Attention, all STEM educators! I and the other members of the "STEMteachersEXPO 2020: Growing Responsive STEM Communities" Planning Committee have been hard at work over the past several months putting together an extraordinary program, complete with keynote speakers and conversationalists who are leaders in the field! The conference takes place VIRTUALLY over the October 23-25 weekend, with tickets costing JUST $15 (or just $25 for guaranteed spots in your choice of sessions!). We looking forward to seeing you there! Please spread the word to anyone who might be interested!

The following comment has popped up a lot across my media feeds in the last week: In response to being at home with their children, I'm hearing parents say "Teaching is really hard, and teachers deserve to be the highest paid members of society." While public polling tends to support raising teacher pay, the current situation drives home the value of teachers (both from the standpoint of providing child care and facilitating positive learning opportunities) in a visceral way that I'm not sure we could manufacture even if we tried.

Are you a STEM Teacher Leader who has influenced education at your school, district, or state? Are you an influencer of the educational community online? One of the things we know is that STEM Teacher Leaders don't often acknowledge the impact they have beyond their own classrooms! 

Please share a story of success that you have had yourself (or that you have seen) in which a STEM Teacher Leader has made a positive change. 

We would like to hear from those coming to visit the Beta site of their experience in policy? How did you get involved? What aspect of policy were you engaged in? Was it meaningful to you?