The annual Partner Summit is the marquee event of the network calendar. The Summit brings together leadership from every 100Kin10 partner organization -- including science-rich institutions, school districts, education nonprofits, and universities. It is the one time a year when leaders from this range of organizations, all committed to working toward the goal of 100,000 excellent STEM teachers and ending the STEM teacher shortage, come together to collaborate, brainstorm, learn from one another, make the alliances necessary to succeed at this complex work, and celebrate our collective progress.

The Summit includes unique opportunities for peer-to-peer learning and joint problem-solving, meaningful connections, innovative thinking, and true collaborative work, all in service of developing and supporting outstanding STEM educators. It also incorporates “lighting talks” by outside perspectives and expertise from across sectors to open the aperture for and inspire partners. Each year, we reserve 10% of Summit spots for classroom teachers who have been recognized as teacher leaders by our network partners.

In 2019, 100% of attendees reported an overall positive experience at Summit. In their own words: