Sunday, July 30, 2023
In 2021 the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) formed the inaugural Advisory Committee for NESST, The Network for Emergent Socio-Scientific Thinking. Together this Advisory Committee designed a roadmap for a network made up of Advisors from a variety of backgrounds, geographic locations, disciplines, years of experience, genders, and ages in order to form a group that represents the diversity necessary for STEM Education for the 21st Century and beyond. As this first Committee’s term comes to a close, and some Advisors are rotating off, we have some openings on the committee, and seek qualified, enthusiastic professionals from all fields to fill these openings. The 2022-2023 Advisory Committee will work together to continue to build an emergent network based on the key areas of focus that were defined by the 2021-2022 Advisory Committee: Engaging Youth, Growing the Network, Scholarship & Research, Resources & Curricular Materials, and NESST as a Professional Learning Community. To carry out this work, we seek advisors from a variety of disciplines, backgrounds, geographic locations and ages who share a dedication to supporting young people to tackle the world’s most pressing issues through the lens of STEM education. In addition to building on the existing work of NESST, the 2022-2023 Advisory Committee will: