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

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Anchors

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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

Bridgers

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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*

Listeners / Champions

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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

Community Outreach Leads

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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

100Kin10 unCommission Advisory Group

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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

Funders

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We are grateful to the following funders for generously supporting the work of the unCommission:

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