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= = =THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY REGION STEM HUB P-20 EDUCATORS=

=//__Who are we?__//=

=The Lower Hudson Valley Regional Stem Hub P-20 is one of three strands (School Administration, Educators P-20, Business and Community Partners) working to improve STEM education P-20 through three main objectives: Professional Learning, Exciting and Engaging Students, and Advocacy and Communication.=

=//__What do we do?__//= =The purpose of this website is to provide a place where educators can communicate with each other about upcoming STEM events, professional learning opportunities, share best practices, and share great resources. This website is meant to be a collaborative effort, so please add your thoughts and ideas to the site. Please share the link to this site with other people in your district who would be interested in knowing more about STEM or who would like to contribute to our larger community. Greater interaction and knowledge of what is happening in our local region will support STEM learning.= =//__Who is our partner?__//= =__Empire State STEM Learning Network__= =Our regional STEM Hub is part of The Empire State STEM Learning Network which is a statewide, community-led collaborative. The mission of the Empire State STEM Learning Network is to advance STEM education to prepare all students regardless of their career goals for college and career success, to fuel innovation and economic viatlity in the Empier State. Communiities throughout the state are mobilizing to form interconnected regional STEM hubs across the state with goals relevant to local needs, capacities and priorities that are aligned to the Network's mission. For more information visit their website:= =[]= = = =//__What is STEM?__//=

="STEM education" refers to the interdisciplinary teaching and learning of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, to a level of rigor sufficient to produce critical thinkers and problem solvers across all fields of endeavor who can thrive in the 21st century economy.= =__//What has happened to date?//__= =The Lower Hudson Valley Regional STEM Hub first met in November 2009 as the Mid Hudson Valley Regional Hub where over 50 stakeholders participated, representing diverse communities across the Yonkers and lower/mid-Hudson Valley region. In ?????= =Hendrick Hudson School District, IBM and ???????hosted a meeting in ?????. In April 2012, PNWBOCES, Hendrick Hudson, and IBM hosted a meeting where approximately 70 stakeholders met to move STEM education forward in the region. The three separate strands (School Administrators, P-20 Educators, and Business and Community Leaders developed goals for their strand and chose representatives to serve on the steering committee. In May 2012 the steering committee met to clarify the goals and desired initiatives for the Lower Hudson Valley Regional STEM Hub.=