Future Ready Iowa Summit - All Options on the Table

NASA Astronaut Colonel Raja Chari shared future-ready guidance to Iowans at the 2022 Future Ready Iowa Summit in Des Moines.

More than 600 Iowans registered for the 2022 Future Ready Iowa Summit – All Options on the Table to ask and to answer the most challenging questions facing our edu-nomic future.

“It’s our job to push our educational innovation to new heights,” Gov. Kim Reynolds said in her opening remarks as she encouraged all participants to take one idea from the Summit and put it into action. Read more about Future Ready Iowa Summit - All Options on the Table

Students to Develop High-Demand Skills with STEM BEST + HD Program

The STEM BEST + HD Program application opens October 3.

The application period is quickly approaching for the STEM BEST + HD (High-Demand) Program. Beginning October 3, public and non-public K-12 school districts and school buildings can submit an application to launch or expand a business partnership model to provide students with career-linked learning experiences. Read more about Students to Develop High-Demand Skills with STEM BEST + HD Program

Transforming Education for the Workforce

The 2021 Future Ready Iowa Summit was held at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines on September 16, 2021.
The 2021 Future Ready Iowa Summit – Transforming Education for the Workforce was held for leaders across Iowa to amplify the public conversation about connecting education and the workforce with a focus on expanding work-based learning and computer science as critical aspects of STEM education, indeed education as a whole.
 

Registration Opens for 2020 Statewide STEM Summit: Transforming Education for the Workforce

Registration is now open for the Transforming Education for the Workforce Summit.

During remarks at STEM Day at the Capitol, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the 2020 statewide STEM summit, “Transforming Education for the Workforce.” Presented by the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council and Future Ready Iowa, the summit will be held on April 14, 2020, at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Read more about Registration Opens for 2020 Statewide STEM Summit: Transforming Education for the Workforce

New Opportunities for Students, Employers and Teachers

Iowa Clearinghouse for Work-Based Learning

Work-based learning empowers students to apply what they are learning in the classroom to high-quality, real-world professional experiences. Read more about New Opportunities for Students, Employers and Teachers

STEM Council Takes Part in Regional Summits

Future Ready Iowa Regional Summit

The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council is pleased to support the Future Ready Iowa Regional Summits taking place across Iowa this fall to help further the goal of preparing Iowa’s future workforce. Read more about STEM Council Takes Part in Regional Summits

Future Ready Iowa Regional Summits Announced

Future Ready Iowa

Registration opened earlier this month for nine Future Ready Iowa Regional Summits. The day-long events will offer the opportunity for education, business, economic development and community partners to collaborate and develop strategies for local workforce solutions. Read more about Future Ready Iowa Regional Summits Announced

Preparing Students for the Future

Waukee high school students

In an effort to help expand Iowa’s talent pipeline, initial models have been set in motion to help students identify skills and paths to pursue specific careers and gain necessary certifications and competencies for local employers. These models will helps students gain employable skills and recognize the opportunities that exist in their own backyard. Read more about Preparing Students for the Future

STEM Prominent in Scaling Work-Based Learning

Photo of NGA core team

Since late 2015, a core team of Iowans representing a broad spectrum of agencies has been working in concert with peers in five other states to scale work-based learning (WBL) in high-demand fields. Read more about STEM Prominent in Scaling Work-Based Learning

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