Business Higher Education Forum Welcomes 萌妹社’s Sharon P. Robinson
CONTACT:
Jade Floyd,
amangino@aacte.org
or 202.478.4596
Who:聽聽聽聽 The Business Higher Education Forum (BHEF) welcomes Sharon P. Robinson, Ed.D., president and CEO of the 萌妹社 for a roundtable discussion during the release of BHEF鈥檚 report 鈥淭ransforming the Recruitment, Retention and Renewal of our Nation鈥檚 Mathematics and Science Teaching Workforce鈥.
What:聽聽聽聽聽 Robinson provides front-line perspectives in response to the BHEF report and profiles 萌妹社鈥檚 newly released publication, 鈥淧reparing STEM Teachers: The Key to Global Competitiveness鈥
() which highlights 50 teacher preparation programs across the country dedicated to increasing the number of effective K-12 STEM educators. 萌妹社 surveyed its members in an effort to discover their unique efforts to prepare STEM teachers. Unlike the field of medicine, where federal funds support medical schools to create preparation programs in high-need fields, no such program exists for preparing teachers. 萌妹社 developed this publication to address the dire need to prepare more qualified math and science educators and recognize the best practices at colleges of education across the country.
When:聽聽聽聽 Wednesday, July 11 from 2:00-3:15 p.m.
Where:聽聽聽 聽628 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Why:聽聽聽聽 The event, co-sponsored by Senator Edward M. Kennedy and Senator Michael B. Enzi, features Dr. Robinson, along with Brian Fitzgerald, executive director of BHEF, Charlie Toulmin, senior education policy analyst for the National Governors Association and Gerald Wheeler, executive director of the National Science Teachers Association.
鈥淥ur role and responsibility in higher education, as the entity that prepares approximately 80% of new teachers (whether through alternative or regular undergraduate programs), is to make sure that we are preparing high quality STEM teachers and that we are increasing the number of teachers in these fields,鈥 says Sharon P. Robinson. 鈥淎s this Business Higher Education Forum鈥檚 publication correctly points out higher education cannot and should not do this alone. What is particularly helpful about this report is that it lays out the responsibilities for the five major stakeholders in this endeavor. If we are to have any sustained success in the area of improving K-12 STEM education and the quality and quantity of K-12 STEM teachers, we are going to need to combine our resources,鈥 she concludes.
How:聽聽聽 聽Interviews are available on-site or by phone. Contact Jade Floyd, 萌妹社 communications manager, at 202.478.4596 or jfloyd@aacte.org