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Slide2 : Confronting Reality
60% of Ohio high school students enroll in upper-level mathematics courses, but only 28% enroll in upper-level science courses.
41% of recent Ohio high school graduates enrolled for the first time as college freshmen take remedial mathematics and/or English, while 33% take remedial mathematics.
Slide3 : Confronting Reality
90% of Ohio’s fastest growing occupations require some education beyond high school.
American manufacturers say that about 60% of workers are poorly prepared for the workplace.
In 2002, Ohio ranked 40th among all states in percent of its population with a bachelor’s degree or higher.
Slide4 : Confronting Reality
Because it doesn’t offer enough economic opportunities, Ohio loses more young people between the ages of 20 and 34 (to other states) than any other state except Pennsylvania … and it fails to attract a sufficient number to offset the loss.
Slide5 : The
Bottom Line
To attract and retain 21st century businesses
– and to create and sustain high-skill,
high-wage jobs – Ohio must produce
more workers with advanced knowledge
and skills in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics …
the STEM disciplines.
Slide6 : Ohio has made substantial progress
in preparing its students to succeed
in the 21st century economy.
But there are growing indications that the gap between workplace readiness and employers’ expectations for
entry-level workers
is widening.
Slide7 : In simple terms …
Ohio’s future will be
defined by its citizens’
ability to think for a living.
To recommend changes in public policy and educational practices – to the Governor, Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents and Superintendent of Public Instruction – that will allow Ohio to become a leader in developing world-class talent in the disciplines of mathematics and science. : To recommend changes in public policy and educational practices – to the Governor, Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents and Superintendent of Public Instruction – that will allow Ohio to become a leader in developing world-class talent in the disciplines of mathematics and science. CHARGE
Ohio will be a leader in the innovation-based global economy, and its citizens will have the high-level knowledge and skills in science and mathematics they will need for success. : Ohio will be a leader in the innovation-based global economy, and its citizens will have the high-level knowledge and skills in science and mathematics they will need for success. VISION
Slide10 : Thomas Friedman
Author of The World is Flat
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Slide12 : Expand public awareness
and understanding of
the importance of mathematics and
science to Ohioans’
success in the 21st
century workplace,
and to state’s future
economic growth
and prosperity. STRATEGY #1:
Slide13 : Increase the number
of students who take
courses and master
high-level mathematics
and science subjects,
and pursue STEM
careers. STRATEGY #2:
Slide14 : Improve the quality of
mathematics and
science education by recruiting, preparing
and retaining a larger number of high-quality teachers. STRATEGY #3:
Slide15 : Strengthen the interaction
between postsecondary instructional and research programs and the business sector to improve students’
STEM-career opportunities, and to improve the
education community’s
Ability to meet the workforce needs of Ohio’s technology- and innovation-driven businesses. STRATEGY #4:
Slide16 : Build the state’s capacity
to drive improvement
in mathematics and science learning, and
to fuel economic growth, by creating the Institute
for Mathematics and
Science Education. STRATEGY #5:
Slide17 : SAMEPAC’s recommendations …
Are focused and few in number
Are meant to be implemented as a whole
Don’t require substantial additional funding
Build on existing programs
Slide18 : Where should the work begin?
The job of executing Ohio’s agenda for improving science and mathematics education has already begun.
Slide19 : 50 Ohio colleges and universities engaged in a multi-year research project to identify how the preparation and development of teachers affect their success as measured by the academic achievement of their students for example …
Teacher Quality Partnership
Slide20 : Mathematics Initiative and Science Initiative to improve instruction in Ohio schools
Mathematics and Science Program Models for grades 9 through 12 that describe courses and course sequences that fully meet the state’s Academic Content Standards … and that provide options for all students for example …
Ohio Department of Education
Slide21 : Up to ten regional summer academies for 11th and 12th grade students focused on foreign language and STEM-related disciplines
Scholarships for prospective mathematics and science teachers … and support for underrepresented populations in Ohio’s colleges and universities for example …
Ohio Board of Regents
Slide22 : The work to turn Ohio’s science and mathematics education policy agenda into action has begun.
The time to move forward to give Ohioans the high-level knowledge and skills in science and mathematics they will need for success is NOW!
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