/ en /news/2024-11/symposium-mason-square-brings-together-education-and-technology-thought-leaders <span>Symposium at Â鶹ÊÓƵ Square brings together education and technology thought leaders</span> <span><span>Melanie Balog</span></span> <span>Fri, 11/01/2024 - 14:46</span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--30-70"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:body" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p><span class="intro-text">For the second year in a row, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Square was home to a global STEM education symposium organized by <a href="http://secure-web.cisco.com/1tmkdGWDNswDIbY8TrNR8nvjcEEA1_P5Wd7JztwTi0rFPrH8QEiYSQmF6JgrbC5a3G5RiVXNfoPPdt5XxlYyU5IE5G-b4LaD-4f6yAmYVAssMV7xKWjbZH0lz3aE06GwDNVeLYGmiRCFwPvZg9VptM1MmrbyHY-MAQSpvboJ_IQu6uP9cLtCYpkiD2CAPtqOMFU-3Nox4UFZJNF2mfp8aGHTRBHlNFoL2FWxE-DSVUkJix8ru0A0t-QqZPNz2PqgUn6Qz4JyPx16TaDYN7iO329AkttZPZpDYsqslO4LhjYCW4lsK8nz0KSdDVb0XQq2O1ZZ8up0OxohJ9Qp1goDr-gLuBgZjV0iZG58lJR4zVHpzEtVMmS83IIeP_msNe36W/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.meducationalliance.org">mEducation Alliance</a>.  </span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>The symposium, STEMtastic Adventures!, held Oct 1-3, was co-sponsored by Â鶹ÊÓƵ's <a href="https://carterschool.gmu.edu/">Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution</a> and the <a href="https://globalaffairs.gmu.edu/">Global Affairs Program</a> in the <a href="https://chss.gmu.edu/">College of Humanities and Social Sciences</a>.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>The alliance, founded by George Â鶹ÊÓƵ alum Anthony Bloome, MA Telecommunications ’96, is </span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span>a nonprofit organization focused on the evidence-driven and sustainable role of technology in education to advance quality educational outcomes.</span></span></span></span></p> <figure role="group" class="align-left"><div> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img src="/sites/g/files/yyqcgq291/files/styles/small_content_image/public/2024-11/dsc09549_stemsymposium.10.24.crop_.jpg?itok=AB9Z7im9" width="350" height="233" alt="Vendors and symposium attendees talk in an expo hall" loading="lazy" /></div> </div> <figcaption>Photo by mEducation Alliance.</figcaption></figure><p><span><span><span><span>More than 250 participants from 40+ countries attended the symposium focused on advancing STEM education opportunities, particularly for learners in low-income countries. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>Among other attendees and presenters, there were representatives from several Ministries of Education from Africa; major donors and foundations; multilateral and bilateral agency </span></span><span><a href="https://secure-web.cisco.com/19RrLE7SbfEctYrkunt_XetUOg3bPavn2oZwKOmZsJCZKZ9oKnIEAaKr361Ix1dt8bSrWURti_VN3EoPahhmMdD38Y1oWNDtf_IQKDUeIIkI-mvAlDFg0LwJvuOXp3d6_GDiJ_xZJf2aHiJO1QRwVaAAGLijlXFowqfv1hA3y7jMDvPUpFMPXgYy0AP6yfMY4oiM7AHag6EhWwtu4nCkqdxZq9voxVr0RYftaFvzAJ0c2eacyI8K9praZbQ0c5YMgfv4F50YpjMUanMWmbHW4vSWEpHpXaEv7yCgYyi5ATVZfaVaK2bbFjonuFp6oNXt615huVLgfJyPCE9-uZU0mKyhDkXy09v_sdRMrnZfwlW6Uj5TashM23N7gdzT9ZW3U/https%3A%2F%2Fmeducationalliance.org%2Falliance-members%2F">members </a><span>of the alliance (e.g., USAID, State Department, Peace Corps); and other public and private sector institutions. </span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>Presentations were organized around 17 STEM "track" topics including foundational literacy and numeracy, coding and robotics, youth STEMpreneurs, and advancing peace technology and climate education.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>Participants engaged in dynamic sessions, hands-on activities, and exhibitions, such as a "Dolphin Tank" pitch event with U.S. developers and a STEM "Education Village" with 35 exhibitors, including from Arlington County Public Schools.</span></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><a href="/news/2024-05/graduating-carter-school-student-trailblazing-new-path-peace">Keil Eggers</a>, BA Conflict Analysis and Resolution '15, PhD ’24, former Carter School Peace Lab manager, co-led a session on peace technology. </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><span>Keynote speakers included senior representatives from the U.S. Department of State, Amazon Web Services, and Code.org along with George Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty members Charles Davidson, director of research and practice, Center for Peace Tech, and Kenneth Ball, dean of the College of Engineering and Computing.</span></span></span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_content_topics" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-content-topics"> <h2>Topics</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-content-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/20461" hreflang="en">EdTech</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/15406" hreflang="en">Â鶹ÊÓƵ Square</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/116" hreflang="en">Campus News</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:46:08 +0000 Melanie Balog 114521 at