Leadership (10)
- Tony Habit Ed.D., NC New Schools Project
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President
Thabit@newschoolsproject.org - The Honorable Burley Mitchell, Womble, Carlyle, Sandrige and Rice PLLC
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Board Chair
- Larry Chavis, Lumbee Guaranty Bank
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Board Member
- Jeff Corbett, Progress Energy
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Board Member
- Bob Greczyn, Emeritus, BCBSNC
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Board Member
- Cynthia Marshall, AT&T
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Board Member
- Shirley Prince, NC Association of Principals and Assistant Principals
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Board Member
- Scott Ralls, NC Community College System
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Board Member
- Norris Tolson, NC Biotechnology Center
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Board Member
- Leslie Winner, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation
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Board Member
Topics
National STEM conference coming to the Triangle
November 10, 2011
November 1, 2011 - As North Carolina emerges as a leader in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), the Triangle is poised to host a national conference focused on STEM education. Eight organizations are partnering to offer "S2:TEM = Scaling STEM: Transforming Education Matters" on April 16-18, 2012, at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, N.C.
A globally competitive, knowledge-based economy is a fact of life for North Carolina's high school students, and strong skills in STEM-related fields will be in high demand for years to come. At the conference, educators, students, innovators and leaders from business and government from North Carolina and across the nation will share strategies to implement STEM practices and demonstrate STEM impacts in the community.
"Our success rests upon educators and industry leaders who make deep connections around STEM in order to prepare students for college and careers," said Tony Habit, president of the NC New Schools Project. "By bringing together the best ideas from across the nation, we can make a significant and positive change in the way schools engage students in these critical fields."
Sam Houston, president and CEO of the North Carolina Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center said, "Schools with a STEM focus create learning environments that are engaging, support and encourage creativity, and produce graduates that will find success as adults in the 21st century economy. The S2: TEM = Scaling STEM: Transforming Education conference will provide tools that are critical to the future of STEM education and will emphasize the role North Carolina plays as a leader in school innovation."
Online registration is now open at http://newschoolsproject.org/2012stemconference. Proposals to present at the conference can also be submitted online at http://newschoolsproject.org/2012stemconference/sessions.html.
Collaborating with the NC New Schools Project on the conference are the Kenan Fellows Program, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction; the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics; the N.C. Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center; the NC STEM Community Collaborative; New Tech Network; and the Teaching Institute of Excellence in STEM (TIES).
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