1 K-12 STEM Outreach Robins Style Jamie Cook AFMC AFSC/ENRW –Robins 15 Mar 2016

2 DoD/AF Directives/Guidance10 USC Section 2192 – SECDEF … improve education in scientific, mathematics, and engineering skills to meet long-term national defense needs White House US 2020 campaign – STEM Outreach DoD K-12 STEM Goals – DoD FY16-20 STEM Strategic Plan Bright Horizons 2.0 (4 Apr 14), the AF STEM Workforce Strategy Goal Four: Outreach – “Increase local STEM talent pool by exposing as many students … as possible” STEM Advisory Council (STEMAC) – SAF/A1 advisor to CSAF AF K-12 STEM Outreach Strategic Plan – Exec Agent: AFRL/EN AFI , Section – Admin Leave for STEM Support letter from Lt Gen Litchfield, 13 Jan 2015 About US2020 US2020, a division of Citizen Schools, developed from a White House call to generate large-scale, innovative solutions to our STEM education challenges. Its mission is to dramatically scale the number of STEM professionals mentoring and teaching students through hands-on projects with a focus on serving underrepresented communities -- girls, underrepresented minorities, and low-income children. US2020 is supported by national Co-Investors: Alcoa, CA Technologies, Chevron, Cisco, Cognizant, Discovery Communications, Raytheon, SanDisk, Tata Consultancy Services, and Texas Instruments, as well as the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Through partnerships at the national level and coalitions at the city level, US2020 has built a network of more than 250 organizations in 13 cities actively working to scale the STEM mentoring field, to align the field on common metrics, and to advance a focus on quality. To learn more, visit About Citizen Schools Citizen Schools is a national nonprofit organization that partners with middle schools to expand the learning day for children in low-income communities. Citizen Schools mobilizes a team of AmeriCorps educators and volunteer “Citizen Teachers” to teach real-world learning projects and provide academic support in order to help all students discover and achieve their dreams. For more information, please visit

3 S&E Workforce at Robins AFB

4 Engineering Degrees in GA11/4/2016 From HS Robots to Adult STEM Jobs

5 Other STEM Degrees Technology Degrees Information TechnologyEngineering Technology (Savannah State, Fort Valley) Technical Colleges Degrees Mechanics, HVAC, Radiology Science Degrees Chemistry, Biology Computer Science State of Georgia University System of Georgia Technical College System of GA Private Universities

6 The Problem

7 The Solution

8 STEM Mission Encourage development of science and math skills which are essential to success in technology and engineering Increase awareness of education and career opportunities in STEM, industry and government Special emphasis on under-represented groups, minorities and females, in STEM programs Coordination of volunteers to serve as role models, mentors, coaches, judges at area events/competitions Collaboration on STEM with existing STEM outreach programs, school boards, charter schools, universities Manage execution of AF STEM funds to promote STEM education, programs, and awareness of Air Force; Sponsor clubs, camps, programs w/STEM focus in Middle GA

9 GA STEM Certified SchoolsGeorgia Department of Education – STEM Certified School Involves entire school, teacher education, 3+ years Collaboration of curricula, school-wide project Multiple visits by Certification Assessment Team Local STEM Certified Schools Northside Elementary, Eagle Springs Elementary Schools Thomson Middle, Huntington Middle Schools (in progress)

10 STEM Robins Style Support for local schools for GA STEM Certification: base tours, briefings for teachers/counselors Speakers, hands-on for Career Days, Family STEM Nights Judges for local and district science fairs, Technology Student Association, and other competitions Volunteers for FIRST Robotics events, prepare DoD grant requests for area FLL, FTC, and FRC teams

11 “Find out what’s working and join them”STEM Robins Style Judge for GA Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (DoD) Industry Partner for STEM Fellows (grant from AFRL) Serve on Advisory Committees, area schools and universities; collaboration with Middle GA RESA, STEM Alliance, DAU “Find out what’s working and join them”

12 STEM Summits Summit 1.0 Jan 2014, Robins Conference CenterAll stakeholders Summit 2.0 Sep 2014, Museum of Aviation Focus on K-12 Summit 3.0 Mar 2015, Atlanta (GT campus)

13 AF STEM 2016 Annual Report Robins AFB provided 1931 volunteer hours in FY16 to support STARBASE Robins, STARBASE 2.0, science fairs, STEM Family Nights and Career Days, and competitive events for FIRST robotics events, Technology Student Association, the DoD Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, and others.

14 Partners Houston County Board of Ed (HCBE) STEM CommitteeSupport STEM Certification, events Houston County Career Academy (HCCA), advisory committee Dual-enrollment degree programs Hosts FireStarter FabLab Middle GA STEM Alliance (MGSA) 21st Century Partnership and community STEM partners Middle GA Regional Education Service Agency (MGRESA) State-chartered, supports teachers STEM Fellows (grant from AFRL)

15 Museum of Aviation

16 Museum of Aviation National STEM AcademyACE, ACE on the Go; Wonder Wings, WW on the Go Mission Quest – ATC and Flight Simulators NASA Educator Resource Center GA Youth Science and Technology Center (GYSTC) Homeschool STEM Program Camps/Events: GA Kid’s STEM Day, Young Astronaut’s Day Cyber Patriot (with AFA) WWII Aviation History, Aviation Heritage

17 Museum of Aviation Teacher workshops:6th Annual GA NASA STEM Conference, Teacher of the Year Lunar & Meteorite Sample Certification Aerospace Robotics and Coding Women in STEM Space Life Sciences STEM & the Systems Engineering Model (with DAU) NASA Optics – Solar Eclipse 2017

18 Museum of Aviation Assessment/Metrics:Mission Quest: Before – 48%, After – 73% ACE: Before – 66%, After – 87% WWII Tours – Before 60%, After 87% NASA Teacher Training – 138 of 146 educators rated event very effective for increasing student interest in STEM

19 STARBASE Robins Wesley Fondal, Jr – Director of DoD STARBASE RobinsSTARBASE Robins began 1996, has served over 20K students, over 1000 classes, over 450K contact hours Classes 25-hours over 5 days, certified teachers and volunteers; pre/post testing shows positive impact Curriculum includes physics, chemistry, technology, engineering, math applications, and STEM career guidance Only 5th grade program to include CAD and 3-D manufacturing

20 STARBASE Robins Focuses on under-represented groups in STEM, schools with low academic performance scores, socio-economically disadvantaged Summer academies in robotics and engineering Girl STEM Academy, Agricultural STEM Academy Hosts FIRST Lego League state qualifier STARBASE 2.0 afterschool mentoring program

21 Get Involved! Coach/mentor for FIRST Robotics teamCoach/mentor for STARBASE 2.0 afterschool club STEM hands-on demonstration at school Family STEM Night Career Day talk at school, STARBASE Judge for science fair, Jr Science & Humanities Symposium Volunteer for STEM event – Museum, school Coach, Mentor, Instructor, Cat-herder Industry Partner for STEM Fellows

22 Questions? For more information, visit www . MuseumOfAviation . orgwww . STARBASErobins . org www . STEMgeorgia . org www . AFSTEM . org Or, find them on Facebook

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24 Topics AF STEM Execution at Robins AFB – Jamie CookMuseum of Aviation, STEM Education Center – Melissa Spalding STARBASE Robins – Wesley Fondal Walking Tour