California STEM Summit Convenes Business, Education, Policy and Philanthropic Leaders to Launch Statewide STEM Teaching, Learning and Job Creation Initiatives.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 11, 2012
With California business, civic and education leaders sounding alarm bells about shortages of highly trained workers and the vital need to bolster science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, the California STEM Learning Network(CSLNet) is convening business, government, education, nonprofit and philanthropic luminaries to launch new STEM education initiatives at the 2012 California STEM Summit taking place October 15 and 16 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina in San Diego, California.
Despite record unemployment, California employers say they can’t find enough STEM-capable candidates, with 1.4 STEM jobs open for every qualified job seeker. This increased demand for STEM workers comes as California lags behind other states in math and science proficiency, and as comparably fewer of its students graduate with STEM degrees.
The goal of the California STEM Summit is to spark change in STEM education and workforce development. The Summit will launch and advance new initiatives designed to boost STEM education from Pre-K to college, including programs to recruit and train teachers and bolster STEM offerings during out-of-school-time settings. Attendees will also learn about the new Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards and how together they provide a framework for high-quality STEM education for California’s more than six million K-12 students. California STEM Summit speakers include:
