Cultivating Connections Across the STEM Learning Landscape

Abstract

Charting a Course for Success: America’s Strategy for STEM Education is referred to as a “north star for the STEM community as it charts a course for collective success.” We know that the North Star, Polaris, is nearly stationary in the night sky and thus has been a reliable marker for travelers without a compass for centuries. In the business world “north star” is a term used to represent a company’s purpose and the core value it delivers to customers. In either case, north star means something that is referenced so that your actions take you where you want to go. It is in this way that Charting a Course for Success is intended to guide the collective action of all of us who play a role in STEM education.

Keywords:

• Informal Education
• STEM

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Beth Murphy

Beth Murphy, PhD ([email protected]), is field editor for Connected Science Learning and an independent STEM education consultant with expertise in fostering collaboration between organizations and schools, providing professional learning experiences for educators, and implementing program evaluation that supports practitioners to do their best work.