6th International STEM in Education 2021 Virtual Conference

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Changing the Story
The 6th International STEM in Education Conference

Hosted Virtually by the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy, University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada
July 5-9, 2021, Daily from 21:00 GMT to 01:30 GMT

 

UBC Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy hosted the 6th International STEM in Education 2021 Virtual Conference between July 5-9, 2021. The conference attracted almost 400 delegates from 27 countries around the world and had more than 150 presentations and world-class keynote speakers. This was the first ever virtual international conference hosted by the Department and it was a resounding success.

Please join me in congratulating the STEM 2021 Conference organizing committee on a highly successful conference. A big thank you to the local Conference organizing committee comprising Professor David Anderson and Professor Marina Milner-Bolotin as co-chairs, Professor Stephen Petrina, Professor Sandra Scott, Dr. Jillian Code, and Professor Cynthia Nicol for their exemplary conference organization and all those who were involved in the conference.

Dr. Samson Nashon, EdD
Department Head & Professor of Science Education

 

Message from the STEM 2021 Co-Chairs, Professors David Anderson and Marina Milner-Bolotin:

We would like to thank Prof. Nashon, as well as the local Conference organizing committee for their support with the conference organization. We would like to acknowledge Kirsty Robbins for her support in creating visually appealing logos, presentations and the web site design. An event of such a scale would not have happened if not for the sponsors and volunteers. We would like to extend our appreciation to EDCP PhD students Rodrigo Santos and Lindsey Snyder for their tireless work and monumental efforts to make the program work. We also had more than 20 graduate student volunteers who have shown exceptional leadership skills during the event. Among them were secondary students from the University Transition Program. The lead volunteer Kelly Davila was able to support the conference in an exceptional way. Finally, the UBC Conference and Accommodation staff, Sonia Serrambana and her colleagues were instrumental in supporting the technical side of the conference, which we all appreciate very much. For more information and the conference schedule, please check our web site at https://stem2021.ubc.ca/.

STEM 2021 Co-Chairs
Dr. David Anderson and Dr. Marina Milner-Bolotin

 

 

 

 

 

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Background

The 6th International Conference of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM2021) in Education is a unique opportunity for educators and researchers from schools, universities, colleges, museums and cultural institutions, businesses, industries and other private and public agencies around the world to share and discuss their innovative practices, research initiatives, and educational tools that advance STEM education.

Changing the Story is the STEM 2021 conference theme. With the world facing numerous significant challenges – the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, ecosystem degradation, transformation of future job markets, disease and drug management, population displacement – there is now more than ever a need for STEM educators to contribute solutions to complex problems facing the world. The 2021 conference theme provides opportunities to highlight and examine STEM Education that complements common themes of improving academic performance and/or encouraging students to pursue STEM-related fields and careers. The theme highlights STEM Education research that breaks new ground and offers new directions for innovative research, research methodologies, and teaching approaches. Changing the Story, as a theme, provides opportunities to examine STEM stories yet to be told, partially hidden, and not yet conceived. Research in STEM Education has the potential to transform lives, re-imagine education, and respond to some of the world’s most complex issues at local and global levels. We encourage and welcome you to share your stories by being part of STEM 2021: Changing the Story.