Wiring The Network For Quality STEM In After-School and

Summer LearningKathy Bihr

Vice President, Programs & Education, Tiger Woods FoundationGerald Solomon

Executive Director, Samueli FoundationJanet Yamaguchi

Vice President of Education, Discovery Science CenterCynDee Zandes

Chief Program Officer, THINK Together

National Funders NetworkFunding Partners

Program & Advocacy

California STEM Learning Network California OST STEM NetworkState Networks

Regional Network OC STEM Initiative

BusinessesParents Teachers Funders Programs

Current PartnersAllergan Foundation

Boeing CompanyBroadcom Foundation

Children and Families Commission of Orange CountyCotsen Foundation

Edwards LifesciencesJP Morgan Chase BankKay Family Foundation

OCTANeOpus Community Foundation

Orange County Department of EducationOrange County United Way

Samueli FoundationThe Boeing Corporation

Tiger Woods Foundation/Learning Center

OC STEM Initiative Networks and Partners

EARLY LEARNING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL HIGHER EDUCATION

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Identifying the Systems

K-12 Formal

K-12 After-school

Informal Science Center

Successful STEM

Collaboration

K-12 school partnership

A strong established

informal science center that

interacts with the after school

program

A local credible influencer to

lead the project. Preferably, more

than one champion in the

community

A strong local funder willing to invest beyond and in addition to the outside

funding

Backbone organization to

support the network (not

necessarily K-12 education)

Five Building Blocks of a Successful STEM in Out-of-School Time Network

OC STEM RISP Logic ModelShort-Term and

Intermediate Outcomes

• Program outcomes: An increase in the intensity, duration and quality of STEM learning opportunities.

• Staff outcomes: An increase in the confidence, competence, and motivation in offering STEM learning opportunities.

• Student outcomes: An increase in engagement, interest, and applied knowledge of STEM content and processes.

• Initiative outcomes: The documentation of promising practices, linking of results to specific STEM in OST models, and the sharing of this information with the field in ways that can effectively guide program improvement and expansion efforts.

Resources

• OC STEM Initiative (Members, community partners, network connections and infrastructure)

• Implementation Partners (Discovery Science Center, Orange County Department of Education, Tiger Woods Learning Center/Foundation, THINK Together)

• Steering Committee (Members, network, expertise)

• CDE Regional Offices

• Informal Science Centers

• Afterschool and Summer STEM Programs

• Existing networks in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange County

• California STEM Learning Network

• California Afterschool Network

Activities Outputs

• Develop Regional Innovation Support Provider (infrastructure, capacity, key partners, communication, project management)

• Develop and implement program support and professional development (program support and professional development delivery model based on three levels of technical assistance)

• Develop and implement Communities of Practice

• Develop STEM resource menu

• Assist in defining effective STEM programs for program implementation/improvement and evaluation purposes

• Number of partners in network

• Number of STEM learning opportunities across counties

• Number of educators engaged in professional development

• Number of members in each Communities of Practice

• Types of STEM resources introduced to counties

• Number of effective STEM programs

• Evaluation findings

• All students possess the requisite STEM skills to be competitive for 21st century jobs in Orange County

• All educators and teachers are provided the tools and support to ensure their students are STEM competent and STEM literate

• Orange County is a leader in STEM workforce competitiveness in California and the United States

Impact

OC STEM Regional Innovation Support Provider (RISP) Network

OC STEM Initiative

San Diego County Office of Education

THINK Together Orange County Department of Education

Discovery Science Center

Tiger Woods Learning Center/Foundation

Afterschool/Summer Programs Districts

K-12 Students

Los Angeles County

OC STEM RISP

California Afterschool Network California STEM Learning Network

Orange County San Bernardino County Riverside County

Informal Science Centers

Regional Offices County Offices of Education Informal Science Centers Community Partners

Key Implementation

Partners

OC STEM RISP Steering CommitteeKey Community Partners/Leaders

Educators

Discussion

Wiring the Network for Quality STEM in After-School and

Summer Learning

For follow-up or questions:CJ Calderon

OC STEM Initiativeccalderon@ocstem.org

949-760-4407