K-12
Abstract
K-12 inspires and develops our Nation’s future STEM workforce and its citizenry in disciplines of critical importance to national and DoD STEM needs. Through collaborative partnerships in local communities across the United States, DoD STEM professionals serve as content experts with skills and talent to provide meaningful and effective informal school-based and after-school experiential STEM learning opportunities. DoD experts enrich the communities near military, laboratory, and other DoD facilities by serving as role models in encouraging the pursuit of higher education studies and careers in STEM, providing mentorship to students currently underrepresented in STEM career fields, and increasing the emphasis on 21st Century Learning Skills including adaptability, complex communication and social skills, non-routine problem solving, self-management and self-development, and systems thinking (National Research Council 2010).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 840908274569e1eb74f6451d0fd59f27