My favorite line in your video is the one where you talk about creating a situation where the good work that's being done in small pockets can gain traction, since I do think there has been some good work in this arena that has not necessarily grown beyond its initial implementation.  I would be interested in hearing both 1) some examples of the good work you've seen that you believe you can leverage in RECESS and 2) what steps you have taken - or imagine taking in the future - that would spread these good seeds to other fields.

Right now we are creating the structure for the work by building Alignment Bay Area model.  This collective impact model based on Alignment USA has turned the curve on other population outcomes.  By linking together the community partners and examining the STEAM efforts we hope to understand the situation and create common outcomes for the future.   

Great project! Much of what you are doing is similar to our efforts with the EarthConnections project (video 1180). We also are using a collective impact framework, engaging local communities, and facilitating the development of student pathways from K-16+ into geoscience careers.

In particular, your description of the community listening part of your project is of interest. This is an area we could have done better. Can you describe the process you took for doing that community engagement and listening prior to the project? Some examples of how you identified who to reach out to and how you engaged them would be very interesting.      

I really like the Mentoring and Role Model.  Great Project. 

This was a continual ask from the young people: can you find us people who look like me? :)

Our video also discusses how helping students picture themselves - http://videohall.com/p/1114

This is a great project.  I would love to know more about how you connect young people to role models and mentors and what has been successful and challenging about this? I would also love to know what you've found most effective in terms of creating a more welcoming environment?

Thank you for sharing your video! I appreciated hearing about student's experiences in their own voices. The project's effort to bring all the stakeholders to the table is necessary for a systemic approach to increasing opportunities for all students to participate in STEAM activities. 

I have 2 questions: 

1) Is there a shared definition of what STEAM education means across the project?

2) Could you provide some detail about the "small pockets of innovation" in STEAM learning mentioned in the video, and talk about how these might scale across the partnership? 

Thanks again for sharing the story of your ambitious partnership! 

-Erica

I really liked the student clips included in your video! It's always great to hear about the needs and impacts of a project directly from the students. Like Sam, I would also be interested to hear more about the successes and challenges of the mentoring process -- for example, I would imagine it might be difficult to find a number of mentors who are able to make a considerable commitment? 

You hit it on the head!  See my above answer about programs, we are sorting through and contacting them to gather a consistent data from them.  Email me in the fall, I can let you know more!