Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
Briefs
- 09/21/2007
- Exemplary CTE Districts and Programs with Gary Hoachlander, Executive Director, ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career, Michael Hanlon, Founder, Health Careers Academy at Palmdale High School, California, Michael Owens, Associate Secretary, Adult Education and Workforce Development, Delaware Department of Education, Patrick Savini, Superintendent, Sussex Technical School District, Delaware (Forum Brief)
- 07/20/2007
- The Role of Career and Technical Education in High School Reform: Linking Secondary and Postsecondary Education through CTE with Dr. Laurel Adler, Superintendent, East San Gabriel Regional Occupational Program, West Codiva, CA and Mark Whitlock, CEO, Central Education Center, Coweta County, GA (Forum Brief and webcast)
- 06/22/2007
- The Role of Career and Technical Education in High School Reform: State Efforts to Integrate CTE with Rigorous Standards with Patrick Ainsworth, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary, Postsecondary & Adult Education, California Department of Education, Kathy Oliver, Assistant State Superintendent, Maryland Department of Education, and Alex Harris, Senior Policy Analyst, National Governors Association (Forum Brief and webcast)
- 05/10/2007
- The Role of Career and Technical Education in High School Reform: Career and Technical Education Responding to Industry Needs with Phyllis Eisen, Vice President, The Manufacturing Institute and Executive Director, The Center for Workforce Success, Duane Crum, California State Director, Project Lead the Way (Forum brief and webcast)
- 01/26/2007
- Results from A National Study of Mathematics in Career and Technical Education with Jim Stone, Prinicpal Researcher, University of Minnesota, Joe Fullerton, Program Development Specialist, Lenape Technical School, Ford City, PA, and Jeff Linko, Teacher, Lenape Technical School, Ford City, PA. (Forum)
- 05/19/2006
- Career and Technical Education's Role in High School Reform with the Association for Career and Technical Education (Forum brief)
- 07/21/2003
- Leading Policy and Practice for Online Teaching and Learning, with John Bailey, Director of Instructional Technology, U S Department of Education; Suellen Reed, State Superintendent, Indiana Department of Education, David Driscoll, Commissioner of Education, Massachusetts Department of Education; Andrew Zucker, Researcher, SRI, and Liz Pape, CEO, Virtual High School. Panelists will identify and discuss policy issues around online standards and quality, economy and sustainability of online education, and online learning models. (Forum Brief)
- 10/18/2002
- Florida Virtual School: The Future of Learning?, Virtual instruction is an increasingly common phenomenon: twelve states have established on-line high schools and five others are developing them; 25 states have cyber charter schools, and 32 states have e-learning initiatives underway. (Forum Brief)
- 7/18/2002
- Connecting Kids to Technology: Challenges and Opportunities, cosponsored with the Benton Foundation, the Anne E. Casey Foundation, and the Education Technology Think Tank, with Rep. Major Owens, Tony Wilhelm, Benton Foundation, Felipe M. Floresca, Anne E. Casey Foundation, Ron Skinner, Education Week, and Dr. Ronnie Lowenstein, Education Technology Think Tank. (Forum Brief)
- 11/16/2001
- Great Expectations, The E-Rate at Five: New Models and Policies to Maximize the Impact of America's Investments in Educational Technology with Norris Dickard, Senior Associate,Communications Policy Program, Benton Foundation, Margaret Honey, Director, Center for Children and Technology, Andy Gersick, a Researcher at CCT, and Chris Dede, Timothy E. Wirth Professor of Learning Technologies, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University. (Forum Brief)
- 6/1/2001
- Wakefield High School's Technology Program: Educating for the Future, with Dr. Marie Shiels-Djouadi, Principal; Ms. Monica Olivette, Computer Information Systems and Business Education Teacher; and students from Wakefield High School. (Forum Brief)
- 12/6/1996
- Forum: Educational Technology as a Mechanism for School Reform, with Linda Quinn, Principal-in-Residence, Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education, and Richard Schwab, Dean, School of Education, Drake University. (Forum Brief)
Trip Reports
- 10/5/2006
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State Policy Trip to North Carolina, October 5-6, 2006: STEM and Early College. Highlights from this trip include visits to the School of Health and Life Sciences, Information Technology High School, and Robeson Early College High School, as well as meetings with state legislators and representatives from the Governor’s Office, Department of Public Instruction, Community College System, and the business community. (trip report)
- 10/10/1997
- Integrating Math, Science and Technology in School Reform, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Fairfax County, VA. ("Encore" Trip Report)