100Kin10
100Kin10
ANSWERING THE NATION'S STEM Challenge
CONTENTS 1
BACKGROUND
2
WHY JOIN?
3
Commitments
4
TIMELINE
5
FAQ
THERE IS A POWERFUL OPPORTUNITY
Join a movement that is creating the next generation of innovators and problem solvers by providing America’s classrooms with 100,000 excellent science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers over the next 10 years.
BACKGROUND [ page 3 ]
AMERICA IS AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE
Due to the nation's decades-long decline in math and science, our output of STEM talent is not keeping up with current and projected demand. Despite the struggling economy, there are currently more than 2,000,000 job openings in STEM fields, many of which will continue to go unfilled and will, over time, be outsourced to other countries with better-trained workforces. Winning our nation's future requires arming our nation's students with the high-quality STEM knowledge and skills needed to thrive in the face of tomorrow's challenges.
BACKGROUND [ page 4 ]
In January 2011, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Opportunity Equation, and NewSchools Venture Fund convened a diverse group of organizations to respond to a call to action from President Obama: to train 100,000 excellent STEM teachers over the next 10 years to keep America vibrant and prosperous. This was the beginning of 100Kin10. Inspired by a vision of a future where all students have the basic STEM literacy necessary to be full participants in our economy and democracy, this group understood that addressing the nation’s STEM teacher shortage and improving STEM learning for all students requires mobilizing a wide array of stakeholders around these challenges and developing new, creative approaches to tackling them. BACKGROUND
[ page 5 5 ]] BACKGROUND [ page
100Kin10 We're not launching a campaign. We’re building a movement.
why join? [ page 6 ]
WE'RE UNIFIED BY A SINGLE AMBITIOUS GOAL: to prepare all students with the high-quality STEM knowledge and skills needed to address the most pressing national and global challenges of tomorrow
Our partners take action by increasing the supply of excellent STEM teachers; hiring, developing, and retaining excellent STEM teachers; and building the 100Kin10 movement. The University of Chicago Urban Education Institute and Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education (UofC) is vetting all applicants rigorously and is designing an ambitious R&D platform to identify and disseminate successful practices and enable continuous improvement across all partners.
WHY JOIN? [ page 7 ]
ENSURING THAT OUR NATION’S CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO EXCELLENT STEM EDUCATION
ACTION COMMITMENTS RETAIN EXCELLENCE
FUNDIN G
DEDICATED PLEDGES OF NEW $$ CATALYZE 100K IN10 COMMITMENTS
BO LD
INCREASE SUPPLY
BUILD THE MOVEMENT
PA R T N E R S
IO CT CO A L MM FUE ITMEN TS TO 100K IN10
N
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION SUPPORTS 100KIN10’S GOAL
R&D
INNOVATIVE PLATFORM TRACKS BEST PRACTICES AND ADVANCES THE FIELD
.ORG
WHAT WILL YOUR COMMITMENT BE?
WHY JOIN? [ page 8 ]
steps to becoming a partner
2 APPLICATION: 3 VETTING:
4 Partnership:
Currently, potential partners must be
Once nominated, you can submit an application
Applications are vigorously vetted in a process
Once accepted as a partner in the 100Kin10
nominated by an existing 100Kin10 partner
for partnership to 100Kin10.
led by the University of Chicago. All 100Kin10
movement, you become part of a community
partners must be approved by UofC.
of best-in-class organizations with access
NOMINATION: during a designated nomination period. The 100Kin10 movement is populated by a cross-sector group of organizations, among them charter and other public schools, federal and state leaders, museums, and universities. Organizations must be committed to STEM initiatives that promote excellent teaching.
Applications ask for a bold and innovative commitment that your organization can contribute to the 100Kin10 movement – a commitment that goes beyond the existing
to an exclusive funding marketplace and an ambitious R&D platform designed to drive improvements across partners and the field.
scope of your work and that leverages your organization’s unique assets in tackling the STEM teacher challenge.
why join? [ page 9 ]
WHY JOIN? [ page 10 ]
WHY JOIN? 100Kin10 is an opportunity to put your leadership, expertise, and vision to work on a national stage. The magnitude of change our country needs in STEM learning is enormous. Rising to this challenge demands multi-sector collaboration to create urgency, will, and capacity. By working together, we can catalyze a transformation in the nation’s approach to STEM learning and expand opportunities for millions of students. 100Kin10 is a chance to do just that. To the right are additional reasons to join us.
FUNDING: Partners will have access, through a $
common application form, to funding to support their efforts through the 100Kin10 funders’ collaborative. The application for funding will be available in early 2012.
Best-in-class r&D: Through the learning and R&D platform created in partnership with the University of Chicago, partners will have access to emerging best practices and groundbreaking innovations, as well as overall data on the initiative, to enable continuous improvement for all partner organizations. In addition, partners will have the opportunity to apply to work with the University of Chicago's deployed research teams. WHY JOIN? [ page 11 ]
WHY JOIN? VISIBILITY: Partners will be recognized as key players in the 100Kin10 movement, part of an
elite group of organizations vetted by the University of Chicago and taking leadership on this national challenge. Partners will also be mentioned in public materials and highlighted on the 100Kin10 website.
ACCESS: Highly-engaged and committed partners will receive select access to special high-profile events, education leaders, and networks. Examples include the Clinton Global Initiative and briefings from the White House and U.S. Secretary of Education.
LEADERSHIP: Partners become leaders in a national movement to recruit, train, and retain excellent STEM teachers and sharpen the nation’s competitive edge. Partners also have opportunities to play leadership roles within 100Kin10.
COMMUNITY: Partners have access to and will build the 100Kin10 community, including exclusive
workshops and resources to increase impact and opportunities for collaboration.
WHY JOIN? [ page 12 ]
WHY JOIN? [ page 13 ]
Commitments 100Kin10 applications are evaluated on the strength of their commitment in one or more of three priority areas: Increasing the supply of excellent STEM teachers; hiring, developing, and retaining excellent STEM teachers; and building the 100Kin10 movement. We’re looking for commitments that meet the following criteria: • Represent a new area of work for the organization or an expansion of existing work • Innovate upon best practices and introduce a new approach to answering our nation’s need for enhanced STEM talent, support, and knowledge • Best leverage the organization's unique strengths and resources • Use data and other measures to reflect progress All partners bring content expertise and programmatic or funding capacity to advance the initiative and are vetted for their capacity to deliver on their commitment.
COMMITMENTS [ page 14 ]
THREE SAMPLE COMMITMENTS
INCREASE SUPPLY
RETAIN EXCELLENCE
BUILD THE MOVEMENT
Teach for America will recruit 11,000
University of Washington will develop
DonorsChoose.org will inspire 50,000
STEM corps members by 2015 and
video-based learning tools designed to
everyday citizens to invest in STEM
connect high potential applicants who
foster the early-career success of STEM
teacher innovation at public middle
have a STEM background but do not
teachers and will measure and assess
and high schools by Spring 2014,
meet Teach For America’s selection
their efficacy through performance
delivering $15M in critical STEM
criteria with other opportunities to be
assessments, retention rates of new
classroom resources to 600,000
involved in STEM education.
teachers, and impact on student learning.
students nationwide.
COMMITMENTS [ page 15 ]
CURRENT LIST OF PARTNERS° Academy for Urban School Leadership
Educate Texas
Memphis Teacher Residency
Relay School of Education
The Achievement Network
EnCorps
Merrimack College
The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation (F)
The Algebra Project, Inc.
Exploratorium Institute for Inquiry
Michigan State University
American Association of Physics Teachers
Florida International University
Montclair State University
Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
American Modeling Teachers Association
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation (F)
Museum of Science and Industry
American Museum of Natural History
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (F)
National Academy of Sciences
Ashoka Changemakers*
GOOD
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Aspire Teacher Residency
GOOD/Corps
National Association for Research in Science Teaching
Baltimore City Public Schools
Google (F)
S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation (F)
The Greater Texas Foundation (F)
National Center for STEM Elementary Education at St. Catherine University
Boston College
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
National Center for Technological Literacy at the Museum of Science, Boston
The Boston Foundation (F)
Heising-Simons Foundation (F)
National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future
Boston Teacher Residency
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (F)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Broad Institute of Harvard & MIT
High Tech High
National Math and Science Initiative
CA Technologies
IDEA Public Schools
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
California State University
Indiana Department of Education
National Science Foundation
California STEM Learning Network
Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education
National Science Teachers Association
Capital Teaching Residency
Intel Corporation
NewSchools Venture Fund (F)
Carnegie Corporation of New York (F)
JP Morgan Chase Foundation (F)
Center For High Impact Philanthropy
Kenan Fellows Program for Curriculum and Leadership Development
Change the Equation Chattanooga-Hamilton County Public Education Foundation Citizen Schools Clinton Global Initiative DC Public Schools Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (F)
KIPP Houston Lawrence Hall of Science Learning Research and Development Center at the University Of Pittsburgh Los Angeles Unified School District Loyola Marymount University School of Education
New Teacher Center New Visions for Public Schools New York City Department of Education New York Hall of Science North Carolina New Schools Project NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Sesame Workshop Stanford Teacher Education Program State of Arkansas State of Colorado State of Maryland Teach For America Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM Tennessee Department of Education The Texas Tribune The New Teacher Project Twin Cities Teacher Collaborative Uncommon Schools University of Arizona STEM Learning Center University of California, Berkeley University of California, San Diego University of Chicago Urban Education Institute and Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education University of Colorado Boulder University of Indianapolis University of Washington College of Education University System of Maryland
Office of Colorado State Senator Mike Johnston
Urban Teacher Center
Opportunity Equation
Urban Teacher Residency United
Denver School of Science and Technology
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University
Philadelphia Education Fund
USC Rossier School of Education
Denver Teacher Residency
Maryland Business Roundtable for Education
PhysTEC (led by APS, in partnership with AAPT)
USNY Regents Research Fund
DonorsChoose.org
Mass Insight Education & Research Institute
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
The UTeach Institute
The Dow Chemical Company (F)
MATCH Teacher Residency
Public Impact
WNET The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
(F) - FUNDING PARTNER * - THIS ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT IS COMPLETED ° - CURRENT LIST OF PARTNERS IS IN FORMATION
COMMITMENTS [ page 16 ]
Timeline PAST MILESTONES
Carnegie Corporation of New York, Opportunity Equation, and NewSchools Venture Fund invite organizations to take action in response to the President's call. 100Kin10 partners meet with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. President Obama issues a call for 100,000 new, excellent STEM teachers in the next 10 years.
28 organizations make bold commitments to increase the supply of excellent STEM teachers; develop and retain excellent STEM teachers; and build the 100Kin10 movement.
Current partners and funders nominate over 80 organizations.
100Kin10 is announced on-stage with President Clinton at Clinton Global Initiative America.
$17.5 million pledged toward $20 million 100Kin10 funders' collaborative goal.
UofC leads a vetting process resulting in more than 40 new partners.
January 2011
TIMELINE [ page 17 ]
Timeline over the next 12 months
Next round of nominations announced.
Learning platform launched with UofC. Second meeting takes place with Secretary Duncan and select partners.
Total number of 100Kin10 partners exceeds 100.
Public website launched.
Funders’ portal and online proposal system launched.
100Kin10 Launch Event.
Opportunities for public engagement unveiled.
We are here
TIMELINE [ page 18 ]
Timeline future milestones
100Kin10 partners achieve initial milestone of 10,000 new, excellent STEM teachers in two years.
100Kin10 partners revolutionize how we support, retain, and maximize the impact of our best STEM teachers.
100Kin10 partner states, districts, and CMOs transform hiring and support practices for STEM teachers so that teaching is competitive with other STEM careers.
100Kin10 partners in the STEM fields innovate new ways for STEM professionals to engage with teachers and students to serve overall 100Kin10 goals.
Anyone who is interested can meaningfully contribute to 100Kin10 through a robust publicengagement strategy.
ALL STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT BY EXCELLENT STEM TEACHERS AND HAVE THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO CAPITALIZE ON STEM OPPORTUNITIES IF THEY SO CHOOSE.
TIMELINE [ page 19 ]
Frequently asked questions 1. What does success look like, and how do you intend to grow over time? 2. How does 100Kin10 focus on quality? 3. Is the focus just on recruiting new teachers? 4. What are “bold” commitments? 5. Are all partners automatically eligible for funding? 6. How can I become a funding partner? 7. How is 100Kin10 different from other groups working on STEM education? 8. What is the 100Kin10 R&D platform? 9. Who is the leadership behind 100Kin10? FAQ [ page 20 ]
FAQ
1. What does success look like, and how do you intend to grow over time? The simplest and most specific answer is that we aim to respond to the nation’s need for 10,000 excellent STEM teachers over 2 years and 100,000 over 10 years, working closely with partner organizations as well as the Department of Education and the White House to ensure positive, measurable growth. The purpose is to reverse our country’s decades-long decline in STEM subjects, to ensure that all children have the basic STEM literacy to be full participants in our economy and democracy, and to enable our country’s students to address the most pressing national and global challenges. We are mobilizing an expanding, multi-sector group of organizations to strategically apply its collective assets in a coordinated way to solve a complex, national problem. We are doing this by creating an “enlightened marketplace” that doesn’t rely on any centralized entity having all the answers to complex questions related to teacher preparation or local demand for STEM talent. Instead, funders with their own expertise can identify and partner with pre-vetted organizations with deep knowledge of local, statewide, and national needs.
FAQ [ page 21 ]
FAQ
2. How does 100Kin10 focus on quality? 100Kin10 is not just about numbers. The movement is focused on excellence. The true end goal is to dramatically
increase the number of excellent STEM teachers so that all students have access to first-rate STEM learning. The University of Chicago Urban Education Institute and Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education oversees the 100Kin10 vetting process to ensure that accepted partners have both high-quality commitments and the capacity to execute them with excellence. Additionally, UofC is developing a learning and R&D infrastructure, as well as tools for 100Kin10 partners to measure the quality and impact of their commitments. Throughout the next years, UofC will undertake regular, rigorous reviews of all programs, will provide real-time feedback on implementation, and will share best practices to drive improvement across 100Kin10 partners and the STEM teaching field at large.
3. Is the focus just on recruiting new teachers? No. Though increasing the number of new, excellent STEM teachers in the pipeline is important, 100Kin10 recognizes that to achieve these ambitious goals we also need to keep our best STEM teachers in the classroom and encourage commitments that change the circumstances in which STEM teachers work—from how they are recruited, hired, evaluated, and paid to the support they receive and the opportunities they have to grow in their careers.
FAQ [ page 22 ]
FAQ
4. What are “bold” commitments? Bold commitments are creative and innovative responses to our shared goal of 100,000 excellent STEM teachers in 10 years. They reflect new or expanded approaches to tackling this challenge through increasing the supply of excellent STEM teachers; hiring, developing, and retaining excellent STEM teachers; and building the 100Kin10 movement – all while leveraging the unique assets of your organization.
5. Are all partners automatically eligible for funding? To become eligible for funding, partners must complete a common proposal application form that will be reviewed by each funding partner. Application forms and further information on the funding process will be available in early 2012. Decisions regarding funding are made independently by each funding partner.
FAQ [ page 23 ]
FAQ
6. How can I become a funding partner? Potential funders enter the movement through a separate process and do not need to complete an online application form. If you are interested in joining the funders' collaborative, please contact Talia Milgrom-Elcott at [email protected].
7. How is 100Kin10 different from other groups working on STEM education? 100Kin10 is a growing movement to respond to the national imperative to train 100,000 excellent STEM teachers
over the coming 10 years. It is neither a paper coalition of similarly-minded allegiances nor a command-and-control, centralized effort. Instead, it is an effort to invite a wide array of players—from federal agencies to states, museums to corporations, universities to school districts, individuals to associations—to identify their assets and apply them creatively and strategically to solving one of our country’s most vexing challenges: how to give every child a first-rate STEM education so that we can regain our competitive edge in the STEM fields and address the national and global challenges that will define this century.
FAQ [ page 24 ]
FAQ
8. What is the 100Kin10 R&D platform? The University of Chicago Urban Education Institute and Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education is developing a learning and R&D infrastructure, as well as tools for 100Kin10 partners to measure the quality and impact of their commitments. Throughout the coming years, UofC will undertake regular, rigorous reviews of all programs, provide real-time feedback on implementation, and share best practices to drive improvement across 100Kin10 partners and the STEM teaching field at large.
9. Who is the leadership behind 100Kin10? 100Kin10 is currently being coordinated by Talia Milgrom-Elcott and Maya (Agarwal) Lundhagen on behalf of Carnegie Corporation of New York and Opportunity Equation, two of the organizations that founded the movement. Carnegie Corporation of New York and Opportunity Equation partner with GOOD/Corps and the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute and Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education to coordinate integral parts of building the 100Kin10 movement. GOOD/Corps helps steward the 100Kin10 movement through strategic and creative guidance, and works to develop strategies, tools, and campaigns to drive partner and public engagement. UofC oversees both the 100Kin10 vetting process, ensuring that accepted partners have both high-quality commitments and a capacity to execute them with excellence, and the developing R&D infrastructure.
FAQ [ page 25 ]
TAKE LEADERSHIP
We see enormous value in these efforts, and we hope you’ll join us in forging this path. Together, we can shape the future for our nation’s students—and for our nation. Interested? Please contact us at [email protected] for more information.
ANSWERING THE NATION'S STEM Challenge
CONTENTS 1
BACKGROUND
2
WHY JOIN?
3
Commitments
4
TIMELINE
5
FAQ
THERE IS A POWERFUL OPPORTUNITY
Join a movement that is creating the next generation of innovators and problem solvers by providing America’s classrooms with 100,000 excellent science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers over the next 10 years.
BACKGROUND [ page 3 ]
AMERICA IS AT A CRITICAL JUNCTURE
Due to the nation's decades-long decline in math and science, our output of STEM talent is not keeping up with current and projected demand. Despite the struggling economy, there are currently more than 2,000,000 job openings in STEM fields, many of which will continue to go unfilled and will, over time, be outsourced to other countries with better-trained workforces. Winning our nation's future requires arming our nation's students with the high-quality STEM knowledge and skills needed to thrive in the face of tomorrow's challenges.
BACKGROUND [ page 4 ]
In January 2011, Carnegie Corporation of New York, Opportunity Equation, and NewSchools Venture Fund convened a diverse group of organizations to respond to a call to action from President Obama: to train 100,000 excellent STEM teachers over the next 10 years to keep America vibrant and prosperous. This was the beginning of 100Kin10. Inspired by a vision of a future where all students have the basic STEM literacy necessary to be full participants in our economy and democracy, this group understood that addressing the nation’s STEM teacher shortage and improving STEM learning for all students requires mobilizing a wide array of stakeholders around these challenges and developing new, creative approaches to tackling them. BACKGROUND
[ page 5 5 ]] BACKGROUND [ page
100Kin10 We're not launching a campaign. We’re building a movement.
why join? [ page 6 ]
WE'RE UNIFIED BY A SINGLE AMBITIOUS GOAL: to prepare all students with the high-quality STEM knowledge and skills needed to address the most pressing national and global challenges of tomorrow
Our partners take action by increasing the supply of excellent STEM teachers; hiring, developing, and retaining excellent STEM teachers; and building the 100Kin10 movement. The University of Chicago Urban Education Institute and Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education (UofC) is vetting all applicants rigorously and is designing an ambitious R&D platform to identify and disseminate successful practices and enable continuous improvement across all partners.
WHY JOIN? [ page 7 ]
ENSURING THAT OUR NATION’S CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO EXCELLENT STEM EDUCATION
ACTION COMMITMENTS RETAIN EXCELLENCE
FUNDIN G
DEDICATED PLEDGES OF NEW $$ CATALYZE 100K IN10 COMMITMENTS
BO LD
INCREASE SUPPLY
BUILD THE MOVEMENT
PA R T N E R S
IO CT CO A L MM FUE ITMEN TS TO 100K IN10
N
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
MEANINGFUL PARTICIPATION SUPPORTS 100KIN10’S GOAL
R&D
INNOVATIVE PLATFORM TRACKS BEST PRACTICES AND ADVANCES THE FIELD
.ORG
WHAT WILL YOUR COMMITMENT BE?
WHY JOIN? [ page 8 ]
steps to becoming a partner
2 APPLICATION: 3 VETTING:
4 Partnership:
Currently, potential partners must be
Once nominated, you can submit an application
Applications are vigorously vetted in a process
Once accepted as a partner in the 100Kin10
nominated by an existing 100Kin10 partner
for partnership to 100Kin10.
led by the University of Chicago. All 100Kin10
movement, you become part of a community
partners must be approved by UofC.
of best-in-class organizations with access
NOMINATION: during a designated nomination period. The 100Kin10 movement is populated by a cross-sector group of organizations, among them charter and other public schools, federal and state leaders, museums, and universities. Organizations must be committed to STEM initiatives that promote excellent teaching.
Applications ask for a bold and innovative commitment that your organization can contribute to the 100Kin10 movement – a commitment that goes beyond the existing
to an exclusive funding marketplace and an ambitious R&D platform designed to drive improvements across partners and the field.
scope of your work and that leverages your organization’s unique assets in tackling the STEM teacher challenge.
why join? [ page 9 ]
WHY JOIN? [ page 10 ]
WHY JOIN? 100Kin10 is an opportunity to put your leadership, expertise, and vision to work on a national stage. The magnitude of change our country needs in STEM learning is enormous. Rising to this challenge demands multi-sector collaboration to create urgency, will, and capacity. By working together, we can catalyze a transformation in the nation’s approach to STEM learning and expand opportunities for millions of students. 100Kin10 is a chance to do just that. To the right are additional reasons to join us.
FUNDING: Partners will have access, through a $
common application form, to funding to support their efforts through the 100Kin10 funders’ collaborative. The application for funding will be available in early 2012.
Best-in-class r&D: Through the learning and R&D platform created in partnership with the University of Chicago, partners will have access to emerging best practices and groundbreaking innovations, as well as overall data on the initiative, to enable continuous improvement for all partner organizations. In addition, partners will have the opportunity to apply to work with the University of Chicago's deployed research teams. WHY JOIN? [ page 11 ]
WHY JOIN? VISIBILITY: Partners will be recognized as key players in the 100Kin10 movement, part of an
elite group of organizations vetted by the University of Chicago and taking leadership on this national challenge. Partners will also be mentioned in public materials and highlighted on the 100Kin10 website.
ACCESS: Highly-engaged and committed partners will receive select access to special high-profile events, education leaders, and networks. Examples include the Clinton Global Initiative and briefings from the White House and U.S. Secretary of Education.
LEADERSHIP: Partners become leaders in a national movement to recruit, train, and retain excellent STEM teachers and sharpen the nation’s competitive edge. Partners also have opportunities to play leadership roles within 100Kin10.
COMMUNITY: Partners have access to and will build the 100Kin10 community, including exclusive
workshops and resources to increase impact and opportunities for collaboration.
WHY JOIN? [ page 12 ]
WHY JOIN? [ page 13 ]
Commitments 100Kin10 applications are evaluated on the strength of their commitment in one or more of three priority areas: Increasing the supply of excellent STEM teachers; hiring, developing, and retaining excellent STEM teachers; and building the 100Kin10 movement. We’re looking for commitments that meet the following criteria: • Represent a new area of work for the organization or an expansion of existing work • Innovate upon best practices and introduce a new approach to answering our nation’s need for enhanced STEM talent, support, and knowledge • Best leverage the organization's unique strengths and resources • Use data and other measures to reflect progress All partners bring content expertise and programmatic or funding capacity to advance the initiative and are vetted for their capacity to deliver on their commitment.
COMMITMENTS [ page 14 ]
THREE SAMPLE COMMITMENTS
INCREASE SUPPLY
RETAIN EXCELLENCE
BUILD THE MOVEMENT
Teach for America will recruit 11,000
University of Washington will develop
DonorsChoose.org will inspire 50,000
STEM corps members by 2015 and
video-based learning tools designed to
everyday citizens to invest in STEM
connect high potential applicants who
foster the early-career success of STEM
teacher innovation at public middle
have a STEM background but do not
teachers and will measure and assess
and high schools by Spring 2014,
meet Teach For America’s selection
their efficacy through performance
delivering $15M in critical STEM
criteria with other opportunities to be
assessments, retention rates of new
classroom resources to 600,000
involved in STEM education.
teachers, and impact on student learning.
students nationwide.
COMMITMENTS [ page 15 ]
CURRENT LIST OF PARTNERS° Academy for Urban School Leadership
Educate Texas
Memphis Teacher Residency
Relay School of Education
The Achievement Network
EnCorps
Merrimack College
The Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation (F)
The Algebra Project, Inc.
Exploratorium Institute for Inquiry
Michigan State University
American Association of Physics Teachers
Florida International University
Montclair State University
Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities
American Modeling Teachers Association
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation (F)
Museum of Science and Industry
American Museum of Natural History
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (F)
National Academy of Sciences
Ashoka Changemakers*
GOOD
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Aspire Teacher Residency
GOOD/Corps
National Association for Research in Science Teaching
Baltimore City Public Schools
Google (F)
S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation (F)
The Greater Texas Foundation (F)
National Center for STEM Elementary Education at St. Catherine University
Boston College
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
National Center for Technological Literacy at the Museum of Science, Boston
The Boston Foundation (F)
Heising-Simons Foundation (F)
National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future
Boston Teacher Residency
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (F)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Broad Institute of Harvard & MIT
High Tech High
National Math and Science Initiative
CA Technologies
IDEA Public Schools
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
California State University
Indiana Department of Education
National Science Foundation
California STEM Learning Network
Industry Initiatives for Science and Math Education
National Science Teachers Association
Capital Teaching Residency
Intel Corporation
NewSchools Venture Fund (F)
Carnegie Corporation of New York (F)
JP Morgan Chase Foundation (F)
Center For High Impact Philanthropy
Kenan Fellows Program for Curriculum and Leadership Development
Change the Equation Chattanooga-Hamilton County Public Education Foundation Citizen Schools Clinton Global Initiative DC Public Schools Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (F)
KIPP Houston Lawrence Hall of Science Learning Research and Development Center at the University Of Pittsburgh Los Angeles Unified School District Loyola Marymount University School of Education
New Teacher Center New Visions for Public Schools New York City Department of Education New York Hall of Science North Carolina New Schools Project NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
Sesame Workshop Stanford Teacher Education Program State of Arkansas State of Colorado State of Maryland Teach For America Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM Tennessee Department of Education The Texas Tribune The New Teacher Project Twin Cities Teacher Collaborative Uncommon Schools University of Arizona STEM Learning Center University of California, Berkeley University of California, San Diego University of Chicago Urban Education Institute and Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education University of Colorado Boulder University of Indianapolis University of Washington College of Education University System of Maryland
Office of Colorado State Senator Mike Johnston
Urban Teacher Center
Opportunity Equation
Urban Teacher Residency United
Denver School of Science and Technology
Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University
Philadelphia Education Fund
USC Rossier School of Education
Denver Teacher Residency
Maryland Business Roundtable for Education
PhysTEC (led by APS, in partnership with AAPT)
USNY Regents Research Fund
DonorsChoose.org
Mass Insight Education & Research Institute
Polytechnic Institute of New York University
The UTeach Institute
The Dow Chemical Company (F)
MATCH Teacher Residency
Public Impact
WNET The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
(F) - FUNDING PARTNER * - THIS ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT IS COMPLETED ° - CURRENT LIST OF PARTNERS IS IN FORMATION
COMMITMENTS [ page 16 ]
Timeline PAST MILESTONES
Carnegie Corporation of New York, Opportunity Equation, and NewSchools Venture Fund invite organizations to take action in response to the President's call. 100Kin10 partners meet with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. President Obama issues a call for 100,000 new, excellent STEM teachers in the next 10 years.
28 organizations make bold commitments to increase the supply of excellent STEM teachers; develop and retain excellent STEM teachers; and build the 100Kin10 movement.
Current partners and funders nominate over 80 organizations.
100Kin10 is announced on-stage with President Clinton at Clinton Global Initiative America.
$17.5 million pledged toward $20 million 100Kin10 funders' collaborative goal.
UofC leads a vetting process resulting in more than 40 new partners.
January 2011
TIMELINE [ page 17 ]
Timeline over the next 12 months
Next round of nominations announced.
Learning platform launched with UofC. Second meeting takes place with Secretary Duncan and select partners.
Total number of 100Kin10 partners exceeds 100.
Public website launched.
Funders’ portal and online proposal system launched.
100Kin10 Launch Event.
Opportunities for public engagement unveiled.
We are here
TIMELINE [ page 18 ]
Timeline future milestones
100Kin10 partners achieve initial milestone of 10,000 new, excellent STEM teachers in two years.
100Kin10 partners revolutionize how we support, retain, and maximize the impact of our best STEM teachers.
100Kin10 partner states, districts, and CMOs transform hiring and support practices for STEM teachers so that teaching is competitive with other STEM careers.
100Kin10 partners in the STEM fields innovate new ways for STEM professionals to engage with teachers and students to serve overall 100Kin10 goals.
Anyone who is interested can meaningfully contribute to 100Kin10 through a robust publicengagement strategy.
ALL STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT BY EXCELLENT STEM TEACHERS AND HAVE THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO CAPITALIZE ON STEM OPPORTUNITIES IF THEY SO CHOOSE.
TIMELINE [ page 19 ]
Frequently asked questions 1. What does success look like, and how do you intend to grow over time? 2. How does 100Kin10 focus on quality? 3. Is the focus just on recruiting new teachers? 4. What are “bold” commitments? 5. Are all partners automatically eligible for funding? 6. How can I become a funding partner? 7. How is 100Kin10 different from other groups working on STEM education? 8. What is the 100Kin10 R&D platform? 9. Who is the leadership behind 100Kin10? FAQ [ page 20 ]
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1. What does success look like, and how do you intend to grow over time? The simplest and most specific answer is that we aim to respond to the nation’s need for 10,000 excellent STEM teachers over 2 years and 100,000 over 10 years, working closely with partner organizations as well as the Department of Education and the White House to ensure positive, measurable growth. The purpose is to reverse our country’s decades-long decline in STEM subjects, to ensure that all children have the basic STEM literacy to be full participants in our economy and democracy, and to enable our country’s students to address the most pressing national and global challenges. We are mobilizing an expanding, multi-sector group of organizations to strategically apply its collective assets in a coordinated way to solve a complex, national problem. We are doing this by creating an “enlightened marketplace” that doesn’t rely on any centralized entity having all the answers to complex questions related to teacher preparation or local demand for STEM talent. Instead, funders with their own expertise can identify and partner with pre-vetted organizations with deep knowledge of local, statewide, and national needs.
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2. How does 100Kin10 focus on quality? 100Kin10 is not just about numbers. The movement is focused on excellence. The true end goal is to dramatically
increase the number of excellent STEM teachers so that all students have access to first-rate STEM learning. The University of Chicago Urban Education Institute and Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education oversees the 100Kin10 vetting process to ensure that accepted partners have both high-quality commitments and the capacity to execute them with excellence. Additionally, UofC is developing a learning and R&D infrastructure, as well as tools for 100Kin10 partners to measure the quality and impact of their commitments. Throughout the next years, UofC will undertake regular, rigorous reviews of all programs, will provide real-time feedback on implementation, and will share best practices to drive improvement across 100Kin10 partners and the STEM teaching field at large.
3. Is the focus just on recruiting new teachers? No. Though increasing the number of new, excellent STEM teachers in the pipeline is important, 100Kin10 recognizes that to achieve these ambitious goals we also need to keep our best STEM teachers in the classroom and encourage commitments that change the circumstances in which STEM teachers work—from how they are recruited, hired, evaluated, and paid to the support they receive and the opportunities they have to grow in their careers.
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4. What are “bold” commitments? Bold commitments are creative and innovative responses to our shared goal of 100,000 excellent STEM teachers in 10 years. They reflect new or expanded approaches to tackling this challenge through increasing the supply of excellent STEM teachers; hiring, developing, and retaining excellent STEM teachers; and building the 100Kin10 movement – all while leveraging the unique assets of your organization.
5. Are all partners automatically eligible for funding? To become eligible for funding, partners must complete a common proposal application form that will be reviewed by each funding partner. Application forms and further information on the funding process will be available in early 2012. Decisions regarding funding are made independently by each funding partner.
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6. How can I become a funding partner? Potential funders enter the movement through a separate process and do not need to complete an online application form. If you are interested in joining the funders' collaborative, please contact Talia Milgrom-Elcott at [email protected].
7. How is 100Kin10 different from other groups working on STEM education? 100Kin10 is a growing movement to respond to the national imperative to train 100,000 excellent STEM teachers
over the coming 10 years. It is neither a paper coalition of similarly-minded allegiances nor a command-and-control, centralized effort. Instead, it is an effort to invite a wide array of players—from federal agencies to states, museums to corporations, universities to school districts, individuals to associations—to identify their assets and apply them creatively and strategically to solving one of our country’s most vexing challenges: how to give every child a first-rate STEM education so that we can regain our competitive edge in the STEM fields and address the national and global challenges that will define this century.
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8. What is the 100Kin10 R&D platform? The University of Chicago Urban Education Institute and Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education is developing a learning and R&D infrastructure, as well as tools for 100Kin10 partners to measure the quality and impact of their commitments. Throughout the coming years, UofC will undertake regular, rigorous reviews of all programs, provide real-time feedback on implementation, and share best practices to drive improvement across 100Kin10 partners and the STEM teaching field at large.
9. Who is the leadership behind 100Kin10? 100Kin10 is currently being coordinated by Talia Milgrom-Elcott and Maya (Agarwal) Lundhagen on behalf of Carnegie Corporation of New York and Opportunity Equation, two of the organizations that founded the movement. Carnegie Corporation of New York and Opportunity Equation partner with GOOD/Corps and the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute and Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education to coordinate integral parts of building the 100Kin10 movement. GOOD/Corps helps steward the 100Kin10 movement through strategic and creative guidance, and works to develop strategies, tools, and campaigns to drive partner and public engagement. UofC oversees both the 100Kin10 vetting process, ensuring that accepted partners have both high-quality commitments and a capacity to execute them with excellence, and the developing R&D infrastructure.
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TAKE LEADERSHIP
We see enormous value in these efforts, and we hope you’ll join us in forging this path. Together, we can shape the future for our nation’s students—and for our nation. Interested? Please contact us at [email protected] for more information.
