Events

Below are textual descriptions of upcoming events.

STEM Research and modeling Network Webinar
October 21, 2009

BHEF on Oct. 21 hosted the first in a series of STEM Research and Modeling Network (SRMN) Webinars. The event included the first live demonstration of the U.S. STEM Education Model since Raytheon donated it to BHEF in July, and explored the potential to use modeling to examine other critical issues that impact outcomes in STEM disciplines. Click here to see the PowerPoint presentation of the webinar.

Many thanks to viaSim President Chris White, who demonstrated a system dynamics modeling approach to examine federal student financial aid policies (click here to see the PowerPoint presentation); and to onsite meeting participants Don Heller, Center for the Study of Higher Education, Penn State, and Bill Goggin and Megan McClean from the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance (click here to see ACSFA report).

Public Launch of STEM Model
The Newseum, Washington, DC
July 8, 2009
10am-12pm

BHEF and Raytheon Company unveiled the first-ever simulation and modeling tool for the U.S. STEM education system. Raytheon gifted it to BHEF to enable researchers, policy-makers and educators to explore policy scenarios that can strengthen STEM education and workforce outcomes.

View the event's page for more information, including media coverage, Power Point slides, and video and audio from the event.

 

 

Past Events

Chris Roe, deputy director at the Business-Higher Education Forum, was a panelist at "Engaging with Future Generations in K-12," a session at the Inside Aerospace--An International Forum for Aviation and Space Leaders conference on May 12th. Topics included early curriculum and hands-on experience, extra-curricular activities, motivation building, engaging with influencers, company outreach, and classroom “ambassadors.”

Members of the SRMN presented at the American Educational Research Association's annual meeting on Thursday, April 16, 2009.

The most recent collective SRMN event was held in Miami on February 9, 2009.  See the agenda here (pdf) and a summary of the meeting here (pdf).

The first official meeting of the SRMN was November 13-14, 2008. Led by BHEF, the meeting was hosted by the Kauffman Foundation and convened more than 40 researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and funders across K-12 and higher education. Participants explored the Raytheon education model and established guiding principles for the SRMN. Based on feedback from participants, in the coming months BHEF and its partners will continue to grow the SRMN and refine the model before transitioning it to open source. Download a copy of the official proceedings (pdf).