Current Thoughts & Feelings vs. Desired State + New Thinking, Considerations & Decisions to Develop PARENTS CURRENT DESIRED STEM is overwhelming to me. How can it help my child? STEM activities help my child and me grow. STEM helps me THOUGHTS What does it offer for my career and my family’s life? learn and have fun with my kids. I want to support my kids’ STEM education but I’m not It’s fun and easy to use STEM in our home and my life. I sure how I can help them. I’m confused about what’s trust that STEM can help my children discover their happening in schools right now–how does STEM fit interests and talents, to solve problems, and to work well FEELINGS and can it be trusted to teach my kids the right things with others–the building blocks for their future. in the right ways? Attend a parent information session. Visit the parent portal on the STEMAC website. Subscribe to STEMAC DO newsletter. Participate in STEMAC activities. The benefits of STEM education programs with teachers at my child’s school and/or library. The benefits of being DISCUSS involved in STEM with my children/students. Ways for students and parents to participate in STEM activities on their own. Download STEM education cards for my family from the STEMAC website. Advocate for STEM classes for my child at DECIDE school. Plan STEM-based activities with my family and friends. Tell my co-workers about my child and family’s involvement in STEM. Enroll my child in STEM activities. TEACHERS CURRENT DESIRED STEM is hard to learn and teach STEM helps me do my job as a teacher and support THOUGHTS my career I don’t know if I have the ability to learn and I have it within me to expand my knowledge of STEM FEELINGS teach STEM for my students’ benefit and my own advancement Attend an after-school or library program to learn more. Investigate Summer i-STEM Institute / Externships. Consider DO any/all of the STEMAC opportunities that apply to me. Opportunities to include STEM in the classroom with school administrators. Ways for students and parents to DISCUSS participate in STEM activities on their own. Apply for i-STEM/Externship. Advocate for STEM teaching within the school. Share student learning success with parents, DECIDE companies, and the community. BUSINESSES & INDUSTRY GROUPS (INCLUDES CURRENT) CURRENT DESIRED STEM education helps Idaho students in high school and Our organization benefits when we actively support and THOUGHTS/ college prepare to become future employees. STEM advocate for STEM in Idaho at all levels. STEM community involvement is important for future workforce community involvement is important for current PERCEPTIONS development. workforce development. Explore how our company can grow by becoming involved in Idaho’s STEM initiatives. Review STEMAC’s participation guide to help us develop a company-wide approach. Change behavior around STEM activation and message DO amplification based on new STEMAC opportunities. Scenarios and plans for involvement with company peers. Changes to internal policies and PR/Marketing normed DISCUSS practices relative to STEM communication. To actively participate in Idaho’s STEM ecosystem as education supporters, mentors, funders, and volunteers. To reward employees who are engaged in STEM as volunteers. To be a voice for STEM in the Idaho legislature. To amplify STEM DECIDE messages natively across communication channels. VOLUME PR & ENGAGEMENT SCIENCE LAB | 1 3 FOR IDAHO STEM ACTION CENTER