Washington
State LASER (Leadership and Assistance for Science
Education Reform), CityClub,
Pacific Science Center, and The Boeing Company are
pleased to invite you to lunch and forum to discuss STEM
Education, the new "buzz word" for preparing our youth
to be competitive in this technology-based
society. But what do we mean by STEM? We
know what each individual word means - Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.
But what does it look like in and out of the classroom
when you combine them all with the word
"Education?" Does it mean strong programs in each subject area or an
integration of the topics - or something
in-between?
The
annual Science Champions: Science Education Advocate
awards go to five individuals or organizations who
exhibited outstanding advocacy
for science education in the state of Washington. Please
join this year's Science
Champions in a discussion of their perspectives on STEM
Education.
The
2009-2010
recipients
are:
Dr. Peter
Dallas Finch
Assistant
Superintendent, West Valley School District,
Yakima
Dr.
Danny Grünbaum
Associate
Professor of Biological Oceanography, University of
Washington, Seattle
Dr. Stamatis
Vokos
Professor
of Physics,Seattle
Pacific University, Seattle
Heritage High
School Energy Smart
Evergreen
School District, Vancouver
Science
Education Partnership
Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center,
Seattle
The
five awardees receive $5,000 each to be awarded to the
not-for-profit organization or public education entity
of their choice for use in its efforts on behalf of
science education. The monetary reward as well as
funding for the awards process was generously provided
by the Boeing Company.
We hope that you will be able to join us
and congratulate our 2009-2010 Science Champions:
Science Education Advocate Award winners.
Sincerely,
Dennis Schatz, Pacific Science
Center
Jeff Estes, Battelle
Co-Directors of Washington State
LASER
