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
                                                    Students start to
                                                    question relevancy
                                                    of what they’re
                                                    learning in school to                 Students take the Early
                       Students failing the                                 Students take Assessment Program
                                                    their lives
                       CAHSEE* miss 5th-7th                                 the CAHSEE (EAP) test
                       grade math concepts




K         4            5           6          7         8             9       10           11             12             13          14          Transfer




    Students start         By this point,         Algebra 1 is a                                85% of students are      Students fail CCC English
    losing ground in       students have made     gatekeeper course                             not college ready (per   and math placement tests
    math                   decisions about        for UC and CSU-                               EAP)                     and require basic skills
                           whether science and    bound students                                                         classes, and fail to complete
                           math are “right” for                                                                          STEM certificates and degree
                           them                                                                                          transfer pathways.

                                                         Counseling and course placement
                                                         (math and STEM pathways) cause
                                                         challenges
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 – stephanie.couch@csueastbay.edu
  Pam Comfort – pcomfort@cccoe.k12.ca.us
  Debi Silverman – dsilverman@firstfivecc.org
  Hilary Dito – hdito@cccoe.k12.ca.us
  Jackie Shonerd – jshonerd@acoe.org
  Janet Auer – janetauer@chevron.com
  Etta Heber – eheber@chabotspace.org
  Robert Curtis – rcurtis@acoe.org

Gateways ppt

  • 1.
    Developing a Network GatewaysEast Bay STEM Network California State University, East Bay California STEM Summit October 15th, 2012
  • 2.
    Goals for thismeeting  Share history and process from our four years  Successes and cautionary tales  Discuss recruitment and integration of partners  How to make the work actionable
  • 3.
    Gateways East BaySTEM Network Starting a Network: History, Successes, and Cautionary Tales  Dr. Stephanie Couch, Executive Director  Dr. Pam Comfort, Contra Costa County Office of Education
  • 4.
  • 5.
    Gateways East BaySTEM 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
  • 6.
    Gateways East BaySTEM 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
  • 7.
    STEM Challenges Alongthe P-20 Education Continuum Students start to question relevancy of what they’re learning in school to Students take the Early Students failing the Students take Assessment Program their lives CAHSEE* miss 5th-7th the CAHSEE (EAP) test grade math concepts K 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Transfer Students start By this point, Algebra 1 is a 85% of students are Students fail CCC English losing ground in students have made gatekeeper course not college ready (per and math placement tests math decisions about for UC and CSU- EAP) and require basic skills whether science and bound students classes, and fail to complete math are “right” for STEM certificates and degree them transfer pathways. Counseling and course placement (math and STEM pathways) cause challenges
  • 8.
    Gateways East BaySTEM 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
  • 9.
    2012 – 2013Areas 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)
  • 10.
    Gateways East BaySTEM 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
  • 11.
    Gateways East BaySTEM Network Contact Information  Stephanie Couch – stephanie.couch@csueastbay.edu  Pam Comfort – pcomfort@cccoe.k12.ca.us  Debi Silverman – dsilverman@firstfivecc.org  Hilary Dito – hdito@cccoe.k12.ca.us  Jackie Shonerd – jshonerd@acoe.org  Janet Auer – janetauer@chevron.com  Etta Heber – eheber@chabotspace.org  Robert Curtis – rcurtis@acoe.org