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technically speaking Vanessa Revelli [email protected] In December the Committee on STEM Education of the cific set of objectives and National Science & Technology Council released a report priority Federal actions for titled Charting a Course for Success: America’s Strategy for achieving these goals. STEM Education. I would like to share a few excerpts, so Develop and Enrich you understand why it was created, and what they hope it Strategic Partnerships will achieve. This pathway focuses on The pace of innovation is accelerating globally, and strengthening existing relationships and developing new with it the competition for scientific and technical talent. connections between educational institutions, employers, Now more than ever the innovation capacity of the United and their communities. States—and its prosperity and security—depends on an Engage Students where Disciplines Converge effective and inclusive STEM education ecosystem. This pathway seeks to make STEM learning more The Federal Government has a key role to play in fur- meaningful and inspiring to students by focusing on thering STEM education by working in partnership with complex real-world problems and challenges that require stakeholders at all levels and seeking to remove barriers initiative and creativity. to participation in STEM careers, especially for women Build Computational Literacy and other underrepresented groups. Accordingly, this This pathway recognizes how thoroughly digital devic- report sets out a Federal strategy for the next five years es and the internet have transformed society and adopts based on a vision for a future where all Americans will strategies that empower learners to take maximum ad- have lifelong access to high-quality STEM education and vantage of this change. the United States will be the global leader in STEM litera- Operate with Transparency and Accountability cy, innovation, and employment. It represents an urgent This pathway commits the Federal Government to call to action for a nationwide collaboration with learn- open, evidence-based practices and decision-making in ers, families, educators, communities, and employers—a STEM programs, investments, and activities. “North Star” for the STEM community as it collectively You can find the report in its entirety here: charts a course for the Nation’s success. https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/ This vision will be achieved by pursuing three aspira- uploads/2018/12/STEM-Education-Strategic-Plan-2018.pdf tional goals: l Build Strong Foundations for STEM Literacy l Increase Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM, l Prepare the STEM Workforce for the Future The Federal strategy is built on four pathways repre- senting a cross-cutting set of approaches, each with a spe- EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Joseph Scarcella, Ph.D., Professor of Education, Cali- Michael Fitzgerald, Engineering and Technology Education fornia State University, San Bernadino Specialist, Delaware Department of Education, Dover Mark Schwendau, M.S., Ind. 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