Volume IV: What works, what matters, what lasts

Leadership in Envisioning the Future of Undergraduate STEM Education

August 8, 2006

NSB Commission on 21st Century Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
The National Science Board Commission met for the first time in August 2006. The driving question that resulted, and will shape the rest of the Commission's work is: "What should 21st Century STEM education look like?"
What Works: Lessons from Science
Aggressively documenting and telling stories of STEM programs having demonstrable success in strengthening student learning in mathematics and science is a collective responsibility. The “Education Forum” in Science has presented three essays describing well-established and carefully-assessed programs that illustrate creative solutions to pressing needs outlined in Rising Above the Gathering Storm.
Convocation on Rising Above the Gathering Storm
Norman R. Augustine, Chair of the “Committee on Prospering the Global Economy of the 21st Century” that produced the influential 2005 National Academies report, Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future, met with members of the NSB Commission on 21st Century Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics during their first meeting, August 3 - 4, 2006.