AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE. IN THE JOINT. COMMITTEE ON
THE ARGUMENTS DURING COMMITTEE
ON THE ARTS INFORMATIONAL
HEARING. ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
ENGINEERING ARTS. MATHEMATICS
EDUCATION ALSO KNOWN AS STEVE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE,
ESPECIALLY OUR PANELS. I DID IT
WRONG. I'M GONNA START ALL OVER
AGAIN. AND UH SO WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT ART, RIGHT? UM, I WENT TO,
UH, PERFORMANCE OF THE MODERN
MUSIC PIECE. UH IN L A LIKE
ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO, AND IT WAS.
I HATED THE PIECE THAT THEY WERE
PERFORMING. I HATED AND ABOUT 25
MINUTES INTO IT. SOMEBODY BROKE
ONE OF THE STRINGS ON THE VIOLIN
, AND THEY STARTED OVER FROM THE
BEGINNING AGAIN. AND THAT'S WHAT
I'M GONNA DO NOW. GOOD AFTERNOON
. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
WELCOME TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE
ON THE ARTS. INFORMATIONAL
HEARING ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
STEAM ARTS AND MATH EDUCATION
ALSO KNOWN AS STEAM. THANK YOU
ALL FOR BEING HERE, ESPECIALLY
OUR PANELISTS, SOME OF WHOM
DROVE FOR HOURS OR EVEN FLEW IN
TO JOIN US TODAY. MIKE FONG.
DIDN'T I SAW HIM WALK FROM
ACROSS THE STREET? SO LESS OF A
THANK YOU TO YOU. THE GOAL FOR
THIS HEARING IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE
A IN STEAM. TRADITIONALLY THE
ARTS AND SCIENCES HAVE BEEN
THOUGHT OF AS ENTIRELY SEPARATE
DISCIPLINES. BUT WE KNOW THAT'S
NOT TRUE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING, ARTS AND
MATHEMATICS ARE ALL ADVANCED
THROUGH CREATIVITY AND
CURIOSITY. AND EACH DISCIPLINE
HAS SOMETHING TO LEARN FROM THE
OTHERS. TODAY WE WILL EXAMINE
HOW CALIFORNIA'S CLASSROOMS FROM
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO OUR
UNIVERSITIES ARE OFFERING ARTS
EDUCATION ALONGSIDE
SCIENTIFICALLY ORIENTED
SUBJECTS. AND WE CAN DO AND WHAT
WE CAN DO TO ENSURE ART IS FULLY
INTEGRATED INTO STEAM HEARING
CURRICULUMS, NOT JUST AS AN
AFTER THAT I AM GLAD TO BE HERE,
ALONG WITH OUR VICE CHAIR.
SENATOR ALLEN, WHO WAS A HUGE
ADVOCATE FOR THE ARTS AND ARTS
EDUCATION. THANK YOU. SENATOR
ALLEN AND HIS STAFF ARE WORKING
WITH MY STAFF TO ORGANIZE THIS
HEARING. WE HAVE A LINEUP OF
INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE PANELISTS
RANGING FROM LEADERSHIP FROM THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. A
STUDENT ADVOCATE PROFESSORS,
DEANS AND A CORPORATE PARTNER.
OUR PANELISTS WILL PAINT A
COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF OUR
EXCITING PROGRAMS HAPPENING
THROUGHOUT THE STATE CHALLENGING
CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTING AND
EXPANDING THIS PROGRAMS AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION
AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, NON
PROFITS AND PRIVATE SECTOR. OUR
PANELISTS WILL ALSO HELP US
VISUALIZE THE PIPELINE FROM
STEAM EDUCATION TO CAREERS
BEFORE TURNING IT OUT OVER TO
OUR VICE CHAIR. I WANT I WANT TO
GO OVER SOME RULES FOR THE
HEARING. YEAH YEAH. THIS IS
GOING TO GET KEEP KEEP KEEP THIS
CROWD IN. IN LINE. WE WILL HAVE
TWO PANELS WITH EACH
ORGANIZATION A LOT OF 10 MINUTES
FOR THEIR PRESENTATION. PLEASE
STAY WITHIN YOUR TIME LIMIT. WE
HAVE A SERGEANT HERE IF YOU
DON'T AFTER EACH ORGANIZATION
PRESENTS, WE WILL LEAVE A FEW
MINUTES FOR QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. AFTER OUR TWO PANELISTS
CONCLUDED, WE WILL PROVIDE
OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
FOR THOSE WHO ARE HERE FOR THE
PUBLIC COMMENT. PORTION. PLEASE
NOTE THAT EACH PERSON WILL HAVE
TWO MINUTES FOR THEIR REMARK AND
ALSO NOTE THAT THERE'S NO
VACCINATION BILLS ON THE AGENDA
. ALL TESTIMONIES TODAY WILL BE
IN PERSON, INCLUDING PUBLIC
COMMENTS. NOW I WILL HAND IT
OVER TO SENATOR SENATOR ALLEN TO
SAY A FEW WORDS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, CHAIR, BRANDON.
APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO
REITERATE YOUR LACK OF
ENTHUSIASM FOR SOME MEMBER FONG
. UM ACTUALLY, NO, BUT I'LL SAY
, UH, HE'S A LOT BETTER THAN ALL
THE REST OF THEM. BECAUSE HE'S
HERE BECAUSE HE'S HERE AND NO,
BUT I, UM I'M I'M A BIG FAN FAN
OF YOURS, MR FONG AND APPRECIATE
ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE. YOU'VE
BEEN A GREAT MEMBER OF THIS
COMMITTEE. IN FACT, WHEN WE DID
TOURS OF THE OF THE CULTURAL
DISTRICTS AROUND THE STATE, YOU
WERE ONE OF THE MOST CONSISTENT
PARTICIPANTS AND I KNOW YOU'VE
BEEN SUCH A GREAT CHAMPION FOR
THE ARTS AND JUST APPRECIATE
YOUR LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO
THIS COMMITTEE, LOOKING FORWARD
VERY MUCH TO WORKING WITH WITH
OUR OUR CHAIR SPEAKER EMERITUS.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HE
SPECIFICALLY SOUGHT OUT. I THINK
THE ROLE THAT HE I WANTED TO
TAKE AS AS HE AS HE LEFT THE
SPEAKERSHIP BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A
TOPIC OF INTEREST AND IMPORTANCE
FOR HIM. I ALSO WANNA, YOU KNOW,
JUST THANK ALL THE PANELISTS FOR
COMING UP. FOR TAKING THEIR TIME
UP TO BE HERE IS VERY SPECIAL
SHOUT OUT TO ADD, AND YOU AND
JASON CROCKETT WHO CAME ALL THE
WAY UP FROM L. A. I APPRECIATE
YOU GUYS FOR MAKING THE TRIP UP
FROM FROM FROM DOWN SOUTH. THIS
HAS BEEN A YOU KNOW, AN AREA OF
REAL INTEREST FOR ME FOR SO LONG
I'VE BEEN BEEN INVOLVED WITH
THIS COMMITTEE LOVED LOVED THE
ARTS FOR ALL EDUCATION FOCUS
THAT WE'VE HAD CULTURAL FUNDING
ADVOCATING FOR OUR CREATIVE
COMMUNITY LOOKING AT ARTISTS AS
AS THERAPISTS YOU KNOW, AND
EVERYTHING FROM A PRISON CONTEXT
, HELPING, UH, YOU KNOW,
VETERANS COMING HOME FROM WAR TO
ARTISTS AND SECOND RESPONDERS
AFTER TERRIBLE DISASTERS AND THE
TYPE OF REALLY MEANINGFUL
HEALING THAT THEY CAN BRING TO
COMMUNITIES, SO IT'S BEEN SUCH A
PRIVILEGE BEING A PART OF THIS
COMMITTEE FOR SUCH A LONG PERIOD
OF TIME. SO THIS IS OUR
OPPORTUNITY TO JUST KIND OF
REALLY LARGE. THIS COMMITTEE IS
ALL ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT THERE
IS A CONSTANT FOCUS ON THE ARTS.
WE DON'T HEAR BILLS. WE HEAR
IDEAS OUT, OF WHICH MANY BILLS
AND PROPOSALS AND POLICY CHANGES
COME. LOTS OF REALLY GOOD THINGS
HAVE COME OUT OF OUR HEARINGS
THROUGH THE YEARS. UH, JUST TO
GIVE AN EXAMPLE WE DID YOU KNOW,
WE DID A HEARING ON ARTS AND
EDUCATION OF APPLE COMPLIANCE
MANY YEARS AGO OUT OF WHICH THEN
YOU KNOW, WE REALLY STARTED TO
FOCUS ON THE FACT THAT AMONG
MANY PROBLEMS WE DIDN'T HAVE A
TV. WE ACTUALLY DROPPED THE
TEACHING CREDENTIAL FOR THEATER
AND DANCE TEACHERS MANY YEARS
AGO. NOBODY QUITE KNEW WHY THEY
KNEW THAT CTE HAD ALWAYS OPPOSED
MAKING A CHANGE IN THE AREA. BUT
WE SAID, WE GOTTA REOPEN THIS
ISSUE AND THE ARTS TEACHERS TOOK
TO THE FLOOR OF THE CONVENTION
WENT OUT AND ADVOCATED FOR THE
BILL AND CONVINCED ALL THEIR
COLLEAGUES TO CHANGE THE
ORGANIZATION'S POLICY. AND NEXT
THING YOU KNOW, WE'VE NOW
REINSTATED. THE TEACHING
CREATION SHAL FOR THESE REALLY
IMPORTANT ARTS SUBJECTS THAT
WERE THE ONLY TWO TOPICS THAT
WERE IN ED CODE DELINEATED. THEY
DIDN'T HAVE A TEACHING
CREDENTIAL ASSOCIATED! SO IT
WAS, IT WAS THAT THAT WAS REALLY
IMPORTANT. NOW PEOPLE CAN
ACTUALLY GET CREDENTIAL IN THEIR
OWN SUBJECT AND NOT HAVE TO GO
TO THE DANCE. TEACHERS HAD TO GO
GET A PEEK RENT THE POINT BEING.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAME OUT
OF ONE OF OUR HEARINGS, AND WE
KNOW THAT THERE'S BEEN THERE'S
SO MANY OTHER EXAMPLES. AH SO,
UM, YOU KNOW, I WAS ON THE
SCHOOL BOARD MYSELF AND I WAS
EDUCATION CHAIR IN, UH, IN THE
SENATE BEFORE MY CURRENT
CHAIRMANSHIP, SO YOU KNOW,
EDUCATION ISSUES ARE IMMENSELY
IMPORTANT TO ME AS WELL. I KNOW
WHAT WHAT? WHAT A DIFFERENCE OF
VIA STRONG STEAM CLASSROOM CAN
MAKE FOR KIDS. I'VE SEEN IT BOTH
IN THE THEORY BUT ALSO UP CLOSE
AND PERSONAL IN MY OWN HOME
SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND I'M NOT
SEEING IT IN MY OWN SON'S
SCHOOLING. IT'S ULTIMATELY ABOUT
CREATIVE COLLABORATION AND
TEAMWORK, ALONG WITH PROBLEM
SOLVING AND A PROJECT FOCUSED
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, INCREASING
ENGAGEMENT AND CURIOSITY ABOUT
STEM COMPANION SUBJECTS IN
ADDITION TO THE ARTS, AND IT'S
ALL ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT KIDS
STAY ENGAGED AND IN SCHOOL AND
ULTIMATELY SO MANY KIDS THAT
DON'T INTERACT WITH RELATED TO
THE TRADITIONAL SCIENCE
CURRICULUM. ARTS CAN FIND CAN
CAN CONNECT WITH THEM IN A
DIFFERENT WAY AND ENGAGE THEM IN
A DIFFERENT WAY, AND ACTUALLY
NOT ONLY DEEPEN THEIR LOVE AND
APPRECIATION FOR THE ARTS, BUT
DEEP IN LEATHER. THERE, THERE
THERE. DEEP IN THEIR OWN SENSE
OF SELF WITHIN THE SCHOOL
CONTEXT AND WITH SCIENCE.
OFTENTIMES WE SEE SCIENCE AS
SUCH A KIND OF COLD, HARD BOOT
YOUR SUBJECT IN THE ARTS BEING
ABOUT THE HEART, BUT THERE'S
ACTUALLY SO MUCH THERE'S SO MUCH
INTERACTION AND WE'RE GONNA BE
TALKING ABOUT IT TODAY. SO
LOOKING FORWARD TO THE TODAY'S
PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS,
AND WITH THAT LOVE TO SEE IF OUR
COLLEAGUE SENATOR FRANKEN HAS
ANY COMMENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH
. CHAIRMAN DIN AND SENATOR ALLEN
AND TO ALL THE ARTS COMMITTEE
MEMBERS FOR THE LEADERSHIP AND
EFFORTS HERE. TODAY'S DISCUSSION
TO REALLY LOOK AT THE PIPELINE
AND HIGHER EDUCATION AS WELL AS
SOMETHING AS OCCURRED CATALYST
AND THE HIGHER EDUCATION AND
CAREER PIPELINE IN THE ARTS. AND
AS A SENATOR ALSO SERVED ON THE
SCHOOL BOARD, I SERVED ON THE
COMMITTEE COLLEGE BOARD. IN LOS
ANGELES AND THE WORK THAT WAS
DONE THERE TO PROMOTE THE ARTS.
WE HAD THE VINCENT PRICE ART
MUSEUM ON A CAMPUS OF EAST L, A
COLLEGE AND THE WORK THERE
THAT'S HAPPENING TO REALLY MAKE
SURE THAT WE HAVE EMBRACED THE
ARTS AND WE HAVE THE ARTIST PART
OF OUR K 12 CURRICULUM OR HIGHER
EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND JUST
REALLY THROUGH ALL THROUGHOUT
THE CALIFORNIA THE STATUS OF
ARTS EDUCATION SO CRITICAL FOR
THE GROWTH OF OUR STUDENTS, AND
SO I LOOK FORWARD TO TODAY'S
PRESENTATIONS AND TODAY'S
DISCUSSION AND THANK YOU SO MUCH
AGAIN FOR THE INVITATION. IT'S
BEEN A WHILE, UH THANK YOU,
SENATOR. THANK YOU.
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S THANK YOU ALL
FOR JOINING US. LET'S GET
STARTED WITH OUR FIRST PANEL.
OUR FIRST PANELIST IS MARY
NICELY. CHIEF DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, MISS
NICELY. THANKS FOR JOINING US.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. EXCITED
TO BE HERE. THIS SHOULD I SIT
HERE, PLEASE? THANK YOU. HELLO
HELLO? SOUND GOOD. THANK YOU.
CHAIR RENDON, VICE CHAIR ALAN
AND MEMBER FONG FOR INVITING
INVITING ME HERE AND CD HERE
TODAY. YOU KNOW FOR THIS REALLY
IMPORTANT, UM, CONVERSATION VERY
NICELY. CHIEF DEPUTY
SUPERINTENDENT HERE AT THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
REPRESENTING STATE
SUPERINTENDENT TONY THURMAN, AND
I WAS REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR
ABOUT THIS AND THE INTERSECTION
OF ARTS EDUCATION AND ITS
CONNECTION TO TRADITIONAL STEM
EDUCATION AS A FORMER STAGE MOM
WHO I THOUGHT MY DAUGHTER, OF
COURSE, WAS ALWAYS BETTER THAN
EVERYONE ELSE IS IN AND SHE IS
35 NOW, BUT OLIVER VIDEOS ARE
STILL UP THERE, AND I STILL POST
THEM EVERY EVERY YEAR FOR HER
BIRTHDAY, JESSE, YOU WERE ANNIE
WHEN YOU WERE IN FOURTH GRADE.
YOU WERE AWESOME. UM BUT MY
DAUGHTERS WERE SO I KIND OF MISS
BEING A STAGE, MOM. BUT NOW I
CAN SEE THESE CONNECTIONS. MY
DAUGHTERS ARE PROGRAMMERS NOW,
BUT ON THE SIDE, CHEF AH FOOD
AND ART MAGAZINE EDITORS,
AMATEUR FARMERS AND KNITTERS,
CROCHET CHAIRS, CRAFTERS, AND SO
I'VE SEEN THE BENEFITS OF BEING
ABLE TO HAVE THIS ARTS AND
EDUCATION INTERTWINED WITH BEING
ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, LIVE AT HOME
WITH MOM AND DAD THAT ARE
PROGRAMMERS AND YOU SAY, I NEVER
WANT TO BE A PROGRAMMER WAS
LIKE, YEAH. YOU'RE GOING TO BE A
PROGRAMMER, BUT YOU'RE GOING TO
GET TO DO THIS OTHER STUFF, TOO,
AND YOU'RE GONNA LOVE IT, AND
IT'S GOING TO BE REALLY
WONDERFUL. UM AND SO, YOU KNOW,
I ALWAYS LOOK AT, UH, THINKING
ABOUT HOW SO YOU KNOW THROUGHOUT
HISTORY, SOME OF OUR GREATEST
THINKERS AND OUR CREATORS AND
OUR VENTURES WERE ALSO AMAZING
ARTISTS AND SCIENTISTS AND AT
SOME POINT IN OUR EDUCATION THAT
STOPPED BEING THE THING IT WE
STARTED. SILO KHÔNG OFF THESE
SUBJECT AREAS WHEN THEY USED TO
BE. I KNOW WHEN I GREW UP
INTERTWINED, AND AT SOME POINT
THEY WERE BROKEN DOWN INTO, UM,
THE SILOS WHERE KIDS STARTED
GETTING TRACKED INTO WHAT THEY
MIGHT OR MIGHT NOT BE. SO YOU
KNOW, I SEE THE A IN STEAM,
BRINGING NOT ONLY RELEVANCE TO
THE WHY. UM OF THE STEM FIELDS,
BUT THE HOW THE CRITICAL
THINKING AND CREATIVITY THAT
HAVE TO GO INTO BEING SUCCESSFUL
. A SUCCESSFUL ENGINEER, A
SUCCESSFUL MATHEMATICIAN AS
SUCCESSFUL PROBLEM SOLVER, AND
SO, UH, SO I'M REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THAT. UM I WILL SAY THAT
WHEN I CAME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION IN 2019 AFTER COMING
WITH THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT. I
WAS A LITTLE STUNNED TO COME TO
THE DEPARTMENT AND SEE THAT WE
DIDN'T ACTUALLY HAVE A STEAM
OFFICE OR UNIT AT ALL. IT WAS A
LITTLE SHOCKING BECAUSE HE WE
HAD CHAIRED THE ASSEMBLY SELECT
COMMITTEE ON STEAM AND WE'RE
DOING A LOT OF WORK IN THAT
AREA. I WAS VERY EXCITED TO BE
ABLE TO COME AND DO THAT. AND
THEN IT JUST WASN'T THERE. BUT
WE'RE REALLY GRATEFUL TO BE ON
THIS PANEL BECAUSE THE C D
FOUNDATION, THANKFULLY, AS
PARTNERS CARRIED ON THE STEAM
SYMPOSIUM THAT HAS THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE COME EVERY YEAR TO
SUPPORT FROM AROUND THE STATE
AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND
INTERNATIONALLY, SO IT'S A GREAT
PARTNERSHIP TO HAVE THEM THERE.
SO I'M REALLY HAPPY TO BE HERE
AND ALSO TO KNOW THAT THE ARTS
STANDARDS UM WERE WRITTEN BY
ANOTHER ONE OF OUR ANOTHER ONE
OF OUR PANELISTS WHO LEFT PRETTY
MUCH MAYBE RIGHT AROUND 2020
2021 7, SO, UH, AND HAS ACTUALLY
BEEN SUCCESSFULLY LEADING SOME
OF THIS ARTS FROM THE FIELD FOR
US BECAUSE WE'RE KIND OF COMING
BACK INTO THIS WORLD OURSELVES.
AND REALLY GRATEFUL THAT THEY
HAVE BEEN INVESTMENTS BY THE
LEGISLATURE FOR EXPANDED
LEARNING PRIMARILY IN OUR CAREER
PATHWAYS IN OUR IN OUR ACADEMIES
, SO WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE
ON THAT WAY. BUT AS YOU KNOW, AS
CHAIR RENDON MENTIONED, IT'S NOT
AN AFTERTHOUGHT, BUT IT ISN'T
NECESSARILY INTEGRATED INTO THE
CLASSROOM EVERY DAY, AND SO
WE'RE REALLY, REALLY EXCITED
THAT YOU KNOW, PROP 28 HAS
PASSED AND WE MAY HAVE DEDICATED
, YOU KNOW, UP TO A BILLION
DOLLARS A YEAR TO BE ABLE TO
REALLY GO BACK TO THE WAY I GREW
UP MANY, MANY, MANY DECADES AGO
WHERE IT WAS JUST A GIVEN YOU
HAD YOU YOU PICKED UP YOUR
VIOLIN OR YOUR PIANO OR
WHATEVER. AND YOU STARTED DOING
THAT IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AND
ALL OF US HAD TO DO THAT. I WAS
NEVER A GREAT DANCER, SO WE'RE
NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
BUT I DID PLAY THE VIOLIN. SO
UM, SO THAT WAS WONDERFUL. SO
CURRENTLY WHAT WE DO HAVE THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR OUR
THEME HUBS, WHICH ARE PART OF
OUR EXPANDED LEARNING PROGRAMS.
SO WE DO HAVE 16 STEAM HUBS
ACROSS THE STATE, AND THEY'VE
BEEN VERY, VERY INTENTIONAL. TO
INCLUDE THE ARTS IN ALL OF THEIR
PROGRAMMING, SO WE'RE REALLY
HAPPY THAT AT LEAST THAT HAS
BEEN ABLE TO CONTINUE ON, YOU
KNOW, AND THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF
VISUAL ARTS. THEY HAVE ACADEMY.
THEY TAKE OUT THE KIDS FOR WEEKS
AT A TIME. UM FOR, UM CAMPOUTS
AND ARE REALLY TRYING TO
INTEGRATE SO MUCH OF THE ARTS
INTO THE MOUTH AND SCIENCE
FIELDS WHILE THEY'RE OUT THERE.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. SO
TRYING TO TRACK ALL OF THESE
TRACKED ALL OF THESE TOGETHER,
WE ALSO HAVE A NUMBER OF STEAM
ACADEMIES THAT ARE FUNDED
THROUGH THE STATE AS WELL. BUT
AGAIN, THAT'S NOT EVERY KID AND
EQUITABLY YOU KNOW, YOU ONLY
UNCERTAIN NUMBER OF KIDS CAN GET
INTO THESE ACADEMIES. ONLY A
CERTAIN NUMBER OF THESE KIDS CAN
BE SERVED BY THESE 16 HUBS THAT
ARE ACROSS THE STATE. AND SO, UM
SO AND ONCE AGAIN ALSO ON THE
CURRICULUM SIDE OF THINGS. WE
ARE REALLY EXCITED THAT WHAT, UH
, VICE CHAIR ALAN MENTIONED THAT
? UM, YOU KNOW, 50 YEARS. AFTER
ALMOST 50 YEARS, THE CREDENTIALS
IN DANCE AND THEATER HAVE BEEN
REINSTATED. SO THOSE ARE GOOD
THINGS. I THINK WE'RE HEADING IN
A GREAT DIRECTION TO BE ABLE TO
UPLIFT THE WORK, UH AND BRING
ARTS BACK INTO OUR MAINSTREAM
CLASSROOMS. UM WE'RE HERE. ALSO.
WE ALSO KNOW THAT, UM THE CDU
FOUNDATION IS WORKING ON THE
RESIDENCIES BECAUSE WE DO KNOW
THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A
MASSIVE SHORTAGE IN TEACHERS IN
THIS AREA AND SOME CREDENTIAL
CHALLENGES BECAUSE MOST OF OUR
CREDENTIALING IN THE ARTS IS IN,
UM IT'S IN THE UPPER GRADES, AND
WE DO NOT HAVE STANDARDS
ACTUALLY, FOR THE LOWER GRADES,
AND SO THE CREDENTIALING IS
GOING TO BE A HUGE CHALLENGE.
FOR US MOVING FORWARD AND HOW TO
REMOVE THOSE BARRIERS TO BRING
IN ARTISTS AND, UH, YOU KNOW,
JUST HIGH QUALITY TEACHING
PROFESSIONALS INTO THAT AREA, SO
I'M GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO MY
PARTNERS HERE ON THE PANEL, AND
I'M JUST EXCITED TO HAVE
PENELOPE WHO'S ALSO HERE AND IS
ONE OF OUR STUDENT ADVISORS ON
OUR STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL. SO
I JUST MET HER FOR THE FIRST
TIME SO REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE
SOME GREAT PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP
US AS WE MOVE INTO THE ARTS
WORLD OF KIND OF BACK INTO THAT
WORLD AT THE DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION. THANK YOU BEFORE YOU
DO. IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE HAVE
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BURNERS HERE
FROM SAN DIEGO COUNTY. AND THANK
YOU FOR THE OREOS, RIGHT? SURE I
REALLY APPRECIATE OUR SPEAKER.
EMIRATIS AND CHAIR OF, UH DOING
ARTS AND ADVICE. CHAIR OF JOINT
ARTS FOR CONVENING THIS HEARING.
I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT. WHAT
ARTS EDUCATION CAN DO IT. I'VE
SEEN IT IN MY OWN KIDS. I GOT MY
START IN POLITICS AS A P T A
MOM. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL
THE WORK YOU'RE DOING AND LOOK
FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT
WHAT WE COULD DO AS THE
LEGISLATURE TO SUPPORT THE ARTS
IN CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU. MHM
THANK YOU CONTINUE. SHOULD WE
LET'S DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
FOR MS NICELY? I WAS A LITTLE
CURIOUS ABOUT THE SORT OF
DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE, UH,
STEAM THE HUBS AND THE ACADEMIES
AND SORT OF WHERE THEY ARE
GEOGRAPHICALLY AND THE
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO AND
WHERE THEY WHERE THEY MAY BE SO
THE WELL, THERE'S THE ACADEMIES
ARE. THERE'S ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE
ACADEMIES AND THEN THOSE ARE
ONES THAT ARE JUST PARTICULARLY
STEAM ACADEMIES. THEY'RE MOSTLY
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, TO BE
HONEST WITH YOU THE ONES THAT
THE 16 STEVE HUBS ARE SCATTERED
ACROSS THE COUNTRY ACROSS THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND SO
THERE THERE THROUGHOUT THE
COUNTIES THERE ARE SITUATED AT
THE COUNTY OFFICES, BUT THOSE
ARE EXPANDED LEARNING. SO THOSE
ARE LIKE OUR AFTER SCHOOL
PROGRAMS. THE ACADEMY'S
THEMSELVES ARE FULL. YEAH FULL
FULL DAY. ACTUAL SCHOOLS. PUBLIC
SCHOOLS? YEAH. MHM. THANK YOU.
YEAH I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW
WHETHER IT MAKES ME MORE SENSE
TO OPEN UP TO THE PANEL, BUT I
DO I AM INTERESTED IN, UM IN
SOME OF THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT
MIGHT EXIST WITH THE PASSAGE OF
PROP. 28 AND, UM, BUT I WOULDN'T
MAYBE BE BEST FOR US TO HEAR
FROM EVERYBODY AND THEN KIND OF
HAVE A BROADER CONVERSATION
BECAUSE I LET'S DO THAT. WE
DON'T WANT TO FOCUS SPECIFICALLY
ON THAT HERE TODAY, BUT
OBVIOUSLY IT'S A BIG ELEPHANT IN
THE ROOM. THE IMPLEMENTATION IS
REALLY IMPORTANT AND IT PROVIDES
US WITH REAL OPPORTUNITIES. BUT
I THINK THERE ARE ALSO SOME
CONCERNS ABOUT HOW THE ROLLOUTS
GOING AND COOL. LET'S DO THAT,
IF A MEMBER HAS TO LEAVE BEFORE
THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK
HER QUESTIONS AND JUST POKE ME,
UH, I WAS LOOKING OVER HERE, BUT
OTHERWISE I THINK THAT'S A GREAT
IDEA. UH GREAT. CONTINUE WITH
THE PRESENTATIONS. SO, UM. I'M
ED HONOWITZ. I'M THE CEO OF THE
CALIFORNIANS DEDICATED TO
EDUCATION FOUNDATION OR THE CD
FOUNDATION. AND FIRST OF ALL,
REALLY APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE AND TO
TALK ABOUT STEAM, WHICH IS
SOMETHING THAT WE ARE DEEPLY
INVOLVED WITH. AND WHEN I
CERTAINLY ACKNOWLEDGE OUR
PARTNERSHIP WITH SUPERINTENDENT
THURMAN WITH VERY NICELY ON THE
DEPARTMENT. UM THE C D
FOUNDATION IS THE FISCAL MANAGER
OF PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS THAT COME
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
WE ALSO RUN A VARIETY OF
PROGRAMS INTERNALLY AND YOU'LL
YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THOSE
MOMENTARILY, BUT WE RUN THE
CALIFORNIA LABOR MANAGEMENT
INITIATIVE WORKING WITH SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE TO
BUILD PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN LABOR
AND MANAGEMENT. WE RUN THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHER RESIDENCY LAB
, AND, UH, MY COLLEAGUE, CO
DIRECTOR OF THE LAB WILL SPEAK
TO YOU HERE A LITTLE BIT MORE IN
DETAIL ABOUT THAT WORK, WHICH IS
WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING AND
IMPORTANT. WE ALSO RUN THE
CALIFORNIA STEAM SYMPOSIUM,
WHICH IS THE LARGEST GATHERING
OF STEM STEAM EDUCATORS IN THE
COUNTRY AND THAT'S PUT TOGETHER
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE
CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE
STATUS OF WOMEN AND GIRLS. SO UM
, UM, YOU KNOW, WE PRODUCE THE
STEAM SYMPOSIUM WAS ORIGINALLY
THE STEM SYMPOSIUM, AND WE ADDED
THE A. I DON'T KNOW, FIVE OR SIX
YEARS AGO. UM BUT IT'S BEEN
GOING ON FOR 11 YEARS. UM IT WAS
REALLY ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS
THAT THE FOUNDATION DID IN ORDER
TO ADDRESS A NEED. THAT WASN'T
WASN'T FUNDED ELSEWHERE,
ETCETERA, SO I WANT TO START BY
JUST SAYING PLEASE JOIN US IF
YOU'RE ABLE OR YOUR STAFF, UH
FEBRUARY. 9TH AND 10TH AT THE
LONG BEACH CONVENTION CENTER,
AND WE WILL HAVE I THINK YOU
HAVE SOME INFORMATION IN YOUR
PACKET. THERE ARE SPECIFIC TO
THE SYMPOSIUM AND WOULD WOULD
LOVE TO, UH, DO WHAT WE CAN TO
REACH OUT TO YOU AROUND THAT
PROGRAM ON THE THEME OF THAT
SYMPOSIUM IS YOU BELONG IN
STEAM. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT
THERE'S A LOT OF CALIFORNIA
STUDENTS THAT DON'T FEEL LIKE
THEY BELONG IN IN STEM OR STEAM.
EDUCATION. UM AND SO I WANT TO
KIND OF QUICKLY ADDRESS LIKE WHY
STEAM WHAT'S THIS IDEA OF STEM
PLUS ARTS? EQUAL STEAM? UM YOU
KNOW, THE ACRONYM OF STEAM WAS
REALLY KIND OF SPEARHEADED BY
JOHN MY ADA, WHO WAS A GRAPHIC
DESIGNER, VISUAL ARTIST COMPUTER
SCIENTIST. HE WAS FACULTY AT MIT
, PRESIDENT OF THE RHODE ISLAND
SCHOOL OF DESIGN AND IS
CURRENTLY THE VICE PRESIDENT
DESIGN. AND ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE THAT MICROSOFT SO
THAT KIND OF CONNECTION BETWEEN
ART AND TECHNOLOGY IS MORE THAN
JUST, YOU KNOW, ON THE SURFACE
THERE DEEP, DEEP CONNECTIONS AND
I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT. REALLY
APPRECIATE THIS COMMITTEE AND
THE MEMBERS FOCUSING ON ON STEAM
AS AS YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE, NOT
ONLY IN CALIFORNIA, BUT THERE'S
ALSO A BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL
STEAM CAUCUS WITH OVER 60
MEMBERS IN IN WASHINGTON. SO
WHAT? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
CHALLENGES AROUND STEAM? WELL
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF
SILOS. I'M SURE YOU'VE
EXPERIENCED THIS BEING ELECTED
OFFICIALS AND EVEN SURPRISINGLY
, IN EDUCATION, THERE ARE SILOS.
UM IN MOST HIGH SCHOOLS. THE
MATH DEPARTMENT ISN'T TALKING TO
THE SCIENCE DEPARTMENT VERY
OFTEN. I MEAN, THERE'S ALL THOSE
KINDS OF THINGS, UM, BUT IT'S
EVEN HARDER WHEN YOU START TO
ADD IN THE ARTS, RIGHT. SO WHY
WOULD WHY ADD ART TO STEM RIGHT?
UM AND SOMETIMES YOU HEAR FOLKS
IN THE TRADITIONAL STEM FIELDS,
RIGHT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING AND MATH TALKING
ABOUT LIKE, WHY ARE WE ADDING
THE ARTS? YOU KNOW WHAT IS IT?
WHAT IS OUR WORK HAVE TO DO WITH
PAINTING AND MARCHING BAND AND
BUT, YOU KNOW A WAY TO MAKE THAT
EASIER. I THINK FOR PEOPLE TO
GET THAT CONNECTION IS TO THINK
OF ART AS DESIGN. SO UM, I WANT
TO POINT YOU TO A ART CENTER
COLLEGE OF DESIGN THE NUMBER ONE
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PRODUCT DESIGN
AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN SCHOOL IN THE
U. S LOCATED HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
ALSO ON ON MATER. THANK YOU, UM
BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO
UNDERSTAND THAT THAT THERE'S A
DEEP DEEP CONNECTION BETWEEN
TECHNOLOGY ALL OF THE STEM
FIELDS AND DESIGN AND ART IS
THAT YOU KNOW IT WAY OF THINKING
ABOUT DESIGN. SO LET'S TALK FOR
A SECOND ABOUT DESIGN THINKING,
UM I JUST LOOK AT IT THIS WAY.
WHERE WOULD APPLE RIGHT, THE
LARGEST COMPANY IN THE WORLD BE
WITHOUT A HUGE FOCUS ON PRODUCT
DESIGN? I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE
FANATICAL ABOUT YOU KNOW THEIR
APPLE DEVICES IF THEY'RE IF
THEY'RE AN APPLE USER, UM STEVE
JOBS, SAID DESIGN IS NOT JUST
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND FEELS
LIKE DESIGN IS HOW IT WORKS. SO
WE HAVE AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY
WITH PROP 28 SOMETHING THAT I
THINK FOLKS THAT HAVE BEEN IN
THE ARTS. YOU KNOW, ARE SOMEHOW
TRYING TO PROCESS THAT THIS
THING IS ACTUALLY HAPPENED AFTER
YOU KNOW SO MANY YEARS OF
THINKING IN A SCARCITY MINDSET,
UM AND WE REALLY NEED TO HAVE A
FOCUS ON CONNECTING ARTS AND
STEM. UM SO ARTS AND STEM IT
REALLY MAKES STEM MORE
ACCESSIBLE AND RELEVANT TO
STUDENTS. AND I WANT TO POINT
OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS IN
RELATION TO THAT. IF YOU LOOK AT
PHDS IN, YOU KNOW THAT WERE
AWARDED IN THE U. S. 47.9% WENT
TO WHITE MEN. 25.7 WENT TO WHITE
WOMEN. 2.2% WENT TO BLACK WOMEN.
THERE'S A BIG MISMATCH IN TERMS
OF WHO OUR STUDENT POPULATION IS
VERSUS THOSE THAT ARE GETTING
HIGHER DEGREES AND WE NEED TO
MAKE STEM MORE ACCESSIBLE AND
CULTURALLY RELEVANT. SO THERE
ARE WAYS TO DO THAT THAT ARE
REALLY EXCITING OPPORTUNITIES
RIGHT NOW. THINK ABOUT GAME
DESIGN. THINK ABOUT ESPORTS. HE
SPORTS BY THE WAY, IS NOW
OFFICIALLY A CF SPORT SO YOU CAN
YOU CAN GET A LETTER ON YOUR
LETTERMAN LETTER PERSONS JACKET,
RIGHT? FOR E SPORTS RIGHT FOR
GAMING. GREAT WAY TO ENGAGE KIDS
AND LOVED TO TALK FURTHER WITH
AGAIN THE COMMITTEE STAFF ABOUT
THAT AT A CERTAIN POINT, BUT YOU
KNOW WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT MEDIA
DESIGNED VIDEO PRODUCTION, MEDIA
ARTS, CURRENTLY ARTS AND MEDIA
ARE THE MOST POPULAR CAREER TECH
ED PATHWAYS IN CALIFORNIA, SO
IT'S A REAL OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
THAT CONNECTION MAKES STEM, MORE
ENGAGING AND RELEVANT. UM JUST
QUICKLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT SORT OF
THE CONNECTION WITH JOBS AND
SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT, IF
WHETHER YOU LOOK AT THE WORLD
ECONOMIC FORUM DATA OR FORBES, I
MEAN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT
EMPLOYERS WANT TOP ITEMS,
CREATIVITY, COLLABORATION,
COMMUNICATION, CRITICAL THINKING
, ANALYTICAL THINKING AND
INNOVATION. THAT'S THE STUFF OF
STEAM. ALRIGHT IT'S WHAT WE NEED
IN THE CALIFORNIA ECONOMY TO
CONTINUE TO BE. A LEADER IN
WORLDWIDE SO I WANT TO LEAVE YOU
WITH A COUPLE OF THINGS BEFORE I
TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE
HERE, UM SAUL BASS, WHO WAS
PROBABLY ONE OF THE GREATEST
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS OF THE LAST
100 YEARS, SAID. I THINK THIS IN
A REALLY POWERFUL WAY DESIGN IS
THINKING MADE VISUAL. AND SO WE
NEED TO FIND WAYS TO CONNECT
WITH OUR STUDENTS TO CONNECT
INDUSTRY AND THE ARTS. AND TO
THINK ABOUT HOW DESIGN AND
TECHNOLOGY ARE INTEGRALLY
RELATED AND INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT
TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SO I
HOPE YOU'LL PLEASE JOIN US AT
OUR STEAM SYMPOSIUM WE'D LOVE
TO. I'D LOVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW
WE FEATURE A POLICY DISCUSSION
ON ARTS AND STEM. I THINK IT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT AND THE
THOUSANDS OF EDUCATORS COMING
WOULD BE WELL SERVED TO
UNDERSTAND IN A DEEPER WAY THAT
CONNECTION, WE DON'T HAVE THAT
CONNECTION AS DEEP AS WE NEED IT
RIGHT NOW TO THAT INTEGRATION OF
THE ARTS AND STEM UM, I WANT TO
SAY ONE OF THE BIG ISSUES COMING
DOWN THE LINE IS IN AND MARY
MENTIONED IT AROUND PROP 28 AND
THE TEACHER SHORTAGE WHICH
EVERYBODY'S EXPERIENCING, SO
THERE'S A REAL OPPORTUNITY IN
THERE. AND MY COLLEAGUE
JACQUELINE OLESON IS GONNA GIVE
YOU INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO THAT
IN RELATION TO ONE OF OUR
PROGRAM AREAS. THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHER RESIDENCY LAB THANK YOU
SO MUCH ED. AND GOOD AFTERNOON,
EVERYONE. JACQUELINE ALLYSON, CO
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
TEACHER RESIDENCY LAB AT THE CDC
FOUNDATION. I JUST WANT TO SAY
THAT I BELONG AT STEAM. I WAS A
MATH TEACHER AND I GOT MY MATH
DEGREE. AND WHEN I WAS GROWING
UP, I DIDN'T SEE A LOT OF
AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE MATH
TEACHERS. AND SO THE ABILITY TO
STUDY THAT AND TO BECOME A
TEACHER AND TURNED THAT AROUND.
I JUST IT MEANT SO MUCH TO ME TO
HAVE THAT REPRESENTATION.
ALRIGHT FOR ME TO BE
REPRESENTATIVE FOR STUDENTS TO
KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO. AND WITH
THAT BEING SAID, WE BELIEVE THAT
CALIFORNIA DESERVES A DIVERSE,
THRIVING TEACHER WORKFORCE THAT
IS WELL PREPARED, UM AND ABLE TO
ADVANCE EQUITY AND JUSTICE AND
PROVIDE ALL THE LEARNING
SUPPORTS THAT EVERY STUDENT
REACHES OR EVERY STUDENT NEEDS
TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
WE'RE LOOKING FOR TEACHERS WHO
WILL SEE THE HUMANITY AND THEIR
STUDENTS AND SEE THE POTENTIAL
THAT THEY HAVE TO BE A PART OF
STEAM. NOW BEFORE I MOVE FORWARD
, I THINK I SHOULD JUST GIVE A
LITTLE BRIEF, LIKE SYNOPSIS OF
WHAT WHAT IS A TEACHER RESIDENCY
PROGRAM? WELL IT'S A CREDENTIAL
PROGRAM THAT'S BUILT ON A
MEDICAL RESIDENCY MODEL. TEACHER
RESIDENCIES PROVIDE AN
ALTERNATIVE, UM, PATHWAY. RIGHT.
LET ME SEE YOUR WHERE YOUR LIFE
THEY PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE
PATHWAY TO TEACHER CERTIFICATION
THAT'S GROUNDED IN DEEP CLINICAL
TRAINING, SO RESIDENTS WILL
APPRENTICE ALONGSIDE AN EXPERT
TEACHER IN A HIGH NEEDS
CLASSROOM FOR A FULL ACADEMIC
YEAR. THEY TAKE CLOSELY LINKED
COURSEWORK FROM A PARTNERING
UNIVERSITY THAT LEADS TO A
CREDENTIAL AND SOMETIMES A
MASTER'S DEGREE AT THE END OF
THAT RESIDENCY YEAR. THEY
RECEIVE LIVING STIPENDS. AND
THANKS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ED,
AND THAT PUSHED AROUND AND
SUPERINTENDENT THURMAN AND
PUSHING FOR AN INCREASE IN THE
STIPENDS, THEY'RE NOW ABLE TO
GET A $40,000 STIPEND. UM AS
PART OF THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM,
WHICH IS HUGE WHEN WE'RE TRYING
TO RECRUIT A DIVERSE TEACHER
WORKFORCE RIGHT BECAUSE THAT
FUNDING IT REALLY HELPS BRING IN
MORE CANDIDATES OF COLOR. AND
THEN, UM, IN EXCHANGE THEY HAVE
TO COMMIT TO TEACHING IN THE
DISTRICT FOR AT LEAST FOUR
YEARS, RIGHT BEYOND THE
RESIDENCY. NOW, THE INTERESTING
THING ABOUT THAT IS THERE REACH
SO THEY HAVE FOUR YEARS. UH THEY
ARE, UM THEY ALLOW DISTRICTS TO
HIRE TEACHERS WHO UNDERSTAND THE
INNER WORKINGS OF THEIR SCHOOL
DISTRICT, AND THEY ARE PREPARED
TO TEACH DAY ONE. OKAY SO THAT'S
HUGE. NOW HERE'S THE THING ABOUT
TEACHER RESIDENCY GRANTS IN THE
STATE RIGHT? THEY ARE AN
EFFECTIVE WAY TO ADDRESS THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHERS SORT
SHORTAGE AND OF DIVERSIFY THE
WORKFORCE BECAUSE THEY ATTRACT
MORE TEACHERS OF COLOR PRODUCED
TEACHERS IN HIGH SHORTAGE FIELDS
. BUT THESE ARE THE HIGH
SHORTAGE FIELDS THAT IT
ADDRESSES CURRENTLY SPECIAL
EDUCATION. BILINGUAL EDUCATION
STEM COMPUTER SCIENCE
TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN,
KINDERGARTEN AND RECRUITING,
DEVELOPING, SUPPORTING OR
DEVELOPING SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR
OUR PROVIDING OUTREACH AND
COMMUNICATIONS TO RETAIN AND
STRATEGIES TO RETAIN A DIVERSE
TEACHER. WORKFORCE SHORTHAND.
YOU CAN GET FUNDING IF YOUR GOAL
IS TO DIVERSIFY THE TEACHER
WORKFORCE TO FIT YOUR LOCAL
NEEDS. BUT THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER
POSSIBILITY. WHERE IF THIS
COMMISSION CAN LOOK AT THE
ANNUAL ANALYSIS OF HIRING AND
VACANCY DATA, THEY CAN DESIGNATE
ANOTHER SHORTAGE AREA IN THAT
RESPECT, SO THE THING I THINK
WOULD BE, UM IMPORTANT TO NOTE
HERE IS THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A
PROGRAM LIKE A RESIDENCY PROGRAM
THAT IS SO EFFECTIVE AT TRAINING
TEACHERS, IT BRINGS IN MORE
TEACHERS OF COLOR AND THEY'RE
SPENDING AND THERE ARE BEING
APPRENTICE ALONGSIDE A TEACHER
OR A SEASONED TEACHER FOR A
YEAR. THE OPPORTUNITY HERE WOULD
BE TO SEE. CAN WE USE THIS TYPE
OF MODEL TO GET MORE ARTS
TEACHERS INTO THE PROFESSION?
RIGHT SO, UM, CURRENTLY RIGHT
NOW OF THE OTHER, AND I'M JUST
LOOKING AT THE NUMBER 213 OF THE
I JUST DID A QUICK ANALYSIS OF
THE 213 CTC GRANTS THAT WERE
GIVEN OUT PERCENTAGE WISE 46%
WE'RE FOCUSING ON STEM AND 54%
OR FOCUSING ON DIVERSIFICATION
OF THE FUTURE WORKFORCE.
COMPUTER SCIENCE 1% RIGHT, SO WE
HAVE SOME WORK TO DO TO KIND OF
BUMP UP THAT, UM, THE STEAM, BUT
THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE WITH
REGARDS TO ART. AND THAT IS
BECOMING THE BOTH THE CHALLENGE
AND THE OPPORTUNITY RIGHT?
BECAUSE IT'S NOT A DESIGNATED
SHORTAGE AREA AS OF YET, RIGHT
AND THAT, BUT WE THINK WITH PROP
28 AND ALL THE TEACHERS THAT
WE'RE GOING TO NEED IN A COUPLE
OF YEARS. RIGHT IF THAT WERE
PEOPLE COULD ACCESS THIS FUNDING
RIGHT TO DEVELOP THIS AMAZING
MODEL TO TRAIN EFFECTIVE ART
TEACHERS, BUT ONE WAY THAT THEY
CAN DO THAT NOW IS THROUGH THE
DIVERSIFICATION OF THE WORKFORCE
DESIGNATION. SO IF THE IDEA IS
TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN A DIVERSE
TEACHER WORKFORCE THAT
REPRESENTS CALIFORNIA STATE
POPULATION AS WELL AS LOCAL
DIVERSITY. IF THOSE CANDIDATES
THAT YOU'RE BRINGING IN, DO FIT
THAT CATEGORY, SO TO SPEAK, BUT
THEY'RE ALSO HAPPEN TO BE
WANTING TO GET A, UM, A DANCE
CREDENTIAL OR THEATER CREDENTIAL
OR BAPA. IT'S POSSIBLE TO
UTILIZE THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM TO
BRING YOU MORE TEACHERS AND I
WOULD RECOMMEND THAT SOMETHING
THAT WE DO BECAUSE AFTER 3 TO 5
YEARS AFTER 3 TO 5 YEARS IN THE
PROFESSION. RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
HAVE HIGHER RETENTION RATES,
THEN YOUR TRADITIONAL INTERN
PROGRAMS OR STUDENT TEACHING
PROGRAMS, AND WHEN I SAY HIGHER
RETENTION RATES WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT GENERALLY RANGING UM, FROM
80 TO 90% IN THE SAME DISTRICT
AFTER THREE YEARS AND 70 TO 80%
AFTER FIVE YEARS. SO WHEN YOU'RE
THINKING ABOUT PUTTING THE A AND
STEAM RIGHT AND TRYING TO
ADDRESS THIS HUGE EQUITY ISSUE
IF YOU DON'T HAVE TEACHERS ARE
PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE AND PRESENT
TO MAKE SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE
DEVELOPING THAT ART LITERACY
THAT THEY NEED THE STEM SKILLS
THAT THEY NEED THE COMPUTER
SCIENCE LITERACY THAT THEY NEED
HELP. CAN WE THEN ENSURE THAT,
UM ART BECOMES IMPORTANT AND
EDUCATION OF OUR STUDENTS, SO I
JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WITH
YOU. SO THAT AGAIN THE CHALLENGE
HERE AND THE OPPORTUNITY IS HOW
MIGHT WE USE RESIDENCY PROGRAMS
AS A WAY TO TRAIN AN EFFECTIVE
TEACHER WORKFORCE WITH THE VAP
OF FOCUS, KNOWING THAT THAT IS
NOT CURRENTLY A DESIGNATED
SHORTAGE AREA. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU, DOC. DOCTOR HONOWITZ AND DR
ALISON AGAIN. DR HANNA, WHICH IS
THE HONOWITZ IS THE CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER. DR ALLISON IS
THE CO DIRECTOR OF THE
CALIFORNIA TEACHER RESIDENTS.
YOU HAVE A NOTE AND YOU FLEW UP
FROM FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
THANKS FOR DOING THAT. UM NEXT
UP. OUR NEXT PANELIST IS
PENELOPE OLIVER, WHO IS ONLY 17
YEARS OLD, BUT AS ALREADY
FOUNDED HER OWN NONPROFIT TO
PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO ARTS
EDUCATION. PENELOPE IS ALSO A
STUDENT VOICES ADVOCATE WITH
CREATE CALIFORNIA. THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US. THANK YOU FOR HAVING
ME AND ALLOWING STUDENT VOICE AT
THE TABLE. MY NAME'S PENELOPE
OLIVER. I'M A SENIOR AT HORIZON
CHARTER SCHOOL AT SIERRA COLLEGE
, WHICH ALLOWS ME TO BE HERE
TODAY AND DO ACTIVISM. UM ALL
ACCESS ARTS AIMS TO BRIDGE THE
GAP BETWEEN THE WELL PROVIDED
WITH ARTS, EDUCATION AND THOSE
WHO NEED IT THE MOST AND AREN'T
GETTING IT IN SCHOOLS, SO WE
OPERATE BY DOING COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS AROUND THE GREATER
SACRAMENTO AREA, WHICH SHELTERS
COMMUNITY CENTERS, UM, TITLE ONE
SCHOOLS AND HAVE ART CLUBS
COMPLETELY. GRASSER IS
COMPLETELY FREE. UM ACTUALLY
BROUGHT SOME ART TODAY TO SHOW
JUST HOW POWERFUL THE ARTS ARE.
SO WE JUST WRAPPED UP SUMMER
INTENSIVE AT WELLSPRING WOMEN'S
CENTER, WHICH IS A DROP IN
WOMEN'S CENTER IN OAK PARK. UM
AND AS YOU CAN SEE WHEN WE'RE
TEACHING STEM, AND WHEN WE'RE
TEACHING ARTS, ALL OF IT IS
DIFFERENT. UM AND THIS ALLOWS
KIDS TO REALLY EXPRESS
THEMSELVES ON A PERSONAL
STATEMENT. HAVING ACCESS TO ARTS
IS A MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE. IT
IS THE ARTS HELP US GROW THRIVE,
AND HE'LL UM, AND OFTEN TIMES WE
COME IN, AND WE SEE KIDS WHO
HAVEN'T HAD ACCESS TO ANY ARTS
WHO ARE SO HAPPY TO DO JUST A
SIMPLE ACTIVITY LIKE COLORING
BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONLY ARTS
EDUCATION THEY'RE GETTING, OR
THAT DON'T HAVE CRAYONS AT HOME
. UM AND JUST IT DOESN'T MATTER
HOW GOOD YOU ARE AT THE ARTS.
IT'S SIMPLY A PATHWAY TO
EXPRESSION AND A STUDENT, RIGHT?
UM PUTTING THE ARTS IN STEAM
ALLOWS STUDENTS TO THINK BOTH
CREATIVELY BUT ALSO ANALYTICALLY
AND THOSE TOGETHER IS HOW WE
CREATE CRITICAL THINKERS. UM THE
FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES VIA
CREATE CALIFORNIA FOUR TIMES.
STUDENTS WHO HAVE AN ARTS
EDUCATION ARE FOUR TIMES MORE
LIKELY TO BE RECOGNIZED FOR
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. THEREFORE
TIMES MORE LIKELY TO RECEIVE A
BACHELOR'S DEGREE THERE ALSO 30%
MORE INCLINED TO PREFER PURSUE A
PROFESSIONAL CAREER ARTS, OPEN
DOORS AND ULTIMATELY, THE
STUDENTS IN THE CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM TODAY
WILL BE GOVERNING OUR STATE ONE
DAY SO INVESTING IN ARTS AND
STEAM IS INVESTING IN BRIGHTER
FUTURES. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. THE LAST PERSON OF
THE FIRST PANEL IS LEDDY KRAUSE
, DIRECTOR OF THE STATEWIDE ARTS
INITIATIVE WITH THE CALIFORNIA
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS. GOOD
AFTERNOON COMMITTEE MEMBERS. UM
MY NAME IS LARRY KRAUSE, AS YOU
NOTED, AND I'M THE DIRECTOR OF
THE CALIFORNIA COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT STATEWIDE ARTS
INITIATIVE. YEAH UM, THE ARTS
INITIATIVE WORKS THROUGH THE 58
COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION TO
CONNECT WITH THE 10,000 PLUS
SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BRING ARTS
AND ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS IN
CALIFORNIA HAVE ACCESS TO ARTS
EDUCATION. MY BACKGROUND IS AN
ARTS EDUCATION. SO TODAY AND
I'VE BEEN INVITED TO TALK ABOUT
K 12 ARTS EDUCATION AND I'LL BE
COMING FROM IT. UM COMING AT IT
FROM A AN ARTS EDUCATION POINT
OF VIEW. UM I AM GOING TO
PROPOSE. I'LL JUST PUT THIS
STRAIGHT UP FRONT THAT I'M GOING
TO PROPOSE. IF WE'RE LOOKING TO
PUT THE A BACK IN STEAM, WE MUST
ENSURE THAT THE ARTS JUST LIKE
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING
AND MATHEMATICS ARE INCLUDED IN
EVERY STUDENT'S CORE CURRICULUM
EVERYWHERE IN THE STATE. FIRST
THOUGH, LET'S PAINT A PICTURE OF
WHAT STEAM CAN LOOK AND SOUND
LIKE IN A CLASSROOM NOW, I WOULD
JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT I KNOW
THAT STEAM CAN BE GROUNDED IN
CIVICS, ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS,
HEALTH OR MANY OTHER CONTEXTS.
BUT I HAVE CHOSEN AN EXAMPLE
THAT I CONNECT TO AND IT IS
BASED ON WHAT I LEARNED FROM
LISTENING TO IMAGINEERS AT
DISNEY LAND, SO I'M JUST PUTTING
THAT OUT THERE, SO YOU KNOW SO
THE ASSIGNMENT OF THE CLASSROOM
IS THEME PARK EXPERIENCE AND IN
OUR IMAGINED CLASSROOM, STUDENTS
ARE DESIGNING A PROPOSAL FOR A
NEW THEME PARK EXPERIENCE.
THEY'RE DOING RESEARCH THERE
HAVING DISCUSSION. WHAT WILL
THEME PARK GUESTS SEE, HEAR AND
FEEL TO MAKE THE EXPERIENCE
BELIEVABLE? WHAT ARTWORK, MUSIC
OR OTHER AUDIO WILL WE CREATE TO
SHAPE THE EXPERIENCE? HOW WILL
TECHNOLOGY DRIVE THIS? WHAT ARE
THE TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING
NEEDS FOR THE ARCHITECTURE AND
MECHANICS OF THE EXPERIENCE, SO
ESSENTIALLY, THEY'RE ENGAGING IN
DESIGN, THINKING TOGETHER, TEAM
MEMBERS WILL DIVIDE THE TASKS
THEY'LL SKETCH SCULPT PAINT USED
COMPUTER GRAPHIC DESIGN PROGRAMS
THEY'LL BUILD AND TEST
PROTOTYPES RIGHT CODE AND CREATE
AND RECORD VIDEO AND AUDIO AS
THEY DEVELOP THEIR PROJECT.
THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS
BECAUSE THEY CAN EXERCISE THEIR
CREATIVITY AND APPLY THE
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THEY'VE
LEARNED IN THEIR OTHER COURSES.
AND THEY CAN ALSO ENGAGE IN A
REAL WORLD PROBLEM. THEY'RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO PRESENTING
THEIR WORK TO THE PEERS THEY
HAVE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THE
COMMUNITY MEMBERS. SO WHY ARE
THEY PREPARED TO SUCCEED IN THIS
PROJECT? WELL THAT'S BECAUSE
THEY'VE HAD A WELL ROUNDED
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT
INCLUDES THE ART AS PART OF THE
CORE CURRICULUM IN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL. THEY HAVE ALSO HAD
INTEGRATED ARTS, SCIENCE AND
MATH, LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT
ARE DESIGNED BY KNOWLEDGEABLE
TEACHERS WHO WORK TOGETHER TO
ENSURE THERE ARE LEARNING
OBJECTIVES FOR EACH CONTENT AREA
, AND ALL LEARNING IS ADVANCED
IN EACH CONTENT AREA. SO UM,
THAT'S THE PICTURE I WANTED TO
PAINT AND SO IN ESSENCE INTO
SOME UP, THOSE STUDENTS HAVE HAD
ACCESS TO REGULAR STANDARDS
BASED INSTRUCTION WITHIN THE
SCHOOL DAY FOR ALL OF THE STEAM
CONTENT AREAS, INCLUDING THE
ARTS. NOT ONLY ARE THEY
BENEFITING IN THE MYRIAD WAYS
THAT WE AT THIS HEARING ALREADY
KNOW THE ARTS BENEFIT STUDENTS,
BUT THEY'RE ALSO PREPARING FOR
THE FUTURE. COLLEGE CAREER CIVIC
LIFE, AND THEY'RE GAINING SKILLS
AND EXPERIENCES THAT WILL HELP
THEM TO ACCESS OPPORTUNITIES IN
THE CREATIVE ECONOMY WORKFORCE.
SO AGAIN, IF WE'RE LOOKING TO
PUT THE A BACK IN STEAM WELL,
THEN I'M GOING TO BE THE BROKEN
RECORD AND SAY WE MUST ENSURE
THAT THE ARTS ARE INCLUDED IN
EVERY STUDENT'S CORE CURRICULUM
EVERYWHERE IN THE STATE. SO THE
GOOD NEWS IS THAT WE, UM, THANKS
TO RECENT STATEWIDE EFFORTS
AMONG ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS,
LEGISLATORS AND VOTERS WHO ARE
COMMITTED TO UPDATING AND
EXPANDING ARTS EDUCATION IN
CALIFORNIA. WE ARE POSITIONED TO
DO THAT WITH MODERNIZED ARTS
STANDARDS, AND I DIDN'T WRITE
THEM. I JUST LEAD THE COMMITTEES
THAT WROTE THEM COMMITTEES OF
CLASSROOM EXPERTS AND I KNOW
ALSO THAT SENATOR ALLEN WAS ON
THE I. Q. C WHEN WE, UM DID
WRITE OUR ARTS FRAMEWORK, SO
THANK YOU FOR THAT. BUT UM WE DO
HAVE MOMENTUM AND WITH PROP 28
BOY, DO WE HAVE MOMENTUM SO WE
CAN MAKE ALL OF THE INVESTMENT
OF THE PAST SEVEN YEARS. IT'S
ONLY BEEN SEVEN YEARS THAT WE'VE
MADE ALL OF THIS PROGRESS,
INCLUDING THE CREDENTIAL. AND I
AM A FORMER DANCE TEACHER WITH A
SUPPLEMENTARY AUTHORIZATION. I
DIDN'T HAVE PE CREDENTIAL, BUT I
HAD THE AUTHORIZATION SO WITH
THE FIRST THING THEY DID WAS
STICK ME IN A PE CLASS. AND WHEN
I SAID WHAT THEY SAID, WELL, YOU
KNOW HOW YOU CAN TEACH DANCE, SO
THAT'S ON THE SIDE, BUT I'M
GRATEFUL FOR THE CREDENTIAL TO
BE BACK. SO I JUST WANT TO TAKE
A FEW MORE MINUTES TO TALK ABOUT
THE ARTS FRAMEWORK BEFORE I
CONCLUDE, UM AGAIN IT SINCE THE
TOPIC OF PUTTING THE A BACK IN
STEAM IS ESSENTIALLY A PROPOSAL
TO FOCUS ON ARTS INTEGRATION,
WHICH IS THAT'S WHAT THAT IS. I
WANT TO SORT OF PROVIDE A COUPLE
OF KEY POINTS ABOUT THE ARTS
FRAMEWORK CHAPTER THAT DEALS
WITH ARTS INTEGRATION. SO FIRST
OF ALL, THERE'S THE PROMISE OF
ARTS INTEGRATION. WHY IS IT
GREAT? WELL, IT'S BECAUSE IN OUR
CLASSROOMS INTENTIONAL AND
STRATEGIC ARTS INTEGRATION CAN
HELP STUDENTS APPLY AND CONNECT
AND GET ENGAGED WITH WHAT
THEY'RE LEARNING. WHEN IT IS
SUCCESSFUL STUDENT LEARNING IS
TRANSFORMED, IT TRANSCENDS THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE CONTENT, AND
IT PROVIDES VALUABLE LEARNING
AND PROBLEM SOLVING UP
OPPORTUNITIES. NOW A CAUTIONARY
NOTE, THOUGH WE HAVE TO REMEMBER
SOME ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT
TO THE FIELD. ONE OF THOSE IS
THE FEAR THAT INTEGRATED
LEARNING, INCLUDING AN ESTEEM
CONTEXT WOULD REPLACE SPECIFIC
ARTS INSTRUCTION. SO WE HAVE TO
NOTE THAT THAT'S THERE AND WE
HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE TO BE MINDFUL OF
INSTRUCTION THAT USES THE ARTS
TO TEACH CONTENT AND THEREFORE
IS NOT TRUE ARTS INTEGRATION.
THAT'S ANOTHER ISSUE THAT'S OUT
THERE, AND WE ALSO HAVE TO
REMEMBER THAT CONTENT MUST BE
THOUGHTFULLY SELECTED AND TO BE
AUTHENTIC. THE GOAL MUST BE
CLEAR. ARE WE LEARNING? OR ARE
WE APPLYING WHAT WE'VE LEARNED
AND THE TIME TIME IS NEEDED TO
DO THAT TO MAKE THOSE
CONNECTIONS. SO I WILL JUST
PROPOSE TO YOU THAT THE STATE
ADOPTED ARTS FRAMEWORK THAT WE
HAVE PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON ALL OF
THIS, ALONG WITH SPECIFICS FOR
EACH ARTS DISCIPLINE, AND IT
MUST BE A PRIMARY RESOURCE FOR
STEAM IMPLEMENTATION. SO I WILL
CONCLUDE BY SAYING THAT WHEN WE
CONSIDER A POLICY COMPONENTS AND
PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT STEAM
EDUCATION, I'D LIKE TO BRING
YOUR ATTENTION TO THREE AREAS
ACCESS, AND THERE'S THE BROKEN
RECORD POINT ABOUT, UM, MAKING
SURE THAT WE HAVE ARTS AND EVERY
SCHOOL FOR EVERY CHILD
EVERYWHERE IN THE STATE. FUNDING
WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT IT'S
NOT JUST PROP 28 THAT FUNDS ARTS
EDUCATION. WE NEED HEALTHY
PROGRAMS THAT DRAW FROM MULTIPLE
FUNDING STREAMS, AND WE NEED TO
HELP PEOPLE KEEP THE EYE ON THE
BALL ABOUT THAT. WE NEED TO
PROVIDE SUCCESSFUL FUNDING
MODELS FOR LARGE, SMALL AND
RURAL SETTINGS. WE NEED TO
ENSURE WE'RE PROVIDING FUNDING
FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SO
THAT ALL TEACHERS ENGAGED IN ART
AND STEAM ARE PROPERLY EQUIPPED
TO DO THAT. AND FINALLY, IF
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM,
STATEWIDE COORDINATION AND
LEADERSHIP TO PUT THE A BACK IN
STEAM. STATE LEADERSHIP SHOULD
RECOGNIZE AND PROVIDE ONGOING
SUPPORTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE,
FOR UM THE CONTINUED EFFORTS TO
IMPLEMENT THE STANDARDS AND
FRAMEWORK AND IF THE STATE
DESIGNATES A LEADERSHIP POSITION
OR OFFICE FOR STEAM, THEY SHOULD
ALSO DO SO FOR THE ARTS. WHEN I
FIRST CAME TO CD, WE HAD A STEM
OFFICE AND WE ALSO HAD IN AN
ARTS LEADERSHIP. OFFICE AND SO I
WOULD JUST END WITH THAT. AND
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO SIT HERE WITH MY
ESTEEMED COLLEAGUES AND TO TALK
TO ALL OF YOU. THANK YOU. GREAT
PANEL QUESTIONS FROM THE
MEMBERS. YEAH I'D LOVE TO. UM SO
I TOTALLY HEAR YOU. I'M THERE.
OBVIOUSLY ARTS EDUCATION EXISTED
LONG BEFORE PRODUCT 28, BUT YOU
KNOW, IT WAS PUT TOGETHER
LARGELY Tð. TO BECAUSE THERE WAS
A KIND OF A SENSE OF INADEQUACY
AND NEED AND I THINK ALSO A
SENSE THAT THE PUBLIC REALLY
CARED A GREAT DEAL ABOUT IT, SO
I WOULD LOVE TO DO. UM, FIRST OF
ALL, THANK EVERYBODY FOR ALL THE
WORK. THAT YOU DO EVERY DAY TO
MAKE THINGS BETTER FOR OUR YOUNG
PEOPLE WITH REGRET, STARTS
EDUCATION AND THEN, UM AND THEN
DO A BIT OF A YEAH, BIT OF A
DEEP DIVE INTO WHAT? INTO SOME
OF THE ISSUES AND YOU KNOW WHAT
SORT OF WHAT SORT OF NEW
OPPORTUNITIES EXIST. BOTH WITH
THE PASSAGE OF THE MEASURE, BUT
ALSO THROUGH OTHER ADVOCACY
WORK. UM HMM. YOU KNOW, UH, YOU
KNOW WHAT? HOW THE HOW THE VAP
ESTEEM. DYNAMIC MIGHT WORK
WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF 28. AND UH
AND ALSO ASKED, MARRIED TO WHO
IT AT C D. A S C D SHOULD BE
ELIA'S BE CONTACTING IF THEY'VE
GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT
QUALIFIES FOR PROBABLY 20 FUNDS
, AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THE CURRENT
STATUS OF 20 IMPLEMENTATION, SO
LET ME LET ME THROW THAT OUT
THERE. WELL THAT'S A GOOD
QUESTION. NO WE ACTUALLY WILL,
THEY WOULD. AT THIS POINT, YOU
KNOW, IT'S LIVING IN OUR, UM
COLLEGE AND CAREER TRANSITION
DIVISION BECAUSE THAT'S THE
PLACE WHERE WE HAVE, UM YOU KNOW
, I'M SURE YOU'VE HAD PETE
CALLOUS, TESTIFY A NUMBER OF
TIMES IT'S LIVING THERE RIGHT
NOW, BUT THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE
THERE'S A CAREER PATHWAY FOR THE
ARTS AND MUSIC AND EDUCATION.
BUT THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON
THERE AND SHE'S REALLY MORE OF
HER CAREER PATHWAYS PERSON. AH
SO WE DO HAVE OUR F O. F ACCUSE
UP, AND SO ARE SO IT'S WE'RE
KIND OF IT'S BETWEEN OUR
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. YOU KNOW, I
WILL GET YOU YOU CAN CALL ME
REALLY, BUT IT IS. IT'S KIND OF
BEEN LIVING IN PEAK, ALICE'S
SHOP. IN CAREER COLLEGE
TRANSITIONS, BUT WE THAT'S
PROBABLY THAT'S NOT WHERE IT
SHOULD LIVE. THAT JUST HAPPENS
TO BE WHERE IT LANDED BECAUSE
THERE'S ONE PERSON WHO KNOWS
ABOUT ARTS MEDIA EDUCATION THERE
. SO WHAT'S THE PLAN? THEN YOU
KNOW WE GOT THIS. WE GOT TO BE
READY, RIGHT? AND WHEN WERE
ALREADY I'M ALREADY GETTING
CALLS FROM SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN
MY AREA SAYING, HEY, YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'D BE DOING TO PREPARE.
FOR THIS FOR THIS FUNDING, AND,
YOU KNOW, SO WHAT? SO WHAT'S THE
PLAN FOR IMPLICATION? WHAT SORT
OF RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE ARE
WE ARE WE GIVING TO SCHOOL
DISTRICTS AS THEY'RE TRYING TO
NAVIGATE ALL THIS RIGHT NOW
THAT'S WHERE IT'S LIVING, AND
IT'S LIVING IN A DIVISION
DIRECTOR LEVEL BECAUSE WE DON'T
REALLY HAVE STAFF. ASIDE FROM
THAT, SO IT'S KIND OF BEING
SPREAD OUT BETWEEN OUR
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS GOVERNMENT
AFFAIRS DIVISION WHO IS WORKING
ON THE PROP 28 LEGISLATION
ITSELF, OUR FISCAL FOLKS THAT
ARE TRYING TO GET THE MONEY OUT.
DON'T AND THEN WE'VE GOT PEAK.
ALICE WHO IS OUR DIVISION
DIRECTOR WHO'S REALLY TRYING TO
LEAD THE CHARGE ON THIS? UM SO
IT'S ALMOST BY COMMITTEE AT THIS
POINT AT THE DEPARTMENT THAT
WE'RE TRYING TO SUPPORT THIS,
BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE. WE DON'T
AS YET, HE SAID. WE DON'T HAVE
AND WE DON'T HAVE AN ARTS
PERSON. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A
STEM PERSON AT THE DEPARTMENT.
SO IT IS BY COMMITTEE AT THIS
POINT HATE TO TELL YOU THAT, BUT
THAT THAT'S HOW WE'RE, UM HOW
WE'RE TRYING TO IMPLEMENT. FROM
THE FISCAL STANDPOINT AND FROM
AT LEAST THE DIVISION DIRECTOR
THAT HAS ONE PERSON WHO DOES
CAREER PATHWAYS AND, UM AND
WE'RE PUTTING. WE'VE GOT A STEAM
LITTLE WORKGROUP, BUT THAT IS
MADE UP OF SOME OF OUR PEOPLE
FROM EXPANDED LEARNING AND OUR
COMPUTER SCIENCE COORDINATOR. SO
AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE OUR FX'S
UP. AND RIGHT NOW, PETE CALLOUS
IS THE ONE WHO IS THE ONE WHO
HAS THE EMAIL BOX AND THE PHONE
NUMBER, AND SO EVERYTHING IS
BEING DIRECTED TO HIM. AND THEN
WE KIND OF FAN OUT WHO CAN
ANSWER WHICH THE DIFFERENT
QUESTIONS THAT COME IN. IF ITS
FISCAL WE SEND IT OVER TO OUR
FISCAL PEOPLE. IF IT'S A ACTUAL
LEGISLATIVE QUESTION, WE SENT IT
OVER TO OUR LEGISLATIVE PEOPLE.
AND IF WE'RE LOOKING AT SOME
SORT OF PROGRAMMING SUPPORT, WE
SENT IT OVER TO PETE AROUND THE
ARTS. OKAY UM, MAYBE I CAN SENSE
SORT OF LETTIE. I MEAN, YEAH.
YOU, UM WHAT DO YOU WHAT ARE YOU
HEARING FROM? YOUR
SUPERINTENDENTS ON THIS IS THERE
WAS THEIR WORK UNDERWAY WITH
SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION AND AXA
AND SO THE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS TO TRY TO CREATE
AN INFRASTRUCTURE TO MAKE THIS
IMPLEMENTATION SUCCESSFUL? YES
SO WHEN ONE THING THAT WE'RE
DOING IS WE DID GET A LITTLE
EXTRA MONEY FROM THE PERSON THAT
FUNDS THE ARTS INITIATIVE OR THE
ORGANIZATION. EXCUSE ME, AND,
UM, WE HAVE, UH, IN OUR 11
SERVICE REGIONS. WE HAVE
PROVIDED BOOTCAMP EVENTS WHERE
WE INVITE TEAMS FROM DISTRICTS
TO COME AND PLAN AROUND WHAT WE
DO KNOW ABOUT PROPOSITION 28.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE
ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO DO IS DO
THEIR BASELINE. LOOK AT WHAT DO
WE HAVE A LOOK AT THE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND
PLAN FOR HOW FUNDING CAN BE
USED? SO WE ARE WORKING A LOT
WITH OUR ARTS LEADS IN THE
REGIONS TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE
OFFERING PLACES AND TIME AND
SUPPORT TO PLAN. WE'RE ALSO I
WORKED CLOSELY WITH CREATE
CALIFORNIA AND WE'RE ALSO
TALKING WITH AXA AND WE'RE
WORKING TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A
TOOLKIT AROUND IMPLEMENTATION.
BUT ONE OF THE CONDITIONS OF
THAT IS THAT IT MUST ALIGN WITH
CD GUIDANCE. SO WE ARE TRYING TO
STAY IN TUNE WITH THAT AND DO
WHAT WE CAN WHILE WE WAIT FOR
THINGS TO SETTLE, UM WE EITHER.
MOSTLY THE SUPERINTENDENTS ARE
CONCERNED FIRST OF ALL THEIR
SUPPORTERS OF THE ARTS. THAT'S
WHY WE HAVE AN ARTS INITIATIVE.
SEPARATE FROM ANYTHING ELSE THAT
IN THE ORGANIZATION AND, UM
THEY'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT
THE RURAL END OF THINGS. THE
SMALL END OF THINGS HALF OF OUR
COUNTIES HAVE UNDER 30,000
STUDENTS. SO THERE'S A LOT MORE
YOU KNOW, PLACES LIKE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY CAN REALLY TAKE
OFF BECAUSE THEY HAVE A VERY
ROBUST ECOSYSTEM FOR THE ARTS,
ANYWAY. BUT THEN YOU HAVE ALL
THESE RURAL AND SMALL PLACES
THAT DON'T DON'T HAVE THOSE
RESOURCES, SO THERE'S A LOT OF
CONCERN ABOUT. WELL, IF WE DON'T
KNOW THE RULES, THEN WE DON'T
WANT TO GET OUT THERE. WE WANT
TO WAIT, BUT WE CAN'T REALLY
WAIT. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO START
AND SO, UM, WE DO WORRY THAT
THERE'S A CHILLING EFFECT TO
HAPPEN AND ULTIMATELY, WHAT
COULD HAPPEN IN THOSE PLACES IS
THAT THEY GIVE THE MONEY BACK SO
WE DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN, SO
I THINK THE CONCERNS REALLY ARE
AROUND THE LACK OF GUIDANCE, BUT
I THINK THERE'S ALSO WIDESPREAD
RECOGNITION THAT THE PROPOSITION
ITSELF. LEFT A LOT OF THINGS. UM
IN A PLACE WHERE THERE MAY BE
NOT SO CLEAR TO INTERPRET AND
THEREFORE THAT'S WHY THERE'S
CAUTION. I WOULD SAY WITH C D E,
AND THERE'S ALSO CAUTION WITH
THE SUPERINTENDENTS. AND SENATOR
LET ME GIVE YOU THAT. AND THERE
IS THE EMAIL ADDRESS THE PROP 28
AT CD DOT CA.GOV. SO IF THERE
ARE PEOPLE WHO WERE TAKING IN
COMMENTS WERE TAKING AN EMAILS,
AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU HAD THAT THAT WAS ON THE
RECORD AS WELL AS THE EMAIL
ADDRESS THAT IS AVAILABLE. UM DO
YOU HAVE A SENSE OF WHEN WE'RE
GONNA BE ABLE TO PROVIDE OUR RL
LIAISE AND SUPERINTENDENTS WITH
THE KIND OF GUIDANCE THAT LET'S
TALK ABOUT WHAT? WHAT'S HER?
GIVE ME. I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND
THAT THIS WAS THE TIME FRAME SET
UP IN THE PROPOSITION WAS
PROBABLY TOO AMBITIOUS, GIVEN
THE WAY THAT THE BUREAUCRACY
WORKS THAT BEING SAID IT IS WHAT
IT IS. AND WE'VE GOT ALL THESE
FOLKS THAT ARE ON THE GROUND.
YOU KNOW WHO HAVE
RESPONSIBILITIES NOW UNDER PROP
28, AND THEY'RE CHOMPING AT THE
BIT TO PROVIDE ALL THE NEW
OPPORTUNITIES THAT COULD THEY
COULD PROVIDE. YEAH I THINK THE
GUIDANCE IS NOT FAR OFF BECAUSE
WE ARE TALKING TO CRAIG,
CALIFORNIA. NOW WE ARE TALKING
TO ACCESS. WE'RE COMING TOGETHER
AND THE TOOLKIT IS COMING
THROUGH SO I THINK THAT THE
ISSUE WAS WHO'S WHO'S IN CHARGE
. THAT IS KIND OF WHERE WE'RE AT
WHO WAS IN CHARGE, AND NOW WE'RE
STARTING TO LIKE ZERO IN ON.
SOMETHING I WILL GET YOU BACK.
YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE ON THE
GUIDANCE ON BUT I KNOW WE'RE
WORKING ON IT, AND I THINK WE
JUST FINALIZED A COUPLE OF THE
QUESTIONS THEY MIGHT BE EITHER
IN. I THINK WE NEEDED SOME
LANGUAGE AROUND THE SUPPLEMENTS.
A PLANT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST
QUESTIONS THAT WE HAD RIGHT AND
THAT HAD TO BE THAT HAD TO BE
FIGURED OUT, BECAUSE THAT WAS
THE BIGGEST QUESTION WE WERE
GETTING FROM THE FIELD FOR
MONTHS AND MONTHS. AND SO SINCE
THAT HAS BEEN ANSWERED, I THINK
WE CAN START MOVING FORWARD. BUT
THAT WAS A BIG BIG UNCERTAINTY.
THAT WAS THERE WAS IMPACTING
EVEN THE GUIDANCE THAT WE COULD
PUT OUT. SO JUST SO, YOU KNOW,
WE'LL DEFINITELY BE GETTING BACK
TO YOU ON THAT IMPORTANT. HMM I
DON'T MEAN TO EXCLUDE EVERYONE
ELSE FROM ANY ANY THOUGHTS ON
THIS PROCESS. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY,
I THINK I THINK IF ANYTHING, THE
OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR THE
MEASURE REALLY DOES UNDERSCORE
HOW MUCH THE OUR OUR FELLOW
CALIFORNIANS BELIEVE IN AND
REALLY WANT TO INVEST. IN THIS
SPACE. I MEAN EVERYTHING THAT
EVERYONE SAID IN THEIR IN THEIR
PRESENTATIONS, I THINK RESONATE
WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
CERTAINLY DO THEY DOES IT DOES
WITH US. UM SO YEAH, I HAPPEN TO
BE A BOARD MEMBER OF CREATE
CALIFORNIA, WHICH IS A ARTS
GROUP THAT IS DEEPLY ENGAGED IN
THIS. AND I WOULD JUST SAY I'M
ENCOURAGED THAT THERE IS SOME
GOOD CONVERSATION HAPPENING WITH
FOLKS ON THE GROUND RIGHT. THOSE
PEOPLE THAT ARE CHARGED WITH
IMPLEMENTATION, INCLUDING THEIR
THEIR REPRESENTATIVE ASSOCIATION
, SO ACCESS AH, UM AND OTHERS. C
T A. THE IDEA IS THAT DEPARTMENT
NEEDS TO GET INFORMED THE
HEARING. WHAT ARE THE ISSUES OF
THE FOLKS ACTUALLY CHARGED WITH
IMPLEMENTATION, SO WE'RE STILL
AT, YOU KNOW, CREATE CALIFORNIA
ALSO PUT OUT A F A. Q THEY'RE
WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE
DEPARTMENT TO TRY AND CLARIFY
AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERY YOU
KNOW WHAT'S COMING OUT IS
CONSISTENT AND CLEAR TO PEOPLE
ON THE GROUND, BUT THERE'S A LOT
OF COMPLICATED ISSUES AROUND,
YOU KNOW, BASE LEVEL FUNDING,
AND YOU KNOW THE WAIVERS AND A
WHOLE SET OF THINGS. SO UM,
AGAIN, THE ENCOURAGING PART IS
THE ALL THE FOLKS ARE ACTUALLY
IN AND I THINK MEANINGFUL
DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW DO WE HOW
DO WE PROBLEM SOLVE AND SORT
THROUGH IT? THANK YOU. ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS. GREAT. I SAID, UM.
SAKE OF PITTING ONE PANELISTS
AGAINST ANOTHER, UM MISS
CROSSES, COMMENT ABOUT
INCORPORATING ARTS AND THE CORE
CURRICULUM, WONDERING IF MISS
NICELY HAD A THOUGHTS ON THAT.
OH, I MEAN, I DON'T THINK I'D
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. PERSONALLY I
DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH THAT
AT ALL. UM I THINK IT WILL BE A
MATTER OF ONCE AGAIN. I THINK WE
HAVE OUR FRAMEWORK AND WE HAVE
TO HAVE WE HAVE LOTS OF
FRAMEWORKS. WE HAVE GREAT
FRAMEWORKS. THAT SIT THERE ON
THE SHELVES, RIGHT? THIS IS THE
TIME WHERE WE RE AND YOU KNOW,
WE JUST HAVE TO LIFT UP THE WORK
THE GOOD WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE
OVER THE YEARS. AND CONTINUE TO
GET THAT OUT THERE. AND THAT IS
WHERE, UM, I THINK AS A
DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS WISE.
WE COULD BE A LOT BETTER AT THAT
, AND WE SHOULD BE WORKING WITH
OUR PARTNERS IN THE COUNTIES AND
WITHIN THE ELIA'S TO PUSH THAT
OUT, AND WE'RE WORKING MORE AND
MORE TOWARDS THAT, BECAUSE THESE
ARE GREAT FRAMEWORKS THAT HAVE
BEEN IN PLACE. AND SO I DON'T
SEE IT. I DON'T. I DON'T KNOW
WHEN. I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE
AND ANY KIND OF A CYCLE WITH
EVEN ANY CURRICULUM IN THAT AREA
, YOU KNOW? YEAH I DON'T THINK
BASED ON WHAT I SEE HAPPENING IN
THE WORLD. I THINK OUR
FRAMEWORKS ARE WHAT THEY ARE FOR
QUITE A WHILE, BUT BUT THEY'RE
ALL UPDATED. SO THAT'S THE GOOD
NEWS AND YOU KNOW, THEY'VE GOT
THE ADDRESS EVERYTHING. MHM.
HMM. IN THE WORLD IN THE WORLD,
SO WE BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE PEOPLE
USE THEM AND WE HAVE TO LIFT
THEM UP AND USE THEM AS MODELS.
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS. I
THINK WE JUST HAVE TO BE BETTER
AT AND SO I DON'T. I DON'T
DISAGREE. YOU KNOW WE'RE NOT
GONNA FIGHT. WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE
IN. GREAT GREAT. GREAT DO THINK
THE SCIENCE FRAMEWORK DOES
CONTAIN AND UM, ACCESS AND
EQUITY CHAPTER THAT REFERENCES
UM, STEAM QUITE A BIT. SO JUST
FOR NOTE THAT AND THEN, UM YES,
THE FRAMEWORKS. I'M A LITTLE
BIASED BECAUSE I WORKED IN THAT
OFFICE. I'M SORRY. BUT WHEN SHE
LEFT SHE SHE WENT. SHE TOOK IT
ALL WITH HER. SHE WAS THE ONLY
ONE WAS LIKE, GOODBYE, LADY, SO
AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE WE END
UP. WE CREATE FRAMEWORKS. WE
WORK ON THESE THINGS. WE MAKE
THESE GREAT PRODUCTS AND THEN
AND THEN WE DON'T REALLY HAVE
ANY CAPACITY TO DO ANYTHING
AFTERWARDS, UNFORTUNATELY, WHICH
IS A HUGE CHALLENGE FOR US. WE
JUST WE JUST HAVE TO MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT FRAMEWORK AND THE NEXT
CURRICULUM BUT HAVE ABSOLUTELY
NO ISSUE AT ALL WITH MAKING
ENSURING THAT WE HAVE ARTS AS
PART OF OUR CORE CURRICULUM. I
THINK IT'S A FANTASTIC THING.
GREAT FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO
MUCH TO OUR FIRST GROUP OF
PANELISTS REALLY APPRECIATE
GREAT GREAT DISCUSSION AND FIND
POINTS. AND THANKS FOR BEING
HERE. THANK YOU. NOW I'M GOING
TO MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND PANEL
FOCUSING ON HIGHER EDUCATION TO
CAREER PATHWAYS. WE'RE GOING TO
START WITH TWO PROFESSORS FROM
SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE WHO RUN
THE MAKER SPACE PROGRAM ON THEIR
RESPECTIVE CAMPUSES. TOM
CAPPELLETTI IS THE PROJECT
DIRECTOR AND FACULTY COORDINATOR
, AND PAMELA POSES THE LIBRARIAN
AND PROFESSOR MISS POSES PAUL
MASON'S GRANDDAUGHTER. THE VERY
SAME PROBLEM MASON, WHO WROTE
THE MASONS MANUAL OF LEGISLATIVE
PROCEDURE, WHICH IS, UH, A BIT
OF A BIBLE AND IN SOME
LEGISLATIVE ARENAS. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, MR CAPPELLETTI AND
MISS POST FOR JOINING US. PLEASE
BEGIN. HI EVERYBODY. THANKS FOR
HAVING US BY THE WAY. UM THE
VERY FIRST THING I WANT TO DO IS
INVITE YOU TO THE SACRAMENTO
CITY COLLEGE MAKER SPACE. WE'RE
ONLY 2.5 MILES AWAY, AND WE
WOULD LOVE TO HOST YOU AND ALL
THE PANELISTS. IF YOU WANT TO
COME. MAYBE EARLY NEXT YEAR, I
HAD MENTIONED IT TO AN E TWO C,
A MAKER SPACE IN ACTION AT A
COMMUNITY COLLEGE. IT WAS
LOOKING AT THE AGENDA. IT'S
INTERESTING HOW IT STARTS AT
COMMUNITY COLLEGE GOES TO STATE
AND THEN GOES TO YOU SEE, AND
IT'S LIKE, I'M GLAD TO SAY I'M A
PRODUCT OF ALL THAT. I GREW UP
IN NAPA. I WENT TO NAPA VALLEY
COLLEGE. I DABBLED AT SAC STATE
AND I ENDED UP IN GRADUATED AT U
. C L A IN PRODUCT DESIGN. AND
SO I'M A PRODUCT OF STEAM MY
ENTIRE LIFE. UM AND PUBLIC
EDUCATION AND IT'S BEEN
FANTASTIC. U C L A AT THE TIME.
IT WASN'T THE ARTS CENTER, BUT
IT HAD A FANTASTIC PRODUCT
DESIGN AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ART
PROGRAM MERGED WITH THE ARTS.
THIS WAS IN THE 19 EIGHTIES, AND
WE GOT TO SEE DESIGN LABS, METAL
LABS, WOOD SHOPS, ALL FANTASTIC
INSTRUCTORS AT ALL WORKED IN THE
INDUSTRY. THE PEOPLE THAT WORKED
AT CHARLES AND RAY EAMES OFFICE
WHERE OUR INSTRUCTORS AND I WAS
IMMERSED IN DESIGN THINKING,
ITERATE THINKING 40 YEARS AGO,
AND I THOUGHT, WHAT THIS IS
FANTASTIC. THEN I TOOK OFF. I
WENT TO WORK IN THE FILM
INDUSTRY. I UH, HAD A STINT IN
THE U. S COAST GUARD, UM, WORKED
IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY ALL IN
CALIFORNIA. WELL, THE COAST
GUARD WAS ALL OVER. UM BUT THEN
, UM, I ENDED UP AT APPLE AS A
TRAINER, TEACHING CREATIVE
PRODUCTS TO EDUCATORS. AND SO MY
WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN THIS KIND OF
STEAM COMPOSITION AND 17 YEARS
AGO I STARTED AT SAC CITY. UM
AND AS JUST AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR
, AND IT CHANGED MY LIFE. WE ARE
THE FRONT LINES. SO WE'RE HERE
TODAY, REPORTING FROM THE FRONT
LINES I'VE TAUGHT OVER 5000
STUDENTS IN 17 YEARS AND THE
MAKER SPACE CAME ABOUT FIVE
YEARS AGO FROM AN INITIATIVE
FROM THE STATE CHANCELLOR'S
OFFICE, THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CHANCES OFFICE, THERE WAS A
VISIONARY VICE CHANCELLOR. THEIR
VAN. UM I ALWAYS MESS HER NAME.
VAN THANH QUINLIVAN. UM SHE
SPLIT AWAY $20 MILLION TO GRANT
COMMUNITY COLLEGES THE
OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A MAKER
SPACE AND I'LL GO INTO A BIT
ABOUT THAT. IT WAS A COMPETITIVE
PROCESS IN 20 COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
IS AROUND THE STATE WERE GIVEN
TWO YEARS OF FUNDING. TO DO
THAT, AND WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH
TO GET IT. AND THEN THEY SAID,
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN. MY COLLEGE
HAD GREAT ADMINISTRATORS AND
DECIDED TO USE STRONG WORKFORCE
PROGRAM FUNDING TO CONTINUE OUR
MAKER SPACE. SO WHAT IS A MAKER
SPACE, SO IT'S BASICALLY A PLACE
THAT PROVIDES TOOLS, TECHNOLOGY
AND KNOWLEDGE FOR LEARNERS AND
ENTREPRENEURS. UM IT RESULTS IN
PROTOTYPING LEARNING NEW SKILLS
, BASICALLY MODERN, WOODSHOP
MODERN CNC MANUFACTURING. A
DIGITAL TOOLS, AND IT SUPPORTS
PATHWAYS TO ALL KINDS OF JOBS
CREATED JOBS, TECHNICAL JOBS,
MANUFACTURING JOBS, AND I'VE
SEEN IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS AND SOME OF
THAT'S BEEN WITH COVID. I HAVE
SEEN LIVES BEING CHANGED.
STUDENTS COME IN, NOT SURE WHAT
THEY WANT, AND THEY'RE IN THIS
WARM, LOVING HUB WITH ARTISTS
WITH PEOPLE VOLUNTEERS FROM THE
COMMUNITY. AND THEY GET MENTORED
THE OLD FASHIONED WAY, AND THEN
WE FIND THEM. AH PATHWAYS TO
HIGHER ED. SOME OF THEM. SOME OF
THEM WANT TO GO STRAIGHT TO
INDUSTRY. UM, AND THERE'S SO
MANY MOM AND POP MANUFACTURING
COMPANIES AND FOLKS ARE STARTING
THEIR OWN ETSY SHOPS AND GOING
TO FAIRS AND MAKING MONEY AND
DOING SIDE HUSTLES. IT'S BEEN
THE MOST EYE OPENING THING I'VE
SEEN, AND THAT'S JUST BEEN IN
THE LAST FIVE YEARS. SO, UM
COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO ARE
SOMETIMES THE ONLY PLACE FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE AFTER THEY FINISH
THEIR COMPULSORY EDUCATION. IT'S
A PLACE FOR THEM TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, AND SO WE
WANT TO PROVIDE THEM WITH THIS
KIND OF NON CLASSROOM PLACE
WHERE THEY CAN COME.
EVERYTHING'S FREE. THEY GET TO
EITHER THEY CAN GO DEEP. OR THEY
CAN JUST LEARN A FEW SKILLS AND
THEN HOPEFULLY STICK AROUND. AND
SO I'VE SEEN IT HAPPEN IN PERSON
, PAM TWO, WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.
UM SO I THINK YOU CAN TELL HIM
ALL ABOUT MAKERS FACES, UM,
BECAUSE THEY ARE STEAM IN ACTION
. AND I JUST THINK UH, I'LL
LEAVE YOU WITH THIS AND HAND IT
OVER THE PAN. I TOURED U C.
BERKELEY'S MAKER SPACE, IT'S THE
JACOBS INSTITUTE. THAT ONE MAKER
SPACE HAS MORE FUNDING AT $30
MILLION, THEN ALL THE COMMUNITY
COLLEGE MAKER SPACES COMBINED.
ONE AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO
TO U C L A. IT JUST SHOWS YOU
THE INEQUITY OF IT, UH, GOING TO
èC IS AMAZING, BUT IT'S A SMALL
PERCENTAGE OF OUR YOUNG FOLKS,
SO I'M ALL ABOUT EQUITY AND
ACCESS AND INCLUSION. AND I
THINK PUTTING THESE IN COMMUNITY
COLLEGES IS ESSENTIAL. PAM HI.
UM THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
US. WE WERE SO EXCITED TO BE
INVITED IN TALKING ABOUT ART AND
ESPECIALLY BRINGING ART INTO YOU
KNOW, MORE MAINSTREAM EDUCATION
? UH PERSONALLY, I MAJORED IN
ART ANTHROPOLOGY BECAUSE MY
PARENTS WANTED ME TO DO
SOMETHING MORE ACADEMIC. THAT'S
WHY I MAJORED IN ANTHROPOLOGY.
THE ART WAS WHAT I PARTICULARLY
WANTED TO DO, SO THEY REALLY
WANTED ME TO GET A STATE SAFE
DEGREE. UM HOWEVER, THROUGH MY
CAREER, MY ART DEGREE HAS
DEFINITELY BENEFITED ME MORE
THAN I USE IT ALL. I MEAN, JUST
IN WAYS THAT YOU CAN'T IMAGINE
LIKE I WORK IN THE LIBRARY. WE
TALK ABOUT REDESIGNING THE SPACE
. LIKE WHAT COLOR IS THE
CARPETING? THINGS LIKE THAT ALL
THAT IS REALLY CRITICAL. UM I'VE
I'VE BEEN WORKING IN A VARIETY
OF LIBRARY SETTINGS FOR A LONG
TIME LIBRARY OF CONGRESS STATE
LAW LIBRARY, SAC STATE UC DAVIS
AND WHICH THE STATE LAW LIBRARY
ACROSS THE STREET U. C. DAVIS
AND I'VE BEEN MORE HANDSOME, HE
COLLEGE FOR 25 YEARS, I HAVE
CONTINUED MY ART PRACTICE MY
ENTIRE LIFE, BUT I STARTED MY
CRAFT AND DESIGN BUSINESS IN
1997, AND I NOW HAVE FOUR ETSY
SHOPS. SO I'M JUST GOING TO TALK
ABOUT THINGS THAT I HAVE EITHER
NOTICED THAT ARE IMPORTANT, I
THINK OR EXPERIENCED MYSELF. UM
SO YOU SAID I GRADUATED UC DAVIS
GREAT ART SCHOOL. MY ONLY
CRITICISM IS THEY TAUGHT ME
NOTHING ABOUT HOW TO ACTUALLY
MAKE A LIVING AS AN ARTIST, AND
I AM PASSIONATE. THIS IS ONE OF
THE REASONS WHY I LOVE THE MAKER
SPACE. ABOUT ENABLING CREATIVES
TO MAKE A LIVING AS A CREATIVE
PERSON NOT HAVING TO DO IT AS A
SIDE HUSTLE BECAUSE THE WORLD
WOULD BE SO MUCH BETTER FOR SO
MANY REASONS. UM AND IF I HAD
HAD ACCESS TO A BAKER SPACE WHEN
I GRADUATED FROM DAVIS, I MAY
HAVE BECOME AN ARTIST FULL TIME
INSTEAD OF GOING INTO A LIBRARY
IN WHICH HAS BEEN GREAT AND
EVERYTHING STILL, YOU KNOW,
ARTISTS SO IMPORTANT AND JUST
GENERALLY, ARTISTS SHOULD BE
VALUED MORE. WE JUST SEE THE
WORLD IN DIFFERENT WAYS WE
VISITED. WE CAN HELP PEOPLE
VISUALIZE PROCESS THINGS AND
REALLY PRACTICAL THINGS. THERE
WAS SOME SORT OF EXPERIMENT IN
SCIENCE, WHERE THEY WERE
FIGURING OUT HOW TO FOLD
PROTEINS ONLINE, AND THEY HAD
PEOPLE THAT IT WAS A CROWDSOURCE
PROJECT. THE ARTISTS WERE MUCH
BETTER AT FIGURING OUT HOW TO
FOLD THE PROTEINS, THEN, LIKE
THE SCIENCE PEOPLE, BECAUSE
VISUAL THINKERS AND LIKE DOCTORS
BENEFIT FROM IMPROV TRAINING,
FOR EXAMPLE, THERE ARE ALL SORTS
OF WAYS THAT REALLY HELP. I KNOW
THAT SPORTS ARE IMPORTANT AND
VALUED. BUT FOR SOME OF US
HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE RELATES
TO A VIBRANT ART SCENE, FOR
EXAMPLE, I AM MUCH MORE LIKELY
TO CARE ABOUT GOING TO THE
CROCKER MUSEUM OR MOST ACT,
WHICH IS THE LOCAL SCIENCE
MUSEUM THAN I AM TO ATTEND TO
KINGS GAME. THE ARTS AND CRAFTS
COMMUNITY IS A MULTIBILLION
DOLLAR INDUSTRY. HOWEVER THERE
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A LOT OF
CENTRALIZATION IN CENTRALIZED
SUPPORT, BECAUSE IT'S MOSTLY
MADE UP OF INDIVIDUALS AND VERY
SMALL BUSINESSES. UH ONE PART OF
THE DEMONSTRATE THE ECONOMY THAT
DEMONSTRATES THIS IS CRAFT
MARKETS. THE PEOPLE SELLING AT
CRAFT MARKETS ARE PREDOMINANTLY
WOMEN. OFTEN THEY CAN'T HOLD
DOWN A REGULAR JOB BECAUSE OF
ISSUES SUCH AS CHILD CARE OR
LACK OF HIGHER EDUCATION, BUT
THEY'RE TRYING TO SUPPLEMENT
THEIR FAMILIES, EDUCATION AND
THESE ARE THE SAME ISSUES THAT
OFTEN MAKE THEM PEOPLE MORE
LIKELY TO BE PREYED UPON BY MLM
MULTI LEVEL MARKETING BECAUSE
THEY DON'T HAVE AN ABILITY TO
MAKE A LIVING, AND THEY GET
SUCKED INTO THAT. SMALL BUSINESS
GRANTS WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO
SUPPORT UH, ART ENTREPRENEURS.
THEY'RE JUST A FEW BASIC ART
ITEMS. ITEMS THAT MAKE IT EASIER
FOR PEOPLE TO START SELLING. BUT
MAKER SPACES ARE JUST REALLY
SUCH A GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT
LOCAL ARTS COMMUNITY, ALTHOUGH
THERE ARE FOUR PROFIT MAKER
SPACES, THE BEST MODEL REALLY,
TO REACH THE MOST PEOPLE. IT
SHOULD PUT THEM IN PRE EXISTING
INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS PUBLIC
LIBRARIES, SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES. THIS PROVIDES THE
GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE
WHO NEED THEM MOST, SUCH AS
THOSE INDIVIDUALS ON THE LOWER
INCOME, PART OF THE ECONOMIC
LADDER. PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE REALLY
SOME OF THE BEST OPTIONS BECAUSE
WE THE POPULATIONS WE SERVE.
LIKE PUBLIC LIBRARIES ARE
ALREADY IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS
THAT WHERE YOU WOULD WANT TO
MAKE HER SPACE. UM ANYWAY, AND
THEY EXIST IN THAT. WHERE IS THE
FOR PROFIT MODEL YOU LIKE THE
PEOPLE WHO NEED IT? MOST OF THE
PEOPLE WHO CAN'T AFFORD THE FEE
TO PAY FOR A FOR PROFIT THE K 12
SYSTEM AS A LIBRARIAN, I'M GOING
TO THROW THIS IN LIBRARIES ARE
DRASTICALLY UNDERFUNDED. IT'S A
HUGE ISSUE FOR SO MANY REASONS
AND JUSTICE SUGGESTIONS. IF YOU
FUNDED MAKER SPACES IN SCHOOL
LIBRARIES THAT WOULD HELP BOTH
LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS AND ALSO
DON'T TAKE AWAY THE JOBS THAT
SCHOOL LIBRARIANS NEED TO DO
LIKE CRITICAL THINKING
EVERYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT ADDED
AS AN OPTION FOR THEM, UM AND
THEN WE NEED INCREASED SUPPORT
FOR NON TRANSFER OPTIONS IN IN
THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN SUCH A
FOCUS ON TRANSFER. AND THEN UM,
WELL, LET'S SEE, AND THEN WE
NEED MONEY TO MARKET AND PROMOTE
MAKER SPACES AND GET THE WORD
OUT ABOUT WHAT WE OFFER. SO AND
THEN, UH, WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO
HELP MAKER SPACES ORGANIZED IN
ORDER TO SHARE INFORMATION
RESOURCES. I FOUNDED THE NORCAL
MAKER SKILLED AND WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH AN ORGANIZATION IN
OHIO MAKER TOWN THAT PROVIDES
STRUCTURE SUPPORT. AND AN APP
FOR LOCAL MAKERS. CONSUMERS LIKE
TO STAY AND SHOP. LOCAL MAKER
TOWN SUPPORTS THAT IN OHIO. WE
NEED ECONOMIC SUPPORT TO MAKE
THIS HAPPEN HERE AND OTHER AREAS
AROUND CALIFORNIA AND THEN
FINALLY AGAIN, I WOULD WE WOULD
LOVE TO INVITE YOU AND EVERYONE
HERE TO COME VISIT THE MAKER
SPACE AT CITY COLLEGE BECAUSE
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE SEEING IT.
IN ACTION. SAYING THANK YOU BOTH
VERY, VERY MUCH, UH, OUR NEXT
PANELIST THROW FROM SAN
FRANCISCO STATE TO SHARE WITH US
THE INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS
HAPPENING ON THEIR CAMPUS. DR
CYNTHIA FREEMAN GROUPS SICK IS
THE DEAN OF THE GRADUATE COLLEGE
OF EDUCATION SERVICE DISCUSSED
THE UNIVERSITY AND DR CARMEN
DOMINGO IS THE DEAN OF THE
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING AT SAN FRANCISCO
STATE AS WELL, THANK YOU BOTH
FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON, SPEAKER EMERITUS
RENDON, SENATOR ALLEN AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S BOERNER. THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE
HAPPY TO BE HERE FROM SAN
FRANCISCO STATE. I'M CYNTHIA
GRUJIC. I'M THE DEAN OF THE
GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION,
AND I'LL LET MY COLLEAGUE
INTRODUCED HERSELF. IN A MOMENT
. WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING FOUR
POINTS AND LEAVING YOU WITH SOME
TAKEAWAYS. BUT I CAN TELL
ALREADY THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT TIES TOGETHER A LOT OF THE
THINGS THAT YOU'VE HEARD FROM
PREVIOUS PANELISTS, SO THIS IS
GREAT. UM WE'RE HERE TO GIVE YOU
SOME REALLY CONCRETE EXAMPLES OF
HOW WE INTEGRATE ARTS AND
SCIENCES AND ALSO, UM, CAREER
PATHWAYS AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE.
SO UM, YOU WANNA INTRODUCE
YOURSELF AND THEN WE'LL TALK
ABOUT OUR COLLEGES COMING,
DOMINGO? UM AND I AM THE DEAN OF
THE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND
ENGINEERING. MY BACKGROUND IS AS
A SOLEMN ELECTORAL ER BIOLOGISTS
AND I DID MY PHD AT BERKELEY. SO
I KNOW THAT MAKER SPACES REALLY
GREAT. UM SO I SERVED WE HAVE
ABOUT OVER 7000 MAJORS IN SIX
DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THAT SPAN
FROM BIOLOGY TO PSYCHOLOGY, AS
WELL AS TWO SCHOOLS, A SCHOOL OF
ENGINEERING AND A SCHOOL OF THE
ENVIRONMENT. AND THE GRADUATE
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION HAS ABOUT
1200 STUDENTS IN OUR COLLEGE. WE
HAVE 11 CREDENTIAL PROGRAMS. SO
ALL THE ONES YOU COULD IMAGINE
THAT SPANNED THE NEEDS IN OUR K
12 SYSTEM. AND, UM SOON. THE PK
THREE CREDENTIAL, WHICH WE'RE
VERY EXCITED ABOUT. SAYS YOU'VE
ALL HEARD STEAM IS AN APPROACH
TO TEACHING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
, ENGINEERING AND MATH THAT
INTEGRATES INTENTIONALLY THE
ARTS AS A WAY TO LEARN AND
EXPLORE AND DEMONSTRATE
KNOWLEDGE ACROSS DISCIPLINES IN
A VERY HOLISTIC WAY. AND I THINK
IT'S GREAT THAT WE ARE BOTH HERE
TOGETHER AS DEANS FROM
COLLABORATIVE COLLEGES, BECAUSE
, UM, WE TAKE THIS VERY
SERIOUSLY IN OUR COLLEGE. WE'VE
JUST STARTED AN ARTS INTEGRATION
INITIATIVE. IT'S A DONOR FUNDED
AT THIS POINT, BUT IT'S UH,
FACULTY WITH TIME TO ACTUALLY
WORK WITH OTHER FACULTY IN THE
SECONDARY, A DEPARTMENT TO
INTEGRATE THE ARTS INTO EVERY
SUBJECT AREA. AND WE BROUGHT ON
BOARD WORKING ARTISTS TO HELP OF
SOME PROGRAMMING IN THE COLLEGE
TO JUST MAKE VISIBLE THE ARTS AS
AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN EVERY
CREDENTIAL PROGRAM, AND, UM AND
OUR, UH AND ARE THESE ARE THE
FUTURE TEACHERS, YOU KNOW WHO
ARE GOING TO BE OUT IN THE HIGH
SCHOOL? SO FOR THEM TO LEAVE US
WITH THIS, UM, CLEAR CONCEPT
THAT THIS INTEGRATION MUST
HAPPEN IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO
US. SO AN EXAMPLE IN THE COLLEGE
OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ARE
OUR FIELD STATIONS. WE HAVE THE
ONLY FIELD STATION IN THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY AND WE ALSO HAVE A
FIELD STATION UP IN THE SIERRAS
. AND THIS IS A PLACE WHERE WE
DO NATURE BASED LEARNING WHERE
STUDENTS CAN OBSERVE THE NATURAL
WORLD AND INTEGRATED INTO THEIR
CREATIVITY, PROBLEM SOLVING AND
SOLUTION BUILDING, ESPECIALLY IN
THE CONTEXT OF SEA LEVEL RISE
WILDFIRES IN MANY OTHER CONCERNS
THAT WE HAVE ABOUT, UM, OUR OUR
STATE. AND IMPORTANTLY FOR MANY
STUDENTS THERE THAT ARE FROM
URBAN SETTINGS. THEY'VE NEVER
BEEN IN NATURE AND SO USING THAT
AS A PLACE TO END, STILL
LEARNING AND APPRECIATION FOR
OUR SPACES IN CALIFORNIA AND THE
CREATIVITY IT'S A NATURAL PLACE
TO INTEGRATE ART. WE WANT TO
GIVE YOU A COUPLE MORE EXAMPLES
OF HOW WE INTEGRATE ACROSS OUR
COLLEGES. UM ONE IS THAT THE
CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND MATH
EDUCATION, WHICH LIVES IN DEAN
DOMINGOS COLLEGE, BUT WHICH WE
ALSO SHARE IS A COLLABORATION
THAT RECRUITS SCIENCE AND MATH
TEACHERS. WE HAVE THE TEACHER
FELLOWS PROGRAM. IT'S UM THE NSF
FUNDED NOISE GRANTS STEM HOUSE
FOR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS MATH
CIRCLES FOR COMMUNITY STUDENTS.
AND EVENTUALLY HOPE TO INTEGRATE
OUR ARTS INTEGRATION CENTER INTO
THIS, UH, THIS FRAMEWORK AS
WELL. UM AND I'LL PASS IT TO
YOU. THE IMPORTANT PART IS
REALLY REDUCING SILOS. THAT'S
ALWAYS AN IMPEDIMENT IN HIGHER
EDUCATION. AND SO ONE EXAMPLE
THAT WE HAVE IS OUR CLIMATE
CHANGE CERTIFICATE PROGRAM WHERE
STUDENTS CAN COME IN WITH AN
INTEREST IN CLIMATE CHANGE AND
BUILD IT ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINES
, REGARDLESS OF THEIR MAJOR, SO
IT ALLOWS STUDENTS TO TAKE ART
CLASSES, SCIENCE CLASSES, POLICY
CLASSES, SOCIAL JUSTICE CLASSES.
ALL AROUND THE THEME. CAN YOU
TALK ABOUT NEXT, PLEASE? SO
ANOTHER IMPORTANT PART IS
LEARNING SPACES AND WE HEARD A
REALLY IMPASSIONED UM UH, HOW
ABOUT MAKER SPACES? AND SO WE
ALSO HAVE A NEW SCIENCE
BUILDING? IT'S THE FIRST SCIENCE
BUILDING ON OUR CAMPUS IN 50
YEARS. THIS GAVE US I KNOW THIS
CAME AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY
REFLECT ON WHAT WAS IMPORTANT IN
THE WAY THAT WE TEACH SCIENCE.
SO WE HAVE A MAKER SPACE. A
GARAGE SPACE, BUT IMPORTANTLY,
OUR INFLUENCES THE WAY WE TEACH
SCIENCE, SO WE HAVE A CHEMISTRY
STUDIO STYLE INSTRUCTION, SO
TYPICALLY IF MOST OF YOU HAVE
TAKEN CHEMISTRY, YOU'LL HAVE THE
LECTURE AND THEN THE LAB
COMPONENT. NOW WHO'S THOUGHT OF
TEACHING ART WHERE YOU GET A
LECTURE ON ART, AND THEN YOU DO
THE ART THAT MAKES NO SENSE, SO
THE WAY THAT WE CAN NOW TEACH
CHEMISTRY IN THIS NEW SPACE IS
THAT YOU HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
THE CHEMISTRY AND THEN YOU GET
TO DO THE EXPERIMENT, AND THEN
YOU GET TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT, SO
IT IS INTEGRATED. AND SO IT IS A
NEW WAY OF TEACHING. CHEMISTRY
THAT'S IMPACTFUL, AND IT'S GOING
TO HELP RETAIN STUDENTS IN THE
SCIENCES. SO WE LEARNED FROM THE
ARTS AS WELL. WE WANT TO
HIGHLIGHT A FEW CHALLENGES AND
IDEAS FOR INTEGRATION AND
COLLABORATION AND STEAM AND I
THINK SOME HAVE BEEN MENTIONED
ALREADY. SO WE'RE GOING. THAT
WAS INTERESTING TO HEAR. UM ONE
IS THAT, UM I MEAN, ONE OF THE
CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE HEARD
ALREADY ABOUT IS AROUND
RESOURCES FOR IMPLEMENTATION.
THERE'S BEEN REALLY
UNPRECEDENTED FUNDING FROM THE
STATE AROUND TEACHER PREPARATION
IN THE FORM OF RESIDENCY GRANTS
. PAIR PROFESSIONAL GRANTS. UM
MANY OTHER THINGS, AND WE REALLY
WELCOME THOSE. AND WE NOTE THAT
THE FUNDING GOES DIRECTLY TO THE
ELIA'S THE LOCAL EDUCATION
AGENCIES. YET PARTNERSHIPS ARE
REALLY REQUIRED FOR THOSE THINGS
TO WORK. UM AND FINDING THE
FUNDING FOR THE OPERATION OF IT
. THE COORDINATION OF THINGS AND
THE PARTNERSHIP. WORK IS WHAT
THE CHALLENGE. SO UM, THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WE ARE THAT WE
WORK ON WITH OUR PARTNERS FOR
SURE. AND, UM AND EVEN YOU KNOW,
I'M GLAD TO HEAR THE
CONVERSATION AROUND PROP 28
BECAUSE WE AND TEACHER EDUCATION
WORLD HAVE BEEN WATCHING THAT
CLOSELY. IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE
THAT COME DOWN TO THE SCHOOLS
AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND
COUNTIES. UM WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT
ARTS TEACHERS IN OUR COLLEGE FOR
SURE. I READ A REPORT AND I
THINK IT'S BEEN REFERRED TO HEAR
THAT THEY ANTICIPATE NEEDING
MAYBE 15,000 NEW ART TEACHERS
AND WE HAD CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT
5000 IN PRACTICE RIGHT NOW. SO
HOW DO WE PREPARE THOSE ARTS
TEACHERS ACROSS ALL OF THE AREAS
OF THE ARTS? UM WHERE'S THE
PEOPLE TIME THAT IT TAKES TO
DEVELOP THOSE PROGRAMS AND
THOSE? THAT'S WHAT CONCERNS ME
WHERE I SIT AS DEAN OF A COLLEGE
OF EDUCATION. WE'VE ALREADY HAD
LOCAL DISTRICTS REACHING OUT TO
US ASKING US HOW TO DO THIS
TOGETHER, AND WE'RE EAGER TO
WORK WITH THEM SO BUT THAT THE
FUNDING AND THE CHALLENGE OF
IMPLEMENTING THOSE WONDERFUL
INITIATIVES IS WHAT WE'RE
WORKING ON. I'M GOING TO GIVE
ANOTHER EXAMPLE. AND IT'S AROUND
THE COMPUTER SCIENCE
SUPPLEMENTARY AUTHORIZATION SO
SAN FRANCISCO STATE IS THE LEAD
FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COMPUTER
SCIENCE AUTHORIZATION. AND THAT
WAS AUTHORED BY A B 1 30 SECTION
. 1 43, IT REQUIRES 100% COST
MATCH OF FUNDING, WHICH IS A
BARRIER, ESPECIALLY FOR
ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGED SCHOOL
SYSTEMS. SO ALL THOSE SAN
FRANCISCO STATE WOULD LIKE TO
TRAIN MORE TEACHERS IN HOW TO
TEACH COMPUTER SCIENCE. MANY OF
THE TEACHERS DON'T HAVE THE
RESOURCES TO ACTUALLY
PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM, AND
WE'VE ACTUALLY WENT OUT AND GOT
A SIGNIFICANT FUNDING FROM NSF,
THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.
HELP US DO THIS GOOD WORK. AND I
CAN'T GET THE FUNDING FOR THE
TEACHERS TO BE ABLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN IT. SO I GUESS
THE IDEA AROUND THESE RESOURCES
IS THAT IF THERE ARE IF THERE
WOULD BE SOMETHING LIKE AN ARTS
INTEGRATION GRANT PROGRAM THAT
THAT WOULD ALLOW NOT JUST L E A
S, BUT ALSO I H S TO APPLY FOR
FUNDING THAT WOULD HELP US DO
SOME OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
THE PEOPLE TIME AROUND
COORDINATING THESE IMPORTANT
INITIATIVES. STEM PROGRAMS AND
INDUSTRY HAVE IT REFLECT THE
DEMOGRAPHICS OF CALIFORNIA. AND
WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB TO
MAKE SURE THAT, UM THE CAREER
PIPELINE REFLECTS OUR NEW
GENERATION OF PEOPLE AND AS A
LATINA. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT
REALLY RESONATES AND IS
IMPORTANT TO ME. SO I WANTED TO
JUST PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE WHERE
SAN FRANCISCO STATE HAS A VERY
STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH
GENENTECH, WHICH IS A BIG
BIOTECH COMPANY, AND WHAT'S
REALLY UNIQUE ABOUT THIS
PARTNERSHIP IS A GENENTECH
RECOGNIZED THAT THEY WANTED TO
INVEST IN STUDENTS THAT LIVED IN
THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. NOT ACROSS
THE COUNTRY IN THEIR
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE NOT
TRADITIONALLY HAD ACCESS TO STEM
TRAINING. UM AND SO WE NEED TO
ENCOURAGE MORE SORT OF LOCAL
INVESTMENT IN COMMUNITIES THAT
HAVEN'T HAD ACCESS TO THIS TYPE
OF TRAINING AND RECOGNIZE THAT
IT IS AN ECONOMIC BENEFIT TO THE
REGION. UM. AND I THINK WHEN WE
WERE TALKING, ACTUALLY, CARMEN,
I WANT TO ADD THAT THAT IN OUR
INDUSTRY PARTNERS RECOGNIZED THE
IMPORTANCE OF STEAM AND ARE VERY
ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THIS KIND OF
INTEGRATION BECAUSE THEY ARE
LOOKING FOR PEOPLE TO WORK IN
THEIR COMPANIES THAT REALLY GET
IT ABOUT HOW TO THINK WITH
DESIGN THINKING AND THAT AREN'T
JUST AREN'T JUST FOCUSED IN ONE
DIRECTION. SO, UM. WE WANT TO
LEAVE YOU WITH SOME TAKEAWAYS
AND KEEPING AN EYE ON THE CLOCK
BECAUSE WE WANT TO LEAVE ROOM
FOR OUR FELLOW SPEAKERS. UM FOUR
TAKEAWAYS. ONE IS THE
COLLABORATION REALLY IS AT THE
HEART OF STEAM. UM,
COLLABORATION ACROSS COLLEGES
ACROSS INSTITUTIONS BETWEEN H E
S AND K 12 AND, UM AND SO THAT'S
RESOURCES FOR THAT KIND OF
COLLABORATION ARE REALLY
IMPORTANT ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
AND THAT PARTNERS NEED TO CREATE
AND SUSTAIN EFFECTIVE
PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE REALLY NEED
THE FUNDING. UM, COMMITMENT
ACROSS, YOU KNOW, K THROUGH 12
COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND
COMPREHENSIVE AS LIKE CSU SYSTEM
AND THAT LEARNING SPACES REALLY
MATTER THAT IF WE WANT TO BE
INNOVATIVE AND HOW WE TEACH AND,
UH AND INFLUENCE OUR STUDENTS WE
NEED TO INVEST IN THE LEARNING
SPACES THAT WE HAVE. AND THEN
FINALLY, AS WE SAID, THESE
INVESTMENTS ARE SO IMPORTANT,
ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE WORKING
WITH STUDENTS WHO HAVE
HISTORICALLY BEEN LEFT OUT OF
THESE OPPORTUNITIES, CREATIVITY
AND INNOVATION COMES FROM
DIFFERENT CULTURES AND LIVED
EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES.
AND SO THIS IS WHAT WE ARE
DETERMINED TO BRING ALONG IN OUR
PROGRAMS AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE,
AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SHARE MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT WITH YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU BOTH VERY,
VERY MUCH. AH OUR NEXT PANELIST
, DR CELINE, BUT INDIA'S SHIMIZU
WAS THE DEAN OF THE ARTS OF THE
ARTS OF DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR.
FILM AND DIGITAL MEDIA AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA
CRUZ. HER MOST RECENT AWARD
WINNING FILMS ARE DISTRIBUTED BY
WOMEN MAKING MOVIES, AND HER
NEWEST BOOK IS FORTHCOMING FROM
DUKE UNIVERSITY PRESS. THANK YOU
FOR COMING ALL THE WAY FROM
SANTA CRUZ. YES GREETINGS TO ALL
OF YOU SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO MY
NIECE WHO RAN HERE FROM HER
CLASS AT SEX CITY. SEX CITY AND
ALSO TO THAT BANANA SLUG YELLOW
YOU GOT THIS IS, UH,
REPRESENTATION. UH AND A SPECIAL
RECOGNITION TO ALL THE BANANA
SLUGS ENJOYING THE LIVE STREAM
FROM THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS
ON EARTH OVERLOOKING THE PACIFIC
, UH, ON THE BLUFFS OF THE
REDWOOD FOREST. THIS IS HOW THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND
PARTICULARLY THE ARTS DIVISION
AT UC SANTA CRUZ PUTS THE A IN
STEAM IF STEAM WERE A ROOM.
DON'T PUT ARTS IN THE CORNER. I
REFERENCED THE FAMOUS LINE.
DON'T PUT BABY IN THE CORNER.
FROM THE CLASSIC EIGHTIES. DIRTY
DANCING BECAUSE YOU IMMEDIATELY
UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN. THAT ART
SHOULD NOT BE DERIVATIVE TO STEM
ART POWERFULLY. EMPLOYEES
EMOTION AND REASON. BOTH TO
CREATE COMMON UNDERSTANDING AND
TO COMMUNICATE SEEMINGLY SO
EASILY. ART GIVES CONTEXT AND
MEANING TO GRAPHS. STATISTICS
METRICS ALGORITHMS, ENABLING US
TO GRAPPLE WITH THE
UNPREDICTABILITY OF LIFE ITSELF.
ART EXPRESSES WHAT FIVE
PARAGRAPH ESSAYS CANNOT PAINTING
SHOWS THE LIMITS OF LINED
NOTEBOOKS WHEN ITS EXPRESSION
TRULY REQUIRES LARGE BLANK
CANVASES. MUSIC SHOW US THAT WE
DON'T YET KNOW HOW TO HERE UNTIL
WE HEAR SOUNDS THAT MAKE US FEEL
OUR BODY A NEW EXPERIENCING OUR
FEET DOING SURPRISING THINGS.
FILMS REVEAL EMOTIONS WE DID NOT
KNOW EXISTED WHEN UNLEASHING IN
US DIFFERENT KINDS OF TEARS FROM
LAUGHING. OR WEEPING. WHEREAS
SCIENCE PREDICTS AND
HYPOTHESIZES ART IS AT HOME WITH
AMBIGUITY AT TIMES MORE
COMFORTABLE WITH THE QUESTIONS
AND THE ANSWERS. ARTICULATING
THE UNANTICIPATED IN MAKING REAL
WORLD THAT DON'T GET EXIST. I
WILL SHOW YOU HOW PLACING ALL OF
THE STEAM LETTERS ON EQUAL
FOOTING GIVES US OUR BEST
CHANCES AT SOLVING OUR
COLLECTIVE CRISIS TODAY AND WHAT
THE èC DOES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
AT UC SANTA CRUZ. SCIENTISTS AND
ARTISTS WORK BRILLIANTLY
TOGETHER AS WE RECOGNIZE AND
RESPECT EACH OTHER'S FORMS OF
KNOWLEDGE. SCIENTISTS AND
ARTISTS ARE BETTER TOGETHER WHEN
WE COME IN HARMONY WITHIN THE UC
SYSTEM. THE INSTITUTE OF ARTS
AND SCIENCE. I A S OUR FIRST
CLIMATE CONTROLLED AND
COLLECTING GALLERY. UC SANTA
CRUZ CONVERGES ARTS AND SCIENCES
WITHOUT HIERARCHY, IZING
DISCIPLINE, PRODUCING
EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS ON THE
WEST SIDE OF OUR CITY, BRIDGING
TOWN AND GOWN WITH FREE ACCESS
BUSSING IN K THROUGH 12 STUDENTS
FROM OUR REGION AND PROVIDING
PAID INTERNSHIPS. THE HIGH
SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS
ALIKE. THE CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE PROPELS THE IAS WORK
WITH ITS CLARIFY FOR NYA CLIMATE
ACTION GRANTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
RACHEL NELSON'S AND AESTHETICS
OF BRASILIENSE COLLABORATES WITH
THE FRIEDLANDER'S LAB TO STUDY
THE IMPACTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
CHANGE ON MARINE ANIMALS TO
ADVANCE SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH
THE ARTS. COME VISIT AND SEE HOW
WE DO IT. THE STATE LEGISLATURES
FUNDING OF THE CENTER FOR
COASTAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE.
CATALYZE IS POWERFUL ART AND
SCIENCE PROJECTS SUCH AS OUR
GAMES PROFESSOR MISHA CARDENAS,
WHO CREATES THREE D PRINTED AND
AUGMENTED REALITY INTERACTIVE
SCULPTURES. AS SHE PIPES IN
SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORIES.
SO THAT WE COULD IMAGINE
POSSIBLE CLIMATE FUTURES. ART
PROFESSOR JENNIFER PARKER'S
CLIMATE ACTION LAB WORKS WITH
OUR SEYMOUR MARINE DISCOVERY
CENTER TO GENERATE ART, SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY RESPONSES. TWO
COMMUNITIES, CLIMATE
VULNERABILITY. I KNOW YOU WANT
TO EXPERIENCE ALL OF THESE.
FUNDED BY THE CALIFORNIA ARTS
COUNCIL, THE CENTER FOR THE
FORCE MAJEURE DIRECTED BY JOSH
HARRISON FACILITATES
COLLABORATIONS WITH TRIBAL
MEMBERS, ARTISTS AND SCIENTISTS
IN NEVADA AND PLASTER COUNTIES
FOCUSING ON PLANTS IMPORTANT TO
WASH OUR CULTURE BEARERS FOR
WHOM FORCED REMOVAL FROM
TRADITIONAL GATHERING GROUNDS,
DECIMATES THEIR ACCESS. THESE
PROJECTS. EVIDENCE HOW STAT HOW
STEAM RESPONSE TO THE CRITICAL
ISSUES OF OUR TIME AND CENTERS,
COMMUNITIES MOST VULNERABLE TO
CLIMATE CHANGE, SO PLEASE
CONTINUE TO BOLSTER STATE AND
FEDERAL FUNDING OF THE ARTS. THE
ARTS NEED RESOURCES ARTS AND ITS
SERIOUSNESS, SIGNIFICANCE AND
SUBSTANCE DOES NOT HAPPEN
WITHOUT FUNDING. AS THE LEADER
OF THE ARTS DIVISION AT UC SANTA
CRUZ. I REFUTE THE NARRATIVE
THAT ART EQUALS POVERTY. STEM
SHOULD NOT BE THE SINGLE PATH TO
HOW WE DEFINE SUCCESS,
ATTRIBUTING ALL CAREER PATHS
THERE. ART NEEDS RESOURCES TO
PUT OUR STUDENTS ON THE SAME
CAREER FOOTING. LET US TOGETHER
AFFIRM OUR STUDENTS DECISION TO
HONOR THEIR VOICES AND VISIONS
IN PURSUING THE ARTS. HELP US
ENABLE OPPORTUNITIES JOIN ME IN
REFUSING A FALSE DIVIDE IN OUR
DISCIPLINES TO EMPOWER OUR
STUDENTS BY ADVOCATING FOR OUR
ART STUDENTS. WE ENSURE
ACHIEVING TRUE EXCELLENCE WITH
EQUITY INNOVATING THROUGH
INCLUSION. I SHARE WITH YOU NOW
WHAT WE ARE DOING WITH STUDENTS
AT UC SANTA CRUZ ARTS DIVISION.
OR ARTS PROFESSIONAL PATHWAYS
PROGRAM, A PP BRINGS INDUSTRY
AND INDEPENDENT ART TOGETHER TO
SHOW THE INFINITY OF
POSSIBILITIES IN CAREERS THAT
EXIST AND DO NOT YET EXIST. AT
OUR ANNUAL FIND YOUR PATH EVENT
, HUNDREDS OF UNDERGRADUATES AND
GRADUATE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN
WORKSHOPS WITH CREATIVE INDUSTRY
PROFESSIONALS AND DEVELOPMENT
SUPPORT STAFF WHO HELPED THEM
WITH RESUME WRITING. NETWORKING
THANK YOU LETTERS AND SKILLS
BUILDING AND INTERVIEWS. PLEASE
CONNECT WITH US WITH COMPANIES
WHO VALUE STEAM AND CARE ABOUT A
TALENTED AND DIVERSE WORKFORCE
TO INSTILL OUR STUDENTS WITH
HOPE AS THEY COMPLETE THEIR
EDUCATION. THEY ARE MOST
VULNERABLE TO DROPPING OUT AT
THE UPPER DIVISION LEVEL WHEN
CAREERS DO NOT APPEAR ON THE
HORIZON, AND HOUSING IS HARD TO
FIND. EVERY SUMMER. MY OFFICE
FUNDS INTERNSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR STUDENTS TO SUPPORT BASIC
NEEDS AND LIVING EXPENSES WHILE
DOING UNPAID OR LOW PAID
INTERNSHIPS, OPENING THE DOOR TO
PROFESSIONALIZATION AND
MENTORSHIP. MY ARTS. DEAN'S FUND
FOR EXCELLENCE AND EQUITY
SUPPORTS COMPLETION AND
DISSEMINATION OF STUDENT
RESEARCH. THE UNIVERSITY OF THE
FUTURE. NOW GRANTS INVITE
STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY WHAT SHOULD
CONSTITUTE KNOWLEDGE AND
PRACTICE IN THE 21ST CENTURY TO
HELP THEM CLAIM THEIR EDUCATION
WITH THE NEW DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR
STATE. THESE EFFORTS ARE
CURRENTLY FUNDED BY MY OWN
STARTUP FUNDS AS DEAN, WHICH
RUNS OUT THIS JUNE, 2024. IT
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH PRIVATE
DONATIONS FROM ALUMNI AND OUR
ADVOCACY COUNCIL, SO PLEASE HELP
US PARTNER WITH US AND CHANGE
LIVES. IF NOT, YOU INTRODUCE US
TO THOSE WHO CAN HELP. ARTS
BRIDGE, A èC WIDE PROGRAM
PLACES STUDENTS IN THE K THROUGH
12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY TO TEACH FOR 10 WEEKS
, THEY ARE PAID THROUGH A GRANT
FROM THE U. C OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT, WHICH LASTS UNTIL
2025. SO WE NEED YOUR HELP IN
THIS INSPIRING LIFE CHANGING
PROJECT BEFORE THAT MONEY RUNS
OUT. OUR DEAN STUDENT LEADERSHIP
BOARD GROOVES, ARTS
ADMINISTRATORS AND POLICYMAKERS
AND LEGISLATORS TRAINED IN THE
ARTS, DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP
SKILLS AND BUILDING COMMUNITY IN
THE ARTS ALONG THE WAY THEY ARE
RIGHT NOW READY TO INTERN FOR
YOU. AS RESEARCH REPEATEDLY
SHOWS ART IS BETTER WHEN ALL
HAVE ACCESS TO IT. SIMILARLY
STEAM IS BETTER WHEN ALL FORMS
AND METHODS OF KNOWLEDGE ARE
RECOGNIZED AS NEEDED. WE INSTALL
THESE INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDENT
SUCCESS PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE
BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE IN ALL OUR
DAZZLING DIVERSITY SHOULD HAVE A
PLACE AT THE TABLE SO THAT OUR
STATE MAY HAVE ITS BEST HOPE FOR
RESOLVING OUR MOST CRITICAL
ISSUES TODAY. OUR STUDENTS LIKE
SAUL VÀ GHOUS DESERVE THE GOOD
THINGS THAT WE CAN ENABLE. HIS
BREATHTAKING WORK ILLUSTRATES
THE BEAUTY OF SPECIMENS IN OUR
WORLD, EMPOWERING SCIENCES WITH
AESTHETICS IN THE Q R CODE HE
CREATED FOR THIS PRESENTATION,
WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE
PROGRAMS I DESCRIBE TODAY. SO IN
CLOSING TO GO ON WITH STEM AND
NOT STEAM. IS TO EXCLUDE THE
DIVERGENCE AND DIVERSITY. WITH
CONSEQUENCES WE CANNOT AFFORD.
LET US NOT SQUASH, ARTISTIC
IMPULSES AND DESIRES. LET US
REMEMBER OUR OWN NEED TO GO TO
THE THEATER TO EXPERIENCE DANCE
TO FEEL MOVIES AND IMMERSE
OURSELVES IN CONCERTS. WE READ
CRITICISM, THEORY AND HISTORY
ABOUT ART BECAUSE IT HELPS US
UNDERSTAND WHAT BINDS US
TOGETHER TODAY AND WHAT KIND OF
ART IS POSSIBLE AND NEEDED NOW.
OUR KIDS SEE US ENJOY ART
PRACTICE AND RESEARCH AS
ESSENTIAL TO OUR LIVES. THE
PANDEMIC SURELY PROVED ART AS
NECESSARY TO OUR SURVIVAL.
RESEARCH SHOWS READING FICTION
INCREASES, EMPATHY AND INTIMATE
ACT OF CONNECTING WITH AN AUTHOR
RIPPLES THROUGHOUT SOCIETY AND
HOW WE LEARN HOW TO TREAT EACH
OTHER. TO CENTER ART WITHIN
THEM. STEAM. A IS RIGHT IN THE
MIDDLE EXPOSES US TO THE
SUBJECTIVITY OF OURSELVES AND
OTHERS TO BETTER OUR
RELATIONSHIPS. WE CREATE
EXCLUSION IF WE ONLY PURSUE STEM
AND CREATE INCLUSION IF WE
PURSUE STEAM. OUR STUDENTS ARE
DISTRESSED, ANXIOUS AND
DEPRESSED. WHEN THEY WANT WITH
ALL OF THEIR HEARTS TO
INCORPORATE THE ARTS INTO THEIR
LIVES. THE HAMMERING BY THEIR
PARENTS AND BY SOCIETY THAT SAYS
ARTS WILL EQUAL YOUR POVERTY
DEPRIVES US OF RESOURCES IN THE
ARTS AND SENDS A MESSAGE THAT WE
NEED TO UNDO. LET US CREATE THE
CONDITIONS FOR ART TO EQUAL
ABUNDANCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
DEAN SHIMIZU, AND WE DID GET
COPIES OF THE CURE. GOOD WE'LL
MAKE SURE THAT THE MEMBERS OF
THIS COMMITTEE WHO AREN'T HERE
TODAY GET GET THOSE AS WELL. AH
ARE, UH. LOST THEIR WE ARE OUR
LAST FINAL PANELIST. APOLOGIES
IS JASON CROCKETT, PUBLIC POLICY
MANAGER WITH SNAP INC. WHICH IS
THE PARENT COMPANY OF SNAPCHAT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
YEAH THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
HAVING ME. UM FELT LIKE THAT
LAST PRESENTATION ART IN AND OF
ITSELF. I COULD LISTEN TO YOU
ALL DAY. I HOPE YOU'RE NARRATING
YOUR OWN BOOK. OH, I'D LIKE TO
FIRST EXTEND MY THANKS TO THE
COMMITTEE CHAIR AND SPEAKER
EMERITUS RENDON AND VICE CHAIR
SENATOR ALLEN FOR HAVING ME
TODAY. MY NAME IS JASON CROCKETT
AND I REPRESENT SNAP INC. THE
PARENT COMPANY OF SNAPCHAT,
BASED IN SANTA MONICA,
CALIFORNIA. UM, IT REALLY IS AN
HONOR AND A PLEASURE TO BE HERE
WITH YOU ALL TODAY, TOO. TO
SPEAK TO THE COMMITTEE'S HEARING
ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ARTS AND
STEAM. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW
SNAP IS A TECHNOLOGY COMPANY WE
EMPLOY JUST OVER 5300 PEOPLE
WORLDWIDE 2200 HERE IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA, AND MANY ASTUTE
ASSUME THAT WE'RE HEAVIER IN THE
STEM. BUT THAT WOULD BE WRONG.
OUR FLAGSHIP PRODUCT. SNAPCHAT
IS A COMMUNICATION PLATFORM WITH
OVER 750 MILLION MONTHLY AVERAGE
USERS WORLDWIDE. WE CONTINUE TO
ADVANCE WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO
COMMUNICATE USING VIRTUAL VISUAL
MESSAGING. WE ARE NOT SOCIAL
MEDIA. RATHER WE ARE FOCUSED ON
BUILDING SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO
SHARE THEIR AUTHENTIC SELVES AND
EXPERIENCES WITH REAL LIFE.
FRIENDS IN FUN, IMMERSIVE AND
CREATIVE WAYS. THAT SNAP
CREATIVITY IS THE CORNERSTONE OF
EVERYTHING WE DO. IN FACT, IT'S
ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES WERE KIND
SMART IN CREATIVE. FOR MANY, WE
KNOW THAT INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS IS A
NECESSARY AND CRITICAL DRIVER TO
HELP DEVELOP CREATIVITY
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRETY OF A
PERSON'S LIFE, BUT ESPECIALLY AT
A YOUNG AGE. OUR SUCCESS AS A
COMPANY IS PREDICATED ON SO MUCH
MORE THAN CODERS AND COMPUTER
SCIENCE ENGINEERS. WE RELY ON
CREATIVE MINDS THAT CAN HELP US
TO SHAPE THAT WHICH IS NOT YET
REALIZED AND HELP US TO IMAGINE
THAT WHICH DOES NOT YET EXIST.
AND WE DO NOT JUST RELY ON SUCH
TALENT, BUT WE ARE COMMITTED TO
HELPING BUILD THE POOL OF THAT
TALENT. THAT'S WHY BACK IN 2018
. WE LAUNCHED NAP ACADEMIES, A
PRE INTERNSHIP SUMMER
EXPERIENCE. SOLELY FOR COMMUNITY
COLLEGE STUDENTS. WE BELIEVE
THAT TALENT IS DISTRIBUTED
EVENLY IN IT SO OFTEN ARE YOUNG
, DIVERSE AND INCREDIBLE. CREATE
INCREDIBLY CREATIVE COMMUNITY.
COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE DIFFICULTY
BREAKING INTO CAREERS IN TECH
FIELDS. STUDENTS AS PART OF SNAP
ACADEMIES ARE PLACED IN ONE OF
FOUR TRACKS FOR 8 TO 10 WEEKS,
ERNEST STIPEND AND RECEIVE
MENTORSHIP FROM STAFF EMPLOYEES.
THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE ENGINEERING
, STORYTELLING DESIGN AND
AUGMENTED REALITY. WHILE
ENGINEERING IS FAIRLY
TRADITIONAL. THE DESIGN IS
STORYTELLING PROGRAMS ARE
HEAVILY ROOTED IN ARTISTIC
EDUCATION, HELPING ACADEMY
PARTICIPANTS LEARN WHAT IT MEANS
TO INTEGRATE ARTISTRY IN A
DIGITAL SPACE, WHETHER IT'S
BUILDING IMMERSIVE DIGITAL
EXPERIENCES OR BUILDING THE
CAPTIVATING NARRATIVE. WE'RE NOW
REGIONAL PLACE. I'M EXCITED TO
SAY WE'RE ACADEMY GRADUATES HAVE
GOTTEN INTERNSHIPS AND EVEN JOBS
WITH SNAP. AND SEVERAL HAVE GONE
ON TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESS
JUSTICE PAST WEEK WE LAUNCHED A
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF EL
SEGUNDO TO CREATE SEVERAL
AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCES
AND COMPLEMENT THEIR PUBLIC ART
EXHIBITS. THE CITY HIRED A
GRADUATE OF SNAP ACADEMIES A OUR
PROGRAM TO BUILD THE AUGMENTED
REALITY ACTIVATIONS AND IT WAS A
REALLY EXCITING MOMENT TO
WITNESS WHILE THE SNAPCHAT APP
IS WHAT SNAP MAY BE BEST KNOWN
FOR TODAY ARE BIG BET IS ON THE
FUTURE OF AUGMENTED REALITY.
INDEED SNAP IS ALREADY THE
LEADER IN AUGMENTED REALITY
TECHNOLOGY, LAYERING DIGITAL
EXPERIENCES OVER THE REAL WORLD.
WE C A R AS AN OPTIMISTIC VISION
FOR HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BE USED
AS A TOOL TO ENHANCE OUR REAL
WORLD EXPERIENCES RATHER THAN
ESCAPE FROM THE REAL WORLD
ALTOGETHER. IN THE MOST
FUNDAMENTAL SENSE, MUCH OF
AUGMENTED REALITY IS A MARRIAGE
OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY. IN THESE
EARLY DAYS, WE HAVE SOUGHT TO
BRING OUR TWO COMMUNITIES TO
HELP SOCIALIZE THE TECHNOLOGY
AND TO DO THAT, WE TURN TO THE
ARTS AS OUR KEY AMBASSADOR. ONE
OF OUR MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECTS
IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE L. A
COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART'S A PROJECT
CALLED MONUMENTAL PERSPECTIVES.
OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS WE
HAVE WORKED WITHOUT WITH
LOCKMAN, TWO PAIR ARTISTS FROM
THROUGHOUT LA COUNTY WITH
AUGMENTED REALITY DEVELOPERS TO
CREATE DIGITAL MONUMENTS IN
SNAPCHAT THAT PAY HOMAGE TO
PEOPLE PLACES, MOVEMENTS AND
EVENTS THAT HAVE BEEN
INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING L, A BUT
OFTENTIMES OVERLOOKED BY
TEXTBOOKS, AND IT FAILED TO BE
MEMORIALIZED IN BRONZE OR STONE.
AS WE CONTINUE TO CREATE MORE
DATA POINTS ON THE INTERSECTION
OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY, WE HAVE
SOUGHT OPPORTUNITIES TO INFORM
BROADER DISCUSSIONS ON THE
IMPORTANCE OF ART. AT THE START
OF THIS YEAR, WE BEGAN MEETING
WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION'S ARTS, MEDIA AND
ENTERTAINMENT TEAM TO PROVIDE
INSIGHT ON THERE TO 2023
INDUSTRY. RECOMMENDATIONS AND
GUIDANCE FROM MODEL PROGRAMS AND
ADVANCED TRAINING. THIS IS A
BRILLIANT INITIATIVE THAT SEEKS
TO BETTER INCORPORATE INDUSTRY
SKILL SET NEEDS. AND RECOMMENDED
BEST PRACTICES FOR PUBLIC
SECONDARY SCHOOLS ACROSS THE
STATE. WHILE THE TECHNICAL
SKILLS ARE ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL
EXPOSURE TO THE ARTS IS JUST AS
IMPORTANT AND JUST AS PROMINENT
OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS. BUT TO
INCREASE OUR EXPOSURE. WE KNOW
SCHOOLS NEED RESOURCES. THAT IS
WHY SNAP WAS PROUD TO SUPPORT
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 28
DEDICATING FUNDS TO ARTS AND
MUSIC AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.
ITALIAN PAINTER GINO SOVEREIGNTY
, ONCE SAID ART IS NOTHING BUT
HUMANIZED SCIENCE. SNAP HAS
SOUGHT TO MERGE TECHNOLOGY AND
ARTISTIC CREATIVITY TO ENABLE
MORE IMMERSIVE WAYS FOR HUMANS
TO EXPERIENCE THEMSELVES AND
EXPERIENCE THE WORLD AROUND
THEM. IT IS PARAMOUNT TO OUR
FUTURE AS A BUSINESS THAT THIS
DATE CONTINUES TO NOT JUST
SUPPORT BUT UPLIFT AND CELEBRATE
THE ARTS SO THAT ALL MAY FIND
WAYS TO EMBRACE THEIR VALUE AND
CONTINUE TO APPLY THE DISCIPLINE
TO ADVANCE ALL FIELDS AND SNAP
WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PARTNER IN
THAT EFFORT. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, MR CROCKETT. UM,
QUESTIONS FOR OUR PANELISTS.
WELL THANK YOU. SO MANY GREAT
IDEAS. I WANT TO TAKE EVERYONE
UP ON ALL THE TOUR OPPORTUNITIES
. FIELD TRIP FIELD TRIP. UM YOU
KNOW, I FIRST OF ALL, I'M
EXCITED ABOUT THE GETTING THE
CHANCE TO GO CHECK OUT THE MAKER
SPACE. COULD YOU GIVE ME JUST
IT'S INTERESTING EVEN IF MY KIDS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THEY WERE
TALKING ABOUT CREATING A MAKER
SPACE, CAN YOU CAN YOU GIVE ME
THE THAT THE TWO SENTENCE
DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THAT WHAT
MAKES WHAT MAKES SPACES YEAH,
IT'S A PLACE FOR FOLKS TO COME
TOGETHER AND MAKE THINGS UH HUH
. AND IT CAN BE IT CAN BE IN A
SHOEBOX. UM, IT CAN BE IN A $35
MILLION LAB, YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S
A BIT IT'S ALL ABOUT PROJECT
BASED LEARNING. COLLABORATIVE
LEARNING AND MENTORS TO SHOW YOU
HOW TO MAKE STUFF, BUT IT'S AN
EDUCATIONAL TOOL AS OPPOSED TO A
LIKE A COWORKING. IN OUR CASE,
IT'S STRICTLY EDUCATIONAL. I
MEAN, AND ALSO ENCOURAGING
PEOPLE TO, YOU KNOW, STRIKE OUT
FOR CAREERS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
. THINGS LIKE THAT. SO THE WHOLE
IDEA IS WE PROVIDE THE TOOLS AND
THE TRAINING AND IN A VERY LIKE
NO PRE REC UH, ACCESS POINT. WE
TEACH COURSES, BUT WE ALSO JUST
HAVE FREE WORKSHOPS FOR ANYBODY
THAT WANTS TO COME IN, AND WE
ADVERTISE THEM, SO WE'LL DO
EVERYTHING FROM TEACHING
INTRODUCTORY SÐNG TOO ADVANCED.
UH, MILLION AND MANUFACTURING
WITH CAD CAM. AND SO THE WHOLE
IDEA IS TO WET THEIR APPETITES.
UM YOU, UM YOU SEE THEM IN HIGH
SCHOOLS AND SOMETIMES IN GRADE
SCHOOLS? I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE
ALMOST LIKE A CRAFT ROOM OR AN
ART ROOM. BUT WITH THE ADVENT OF
THREE D PRINTING, UM AND PRETTY
MUCH, UM, CRICKETS OR ANOTHER
THING, SILHOUETTES ARE THESE
LITTLE MACHINES THAT MAKE THINGS
AND SO THEY ALL INVOLVE USING
YOUR HEAD CREATIVELY. BUT
NOWADAYS THERE'S SOME SOFTWARE
SKILLS INVOLVED TO TANGIBLY.
TURN THAT INTO SOMETHING ELSE. I
HAVE STUDENTS THAT COME INTO OUR
MAKER SPACE THAT HAVE NEVER
LIFTED A HAMMER OR SCREWDRIVER
SHOP DOESN'T EXIST IN MANY
SCHOOLS ANYMORE. THERE'S SUCH AN
EQUITIES AND HIGH SCHOOLS AROUND
THE COUNTRY, AND ESPECIALLY OUR
STATE, DEPENDING ON YOUR ZIP
CODE, YOU KNOW, SO SOME STUDENTS
COME IN SUPER SKILLED WITH COOL
MAKER SPACES LIKE DAVINCI AND
DAVIS'S HAD JUST SPENT MILLIONS
OF DOLLARS. IT'S A CHARTER
SCHOOL OVER IN DAVIS. UM TO
STUDENTS THAT ARE LIKE AT HIRAM
JOHNSON IN SACRAMENTO THAT ARE
JUST BEING THROWN THROUGH AND
THEY COME TO US, AND THEN THEY
THEIR EYES JUST POP OPEN BECAUSE
WE SUPPLY EVERYTHING. SO UM, YOU
KNOW, I BELIEVE LIKE IT WAS
MENTIONED LIKE SINCE I WORKED AT
APPLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. THE
NEXT STEVE JOBS UM AND THE NEXT
GRETA GERWIG ARE IN OUR MIDST
RIGHT NOW. AND THEY NEED TO BE
INCUBATED AND NURTURED AND IT
DOESN'T TAKE A LOT. IT TAKES
PASSIONATE FACULTY, AS YOU CAN
TELL. WE'RE SORT OF EVANGELISTS
ABOUT IT. UM AND, UH AND A AND A
SPACE. TO COME TOGETHER, AND
IT'S NOT THE CLASSROOM WITH A
BUNCH OF DESKS. YOU KNOW, UM,
YOU'LL SEE. WE'LL GET YOU THERE.
UM AND PAM, DO YOU WANT TO ADD
TO IT? JUST THE TRUE SECRET
SAUCE IS THAT CREATIVE, CREATIVE
HANGING OUT WITH OTHER CREATIVES
? THAT IS REALLY WHAT IS THE
MAGIC OF THE SPACE? AND SO EVEN
THOUGH WE HAVE ALL THESE THINGS
, BECAUSE I ALWAYS SAY IT HAS
ALL THE THINGS TO MAKE ALL THE
THINGS THAT YOU MAY WANT TO AND
TRULY AS AN ARTIST. I SEE STUFF
AND I'M LIKE, OH, I CAN MAKE
THAT I'M AT THE POINT WHERE I'M
LIKE, SHOULD I MISS THAT? IS IT
WORTH MY TIME AND ENERGY? BUT
THE REAL MAGIC IS HANGING OUT
WITH OTHER CREATIVES BECAUSE
EVERYBODY FEEDS OFF EACH OTHER.
AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. BUT I
DO WANT TO LIKE ONE OF MY
STUDENTS. I ASKED THEM WHAT WHAT
IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT
YOU'VE LEARNED HERE? AND SHE'S
AND SHE SAID THAT THAT IT'S AN
ITERATIVE PROCESS AND MAKER
SPACES. TEACH YOU THAT, LIKE
NOTHING ELSE JUST BECAUSE YOU
HAVE TO KEEP TRYING, OVER AND
OVER AGAIN TO DO IT, AND THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT WE'RE SO WE'RE
THIS EFFORTS GOING ON AT EVERY
LEVEL K 12 NOW TOO. YOU'RE
YOU'RE YOU'RE SEEING IT
IMPLEMENTED IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND
MIDDLE SCHOOLS, MOSTLY HIGH
SCHOOLS AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS. I'VE
NEVER SEEN IT IN AN ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL, BUT I, BUT IT IS LIKE I
SAID, THE LIBRARY IS A REALLY
GOOD PLACE TO PLUNK A MAKER
SPACE BECAUSE LIBRARIANS NUMBER
ONE SCHOOL LIBRARIES, I COULD GO
INTO A WHOLE THING. THIS IS NOT
THE PLACE FOR THAT. BUT UM,
LIBRARIANS ARE REALLY GOOD AT
INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY INTO
THINGS. WE DEAL WITH EVERYONE,
AND SO I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE
THAT AS AN OPTION FOR BUT I
DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM
TRADITIONAL LIBRARY. STAFF
BECAUSE THAT'S ALSO SUPER
IMPORTANT BECAUSE LIBRARIES ARE
PLACES OF REFUGE LIKE NOTHING
ELSE. IN THE EMPATHY, PEACE.
SCHOOL LIBRARIES ARE LIKE THE
LAST PIECE WHERE YOU'RE GETTING
EMPATHY. I WOULD ADD REAL
BRIEFLY THAT THE CITY OF
WOODLAND LIBRARY HAS ONE OF THE
MOST BEAUTIFUL MAKER SPACES I'VE
SEEN ON A SMALL SCALE, AND
THAT'S JUST UP THE ROAD. UM IT'S
THEY CREATED A ROOM ABOUT 1500
SQUARE FEET, AND THE ENTIRE
COMMUNITY HAS EMBRACED IT, AND
THEY FUNDED JUST ONE PERSON TO
RUN IT AND THEN COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEERS, AND IT IS
SPECTACULAR TO SEE PEOPLE COMING
TOGETHER OF SENIORS, YOUNG FOLKS
JUST TO PLAY AROUND WITH
TECHNOLOGY AND MAKE BUTTONS
BADGES. T SHIRTS WOULD PROJECTS.
AND SO IT THAT'S AN ACCESS POINT
. JUST LIKE COMMUNITY COLLEGES
ARE ACCESS POINTS FOR, UM FOR
THE FOR LARGE POPULATIONS AND
PUBLIC LIBRARIES OR IN COMMUNITY
COLLEGES ARE IN THE LOWER INCOME
AREAS IN A WAY THAT, YOU KNOW
GOD BLESS THE I'M A. YOU KNOW, A
PERSON CAME OUT OF UC AND CSU
BUT COMMUNITY COLLEGES IF YOU
REALLY WANT TO IMPROVE EQUITY
FOCUS ON COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND
THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES WOULD BE
ANOTHER AREA. I THINK THOSE TWO
SPOTS OR REALLY WELL SITUATED TO
MOVE THIS FORWARD. OKAY I GOT TO
COME SEE IT. I I'M HEARING ALL
THIS. I I'M PICTURING MUCH OF
IT. BUT I GOTTA TAKE A CLICK.
COME TAKE A CLASS I'M TEACHING
IN THE SPRING ACTUALLY CREATE A
DESIGN THINKING WORKSHOP FOR YOU
ALL TO ATTEND. IF YOU WANT TO
HAVE LIKE A THAT WOULD BE GREAT
. WE'LL DO THE WE'LL DO IT. OKAY
GOOD. THANK YOU. THANKS VERY
MUCH. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
GREAT YEAH. UH A LOT OF LOT OF
FIELD TRIP IDEAS. UM UH, JUST
CURIOUS ABOUT. ISSUES RELATING
TO DIVERSITY, BECAUSE, UH, WE'VE
TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
DIVERSITY ISSUES THUS FAR. UM
JUST WANTED TO GET EVERYBODY
SORT OF, UM PERSPECTIVES ON
THAT, AND TIME THAT QUESTION
JASON INTO SNAPS. UH, YOUR
SUMMER PROGRAMS. HOW DO STUDENTS
GET PICKED FOR THAT? AND UH,
SNAP IS SANTA MONICA AND YOUR
DISTRICT, TOO. SO THAT'S ANOTHER
FILTER FOR YOU. YOUR ORDER? YEAH
SEVEN OUNCE AGAIN, THOUGH, TOO,
IS YOU MENTIONED LITERALLY WORLD
SERIES CHAMPION. ALSO GONNA
YAHOO! I'M HAPPY TO START THERE
AND THEN TURN IT OVER TO THE
REST OF THE PANELS. SO UM, ARE
SNAP ACADEMIES PROGRAM IS OPEN
TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS.
IT STARTED INITIALLY WITH JUST
SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ARE FIRST CLASS AT 15 STUDENTS
BASED ON THE SUCCESS. WE'VE, UH,
EXPANDED IT TO ALL L, A COUNTY
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, AND WE NOW
OFFER THE PROGRAM TO 60 STUDENTS
EVERY SUMMER 15 STUDENTS PER
PROGRAM. UM WE EMPHASIZED
DIVERSITY OF KIND OF ALL
MEASURES. UM RACIAL, ETHNICITY,
GENDER, UM AS WELL AS A
SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS IN THE
APPLICATION IN THE SELECTION
PROCESS, BECAUSE AGAIN OUR GOAL
IS TO REALLY REACH STUDENTS THAT
OFTENTIMES ARE OVERLOOKED. DON'T
HAVE THE NETWORK NECESSARILY, UM
AND BY WORKING WITH COMMUNITY
COLLEGES. WE NATURALLY ARE
STARTING WITH AN ALREADY MORE
DIVERSE POOL. THEN IF WE WERE TO
OFFER THIS PROGRAM WITH OUR
AMAZING, UM èC PROGRAM, FOR
EXAMPLE, AND EVEN THE CAL
STATES, I WOULD SAY UM, SO
THAT'S REALLY WHY WE'VE BEEN
CONTINUALLY COMMITTED TO WORKING
WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO GROW
AND BUILD THIS PROGRAM. THANK
YOU OTHER ISSUES. OKAY SO
QUICKLY. I MEAN, OUR SCHOOLS ARE
HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION AND
ONE OF THE OUR COLLEGE AND
SACRAMENTO, AS YOU KNOW, IS AN
INCREDIBLY DIVERSE PLACE AND
BEING THAT WE'RE DOWNTOWN, UM
DIVERSITY HAS NEVER BEEN A
SERIOUS ISSUE, BUT WE ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER BY
HOSTING STUDENT CLUBS LIKE THE
EMOJI CLUB, PUENTE MESA THINGS
LIKE THAT. SO WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT
OF BUY IN FROM A LOT OF
DIFFERENT FACTORS AT THE COLLEGE
, AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING
GREAT, BRINGING THEM ALL
TOGETHER TO WORK ON STUFF
TOGETHER. BUT YOU NEED TO MAKE
SURE THAT THE FACULTY AND THE
STAFF ARE DIVERSE AND THAT THE
STUDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY SEES
THEMSELVES IN THIS SPACE. AND
THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S SUPER
IMPORTANT IS CREATING THOSE
PIPELINES SO THAT YOU GET
DIVERSE SO THAT PEOPLE SEE
DIVERSITY. AND THAT ENABLES
DIVERSITY. THANK YOU. I WAS JUST
GOING TO ADD. YOU KNOW, OUR OUR
STEM PROGRAMS ARE VERY DIVERSE,
BUT ONE OF THE KEY FACTORS IS IN
ORDER TO RETAIN THAT YOU HAVE TO
GIVE THEM THE TIME AND THE
OPPORTUNITIES TO DO THESE KIND
OF HANDS ON PROJECTS AND MOST OF
THE STUDENTS ARE LOW INCOME, SO
THEY HAVE SIDE JOBS AND A SIDE
JOB SOMETIMES DON'T ALLOW FOR
THE PRIVILEGED TIME OF DOING
THESE KIND OF INTERACTIVE STEAM
LIKE PROJECTS AND SO THE KEY.
THERE IS THE FELLOWSHIPS THAT
YOU KNOW, BEING ABLE TO PAY AND
REDUCE THEIR TIME, YOU KNOW,
BEING A BARISTA OR WORKING
OUTSIDE JOBS JUST TO GET THROUGH
SCHOOL, SO THERE'S SOME REAL
ECONOMIC BARRIERS. THE U. C
SYSTEM LIKE THE CSU AND THE
COMMUNITY COLLEGES ARE ALREADY
MAJORITY STUDENT OF COLOR
POPULATION. BUT WHAT DOES THIS
MEAN IN TERMS OF BRINGING THE
ARTS AND STEM TOGETHER? I
ACTUALLY SPOKE WITH SAUL V. EGAS
WHO'S A BANANA SLUG THROUGH AND
THROUGH. HE IS AN ART DEPARTMENT
UNDERGRAD B. A AND HE'S
CURRENTLY UM, AN M F A CANDIDATE
IN DIGITAL ART AND NEW MEDIA.
PROGRAM. AND HE'S CURRENTLY
TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION HOW
TO CREATE DIGITAL ART TO BRING
FINE ART AND DIGITAL ART
TOGETHER, AND THERE'S SOMETHING
HE SAID TO ME THAT I'M STILL
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHICH IS
THE WAY IN WHICH HE BRINGS
DIFFERENT TRADITIONS AND
DIFFERENT SENSIBILITIES TO HIS
AESTHETIC PRACTICE PRACTICE NOT
ONLY ENRICHES THE SCIENCES BUT
REQUIRES US TO THINK ABOUT
CHANGING THE WAY IN WHICH WE
CONSIDER WHERE IS STEM HOME.
WHERE ESTEEM HOME WE NEED TO
CHANGE OUR ARCHIVES. WE NEED TO
WAIT. CHANGE THE WAY OUR
DEPARTMENTS AND OUR EXHIBITION
SPACES ARE ORGANIZED TO
ACCOMMODATE THESE NEW WAYS OF
THINKING THAT COME FROM HIM.
CERTAINLY. FROM HIS IDENTITY AS
A PERSON OF COLOR WORKING IN
DIGITAL ART. THE STUDENTS KNOW
WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IN THE
FUTURE. WE NEED TO LISTEN TO
THEM. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND
THEN AND THEN, UM, I ALWAYS
THINK OF DESIGN. BECAUSE THAT'S
A PIECE OF ART AND DESIGN PEOPLE
SOMETIMES REVEAL GRAVERT
TECHNOLOGY IS BEING NEUTRAL. I
HEAR THAT ACTUALLY A FAIR AMOUNT
. TECHNOLOGY IS NEVER NEUTRAL
TECHNOLOGY BECAUSE ANYTHING IS
DESIGNED BY HUMANS IS BASED ON A
SPECIFIC NEED OF HUMANS AND THE
HER TEENAGE GIRL AND IN MUMBAI
HAS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT NEEDS
THAN THINGS. THERE ARE HUGE
SWATHS OF PEOPLE THAT WE ARE
MISSING. IN TERMS OF HELPING THE
AMOUNT OF OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'RE
LOSING. THAT COULD HELP ALL OF
US. IS SPECTACULAR IF WE DON'T
DO BETTER WITH DIVERSIFYING
THINGS, AND A HUGE PIECE OF THIS
IS ECONOMICS. IT'S ECONOMICS. WE
ALL KNOW THIS, SO IT'S NOT THE
ONLY PIECE OF IT, BUT IT'S A BIG
PIECE OF IT SUPPORTING PEOPLE SO
THEY CAN AFFORD TO MAKE A
LIVING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO
MUCH TO ALL OF OUR PANELISTS ON
ON BOTH PANELS LEARNED A LOT AND
I KNOW ALL THE MEMBERS HERE HAVE
AS WELL. WE'RE NOT GONNA MOVE
ONTO PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THOSE IN
THE AUDIENCE. PLEASE STEP UP TO
THE MIC. IF YOU'D LIKE TO
PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT. EACH
PERSON HAS TWO MINUTES. PLEASE
MAKE SURE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF
AND YOUR ASSOCIATION. HELLO.
TESTING. IS THAT WHAT WORKS.
HELLO COMMITTEE MEMBERS. DEAN
OLSEN, MEDIA ARTS SPECIALIST,
TEACHER AND LEADER IN THE
DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISH
ESTABLISHMENT OF K, 12 MEDIA
ARTS AND L U S. D CALIFORNIA AND
NATIONALLY. MEDIA ARTS IS IN THE
CALIFORNIA ARTS STANDARDS AND
FRAMEWORK. IT IS IN CALIFORNIA
EDUCATIONAL CODE TWO TIMES FOR
THOSE PUBLICATIONS AND FOR
PROPOSITION 28, HOWEVER, TO BE
AN OFFICIAL SUBJECT AREA AND
NEEDS TO BE IN THOSE TWO MAIN
SECTIONS, THE DEFINING ARTS
EDUCATION. I AM PROPOSING
LEGISLATION TO LINE ED CODE AND
REQUEST A SINGLE SUBJECT
CREDENTIAL FROM THE COMMISSION
ON TEACHER CREDENTIAL. E MEDIA
ARTS HAS A BROAD RANGE OF FORMS
, INCLUDING VIDEO SOUND
ANIMATION, GRAPHICS, INTERACTIVE
GAME DESIGN, VIRTUAL AUGMENTED
REALITY DESIGN AND A I
HOLOGRAPHY AND THREE D PRINTING.
AND OFFERED AS A CREATIVELY
UNLIMITED ENVIRONMENT FOR STEAM
INQUIRY AND PRODUCTION. MEDIA
ARTS IS JET FUEL FOR STEAM.
MEDIA ARTS IS A MULTI MODAL
AESTHETIC SYNTHESIZER THAT CAN
CREATE SIMULATE CAPTURE,
ORGANIZED, COMMUNICATE OR DESIGN
ANYTHING IMAGINABLE. MEDIA ARTS
IS AN INTERACTIVE
INTERDIMENSIONAL TEXTBOOK AND
TRANS DISCIPLINARY MAKER SPACE
ON STEROIDS. THIS AFFORDS MEDIA
ARTS STUDENTS AND LIMITED
CAPACITIES TO LEARN EXPERIENCE
AND CREATE AS WELL AS PROGRAM
ENGINEER INTERACT WITH
MANIPULATE AND PLAY WITH MATH
INTENSIVE THREE D ARCHITECTURAL
DESIGNS. ENGINEERED INTERACTIVE
THREE D ANIMATED MODELS FOR
PHYSICS PRINCIPLES. THE HUMAN
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM, WHETHER
SYSTEMS VIDEO GAME DESIGNS FOR
MASTERING MATHEMATICAL
OPERATIONS. THE LIST IS INFINITE
, WITH PROFUSE MEANS AND
ALTERNATIVE PATH. PATHWAYS OF
LEARNING AND DEMONSTRATING THEIR
LEARNING. ALL STUDENTS,
INCLUDING THOSE WITH SOCIOLOGY,
ECONOMICS, CHALLENGES HAVE
EXPONENTIALLY MORE WAYS OF
ACQUIRING AND DEMONSTRATING
PROFICIENCY IN ANY SUBJECT. THIS
CAPABILITY PRESENTS A PARADIGM
SHIFT, INVERTING THE EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEM TO A FULLY STUDENT
CENTERED, INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE,
COLLABORATIVE, ACTIVE INQUIRY
CONSTRUCTIVIST AND PROJECT BASED
MODEL ALIGNED WITH THE LATEST
RESEARCH IN THE LEARNING
SCIENCES. AS PER DARLING HAMMOND
, IT IS URGENT THAT WE FINISH
THE JOB OF ESTABLISHING MEDIA
ARTS EDUCATION. AS AN OFFICIAL
SUBJECT AREA IN CALIFORNIA BY
ALIGNING EDUCATIONAL CODE AND
CREATING THE GRAND ENTRANCE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OTHERS.
THANKS SO MUCH. THANKS EVERYONE
FOR COMING TODAY. THIS CONCLUDES
OUR JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE ARTS
HEARING, BUT ONLY THE BEGINNING
OF MANY MORE DISCUSSIONS ON ON
STEAM AND OTHER TOPICS AS WELL.
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING.
ESPECIALLY TO OUR PANELISTS.
THANK YOU. BASEBALL 22 PLANTS AS
THE JOURNAL.