East Tennessee Economic Council

The East Tennessee Economic Council

Founded in 1972 to perform the following mission:

“ . . . to promote regional development of the two-county area, to explore broad opportunities for growth, particularly in the multi-billion dollar field of energy technology . . . informed political representation at the state and federal levels and the need for unified action toward common political goals.“

What I am going to talk about today

• Build and empower the workforce of the future

• People are the key assets of any company

Technically competent

Creative problem solvers

Good citizens

• Major investments by corporations in people: A snapshot of Oak Ridge

• How you as teachers can interact with businesses

– Rural Counties STEM Initiative

– Foundations

East Tennessee Economic Council

U.S. Nuclear Security Enterprise

Six production facilities and three design labs

Y-12’s Missions

• Sustain a safe, secure and effective

nuclear arsenal

• Supply the U.S. nuclear Navy

• Reduce the global threat of nuclear

proliferation and terrorism

Y-12’s Business Impact

• B&W Y-12 is one of the top employers in Tennessee

• Approximately 8,000 people work at Y-12

(4,600 B&W Y-12 employees plus YSO, WSI and subcontractors)

• One of the nation's largest concentrations of engineering talent

• Y-12 has a multi-billion dollar economic impact to the State of Tennessee

Lab-In-A-Box Pilot Program

2011-2012

The Rural Communities STEM Initiative (RCSI) is an Oak Ridge

business/education partnership working with nine rural school districts to

improve science, technology, engineering, and math skills of the region’s K-12

students based on the new state-wide math and science curriculum.

Anderson, Campbell, Loudon, Morgan,

Roane and Scott Counties

Clinton City, Lenoir City and Oneida

Special School Districts

• Activities developed to support new state-wide middle school math and science curriculum• 9 Lab-In-A-Box Sets = $67,500; Teacher Training Stipend = $4,725; Admin. Costs = $20,000• Project funding = approximately $100,000• Donations are tax deductible and can be made through the Roane State Foundation• For more information, go to www.eteconline and click on “STEM Outreach”

Lab-In-A-Box Pilot Program

2011-2012

GradeSubject Area

Sample ActivitiesState

Standard# of Lab-in-a-Box

6th Grade Math How Biologists Divide GLE 0606.2.4 1 Box

6th Grade Biology Species, Symmetry and Segments

GLE 0607.Inq.5 1 Box

7th Grade Geology Mineral Properties and Identification

Understanding the Rock Cycle

GLE 0707.7.1GLE 0707.7.2

1 Box1 Box

7th Grade Math Math in the Animal Kingdom GLE 0706.3.3-4GLE 0706.2.2-4

1 Box

8th Grade Chemistry Do You See What I SeeCapture the Rainbow

GLE 0807.Inq.4GLE 0807.9.8-9

1 Box1 Box