The T-STEM Network is proud to announce its fourth annual STEM conference, January 19-21, 2010, at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin Texas. Educators, researchers, industry leaders, STEM Coalitions, P-16 Council members, and others from across the nation will gather to discuss increasing student access and success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education with the goal of improving student pathways for college and career readiness. The 2011 STEM Conference will focus on “bridging” research and practice at all levels of STEM education.

STEM 2011 will also help educators, counselors, researchers, and policymakers (Administrators, etc.) explore the latest in STEM instructional strategies, assessments, and the use of technology to better serve students. The conference includes opportunities for those working in all levels of STEM Education to present their ideas. 

The conference strands include sessions on:

• Teaching, Learning and Assessment
• Promising and Best Practices (Inquiry, Internships, Project-based Learning, Technology)
• Creating STEM Pathways P-20 to the workforce
• Research in STEM Education
• A national STEM Conversation
• Presentations from Students, Teachers, Researchers and other STEM Professionals
• Hands-on Workshops

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Yvonne M. Spicer

• National and international speaker and advocate for pre-college STEM education
• Honored in 2009 by the Massachusetts High Technology Council as a “Women to Watch”
• 2014 NAEP Technology and Engineering Steering Committee
• Served on the design team for technology and engineering for National Research Council (NRC) Framework for Science Education