Highlights from STEM Education Day at the Capitol

Thanks to all that joined us on March 17th for our program.  Congratulations to:
  • SC STEM Educator of the Year, Amy Baldwin and Finalists: Whitney Camacho, Susan Mathews Elizabeth Martin and Dr. Nicole Yemothy
  • Regional "Growing in STEM" grant awardees - Colleton County High School, Forest Lake Elementary, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School, St. Joseph Catholic School
  • Cognia STEM certified schools - Alice Drive Elementary School, Bates Middle School, Christian Academy of Myrtle Beach, Richland Two Institute of Innovation, St. Gregory the Great Catholic School
  • Cognia STEM re certified schools - Alice Drive Middle School, Dutch Fork High School, Lower Richland High School,Mount Lebanon Elementary School, Pritchardville Elementary, W.J. Keenan High School
  • MWM-SC Student Lead, Miranda Salas Sagot

Missed the event?  We've made the recording available for you to watch.

Ways to Support STEM Education From Your Home

If you can’t tune into the broadcast from the Capitol, we want to hear from you!  Send us a video or comments on why STEM education is important to our state, why students need a strong STEM education, why business/industry needs graduates qualified to work in STEM-related fields, and/or how STEM impacts South Carolina's economy.

If you submit your video or email messages and you may see them featured on our social media sites.

Advocate for STEM Education

Raise your voice and shoot a quick email to your legislators, encouraging them to continue supporting STEM education during this legislative session!

Not sure who your legislators are?  Use this link to easily locate your representatives.

Short on time or not sure what to write?  No worries.  Simply start with our sample email and customize it to fit your message.  Your voices have a great impact on our legislators who are interested in knowing how supporting STEM education leads to a better prepared workforce and brighter economic outlook for our state.
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Sample Email:
Opportunities in STEM career fields such as Advanced Manufacturing, Computing, and Engineering continue to grow in South Carolina. STEM learning in schools, in afterschool programs, and in a wide variety of formal and informal learning settings all contribute to an informed citizenry, a workforce with increased knowledge and skills, and a better quality of life for all.

I ask you to support STEM teachers and learners in this 2021 legislative session by_____________.   

I value your leadership as a legislator and look forward to working with you to support the STEM education this year and every year!

Here are some items you might consider asking your legislator to support:
  • The STEM Teacher Fellows program aimed at retention of mid-career teachers proposed by South Carolina’s Coalition for Mathematics & Science and approved by the Education Oversight Committee.
  • Tax credits for business/industry that employ STEM educators from any grade level as interns.
  • The creation of a professional development fund targeted to assist STEM teachers, with special emphasis on middle and high school mathematics teachers, in developing interdisciplinary, project-based instruction and assignments that engage students in applying science, computational thinking, engineering and mathematics skills to solve problems.

2019 Highlights

2020 event was cancelled due to COVID-19.