STEM+Workgroup+-+Public+Awareness

Meeting notes from 1.25.12 - How did a.m. conversations connect to Public Awareness Campaign?

Agenda for meeting on 12.7.11 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. via Adobe Connect (Jeff Herzberg's cell #1-515-570-2601)

Welcome and Introductions (Complete Rosters ) Is all contact information correct?

Purpose Statement (Ex. ) Our group is one of the ones that the Executive Committee attempted to define to provide direction. What can we take from this?

Goals & Objectives (Ex. ) An example from another group who is working on their topic.

Tasking Outline (Ex. ) An example from another group who is also working on their topic. I would suggest that we divide up the work and agree to report back one week before our face-to-face meeting so that people can take some time to digest the work of others and be ready to provide input in our brainstorming session.

DRAFT proposal of our work:

__**Face-to-Face**__: I would like to schedule a meeting in the Des Moines area before the January 9 Executive Council (all work groups and sub committees have been invited to provide an update between 9:00-11:00 a.m.) and the January 25 meeting* for the entire Advisory Council. The purpose for this meeting would be to finalize a DRAFT of our Purpose Statement, Goals and Objectives and Tasking Outline and generate as many ideas as possible for our Public Awareness Campaign.


 * Next Meeting of Advisory Council is on Wednesday, January 25 from 9:00-2:00 at Principal Financial in Des Moines. All work group members are invited to that meeting as the afternoon will be set up for work time.

__Resources__:

From an email from Kacia Cain: I found this web page and the publication looks interesting. I'm not sure how it fits, but I thought there might be some ideas: []

__Available at IMSEP's website__ (an email from Jeff Weld): as your PR committee moves forward I want y'all to be aware of some things along these lines we've started at the IMSEP. We have aposter series for high school teachers called "STEM Gems", and a coupleof radio spots and television spots called 'Who Knew Math and Science could be so cool?" they're at []

__Something to read before Jan 25 meeting__: Some have asked "How should I prepare/What to bring?" to which I am grateful in reply: Bring your *vision* for strengthening the private-public bridge in STEM education. A good article on US States' economic development legislation includes STEM (see p. 19): []

Our draft report needs to contain the following (clarification of our work from executive committee):

Notes from 12.28.11 work day:

STEM guide - governor's association: (notes from report -

Albert Wiggins - What is STEM presentation: Chuck Peters article/video on storytelling: [] Group Contact Information:

NGA report on STEM, including why important http://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/1112STEMGUIDE.PDF;jsessionid=CC905C5294F348DC62BD60C135BC12F2

First Lego League Heat Map: []

__**Sub-Committee Working DRAFTS: (12.28.11)**__

__**DRAFT agenda for 12.28.11 (@ Science Center of Iowa 9:00-3:00) **__

What is STEM?

What are the benefits to youth?

What are the benefits to others?

What is the compelling case for STEM/

What will our public awareness campaign look like?