NEWS
Why Science and Engineering Gender Gap Persists
April 25, 2012
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/04/science-engineering-and-the-gender-gap.html
NCSM - Agenda for Action, Implementation of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics
March 2012
http://www.mathismore.net/resources/MovingForward/Agenda.pdf
Report - Community Colleges Should Urge Women to Pursue Math and Science Careers
March 20, 2012
http://chronicle.com/article/Community-Colleges-Should-Urge/131258/
President's FY 2013 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Education
February 13, 2012
http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget13/index.html
http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget13/crosscuttingissues/stemed.pdf
Education Week Releases 2012 Quality Counts
January 12, 2012
http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2012/01/12/index.html?intc=EW-QC12-LFTNAV
National Governors Association Releases Building A Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Education Agenda
December 18, 2011
2012 STEM Video Game Challenge Underway
November 28, 2011
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/stem-education/2011/11/28/2012-stem-video-game-challenge-underway
MSL Launches to the Red Planet
November 26, 2011
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2117.html#.TtEvnMqZhuI.twitter
Massachusetts launches new STEM education initiative
October 18, 2011
Literacy, STEM Education See Big Push in Senate ESEA Bill
October 12, 2011
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2011/10/literacy_stem_ed_see_strong_em.html
STEM Initiative Launched in Southeast Tennessee
October 10, 2011
http://www.wdef.com/comment/reply/68381
Zuckerman: U.S. Heading Toward 'Worst Time' Without STEM Ed
October 6, 2011
USEFUL WEB LINKS
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Aerospace States Association (ASA)
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
American Society for Training and Development (ASTD)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) The Biotechnology Institute
Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF)
Commision on Professionals in Science and Technology
Coalition for Science After School
Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)
The Council of Scientific Society Presidents Communities in Schools
Center for Excellence in Education
Center for Education and Equity in Mathematics, Science, and Technology (CEEMaST) CRAM Science
D E F
Education Technology Think Tank
Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
Engineering Education Service Center (EESC)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
G H I
Geographic Education National Implementation Project (GENIP)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Information Technology Association Of America (ITAA)
International Technology Education Association (ITEA)
International Society for Technology in Education
Institute for Museum and Library Services
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
J K L
Kentucky Teacher Survey of Critical Technologies
M N O
Mathematical Sciences Education Board (MSEB)
Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
National Research Council (NRC)
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
National Council of Supervisors of Mathematics (NCSM)
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Governors Association
National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE)
National Education Association (NEA)
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
National Bureau of Economic Research
National Commission on Teaching & America's Future (NCTAF)
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
National School Boards Association (NSBA)
National Staff Development Council (NSDC)
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)
National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)
National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
National Science Resources Center
The New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce
National Center on Education and the Economy
National Environmental Education & Training Foundation (NEETF)
P Q R
Partnership for 21st Century Skills
President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond
S T U
Semiconductor Industry Association Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives (SCLI)
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies Science Companion
SchoolMatters SECME, Inc. SchoolBizMatch
Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
Triangle Coalition for Science and Technology Education
United States Chamber of Commerce
United States House of Representatives
USA Science & Engineering Festival
VWX
Voyage:A Journey Through Our Solar System
YZ
News
NASSMC Supports Federal Budget Priorities
The NASSMC Board of Directors officially supported a letter developed by the STEM Education Coalition. The letter addresses appropriations priorities of FY 2013 and was sent to Senate and House Committee members on May 1. The letter is found here.
Annual Membership Dues Needed
Annual coalition membership dues are $300 and run from January 1 through December 31 for each calendar year. The invoice (PDF form) is available here. More information is found under the "Get Involved" tab.
Board Nominations and Election
If you are interested in serving on the NASSMC Board, send an email by May 7 to Dr. Ross Armbrecht at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Annual Directors' Meeting
April 26-27, Washington DC
28 People Attended - 18 States and DC Represented
Look under "Events" tab for complete information and photographs.
