By 2021, we will...

Partner with 1-3 organizations providing STEM teacher leadership opportunities, bringing our eye for ensuring accessibility for ELL students.

Refine and field-test our professional growth toolkit for observing and measuring school-level and district-level indicators for Equity, Language and Literacy to include more of a STEM focus.

Develop 4-8 elementary STEM-related content modules for continuing professional growth as part of our existing professional learning library.

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Collaborate with other organizations, including innovative LEAs, SEAs, CBOs, families and STEM companies, to learn together and address issues facing our diverse learners and teacher advocates.

Partner with LEAs interested in redesigning teaching and learning models to capitalize on collaboration time and to showcase effective examples of equitable STEM instruction.

Deepen our blended PD models and add new STEM-related content for both preservice and inservice use while partnering with organizations and LEAs/SEAs who commit to modeling educator learning spaces that mirror STEM, 21st century workplaces.

Challenges this organization is addressing:

• the number of high-quality PD opportunities for STEM teachers
• STEM-specific professional development for elementary teachers
• school leaders that provide teacher leadership opportunities