Business Higher Education Forum Presents at NASA Conference
Pre-Launch Education Conference:
Innovative Strategies for Cultivating the STEM Workforce
BHEF Executive Director Brian Fitzgerald served as a panelist at NASA's Pre-Launch Education Conference.
Panel Title: Trends and Issues in Elementary – Secondary Education
Panel Summary: America needs to attract and retain more students to STEM disciplines. This session will address issues and trends in this area including, pre-service and in-service teacher preparation, the value of real world activity in the classroom, business perspectives on STEM teachers, and changes needed in schools of the future.
Panel Date & Time: Monday, August 6. 10:15 AM – 11:45 AM
Panel Participants:
Dr. Brian Fitzgerald
Executive Director
Business-Higher Education Forum
Dr. Lee V. Stiff
Department of Math, Science, and Technology Education
North Carolina State University
Holly Mentillo
NEAT Teacher
Tom Venezio
Vice President
International Center for Leadership in Education
