Co-Creating the
Future of STEM
The unCommission process created multiple ways for people to contribute their unique perspectives and gifts in service of identifying the future of STEM learning.
Storytellers are at the heart of the unCommission, bravely sharing their real experiences in STEM learning to reveal the most important themes and patterns related to STEM education. Primarily drawn from Black, Latinx, and Native American communities, all storytellers were invited to share whatever is true to their experience.
We thank the following participating organizations and individuals, who have helped gather and honor these stories and make meaning of all that was shared by storytellers:
Note: Individuals’ affiliation listed for the purpose of identification only. Organizational names represent the organization’s sign-on.
*unCommission Founding Member
Anchors
Community-based organizations or individuals that have established, trusted relationships with young people and/or teachers, especially those furthest from inclusion in the STEM fields, particularly Black, Latinx, and Native American communities. Anchors hosted storytelling opportunities for people ages 13-29 in their organization or community.
Achievement First*
Alder Graduate School of Education*
American Federation of Teachers*
Arizona Science Center*
Assemble
Auberle
Bagdad High/ Middle School*
BOOM
California Academy of Sciences*
California State University*
Carnegie Mellon University / Girls of Steel
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools*
Compass Youth Center*
Concourse House
DIVAS for Social Justice
DSST Public Schools
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Explora!*
Galileo STEM Academy
Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta
Illinois Science & Technology Coalition*
Illinois State Board of Education
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum*
Just Equations
Lawrence Hall of Science
Literacy Partners
Management Leadership for Tomorrow
Manchester Craftmen's Guild
Million Women Mentors-SC*
Museum of Science and Industry*
National Center for Women and Information Technology
New York Academy of Sciences*
New York City Department of Education*
New York Hall of Science*
Project Invent
Remake Learning*
South Carolina's Coalition for Mathematics & Science*
STEM Ecosystems
Tallo
The Center for Black Educator Development*
The Dream Center of Randolph County
The UTeach Institute
Thinking Media - Learning Blade*
Today's Students Tomorrow's Teachers
Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance*
U.S. Department of Energy*
Youth Code Jam*
Youth Employment Academy
Y Vote NY
Amanda Antico, Get In The Game*
Douglas Hodum, Mt. Blue Regional School District
Kyla BradyLong, Maria Carrillo High School*
Maria McClain, Antioch Unified School District
Rhea Wanchoo, Osbourn Park High School*
Vickei Hrdina, Educational Service District 112
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Bridgers
Individuals or organizations with connections to one or more anchors who helped find and invite storytellers. Bridgers reached out to potential anchors with whom they have trust-based relationships and invited them to join the unCommission.
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation*
Battelle*
Better Question
California Academy of Sciences*
Carnegie Science Center*
Charles A. Dana Center at The University of Texas at Austin
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools*
Digital Promise*
Edvotek
ExpandEd Schools*
Ignited
Just Equations
Kansas City Teacher Residency*
LabXchange*
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics*
National Math and Science Initiative*
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration*
New York Academy of Sciences*
NYC Science Research Mentoring Consortium
Overdeck Family Foundation*
Remake Learning*
SchoolSmartKC
South Carolina's Coalition for Mathematics & Science*
STEM Funders Network*
STEMteachersNYC*
TD Williamson*
Teach for America*
The Center for Black Educator Development*
The Phoenix Symphony*
Thinking Media - Learning Blade*
Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance*
U.S. Department of Energy*
University of California, Santa Barbara*
Vancouver Public Schools
Kinkini Banerjee, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative*
Diane Bellis, Science / Environment Association*
Patti Curtis, Robert Noyce/Ellen Lettvin STEM Education Fellow, U.S. Department of Education
Michael Guarraia*
Ryan Kelsey, Markle Foundation*
Grace Kim, GKC*
Meg Long
Heidi Ragsdale, STEMisMyFuture*
Kristen Record, Stratford Public Schools*
Meg Richard, Kansas State Department of Education*
Donna Riordan, Washington State Academy of Sciences
Joshua Taton, Philadelphia Area Math Teachers' Circle*
Rhea Wanchoo, Osbourn Park High School*
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Listeners / Champions
STEM experts, celebrities, educators, and other influencers who bore witness to, honored, and amplified the voices uplifted through the unCommission. Each storyteller was matched with a listener/champion who listened to and honored the storyteller.
Dr. John B. King Jr., 10th U.S. Secretary of Education
& The Education Trust
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation*
Arizona Science Teachers Association*
Bagdad High/ Middle School*
Blue School
Carnegie Science Center*
CDE Foundation*
Center for Children and Technology*
Citizen Schools
CME Group Foundation*
Coconino High School*
Dell Technologies*
Fort Hays State University*
Galileo STEM Academy
Grantmakers for Education*
LabXchange*
Make Music Count
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards*
National Geographic Education Program*
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration*
New York Academy of Sciences*
Orting High School*
Out Teach*
Pivot Learning*
SchoolSmartKC
South Carolina's Coalition for Mathematics & Science*
STEM Funders Network*
STEMteachersNYC*
TD Williamson*
Teach for America*
The Center for Black Educator Development*
The Education Trust
The Learning Agency, LLC*
The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation
The Pinkerton Foundation*
The UTeach Institute*
Thinking Media - Learning Blade*
Tulsa Regional STEM Alliance*
U.S. Department of Energy*
University of California, Santa Barbara*
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs*
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign*
Vancouver Public Schools
Billy Almon
Svea Anderson, Tanque Verde Unified School District*
Tamar Avineri, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics*
Carly Baldwin, Boyd County Public Schools*
Kinkini Banerjee, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative*
Meghan Browne, Sterling Talent Solutions*
Margaret (Peg) Cagle, LAUSD*
An-Me Chung
Cecilia Conrad, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Patti Curtis, Robert Noyce/Ellen Lettvin STEM Education Fellow, U.S. Department of Education*
Sergio de Alba, R. M. Miano Elementary*
David Ehrlichman, Converge
Ruthe Farmer, Last Mile Education Fund*
Mo Fong, Google
Xochitl Garcia, Science Friday Initiative*
Andrés Henríquez, Education Development Center, Inc.
Douglas Hodum, Mt. Blue High School*
Louise Langheier, Peer Health Exchange
Loi An Le
Olivia Leland, Co-Impact
Lillian Liang, The PCLB Foundation*
Justine Lucas, Clara Lionel Foundation
Edwin Macharia, Dalberg Advisors
Anu Malipatil, Overdeck Family Foundation*
Susan Marks, Urban Schools Human Capital Academy*
Anne McHugh, Portland Public Schools*
Emily Oster, Brown University
Christina Peña-Brower, AB Partners
Sonya Pryor Jones*
Kristen Record, Stratford Public Schools*
Meg Richard, Kansas State Department of Education*
Sarah Rivera, Mayfield City School District*
Jessica Ross, Midwood High School*
Nicole Sarty, West Ada School District
Ellen Sherratt, The Teacher Salary Project*
Jennifer Smith, Illinois Virtual School
Sandy Speicher, IDEO Teachers Guild
Toni Stith, Reach Cyber Charter School
Joshua Taton, Philadelphia Area Math Teachers' Circle*
Jessica Thompson, University of Washington College of Education*
John Urschel, MIT*
Gideon Weinstein, Western Governors University*
Ted Wells, STEMConnector
Bob Wise, Alliance for Excellent Education
Evan Wolfson, Freedom to Marry
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Community Outreach Leads
Young individuals, often storytellers themselves, who are well-connected to other young people in their communities who spread the word about the unCommission
Allegra Mangione
Anthony Arenas
Brianna Nez
Camille Edwards
Casey Fessler
Danielle Sampson
Deena Porter
Derrick Espadas
Destiny Pearson
Eulalia Zhumi
Fabiola Cuevas Flores
Henrietta Denise Ssettimba
Jenna Templeton
Kaitlyn Varela
Kendra Hale
Kenny Andejeski
Leah Marche (Staten)
Liv Newkirk
Lynnette Barton
Megan Leider
N. Akita Felix
Samantha Merkle
Sesha Woodard
Sheneika Simmons
Shreya Gundam
Valamere Mikler
Will Moore
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100Kin10 unCommission Advisory Group
Policy experts responsible for translating insights that emerged from stories into a guiding framework from which 100Kin10 developed action-ready ideas to inform the next goal for the future of STEM learning.
Tamara Bertrand Jones, Florida State University
Kayla Davis, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow
Karen Gant, Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Leton Hall, Master Science Teacher, Math for America, Bronx, NY
Tia C. Madkins, University of Texas at Austin
Gloria Peyreyra-Robertson, Washington Elementary
Jose Rivas, Lennox Mathematics Science and
Technology Academy
Francis Vigil, National Indian Education Association
Saroja Warner, WestEd
Wesley Williams II,NORC at the University of Chicago
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Funders
We are grateful to the following funders for generously supporting the work of the unCommission:
