2014 California STEM Summit

1. Wiring The Network For Quality
STEM In After-School and
Summer Learning
Kathy Bihr
Vice President, Programs & Education, Tiger Woods Foundation
Gerald Solomon
Executive Director, Samueli Foundation
Janet Yamaguchi
Vice President of Education, Discovery Science Center
CynDee Zandes
Chief Program Officer, THINK Together

2. OC STEM Initiative Networks and Partners
National Funders Network
Funding Partners
Program & Advocacy
State Networks
California STEM Learning Network
California OST STEM Network
Regional Network
OC STEM Initiative
EARLY LEARNING
Birth
1 yr
2 yr
3 yr
Parents
MIDDLE SCHOOL
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
4 yr
K
1st
2nd
Teachers
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
Businesses
8th
HIGH SCHOOL
9th
10th
11th
Funders
Current Partners
Allergan Foundation
Boeing Company
Broadcom Foundation
Children and Families Commission of Orange County
Cotsen Foundation
Edwards Lifesciences
JP Morgan Chase Bank
Kay Family Foundation
OCTANe
Opus Community Foundation
Orange County Department of Education
Orange County United Way
Samueli Foundation
The Boeing Corporation
Tiger Woods Foundation/Learning Center
HIGHER EDUCATION
12th
13th
14th
16th
15th
Career
Programs
© Samueli Foundation, 2011

3. Identifying the Systems
K-12
Formal
Informal
Science
Center
K-12
Afterschool

4. Five Building Blocks of a Successful
STEM in Out-of-School Time Network
K-12 school
partnership
Backbone
organization to
support the
network (not
necessarily K12 education)
A strong local
funder willing to
invest beyond
and in addition
to the outside
funding
Successful
STEM
Collaboration
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

5. OC STEM RISP Logic Model
Resources
•
OC STEM Initiative
Activities
•
(Members, community
partners, network
connections and
infrastructure)
•
•
(infrastructure,
capacity, key partners,
communication, project
management)
Implementation
Partners (Discovery
Science Center, Orange
County Department of
Education, Tiger Woods
Learning
Center/Foundation,
THINK Together)
•
Steering Committee
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
Develop and
implement program
support and
professional
development
(program support and
professional
development delivery
model based on three
levels of technical
assistance)
(Members, network,
expertise)
•
Develop Regional
Innovation Support
Provider
•
Develop and
implement
Communities of
Practice
•
Develop STEM
resource menu
•
Assist in defining
effective STEM
programs for
program
implementation/imp
rovement and
evaluation purposes
Outputs
•
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
Short-Term and
Intermediate Outcomes
•
Number of effective
STEM programs
•
Evaluation findings
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.
•
Types of STEM
resources introduced
to counties
•
•
•
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.
Impact
•
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

6. OC STEM Regional Innovation Support Provider (RISP) Network
K-12 Students
Afterschool/Summer
Programs
Educators
Informal Science Centers
County Offices of
Education
Regional Offices
Los Angeles County
Informal Science Centers
Orange County
Riverside County
California STEM Learning Network
San Diego County Office of
Education
OC STEM RISP
Key Community
Partners/Leaders
THINK Together
Community Partners
San Bernardino County
California Afterschool Network
Key
Implementation
Partners
Districts
OC STEM RISP Steering Committee
Tiger Woods Learning
Center/Foundation
Orange County
Department of Education
OC STEM Initiative
Discovery Science
Center

7. Discussion

8. Wiring the Network for Quality
STEM in After-School and
Summer Learning
For follow-up or questions:
CJ Calderon
OC STEM Initiative
ccalderon@ocstem.org
949-760-4407