On January 12, the K-12 Engagement Network hosted Dorie Taylor, co-producer of Remake Learning Days Across America to share the many ways that Penn State colleges, campuses, departments, and units can be involved with Remake Learning Days 2023 (RLD 2023).
On February 15, the K-12 Engagement Network hosted its second Education for the Future webinar, “Banned Books, Critical Literacy, and the Power of Speech.” The event was well attended by K-12 educators, public librarians, and Penn State faculty and staff.
On October 27, the K-12 Engagement Network launched its Education for the Future series with the first event, “K-12 STEM Landscape & PA Science Standards,” featuring Demetrius Roberts, Special Consultant to Pennsylvania Department of Education in STEM and Computer Science, and Jeff Remington, STEM Outreach Liaison, Penn State Center for Science and the Schools.
A Penn State-led STEM organization is part of a group making recommendations to the Biden-Harris administration on how to improve STEM learning and connections to careers in communities across the country.
Amanda Smith has been named director of K-12 Engagement for Penn State Outreach, a new position focused on expanding partnerships between students and teachers and the higher education world.