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Developing a Network
Gateways East Bay STEM Network
California State University, East Bay
California STEM Summit
October 15th, 2012
Goals for this meeting
Share history and process from our four years
Successes and cautionary tales
Discuss recruitment and integration of partners
How to make the work actionable
Gateways East Bay STEM Network
Starting a Network: History, Successes, and Cautionary Tales Dr. Stephanie Couch, Executive Director Dr. Pam Comfort, Contra Costa County Office of Education
Gateways Cradle-to-Career Education and Workforce Partnership
Gateways East Bay STEM Network
A leadership hub for regional stakeholders working together to improve educational outcomes in STEM across Alameda and Contra Costa counties in California.
STEM Network
Gateways East Bay STEM Network
The Gateways East Bay STEM Network is 1 of 9 Regional Alliances affiliated with the CA STEM Learning Network
CSLNet is scaling innovations and best practices across the state
STEM Challenges Along the P-20 Education Continuum
K 4 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Transfer
Students start losing ground in math
Algebra 1 is a gatekeeper course for UC and CSU-bound students
Counseling and course placement (math and STEM pathways) cause challenges
Students take the CAHSEE
85% of students are not college ready (per EAP)
Students fail CCC English and math placement tests and require basic skills classes, and fail to complete STEM certificates and degree transfer pathways.
5 7
By this point, students have made decisions about whether science and math are “right” for them
Students failing the CAHSEE* miss 5th-7th grade math concepts
Students take the Early Assessment Program (EAP) test
Students start to question relevancy of what they’re learning in school to their lives
Gateways East Bay STEM Network
Making it Actionable Hilary Dito, STEAM Coordinator, Contra Costa County
Office of Education Beth Yeager, Ph.D, Consultant, Center for Literacy and
Inquiry in Networking Communities (LINC) Gevirtz Graduate School of Education University of California, Santa Barbara
Jackie Shonerd, Region IV After School Specialist, Alameda County Office of Education
2012 – 2013 Areas of Focus
Early STEM Learning
STEM Professional Learning Communities
STEM in Out of School Time (OST) The Power of Discovery: STEM2
Integrated STEM, Career academies/pathways, and Linked Learning (delayed until 2013)
Gateways East Bay STEM Network
Recruiting Partners and Defining Roles Janet Auer, Community Engagement Specialist, Chevron Etta Heber, Director of Education, Chabot Space &
Science Center Robert Curtis, Director, Integrated Middle School Science
Partnership, Alameda County Office of Education, CSU East Bay
Gateways East Bay STEM Network
Contact Information Stephanie Couch – [email protected] Pam Comfort – [email protected] Debi Silverman – [email protected] Hilary Dito – [email protected] Jackie Shonerd – [email protected] Janet Auer – [email protected] Etta Heber – [email protected] Robert Curtis – [email protected]
