Canutillo Middle School invited to participate in 2024 Diversity in STEM Education Summit
Leaders from Canutillo Middle School will be headed to the nation’s capital to help widen the pool of diverse educators and leaders within science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education nationwide.
A group of teachers and staff from CMS were selected to participate in the prestigious 2024 Diversity in STEM Education Summit by the Smithsonian Science Education Center in collaboration with Shell USA. The group embraced the honor, gearing up for an immersive journey to provide education systems the tools to develop district-specific “action plans” for attracting and retaining minority STEM teachers to leadership roles while remaining in the classroom.
“We are honored and excited to be part of this important initiative,” said CMS Principal Christopher Judge. We are eager to voice our ideas and knowledge to help create system change that will allow greater opportunities for minority leaders and further diversify the workforce of STEM teachers.”
This STEM Education Summit is only one component of a larger initiative that began in 2015 when the Smithsonian Science Education Center in partnership with Shell USA, Inc. convened a group of education organizations from around the nation to share and discuss proven strategies that have improved the recruitment, retention and engagement of educators from diverse backgrounds. From this meeting, a Steering Committee was formed and areas of potential work emerged: develop a playbook for district-level systems change; implement district-level systems change; and advance teacher leadership development.
The ultimate goal for this Initiative is to diversify the STEM teaching workforce and improve leadership opportunities for diverse STEM teachers through systems change.
The 2024 Diversity in STEM Education Summit will be held between February 23 - 25, 2024 in Washington, DC.