As part of our final pre-2021 round of new partner growth, current 100Kin10 partners can help to shape the future of the network by serving as a partner vetter during the applicant review period this summer.

We often hear from partners that reviewing applications is a highlight of their year in the network and gives them valuable insight into the field at large and the work of new organizations! Register today to review a handful of applications in June.

We’re growing the 100Kin10 network! Through our final pre-2021 round of growth, we are specifically seeking new partners to contribute to our efforts to address the highest-leverage root causes on the Grand Challenges map: our catalysts. Each partner organization gets to submit up to two nominations of programmatic organizations and up to two nominations of funders (to support the work of 100Kin10 partners).

Are you partnering with an organization that you think your fellow partners in the network could learn from? Nominate them for partnership today!

The Rural STEM Micro-Network is a group for 100Kin10 partners and allies to share resources, find collaboration partners, and seek advice on challenges they face while working to support rural STEM teachers and students. There will be regular conference calls with topics of interest identified by participants, in-person meetings, and a listserv where members can connect and exchange knowledge.

Knowing that when teachers thrive, students thrive, we are eager to invite more people to contribute to nurturing positive work environments for teachers. Nearly 30 partners are already working through four Project Teams on issues related to work environment. Building off this energy, we plan to launch a micro-network for 100Kin10 partners and allies to share resources, find collaboration partners, and seek advice. Sign-up to be notified when the Work Environment Micro-Network launches this fall.

Research shows that early math skills are a major predictor of success later in school and in life. Math is foundational not only to increasing access to STEM for all students, but also to increasing the number of people able to contribute to the STEM workforce, especially those traditionally underrepresented. Recognizing this, we are “getting smart” on the challenges at the core of this issue and inviting 100Kin10 partners and select teachers to join the Foundational Math Brain Trust to guide this work.

The Diversifying the STEM Teacher Pipeline Project Team is interested in learning more about how current programs, organizations, and 100Kin10 partners are directly engaged in the recruitment, preparation, and retention of pre-service teachers to diversify the STEM teacher workforce. While most education preparation programs seek to serve all teacher candidates, they particularly want to know more from programs that are specifically supporting efforts to reduce diversity gaps that exist within their local communities. Thank you in advance for taking and sharing this 6-8 minute survey — it will help them share practices and ideas across the network to better serve historically underrepresented groups in STEM teaching.