Science and Technology Education: Preparing and Inspiring America’s Next Generation

DATE: The event was webcast on Monday, September 13, 2010 from 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. EDT
HOSTED BY: The Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings and Math for America at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC

EVENT SUMMARY: A panel of leaders discussed key issues in STEM education and the development of a steady supply of outstanding teachers in math, science and technology. PCAST Co-Chair Eric Lander provided an overview of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology report, which advises the Obama administration on ways to improve K-12 STEM education.

Read the full transcript of the report here.

Introductory Remarks
James Simons
Founder, Simons Foundation
Founder and Chairman, Math for America

Moderator
E.J. Dionne, Jr.
Senior Fellow, Governance Studies

Overview
Eric Lander
Co-Chair, President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology
Founding Director, Broad Institute at MIT and Harvard

Discussion
Robert Birgeneau
Chancellor, University of California, Berkeley

The Honorable Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.)
Chairman, Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives

Brian Greene
Professor of Mathematics and Physics, Columbia University
Co-Founder, World Science Festival

Susan Hockfield
President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology