SIERRA VISTA — Cochise College will host Google’s Global Education Evangelist, Jaime Casap, in a free community event from 5:45 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, at the Sierra Vista Campus Student Union.
Casap, a member of the associate faculty at Arizona State University, has worked with school districts and charter schools across the U.S. to “spread technological innovations into the educational environment.” In his presentation, “Iterating Education,” he advocates for the use of technology — such as Google Apps and Chromebooks — to “help students build the skills needed to succeed, close the digital divide and help level the playing field,” according to his bio.
Jaime Casap
“As the world gets more connected, it also gets more complex. We now operate on a global scale, and our job in education is to help learners develop knowledge, skills and abilities to thrive in this new environment,” reads Casap’s presentation description. “We are preparing them to solve global problems we haven’t defined yet, using technology that hasn’t been invented, in roles that do not exist. We need to continually iterate education in pursuit of making it a powerful, effective and engaging learning experience.”
The event is sponsored by the STEM In Action Partnership, an offshoot of the Innovation Campus Project that connects local STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) industries, including Cochise College, the University of Arizona, K-12 school districts, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Fort Huachuca, the Sierra Vista Area Chamber of Commerce, and Science Foundation Arizona.
The STEM In Action Partnership (SIAP) supports STEM education by aiding teachers in identifying funding sources and writing grant proposals, developing opportunities for educators, working with businesses to increase contributions and improve workforce development, and serving on STEM education committees.
For more information about SIAP, contact Verlyn Fick, Vice President of Instruction at Cochise College, at (520) 515-5414 or Steve Pedigo, Corporate Lead Executive at Northrop Grumman, at (520) 417-1510.