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Conversations of STEM Education & Workforce Development

Dr. Glenn Acree discusses innovative strategies for enhancing STEM education and workforce development in Nashville and the surrounding areas. By fostering connections between schools, colleges, and industry, we can increase internship opportunities and create pathways for career growth. Key initiatives include engaging advisory boards, promoting diversity in STEM, and focusing on skills needed for the jobs of the future, such as data science and analytics. Together, we can empower the next generation of STEM leaders and ensure a robust workforce ready to tackle tomorrow's challenges.

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Conversations of STEM Education & Workforce Development

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  1. Conversations of STEM Education & Workforce Development Glenn Acree, Ph.D.

  2. My Point of view Educator / Mathematician Nashville Technology Council TNHIMSS Life Science Tennessee Middle Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub

  3. Nashville Technology Council T3 – Turning the Tide of Technology Speakers in the schools Internships/Externships First Camps Student Congress Career Fairs and … Advisory Boards

  4. Advisory Boards School Districts Driving Technology into the curriculum and culture throughout K-12 Colleges/Universities Connections with industry for internships, entry level recruitment, and growth of programs

  5. The Conversation GrowsWorkforce becomes Workforce/Education • TNHIMSS • Information Systems Security Association • Life Science Tennessee • Local Chambers

  6. The ResponseFrom Local Higher Education Institutions • Information Security • Healthcare Information Technology • Informatics • Data Science • Analytics ... And partnerships with industry that lead to increasing numbers of internships and new hires

  7. National Trends

  8. Fastest Growing Occupations

  9. A New Vocabulary

  10. NSF / AAU&C / PKAL Increasing Diversity and Equity in STEM Attention to Women and the growth of other Under-represented groups in STEM Improvement of Undergraduate STEM Education MORE!! … STEM Graduates

  11. Local Trends

  12. Three Strategies to transform Education in your community • Organically Grow Talent • Recruit Talent from Specific Markets with the Talent YOU Need • Retrain Talent

  13. Careers of the Future • Analytics  Visualization  Predictive • Community Engineering/Hacking • Data Scientist

  14. Data scientist • So you want to be a data scientist? • Data Aggregator • DBA • Statistics/Mathematician • Artist • Big Data discussion shifts to Visualization • Coder • Model Builder/Crusher

  15. Owning STEM Our Comfort Level with the Sciences • Biology, Physics and Chemistry • Engineering and Mathematics • Computer Science, Data Science, Informatics, Analytics, Visualization

  16. Softer Issues • Problem Solving • Communicating Solutions • Working in Teams • Motivation • Work Ethic • Persistence, Determination, Curiosity, Creativity

  17. Expose, Engage & Equip

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