Over the next decade, seven in 10 new jobs in Pennsylvania will require workers to use a computer and an estimated 300,000 STEM jobs will be available in the commonwealth. To meet this projected demand, the Governor launched PAsmart, a new initiative to invest in the commonwealth’s existing and future workforce. Based on the feedback to the Governor’s Middle Class Task Force, there are jobs without trained people to fill them and some workers need new skills, but a four-year degree is not for everyone and a one-size fits-all approach will not work.
The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) has developed a base of classroom instruction and professional development in the fast-growing fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), and computer science (CS) as well as training for in-demand careers, emerging industries, and underserved populations. The PAsmart initiative will be used to bring high-quality CS and STEM education to classrooms in elementary, middle, and high schools, along with professional development to expand the pool of qualified CS/STEM educators.
Through PAsmart, students, workers, and businesses are collaborating to ensure that all Pennsylvanians have an opportunity to succeed in the jobs of today, while gaining the skills of tomorrow.It is important for Pennsylvania to have a STEM-ready workforce to compete in a knowledge-based, tech-driven, global economy.
To meet this demand educators will receive training in PAsmart for CS/STEM, based on PDE’s vison of CS education developed through the CSTA/CS Framework. During this training, educators from across the commonwealth will learn about developing CS/STEM programs that will prepare students for the jobs of today and tomorrow through STEM and computer science education, apprenticeship and job training.
PAsmart for K-12 CS and STEM education and professional development initiatives may support the following activities that:
• Create or expand high-quality CS and STEM courses to K-12 students across Pennsylvania;
• Increase access of CS and STEM education for women, girls, students of color, students in rural and urban areas, students with disabilities, and other historically under-served and underrepresented populations; and
• Support the high-quality training and professional development of CS and STEM educators.
Given an intensive collaborative professional learning experience, elementary educators will:
Topics Covered: STEM
Thursday February 06, 2020 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
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