Cal TAC Symposium Agenda February 2, 2009

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CREATING A WELL-PREPARED STEM WORKFORCE:
HOW DO WE GET THERE FROM HERE?

California Teacher Advisory Council
Symposium Agenda

February 2, 2009
USC State Capital Center in Sacramento
1800 I St
Sacramento CA 95811
8:30 AM - 3:00PM

Long Range Outcome I: To have students, through their preparation in the public schools system, be employment ready in the STEM disciplines from the perspective of business and industry.

Long Range Outcome II: To ensure that California's public school system is capable of producing STEM discipline literate students.

Time	Title
8:30 A.M.	Continental Breakfast
9:00 A.M.	Welcome and Introductions Stan Hitomi, California Teacher Advisory Council
9:15 A.M.	KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Progress in Science and Math Education Requires Empowering Our Best Teachers Bruce Alberts
9:35 A.M.	Current Status of STEM Workforce in California Facilitator: Susan Hackwood, California Council on Science & Technology
10:00 A.M.	Current Status of STEM Teaching and Learning in California Facilitator: Margaret Gaston, Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Respondents: Karl Pister, University of California, Berkeley Lyn Arscott, Ret. Chevron Beth Graybill, Senate Committee on Education Pete Arvedson, California Teacher Advisory Council
10:50 A.M.	Break
11:00 A.M.	How do we get the STEM workforce we need? Facilitator: Anne Marie Bergen, California Teacher Advisory Council
12:00 P.M.	Lunch
1:00 P.M.	Building a System, Creating Connections for Effective Professional Development Break-out Session
2:30 P.M.	Summary of Day's Work and Next Steps Facilitator: Janet English, California Teacher Advisory Council
3:00 P.M.	Adjournment Stan Hitomi, California Teacher Advisory Council