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Dear Friends,
Traditionally, summer programs provide a separate experience from a student’s regular school courses, offering core academics as well as creative enrichment experiences. With last school year being anything but “regular”, documented lost opportunities to learn, and an influx of summer programming funding to schools, this summer provided opportunities galore!
Continuing in our mission to deliver STEM education that inspires underserved students to college and career, the Silicon Valley Education Foundation (SVEF) served almost
5000 students and 440 teachers this summer in our Elevate [Math], Computer Science Institute, 49er STEM Leadership Institute, and Assessment for Learning Mathematics Mini Conference.
Student and teacher programming was delivered in-person and virtually, with the majority of classes being in-person. Our attendance rates were substantially higher than the national average for summer school and our students continued to show strong academic gains in mathematics and computer science. Once again 50% of our mathematics and computer science participants were students identifying as female, continuing our intent on building the STEM pipeline. And speaking of female STEM leaders, checkout our newest Board Members!
We will continue to offer school year programming for students using what we have learned from the last two years to deepen our impact in mathematics and computer science achievement, and Ed Tech integrations at school and home. Teachers will be supported throughout the year through our mathematics and computer science professional learning opportunities and families will be provided with training in digital literacy!
The above keeps us laser focused on serving more students who are farthest from access and opportunity and improving pathways for economic mobility.
Thank you for your continued support! Together we are making a difference.
Dr. Lisa Andrew
President & CEO, SVEF
SVEF appreciates the generous individuals and institutions who made gifts to SVEF July 1st, 2022 – September 30th, 2022. If you have a question about your gift or would like to make a change to your listing, please contact development@svefoundation.org.
2022 SVBJ Woman of Influence
SVBJ celebrated 100 Women of Influence. Honoree SVEF President and CEO Dr. Lisa Andrew (center) was joined by CDO, Erika Evearitt (left) & CPO, Denise Williams (right).
Elevate [Math] Shows Robust Impact Year After Year
SV[e]F is delighted to share the incredible learning and growth that happened this year within our [Elevate] Math program. 4,000 students were served in 30 districts around the Bay Area and beyond.
This year most partner districts selected to return to in-person instruction with 90% of our classes held on site. Even with this return to in-classroom instruction, our attendance rate remained high at 82% exceeding the national average of 60-80%.
In alignment with equitable practices in acceleration, Elevate [Math] front loads next grade level standards to prepare 3rd-10th students for their next school year. Students take a third party, research validated assessment from the Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative to determine mathematics growth over the 19-day program.
This summer, 67% of the 4000 students showed improvement from pre- to post- assessment, Meaning students are entering their next grade, prepared with grade level content!
In a student survey, 99% of students expressed a positive classroom culture and 98% of students claimed to have a growth mindset. One of our students expressed this, sharing, “[One of my proudest moments was] figuring out that ¨oh¨ I can do math, I mean it might be hard, but if I put my mind to it, it is completely possible.”
Another one of our students recognized the importance of layering math, mindset, and college readiness. “This program is amazing because this [it] teaches valuable things such as college readiness and math for the grade that you are going into and that is super helpful.” Hearing this directly from a student validates the impact of our UC Berkeley College Readiness lessons delivered by our nearpeer College Mentors.
Our impact doesn’t end with students, as we saw educators grow in their teaching practice. One teacher even commented, “I [have] become a better at teaching math every year that I teach Elevate” and another teacher commented, “I was able to implement all content that was good for my own growth as a teacher and challenge myself to try different strategies to support a variety of student learning levels.”
Sound like a program you want to be part of?
Widening the pipeline for computer science education
Top image: A middle schooler creating an interactive character using coding and making tools Bottom left: A middle schooler prototyping their design ideas and Bottom right: Piano in the Key of Lime- A high school students’ musical instrument project designed using limes and Circuit Playground Express.
SV[e]F’s CSI program is repositioning computer science by aligning coding and creating to empower the underserved community. This summer the program introduced computational thinking and problem solving approaches to over 600 middle and high school students in 15 school districts across the Bay Area. For the second straight year, almost 50% of participants were female-identifying students.
The attendance rate for in person learning was 83%, higher than the national average of 60-80%.
This summer also marked the pilot of the newly-developed 7th-8th grade curriculum, introducing students to a programmable circuit board that helps them navigate an easier way to learn how to code. Taking a look at the building of conceptual understanding of students, over half, 58%, demonstrated growth in foundational computer science skills. We are proud of this growth given this was the first experience with computer science for 94% of students.
The goal of this 4-week experience is for students to gain the enduring confidence to explore tech education and careers by seeing how computing is universal and offers an endless set of pathways. As one of our students shared “I learned about creating a pattern that the computer has to follow and how you need to lay things out to make your prototype work and function correctly. I also learned that this program wasn’t just about learning how to code, it was also about finding what you enjoy with different activities and career pathways”
Industry mentors volunteered time to share their personal journeys in computer science and their jobs to boost the sense of belongingness and interest. The program pushed the boundaries for students who came in with a lower attitude in CS, with 91% showing a positive shift in understanding of how CS is useful for them in everyday life.
In addition to the student impact, SVEF is expanding the CS teacher pipeline with 90% of our teachers expressing interest in teaching CSI again and 58% interested in pursuing a CS teaching credential. In the words of a novice CSI teacher, “Having access to lesson plans and a fairly high quality onboarding process quickly made me really well prepared. My students absolutely love building things with their hands, and they love to see how their code affects the behavior of their project”
Interested in being part of this exciting opportunity for both students and teachers? Contact the CSI Director at nimisha@svefoundation.org
The Third Annual Math Summit: A Systematic Approach to Equitable Mathematics Learning
Sv[e]F’s Assessment for Learning Series (AFL) welcomed over 150 educators from over 90 school districts and organizations across the nation at the Third Annual Math Summit at Quimby Oak Middle School on August 3, 2023. For the first time, we opened our Math Summit to educators outside the East Side Alliance (ESA) and welcomed educators driving as far as Antioch, California and logging in from Perú to join our hybrid math conference.
We kickstarted their summer learning and previewed our 2022-2023 school year with our keynote speaker Cydney Rolle, an educator with over 25 years of experience from Baltimore County Public Schools sharing teaching strategies of equitable mathematics learning. In a systematic approach to learning, students are viewed as capable of engaging intellectually as doers and producers of mathematics. Ensuring that all students have access to high quality design of learning mathematics and commitment by all to mathematics immersed in culture.
Teachers then attended a series of workshops led by Santa Clara County Office of Education, Texas Instruments, Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival, and Hand2Mind. From culturally responsive pedagogy in mathematics to tech integration for students and family engagement, the attendees scored our math summit 5.5 out of 6 indicating that attending the summit was well worth their time.
"What a great way to kick off the school year 2022-2023 with a hybrid conference hosted by SVEF in partnership with SCCOE and other entities engaging at least 150 educators throughout the nation. Having this being the first hybrid conference in the Bay Area sets the tone to creatively think of ways to engage the teaching community with the latest technology and culturally responsive practices."
—Ma Bernadette Andres-Salgarino, Ed.D. Assistant Director, ISTEAM At Santa Clara County Of Education
We are in the process of recruiting to continue the learning and join our school year AFL series. The first session will be on November 8, 2022. Click the following link to share and register for the event.
Welcome back, SLI Students!
In July we welcomed 324 students at Cabrillo middle school and Santa Clara High School for summer school which fronloads skills for our school year programming. Our students dove right into designing, creating and collaborating. Our fabrication labs were buzzing with activity; Our students worked on projects starting with designing on Computer Aided Design software like Inkscape and TinkerCad and then cutting and printing on Computer Aided Machines like the laser cutter, vinyl cutter, pancake bot and shop bot. Our teachers included all of the intangible skills within these projects to emphasize leadership, communication, determination and initiative. We had a 92% attendance rate with 51% of student population being female. At the end of the summer session, we hosted a succesful symposium with approximately 300 parents and 15 school district admin joining both school events.
Amy Horng — HP
Global Head of Strategy & Incubation -- Imaging & Printing
Amy Horng has served in strategy and chief of staff roles – from corporate strategy, to the commercial PC business, to separating the company, to the Printing business. As the global head of strategy and incubation she manages a $20B Print business for HP.
As a hiring manager, Horng sees the education gap – and hence opportunity gap – in the dearth of diverse candidates. Companies need employees with a diversity of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives… and that requires everyone to have equal access to education, starting at a young age. SVEF's mission — to provide and advocate access to STEM education for underserved children — aligns with her own beliefs and she welcomes the opportunity to participate.
Carolyn Henry — Intel
Vice President, GM of Americas Regional Marketing
In her role, Carolyn Henry is responsible for Intel’s exciting marketing activations across Canada, the United States, and Latin America. She leads a group of 70+ marketers across consumer, commercial, and gaming segments as well as enterprise and data center marketing. Carolyn holds a BA from Connecticut College, a Masters in Technical Communications from Northeastern University in Boston, certificates in marketing from Northwestern University in Chicago, and a certificate in poetry from Washington University. She is an avid traveler, when the world permits, and enjoys learning new languages including Spanish, Portuguese and French. She lives and works in the Bay Area, California with her husband and young daughter.
Sahil Bhardwaj — PwC, Partner
Vice President Global Account Management & Business Development
Sahil Bhardwaj is deeply passionate about equitable access to education - in particular STEM education - for all. That a gap to strong foundational education in science, math and computer exists in many public Silicon Valley middle and high-schools is unacceptable. SVEF's mission to address that ga]and create generation(s) of future-ready youth is a cause of which he wanted to be a part.
A Principal (Partner) with PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, he brings over 20 years of professional experience focused on driving significant client impact. He has implemented growth strategies and operational model transformations across a range of technology companies. Prior to consulting, Sahil worked at Cisco Systems as a product manager and software engineer. Sahil received his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) at Roorkee where he was awarded the President's Gold Medal.
He looks forward to helping SVEF power a brighter STEM future for the Bay Area youth
Tugba Yanaz — Flex
Vice President Global Account Management & Business Development
Tugba Yanaz has 17 years of experience as a Corporate Leader in the Automotive and Consumer Electronics Segments operating in the Supply-Chain and Manufacturing Industry. Tugba is also a Leadership Development Coach, graduated from Georgetown University’s Transformational Leadership Institute, and holds an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) Certificate from the International Coaching Federation. She is also a Leadership Network Writer for Entrepreneur.com.
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