOWLEDGE WORKFORCE (Cisco, Microsoft, Intel, Lenovo, IBM, SAS, Fidelity, Bank of America) INDUSTRY PARTNERING ACROSS THE STATE IN A UNIFIED WAY TO PROMOTE STEM EDUCATION
What must happen next?
• “STEM Seed” money from industry, State and Government to begin the work • Statewide Awareness Campaign • Industry buy-in/partnership for action • Assess industry needs – future job needs in NM (work with NM First and NM Econ. Development)
What can this “seed money” do?
• Fund scholarships to underserved students • Fund awareness campaign for New Mexico • Create internships across the State • Allow access to Virtual mentors, virtual tours of New Mexico museums (disseminated through IDEAL-NM), other mentoring opportunities • Allow for assessment of existing STEM programs • Development of STEM elective modules on IDEAL-NM
Our Partners
• A commitment to move ENGAGE-NM forward • A stateside media campaign partnered with Intel, Project 2012, MSAC, Inquiry Facilitators and statewide partners • A commitment to collaborate with all groups to reach and recruit students into the STEM fields • A commitment of partnership with NM Math & Science Partnership/Project 2012 • A commitment from 3 Research Universities • A partnership with Age Nation/Engage New Mexico!
#7 Public Involvement/the “buzz” May 1 & 2 nd buzz around math & science/STEM #6 Partnerships for Math & Science = ENGAGE-NM #5 Optimizing inquiry #1 Pedagogy of Curriculum – RoboRAVE direct application Of science, tech and math instructional strategies RoboRAVE-real world #2 Professional Development IDEAL-NM – Pre-service teachers attend #3Engineers/ Scientists in the classroom ENGAGE industry Industry roundtables #4Connectivity high bandwidth Demand = Bandwidth!!
ENGAGE-NM
Change Through Collaboration
Dr. Brian Ormand Jamai Blivin Contacts: [email protected]