Meeting presentation from the Collaborative Meeting in September 2017

2. How You Can Get Involved
• Become An Exhibitor
- Exhibit applications are open
NOW through 1/31
• Become A Partner
and Donate
• Become A Volunteer
• Become a Spokesperson
- Assist with Information
Sessions for new exhibitors
- Volunteers for day-of event,
sign-up at imagineupstate.org
- Share and Like on Social Media
- Assist with community kick-off
events

3. Upcoming Events
• Upstate STEM Collaborative- SPECIAL EVENT
in partnership with National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
- 11/15 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at Main Library
• iMAGINE Expo for School Counselors and Mentors
in partnership with Greenville County Schools
- 3/1 from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm at MT Anderson

4. PEP & STEM: An Opportunity
to Elevate the Teaching Profession
Fall General Meeting
September 13, 2017

5. Re-
introduce
ShareEngage

6. Public Education Partners
has a long-standing history in Greenville
501(c)(3) $
1985 Mission

7. PEP is positioned to function as an “intermediary” to strengthen
public education and student outcomes
Curb Teacher
Shortages
(GATE; Building STEAM
Grants)
Eliminate
Summer Reading
Loss
(Make Summer
Count)
Keep Middle
Schoolers on track for
HS graduation
(OnTrack)
Fill knowledge
gap; Build capacity
(PEP Talks, F&F, e-
Learning Site;
consultancy)

8. Curbing teacher shortages through focus on recruitment,
retention, and advancement of teacher talent
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0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Number
School Year
Diminishing number of Students who completed a SC
teacher education program
Source: CERRA (2016)

9. Curbing teacher shortages through focus on strategies to
recruit, retain, and advance teacher talent
Building STEAM Grants

10. A STEM/STEAM Dialogue
to frame goals and direction of the Collaborative
1. What does STEAM or STEM mean to you? What are the underlying
assumptions?
2. How can STEM or STEAM be integrated into in-school and out-of-school
experiences for students?
3. Is STEM mainly about WHAT to learn or HOW to learn?
4. Is our goal to prepare students to enter the workforce or to prepare well-
rounded global citizens?
5. What are some ways we can work together as a community to better prepare
students for their future?
6. What is the purpose of the Upstate STEM Collaborative? What role should
the Upstate STEM Collaborative play in improving education and supporting
economic development in our region?
7. What areas of the community should we be focused on impacting: schools,
afterschool and summer programs, public policy, business and industry, etc.