6. Avatar, Star Wars: Episode 2,
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban, Lord of the Rings, The
Passion of the Christ, Spider-
Man 2, The Matrix, Pirates of the
Caribbean, Black Hawk Down,
Star Trek Nemesis, AI, Jimmy
Neutron, Jurassic Park III, Spy
Kids, Charlie’s Angels, The
Gladiator, Red Planet, Titanic
Tim
Jenison
9. Richard V. Butler, Ph.D.
Mary E. Stefl, Ph.D.
Trinity University
SFBR is home to the world's
largest computer cluster devoted to
statistical genetic analysis.
Home of military
medicine.
2005
13. First VLSI
implementation
of the IEEE
802.11b wireless
LAN protocol
known as Wi-Fi
(Michael Fischer,
Intersil)
Very large-scale integration allowing over 100,000 transistors on a
14. SwRI
SFBR
Founder Thomas
Baker Slick Jr. -
businessman,
inventor, oilman,
rancher,
engineer,
philanthropist,
peacemaker,
adventurer, and
visionary.
Tom Slick Professorship of World Peace at the University of Texas
Institute for
Inventive
Research, 1949,
Reader’s Digest,
1000 a week,
Circus Tent, 114
Viable
Mind
Science
Foundation
15. General Bernard
Schriever
Feb. 19, 1957
Inaugural Air Force Office of
Scientific Research
Astronautics Symposium in
San Diego.
Commander of Western
Development Division
Headquarters
Charles Wilson
24. PREP
Purpose
To provide a challenging academic
program designed to motivate and
prepare middle and high school
students for success in advanced
studies leading to careers in science,
technology, engineering or math fields.
25. 25
HISTORY
Founded by Dr. Manuel Berriozábal in 1979
TexPREP established in 1986
Proyecto Access established in 1997
(PREP-USA)
First PREP Class
Components
Academic
Career
Mentoring
26. 26
MODEL
Seven week summer program
Four year curriculum
Program Assistants/Mentors
Texas Education Agency credit
Career Speakers
Field trips
Scholarships
27. 27
CORE CURRICULUM
Year 1
Logic and Its Applications to Mathematics
Introduction to Engineering
Year 2
Algebraic Structures
Introduction to Physics
Year 3
Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Introduction to Technical Writing
Year 4
Water Science
Introduction to Computer Science
28. 28
CORE CURRICULUM (CONT.)
Year 4
Sites in Houston, Laredo, San Antonio,
Ft. Worth and Lubbock offer a 4th
year curriculum
All Years
Topics in Problem Solving
Career Component
Research and Study
Field Trips and Projects
Program Evaluation
University PREP
San Antonio – College Credit
Student’s projects are displayed at the Houston
PREP Annual Engineering and NASA Days
29. TexPREP SITES
SAN ANTONIO
• University of Texas at San Antonio
(1604 & Downtown Campuses)
• St. Philip's College Southwest Campus
• Palo Alto College
• Texas A&M San Antonio
• San Antonio College
• Northwest Vista College
• Northeast Lakeview College
• University of the Incarnate Word (DEC)
• St. Mary's University
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Laredo
Edinburg Harlingen
Ft. Worth
Austin
Arlington
Houston, Bay City
Brownsville
McAllen (3)
Victoria
Dallas
Lubbock
2,251 Students in 2007
2,985 Students in 2008
3,474 Students in 2009
4,026 Students in 2010
4,000 Students in 2011
3,600 Students in 2012
DALLAS
El Centro College
Richland College
Mountain View College (2008)
Eastfield College (2008)
Cedar Valley College (2008)
Brookhaven College (2010)
Northlake College (2012)
University of Texas Dallas (2009)
University of North Texas Dallas (2009)
FORT WORTH
Texas Wesleyan Univ.
Tarrant County Northwest
Odessa
30. 30
TexPREP RESULTS
Follow-up survey from 2012 indicates:
73% go to college
56% graduate from college
75% of the college grads are members of minority groups
44% of the college graduates are science, mathematics, or
engineering majors
69% of the science, mathematics, and engineering
graduates are members of minority groups
Overall Minority and Gender Results (1979-2010):
81% under-represented minorities
53% women
38% economically disadvantaged
31. 4 S 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 S
(S=Summer)
PREP-USA
Prefreshman Engineering Program Strategy
9 S 10 S 11 S 12 Univ.
PREP
I II III
Systems Academy For
Young Engineers &
Scientists
• Systems Thinking / Dynamic
Modeling
• Robotics
• Projects
Elementary School
Middle School
• PREP IV – Advanced Science & Engineering
• Systems Thinking / Dynamic Modeling
• Information Security / Gaming
• MedPREP (MAHPA)
• University PREP (summer)
High School
PREP PhD
Doctoral Track
(Proposed)
Grade
32. American STEM Alliance
The Hispanic STEM Initiative is a network of stakeholder
groups and organizations that emerged from a working group
that convened at a conference on the subject of the American
Competitiveness Initiative at the University of Texas at El Paso
in April 2007.
Launched in March 2009 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the
purpose of the Hispanic STEM Initiative is to form strategic
alliances between stakeholder groups and organizations in
order to maximize education outcomes for Hispanic students in
the STEM disciplines, all along the education range.
It was established as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization in
2011 and convened its first meeting of the Board of Directors in
Oakland, California in October of that same year.
Background
33. American STEM Alliance
Board of Directors
Mike Acosta – Chairman
National President
Society of Mexican American Engineers and
Scientists (MAES)
El Paso, TX
Adam Chavarria – President
Hispanic STEM Initiative
Corpus Christi, TX
Nora Ramirez – Secretary
Past President
TODOS: Mathematics for All
Tempe, AZ
Dr. Rudy Reyna – Treasurer
Executive Director
PREP-USA
San Antonio, TX
Maria Esther Lopez
Director, Institutional Advancement & Latino
Leadership Connections Project
El Valor
Chicago, IL
Dr. Michael Marder
Co-Director, UTeach
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
Diana Gomez
Chair
AHETEMS
Los Angeles, CA
Jorge Haynes
Senior Director, External Relations
California State University System, Office of the
Chancellor
Long Beach, CA
David Valladolid
National President & CEO
PIQE-Parent Institute for Quality Education
San Diego, CA
Dr. Oscar F. Porter
Executive Director
Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement
(MESA)
University of California Office of the President
Oakland, CA
34. What is needed is a bold, new effort that
mobilizes stakeholder groups and
organizations in a collaborative way that
leverages their combined assets to accelerate
positive education outcomes and fulfill the
nation’s need for talent in the STEM fields.
American STEM Alliance
35. American STEM Alliance
Objectives are to increase:
1. number of qualified math and science
teachers in our classrooms
2. number of informed Hispanic parents and
families involved in their children’s education
3. number of Hispanic high school graduates
academically prepared to undertake the rigors
of a college education, and;
4. number of Hispanic college graduates ready to
pursue careers in the STEM fields.
36. Multi-level STEM Alliances – Stockton, CA
Stockton Unified School
District
University of the Pacific
• MESA
• PIQE
• PREP-USA
• MAES
Stockton, CA
Dr. Rudy Reyna
Executive Director
PREP-USA
Lead Partner
37. Career &
Workforce
Development
Programs
Early Childhood
• Quality Child Care
• Reading, Math, Science
• Cognitive
Development
• Involve Parents/Family
High School
• Academic Preparation in
Math & Science
• Advanced Placement
• Graduation
• Effective Teachers
College
• Enrollment
• Persistence
• Completion
• STEM Careers
• STEM Teachers
Pre K – 6
• Math/Science
Proficiency
• Academic Preparation
• English-language
Acquisition
Corporate &
Business
Sectors
Middle School
• Academic Preparation
in Math & Science
• English-language
Acquisition
• Effective Teachers
PreK-20 Partnerships in STEM Project
Parent &
Family
Involvement:
PIQE
Hispanic Serving
School District
SWISD
Hispanic
Serving
Higher
Education
Institutions
Teacher
Education/
Preparation:
UTeach
Early
Childhood
Development
Programs:
El Valor
Academic
Preparation:
PREP-
USA
Community &
Faith-based
Organizations
Hispanic
STEM
Associations
SHPE,
MAES
Federal,
State & Local
Government
Data
Research
Evaluation
SEDL & REL SW
STEM Advisory
Council
38. • was founded in 1973 and now among the 20th
largest Hispanic-serving non-profits in the U.S.
• is the largest provider of Early Childhood
Programs in Chicago after the public schools.
• is among the largest providers of community-
based disability programs in Illinois.
• is a leader in graduating Latinos with master
and doctoral degrees via a community-cohort
model partnership with area universities.
• is a partner with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture Forest Service and with the
White House Initiative for Educational
Excellence for Hispanics.
• is a member of the National Hispanic STEM
Initiative due to its groundbreaking research-
based work in Early Childhood and STEM.
www.elvalor.org
39. Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)
PIQE Mission: We are committed to connecting parents, schools and community
as partners to advance the education of every child through parent engagement!
Learn how to
navigate the
school system
Collaborate with
teachers,
counselors, and
principals
Encourage college
attendance as early as
Kindergarten
Support children’s
emotional and social
development
Create a
supportive home
learning
environment
Since 1987, more than 500,000 parents have graduated from PIQE’s Parent Engagement in
Education Program from 16 language communities in 2,614 K-12 Schools!
Community
STUDENTS
David Valladolid, President & CEO
Email: dvalladolid@piqe.org
www.piqe.org
40. UTeach Copyright 2011, Michael Marder
UTeach
If 286 universities prepare an additional 35 math and
science teachers per year by implementing UTeach
programs, we will be preparing the 10 thousand
teachers for 10 million minds our country needs to
thrive in the 21st century.
41. History
• MAES was founded in Los Angeles in 1974 by a group
of professional engineers to advance and increase the
number of Latinos in the STEM fields by creating
opportunities and fostering recognition through its
professional, technical, and outreach activities.
• MAES has University/College and Professional
Chapters throughout the U.S., including High School
Chapters
• Educational outreach programs have been the primary
focus and value-add of the MAES organization since its
founding, in continuing to advance the MAES Hispanic
Talent Pipeline in the STEM fields.
42. 42
San Antonio STEM Council
Mission: The San Antonio STEM Council is an action-oriented, collaborative
community of stakeholders driving collective impact of STEM activities in
support of San Antonio’s students, future STEM workforce, and SA2020. We
develop and coordinate central strategy, advise, raise funds, and serve as a
central STEM resource for the community.
Dr. Raul (Rudy) A. Reyna, Executive Director, UTSA
45. FIRST Programs
Never stops building upon itself, starting
at age 6 and continuing through middle
and high-school levels up to age 18.
Young people can join at any level.
Participants master skills and concepts
to aid in learning science and technology
through robotics, while gaining valuable
career and life skills.
60. Impact
A recent Brandeis University study has shown that students involved in
FIRST programs are:
More likely to attend college
Twice as likely to major in science or engineering
More than three times as likely to major specifically in engineering
Almost ten times more likely to have an internship while in college
* FIRST is currently launching a follow up study to begin this year.
67. • 24th Air Force – AF Cyber Command
• 688th Information Operations Wing – AF Information Operations Center of Excellence
• 67th Network Warfare Wing (AF Computer Emergency Response Team)
• Texas Cryptologic Center (NSA/CSS - Texas)
• AF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency
• Navy Information Operations Command Texas
• Defense Information Support Agency Mega Center
• Joint Reserve Information Operations/Intelligence Center
• Joint Information Operations Warfare Center
• AF Cryptologic Systems Group (ESC)
• AF Electronic Warfare School (AETC)
• AF Research Lab
Resident Cyber Related Missions
67
68. Cyber City USA
San Antonio, Texas
• Cyber City, USA – Largest IT Presence (“Top 10”)
• Security Hill
• 24th Air Force – AF Cyber Command
• NSA/CSS - Texas
• AF Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency
• Rackspace
• USAA
• AT&T
• Valero
• CoSA/Bexar County IT
• University Health System
• Baptist Health System
• HEB
• Frost Bank
• UTSA
69. Cyber Innovation & Research
Consortium
• University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA)
• Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU)
• St. Mary’s University
• Texas A&M – San Antonio
• Trinity University
• Texas State University
• University of Incarnate Word
• Alamo Colleges (5 campuses)
70. Cyber Education Pathway
High School Jr./Sr or
Graduate
or lower division BS
Bachelor Degree
seeking advanced
Degree
High School
Graduate
with basic
security training
Bachelor
Degree in
Security Field MS Degree in
Security Field
Assoc.
Degree in
Security
Field
“Talent for the Cyber Domain”
Assoc. Degree
seeking Bachelor’s
71. Cyber City USA
San Antonio, Texas
• Texas Centers of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education
– Southern Methodist University
– University of Texas, Dallas
– University of Texas, San Antonio
– Our Lady of the Lake University
– Texas A&M – San Antonio
– Texas A&M University
– University of Dallas
– University of North Texas
– University of Houston
– University of Texas, El Paso
– Rice University
– Richland College (Dallas CCCD)
72. Cyber City USA
San Antonio, Texas
• Education
• More than 134K Total College Enrollment
• University/Community College Programs
• University of Texas at San Antonio BS
MS PhD
• Texas State University BS MS PhD
• St Mary’s University BS MS
• Our Lady of the Lake University BS
MS
• Wayland Baptist University BS MS
• Trinity University BS
• University of the Incarnate Word BS
• Texas A&M University, San Antonio
BBA BAAS BS MBA
• Alamo Colleges AA AS AAS
• High School Programs
• Alamo Academies - Information
Technology and Security Academy
• Holmes High School
• Southwest High School
• Harlandale High School Microsoft
Academy
• Roosevelt High School Engineering and
Technology Academy
• Lee High School STEM RAM Academy
• John Jay High School Science and
Engineering Academy
• Sam Houston New Tech Academy
• Harmony Science Academy
• Memorial High School Toltech T-STEM
Academy
• Milton B. Lee Academy of Science and
Engineering
73. ITSA-SA CP IV SA Mayor’s Cup Winning Team
Cyber Patriot 2012 National Champions!
74. Center for Information Technology and Cyber
Security
The “Affordable Degree”:
Information Technology
and Cyber Security
4/18/2013
76. Keys to Affordability
• Students’ early awareness of career/education
opportunities
– Opportunities for high school dual credit
• Seamless articulation from high school to
community college/university
– Degree plan covering high school through
university
• Coordinated academic advising across
educational levels
4/18/2013
78. Early College HS Model
Early College HS--> Alamo Colleges-->TAMU-SA
TAMU-SA Credit Hours Tuition & Fees
15 3,375.48$
15 3,375.48$
6 1,440.22$
Total 36 8,191.18$
Alamo Colleges Credit Hours Tuition & Fees
13 889.00$
15 1,004.00$
Total 28 1,893.00$
Early College HS Credit Hours Tuition & Fees
Total 60 -$
GRAND TOTAL 124 10,084.18$
79. IT Security Academy Model
IT Security Academy-->Alamo Colleges-->TAMU-SA
TAMU-SA Credit Hours Tuition & Fees
15 3,375.48$
15 3,375.48$
6 1,440.22$
Total 36 8,191.18$
Alamo Colleges Credit Hours Tuition & Fees
15 1,004.00$
15 1,004.00$
15 1,004.00$
15 1,004.00$
Total 60 4,016.00$
ITSA Credit Hours Tuition & Fees
13
15
Total 28 -$
GRAND TOTAL 124 12,207.18$
80. Community College Model
Alamo Colleges-->TAMU-SA
TAMU-SA Credit Hours Tuition & Fees
15 3,375.48$
15 3,375.48$
6 1,440.22$
Total 36 8,191.18$
AAS Credit Hours Tuition & Fees
15 1,004.00$
15 1,004.00$
15 1,004.00$
15 1,004.00$
Total 60 4,016.00$
Core Courses 15 1,004.00$
12 831.00$
Total 27 1,835.00$
GRAND TOTAL 123 14,042.18$
81. Community College Model
Alamo Colleges-->TAMU-SA (BS Computer Science)
TAMU-SA Credit Hours Tuition & Fees
15 3,375.48$
15 3,375.48$
15 3,375.48$
12 2,792.44$
Total 57 12,918.88$
Core + CS Lower DivisionCredit Hours Tuition & Fees
15 1,004.00$
15 1,004.00$
15 1,004.00$
15 1,004.00$
3 480.00$
4,496.00$
Total 63 -$
GRAND TOTAL 120 17,414.88$
109. Education Research
1. The role of media in learning – does it matter?
2. Cognitive load – are immersive environments only good
for good students?
110. Thinking About Future Careers
Student responses revealed an increase in the degree to which students think about
what type of job they will pursue in the future.
• Matched pair t-test
• Statistically significant at p < .05
• Increase of 0.2 standard deviation change over a relatively short period of time
• Of 48 students previously “ambivalent,” average response increased from 2.00 to 2.33
• Caution: Parallel with other school activities
111. Mathematics Careers, “Choir” Excluded
• Students who strongly agreed with the statement “I would like to have a career that
uses math” removed.
• Students who had strongly disagreed with the statement “I will probably choose a career that doesn’t
use much mathematics” removed.
• Statistically significant (p < .000) improvement in math career interest.
• Data strongly suggest that student engagement in Whyville positively influences students’ intentions
to pursue a career that involves mathematics
• Future question: Staying power could not be assessed.
115. Cliff Zintgraff
CEO, DaVinci Minds
Doctoral Student, University of North Texas
Co-Founder, SASTEMIC
Texas Funding & Partners
National Funding From
TM
