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-Summary:
The webinar will explore STEM learning in programs using a transportation lens through informal educational settings. It will build off of the findings from the 2015 National Research Council’s report on productive STEM programs in out-of-school settings. It will explore ways in which the Transportation field can offer:
- a productive area for advancing STEM learning goals given the broad reach of the modes and the disciplines involved;-
- a continuum of STEM job opportunities and career paths that start at multiple levels of credentialing (High School, advanced certificates, Associates degree, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral level);-
- a familiar field of inquiry for students of all backgrounds to engage in as they all experience the field in daily life, from walking and biking to transit and highways.
Presentations by:
Martin Storksdieck, Director of OSU's Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning
Marcia Ferranto, President and CEO, WTS International
Helen A. Blackman, Director, Office of Organizational Culture and Work Life at Volpe, The National Transportation Systems Center
Brett Nicholas, Manager of Community Initiatives at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI)
A webinar presentation sponsored by TRB ABG20 Committee on Education and Training, with the National Network for the Transportation Workforce, and hosted by the Northeast Transportation Workforce Center