By 2021, we will...

Share our work with other colleges and universities that seek to develop assessment and accountability systems to ensure that elementary teaching candidates have solid foundations in STEM disciplines. We will invite teachers to take our online STEM professional development courses to increase STEM knowledge and bring active STEM experiences to their students.

Is there anything else you intend to do to maximize your impact via the network?

Continue articulating clear goals, using evidence to learn about progress toward them, and course-correcting as needed to achieve them. Increase involvement of all stakeholders to understand the problem and contribute to the common vision.

Challenges this organization is addressing:

• school leaders allocating resources for STEM PD for elementary teachers
• prep programs' accountability measures for elementary teachers' STEM knowledge