Conference

Organized by Project Exploration and the STEM Pathways Cooperative Team, supported by the HIVE Chicago Learning Network, After School Matters,  The Collaborative for Building After-School Systems and Motorola Mobility, and hosted by the Illinois Institute of Technology, The State of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Chicago in Out of School Time conference will convene 200+ of Chicago’s top STEM‐education stakeholders and practitioners to share and discuss the results of the city’s first‐ever survey of out‐of‐school time STEM education opportunities.

Sessions will include presentations from local and national leaders involved in system-building for youth and STEM, and working groups on digital and connected learning, state-wide learning exchanges, summer strategies, and strategic collaboration for increasing diversity in the STEM workforce pipeline.

Date: December 17, 2012

Time: 8:30am-4:30pm

Location: Illinois Institute of Technology, Hermann Hall, 3241 South Federal

Audience: 100+ senior-level stakeholders involved in STEM education and out-of-school time programming, youth-development, workforce development, connected and digital learning, and STEM education policy.

Registration: Click HERE for a registration form. Registration is due by December 14. The convening is limited to 150 people. Registration is required and includes continental breakfast, boxed lunch, breaks, and a resource packet of materials.

Conference Schedule: Click HERE for a schedule and program overview.

Fact Sheet: Click HERE for a conference fact sheet.

Supporters: HIVE Chicago Learning Network, After School Matters, The Collaborative for Building After-School Systems and Motorola Mobility, and hosted by the Illinois Institute of Technology. Research funding has been provided by the Noyce Foundation and the Chicago Foundation for Women.