The California STEAM Symposium is celebrating a return to in-person on our 10th anniversary at the Anaheim Convention Center North in Anaheim, California, October 1-2, 2022. We will continue to focus on advancing equity of traditionally marginalized students and communities, including:

- Access

- Awareness

- Opportunities

- Outcomes

Our #CASTEAM22 Mission: Advance Justice, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion in STEAM.

Throughout the event, we will come together to explore high-quality strategies to cultivate systems to promote life-long learning for everyone through inclusive and targeted practices, high-impact techniques, and policies, whether from a classroom or organizational point of view. These approaches promote a sense of belonging and ignite student passion for learning as well as support the social-emotional development of our education community. Together we will share knowledge, research, and stories to support each other in navigating our personal and professional journeys.

The Symposium will provide a space for exploring equity in STEAM learning, particularly for underrepresented populations we seek to grow in STEAM: educators and students of color, girls, multilingual learners, foster youth, unsheltered students, LGBTQIA+, low socio-economic students, and those with special learning needs. Participants will be able to embark upon this journey immediately with access to resources, collaborators, and a network that seeks to leverage STEAM education as a tool for developing STEAM Identity, civic engagement, social responsibility, student agency, and other shared goals to benefit future generations.