![]() “I am excited for this opportunity to continue to find ways to offer STEM programming,” said Renee Skrabacz, associate dean of health professions, math, science, and engineering. Instead, a virtual STEM speaker series presented by ECC STEM faculty will be offered on Zoom. Due to the ongoing challenges with COVID-19, the 2021 STEM Expo will not take place this year. Planning and Institutional Effectivenessįor the past two years, Elgin Community College’s Health Professions, Math, Science, and Engineering Division hosted a STEM Expo to encourage current and prospective students to consider coursework and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math.Center for Undergraduate Research, Innovation, and Creativity (CURIC).Birney’s years as an All-American swimmer have shaped her will and motivation to succeed, dedication to her practice and students and the ability to face challenges. D in Educational Leadership from the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education. ![]() ![]() in Biology/Chemistry from the University of San Diego, an M.A. Establishing opportunities for underrepresented students in STEM Education continues to be an integral component of all her work. Her areas of research focus on project-based learning with an emphasis on environmental restoration-based sciences. She currently is the Director of the STEM Collaboratory NYC® at Pace University and an Associate Professor of STEM Education in the School of Education in New York City preparing both pre-service and in-service teachers in the areas of curriculum and instruction, classroom management, teaching methodologies and research techniques. Lauren Birney has over 30 years of experience at secondary and university teaching positions on both the West Coast and East Coast. Birney, Ph.D., is an urban STEM educator with a concentrated focus in providing opportunities for underrepresented students in Environmental Restoration Sciences through both federal and private funding sources. She is co-Principal Investigator on the ‘Broadening Participation of Elementary Teachers and Students in CS through STEM Integration,’ and ‘Computational Sciences Pathway Option for Massachusetts High School Students’ NSF funded STEM+C projects. Anne guided the development and adoption of the Digital Literacy and Computer Science (DLCS) Framework and manages the DLCS licensure and implementation initiatives. In 2006, Anne entered the education field, teaching middle school Math and Science and joined the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in 2013. Earlier Anne held industry positions in Aerospace/Defense Operations and Management, Courseware Development, and Financial Systems Management. Anne has a broad range of consulting and instructional experience in Process Reengineering, Performance Improvement, and Engineering/R&D. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Psychology and an MBA in international business. ![]() in psychology and anthropology, and a certificate in culture and cognition from the University of Michigan.Īnne DeMallie, has 20+ years of experience managing organizational initiatives that drive performance improvement and enhance training logistics. ![]() She co- authored three books for practitioners that translate findings of NASEM reports for a broader audience: Ready, Set, Science! (2008), Surrounded by Science (2010), and Seeing Students Learn Science (2017). She is a nationally recognized leader in leveraging research findings to catalyze improvements in science and STEM education policy and practice. In this role, she directed or co-directed several projects including the study that resulted in the report A Framework for K-12 Science Education (2011) which served as the blueprint for the Next Generation Science Standards, and the study that produced the report STEM Integration in K-12 Education (2014). Schweingruber joined the board staff in 2004 as a senior program officer. She oversees a portfolio of work that includes K-12 science education, informal science education and higher education. Heidi Schweingruber, Ph.D., directs the Board on Science Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM). ![]()
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