DEFINITIONS

Organizational Type Corporation o a for-profit entity that grosses at least $100 million/year Professional Societies o a nonprofit organization seeking to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals engaged in that profession, and the public interest. There must be a STEM ed initiative affiliated with the entity. Trade Associations o trade association is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. An industry trade association participates in public relations activities such as advertising, education, political donations, lobbying and publishing. Associations may offer other services, such as producing conferences, networking or charitable events or offering classes or educational materials. There must be a STEM ed initiative affiliated with the entity. Foundations o Major foundations (without a direct corporate parent) with STEM education initiatives National Non-Profits o Non-profits with major STEM ed initiatives that are not 1) Professional societies 2) Foundations 3) Trade Associations Federal Government o all entities managed through the federal government

Federal Government (managed through the federal government) Executive Branch o Cabinet level Agencies Federally Chartered Entities o Entities chartered by the federal government Legislative Branch (Congress) o congressional committees or subcommittees that handle legislation directly affecting STEM education or legislative branch entities that provide STEM resources and analysis GAO, CRS, Library of Congress DOE National Labs: 21 national labs run out of the DOE Organizational Focus (term must be apparent in the MISSION of the organization; it is also part of their STEM ed initiative(s)) - Example: 4-H mission would fall under youth/community development, because their STEM education programs are 1) in their mission and 2) are part of their STEM ed programs STEM o organizations whose purpose is to advance STEM/STEM Education Policy/Advocacy o devoted to STEM policy research, advocacy, and/or policy Youth o focused on advancing youth in STEM fields Low-income o focused on advancing STEM fields among low-income populations (any age) Community Development o a community based approach to advancing underrepresented communities in STEM fields

International: o intergovernmental organizations with STEM ed initiatives OR o 1) have international mission 2) an international membership base (institutional or individual) and 3) have a STEM ed initiatives Think-tanks o U.S. based nonprofit research entities with research efforts/programs Women and/or Girls o focused on advancing women in STEM fields Diversity o Focused on advancing minorities in STEM fields Educational Management (EMOs) o Companies or nonprofits whose sole mission is to provide education management services to U.S. public schools (based on Gary Mirons research, think of better definition) Training o Provide training in STEM fields Curriculum o Provide STEM curriculum resources Testing o Provide testing services in STEM fields, including certifications, licensing, or testing/verifying competencies in STEM fields Mentoring o Provide mentoring in STEM fields Other o catch all Race/Ethnicity (2010 Census definitions + STEM ed initiatives that advance minorities in STEM fields) People of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin o People of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin are those who trace their origin or descent to Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spanish-speaking countries of Central or South America, and other Spanish cultures. Origin can be considered as the heritage, nationality group, lineage, or country of birth of the person or the person's parents or ancestors before their arrival in the United States. African-American/Black o Black, African Am. - this person has origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. This includes people who indicate their race as Black, African American, or Negro, or provide written entries such as African American, Afro-American, Kenyan, Nigerian, or Haitian. American Indian, Alaska native, or Native Hawaiian o American Indian or Alaska Native box if this person has origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment. This category includes people who indicate their race as "American Indian or Alaska Native," and/or provide written entries such as Navajo, Blackfeet, Inupiat, Yupik, Canadian Indian, French American Indian, or Spanish American Indian. Native Hawaiian if this person indicates their race as Native Hawaiian or identifies themselves as Part Hawaiian or Hawaiian. Asian o Asian if this person has origins of any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. This includes "Asian Indian," "Chinese," "Filipino," "Korean," "Japanese," "Vietnamese," and "Other Asian." Services for: (the organizations STEM ed initiatives offer services for these constituencies) K-12

o involved with STEM learning prior to higher education 2 year o post-secondary STEM learning that results in associates/vocational degree Higher Ed o post-secondary STEM learning that results in bachelors, masters or doctoral degrees Adult Education o STEM learning for anyone over the age of 25, including anytime of continuing ed, nondegree or degree seeking (including licensing, certifications, etc) Teacher o involves teacher development, training, certification, licensure, skills acquisition, and/or any other type of program to enhance STEM teaching abilities

STEM Ed Resources (resources provided by organizations under the following topics) In-school programs o involved with STEM programs provided in-school After-school programs o involved with STEM programs provided after-school Out-of-school time programs o involved with STEM programs provided during out-of-school time periods (weekends, nights) Competitions/contests o organizations that hosting STEM related competitions/contests Conferences o organizations that are hosting STEM related conferences Funding/in-kind resources o organizations providing funding or offering resources to find funding Research o organizations that are originating at least one of the following: policy studies, reports, publications, analyses, active commentary (blogs) Digital Training/Learning o organizations providing podcasts, webinars, online training/workshops or providing resources to podcasts, webinars, online training/workshops Scholarships o organizations providing scholarships or providing resources to find scholarships STEM Jobs/Careers (Planning) o organizations offering career planning services or resources for career planning services Other o catch all Subject Area (this must be apparent in the MISSION of the organization) - Subject terms relate to disciplines or STEM knowledge domains associated with the organizations mission. Accounting Accounting is defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as "the art of recording, classifying, and summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money, transactions and events which are, in part at least, of financial character, and interpreting the results thereof."[4] Aeronautics and Propulsion Vehicles that are air borne or space based; Propulsion usually means movement caused by a force, such as motorized propulsion to move things like planes, trains, cars, and other vehicles

Agriculture, Botany, and Plant Science Agriculture (also called farming or husbandry) is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life.[1] Things related to Crops, plants. Architecture Architecture (Latin architectura, from the Greek arkhitekton, from - "chief" and "builder, carpenter, mason") is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Includes Building, Construction, Interior Design. Astronomy Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, nebulae, star clusters and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere (such as the cosmic background radiation). It is concerned with the evolution, physics, chemistry, meteorology, and motion of celestial objects, as well as the formation and development of the universe. See also Space Science. Automotive Automutive is the design, development, production, operation, and use of automotive vehicles Aviation Aviation is the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-thanair aircraft. Biology Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy.[1] Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines. Biophysics Using the methods of physical science to study biological Systems.

Biotechnology Using the discipline of applied biology in a way that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering. Chemistry Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its properties, structure, composition, behavior, reactions, interactions and the changes it undergoes. Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like bridges, roads, canals,

dams, and buildings.[1][2][3] Civil engineering is the oldest engineering discipline after military engineering,[4] and it was defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering Climate Climate encompasses the statistics of temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, rainfall, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological elemental measurements in a given region over long periods. Climate can be contrasted to weather, which is the present condition of these elements and their variations over shorter periods. Computing Computing is usually defined as the activity of using and improving computer hardware and software. It is the computer-specific part of information technology. Defense Military equipment, weapons and weapons systems Design Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system (as in architectural blueprints, engineering drawing, business process, circuit diagrams and sewing patterns) while to design (verb) refers to making this plan.[1] No generally-accepted definition of design exists,[2] and the term has different connotations in different fields (see design disciplines below). However, one can also design by directly constructing an object (as in pottery, engineering, management, cowboy coding and graphic design). Distance Learning Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom. Ecology Ecology (from Greek: , "house"; -, "study of") is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount (biomass), number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems. Education Education (also called learning, teaching or schooling) in the general sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character, or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense, education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills, and values from one generation to another. Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism.

Energy

In physics, energy (Ancient Greek: energeia "activity, operation"[1]) is an indirectly observed quantity. It is often understood as the ability a physical system has to do work on other physical systems.[2][3] Since work is defined as a force acting through a distance (a length of space), energy is always equivalent to the ability to exert pulls or pushes against the basic forces of nature, along a path of a certain length. Environment An "environment" is the whole of surrounding things. Surroundings are defined by a central entity. In ecology, environment refers to the surroundings of humankind. Generally, environment refers to the biological, physical and social things on the earth or in inhabitable space outside the earth's atmosphere. Finance Finance is the study of funds management.[1] The general areas of finance are business finance, personal finance (private finance), and public finance.[2] Finance includes saving money and often includes lending money. The field of finance deals with the concepts of time, money, risk and how they are interrelated. It also deals with how money is spent and budgeted. Geology Geology (from the Greek , g, "earth" and , logos, "study") is the science comprising the study of solid Earth and the processes by which it evolves. Geology provides primary evidence for plate tectonics, the history of life and evolution, and past climates. In modern times, geology is commercially important for mineral and hydrocarbon exploration and for evaluating water resources; is publicly important for the prediction and understanding of natural hazards, the remediation of environmental problems, and for providing insights into past climate change; plays an essential role in geotechnical engineering; and is a major academic discipline.

Health and Medicine Health is the level of functional and (or) metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person in mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain (as in good health or healthy).[1] Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness. Information Technology Information technology (IT) is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications.[1 Manufacturing Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. Marine Science or Oceanography Oceanography (compound of the Greek words meaning "ocean" and meaning "to write"), also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean. It covers a wide range of topics, including marine organisms and ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamics; plate tectonics and the geology of the sea floor; and fluxes of

various chemical substances and physical properties within the ocean and across its boundaries. These diverse topics reflect multiple disciplines that oceanographers blend to further knowledge of the world ocean and understanding of processes within it: biology, chemistry, geology, meteorology, and physics as well as geography.Materials Research

Math or Mathematics Mathematics (from Greek mthma "knowledge, study, learning") is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change.[2][3 Through the use of abstraction and logical reasoning, mathematics evolved from counting, calculation, measurement, and t.he systematic study of the shapes and motions of physical objects Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the design, production, and operation of machines and tools.[1] Meteorology Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere. Nanotechnology Nanotechnology (sometimes shortened to "nanotech") is the study of manipulating matter on an atomic and molecular scale. Generally, nanotechnology deals with developing materials, devices, or other structures possessing at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometre Optics Optics is the branch of physics which involves the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it.[1] Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light. Petroleum & Fossil Fuels Petroleum (L. petroleum, from Greek: petra (rock) + Latin: oleum (oil)[1]) or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Fossil fuels are fuels formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms. The age of the organisms and their resulting fossil fuels is typically millions of years, and sometimes exceeds 650 million years.[1] The fossil fuels, which contain high percentages of carbon, include coal, petroleum, and natural gas. Fossil fuels range from volatile materials with low carbon:hydrogen ratios like methane, to liquid petroleum to nonvolatile materials composed of almost pure carbon, like anthracite coal.

Pharmacology Pharmacology (from Greek , pharmakon, "poison in classic Greek; drug in modern Greek"; and -, "Study of" -logia) is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action.[1] More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and

chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function. Photonics The science of photonics[1] includes the generation, emission, transmission, modulation, signal processing, switching, amplification, detection and sensing of light. The term photonics thereby emphasizes that photons are neither particles nor waves they are different in that they have both particle and wave nature. Physics Physics (from Ancient Greek: physis "nature") is a natural science that involves the study of matter[1] and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force.[2] More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.[3][4][5] Robotics Robotics is the branch of technology that deals with the design, construction, operation, structural disposition, manufacture and application of robots.[3] Robotics is related to the sciences of electronics, engineering, mechanics, and software.[4] Software Computer software, or just software, is a collection of computer programs and related data that provide the instructions for telling a computer what to do and how to do it. In other words, software is a conceptual entity which is a set of computer programs, procedures, and associated documentation concerned with the operation of a data processing system.

Space Science The term space science may mean: The study of issues specifically related to space travel and space exploration, including space medicine.[1] Science performed in outer space (see space research).

The study of everything in outer space;[2] this is sometimes called astronomy, but more recently astronomy can also be regarded as a division of broader space science, which has grown to include other related fields.[3] Telecommunications Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded drumbeats, lung-blown horns, or sent by loud whistles, for example. In the modern age of electricity and electronics, telecommunications now also includes the use of electrical devices such as telegraphs, telephones, and teleprinters, the use of radio and microwave communications, as well as fiber optics and their associated electronics, plus the use of the orbiting satellites and the Internet. Transportation or Transport

Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport is important since it enables trade between peoples, which in turn establishes civilizations. Other If you think an entity should be categorized under a subject that is not listed, please tag Other with a comment on what the additional subject should be.