STEM Workshop

October 3rd, 2013

Doug Dowell STEM Coordinator Central Kitsap SDdougd@cksd.wednet.edu

Karen Lippy Science Professional Development SpecialistOESD 114 Science Education klippy@oesd.wednet.edu

Jeff FriersElementary STEM Specialist Central Kitsap SDJeffF@cksd.wednet.edu

Introducing Your Ring Leaders:

Outline for TodayAM • Welcome, Introductions, House keeping

• Goals/Objectives • What is STEM ?• Why pursue an Integrated (STEM) approach ?• Grant Overview, Mechanics, and Expectations• Project Based Learning (PBL)

11:00 ish Lunch on your own

PM • PBL continued• TEAM TIME !!!

3:00 – 3:29 PM • Team Share-out

3:30 Elvis has left the building !

Random, but Important Notes:

• CKSD STEM Website:http://centralkitsapstem.weebly.com/index.html

• PBL = Problem/Project-Based Learning.

• Today’s workshop is really PBL in action.– Your challenge will be to implement some cross

content, integrated problem-based projects with your students in your existing context.

Today’s Goals/Objectives:

1. Gain a deeper understanding of STEM

2. Understand our DoDEA STEM Grant and how to access it

3. Gain a deeper understanding of Project Based Learning ( Theory & Practices, Examples, Etc…. )

4. Gather a list of PBL RESOURCES to explore and utilize

5. Begin developing a PLAN for the year

Self-Reflection:

1. What is currently going on in your building that you think is STEMish ?

Walkabout

Think, Walk, Stand!

The Different Faces of STEM

• SteM – science and math are the primary foci and are considered the most important

• S|T|E|M – each discipline stands on its own (Silos)

• sTEm – a “CTE-type” emphasis that primarily focuses on preparation for selected careers in technology and engineering

• STEM – integrated focus involving science, technology, engineering and math that emphasizes content application

What is STEM Education anyways (1)?

Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education often has been called a meta-discipline, the “creation of a discipline based on the integration of other disciplinary knowledge into a new “whole”. This interdisciplinary bridging among discrete disciplines is now treated as an entity, known as STEM (Morrison, 2006).”

What is STEM Education anyways (2)?

STEM education is an interdisciplinary approach to learning where rigorous academic concepts are coupled with real-world lessons as students apply science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in contexts that make connections between school, community, work, and the global enterprise enabling the development of STEM literacy and with it the ability to compete in the new economy (Tsupros, 2009).

What is STEM Education anyways (3)?

“……STEM education is greater than any interdisciplinary paradigm. It is actually trans-disciplinary in that it offers a multi-faceted whole with greater complexities and new spheres of understanding that ensure the integration of disciplines. This concept is further reinforced by Kaufmann (2003) and by the fact that new innovations and inventions today tend to be made at the boundaries of these four disciplines, where they naturally overlap. Biochemistry, biomechanics, biophysics, biotechnology, and bioengineering are representative of the overlapping of the disciplines we know as biology (Hays Blain Lantz 2009).”

2. Describe your vision of what a great STEM Education would look & feel like in your classroom and/or building ?

Self-Reflection II:

Break Time

10 min. ofFreedom!

DoDEA STEM Grant Overview:

3- year, 2.5 million dollar grant awarded in June 2012

• Develop and Support Cross-Content STEM teams at each secondary site (7 sites) Years 1,2,3

• ACE: Provide Flight Simulator Classrooms, curriculum, equipment, and PD for teachers

• Support afterschool and summer STEM opportunities

• Support elementary STEM education

• Support a District STEM Coordinator and an Elementary STEM Specialist (yrs. 2 & 3)

Budget Considerations $$$Total Team Budget:• $ 6,000 per building team for CC STEM work____________________________________________• Release Day Cost: Full day ≈ $120 per teacher

Half day ≈ $60 per teacher____________________________________________• Hourly pay:

For time spent after-hours on CC STEM work @ per diem rate ≈ $46 (varies based on salary)

Calendar Considerations• Plan out at least your next Cohort #1 team meeting

today.

• As part of the DoDEA Grant requirements, we will solicit updates from your team during the year.

• There will be a day in late May (TBD) when we will all gather again here at the OESD. The purpose of the Spring Workshop will be to formally present your work to the other teams and plan for next year (14-15).

STEM Notebook

• Review & File Key documents >

• If and when updated versions are sent to you, please remove the old and replace with the new.

Break Time

10 min. ofFreedom!

Next Slides for use with Resources(Defined STEM Info.)

Defined STEM

• A strong pre-packaged option for pursuing PBL with your students > lots of entry points

• If you have at least 4-5 teachers willing to use this resource, we can fund a building license for the year. This will not be taken from your CC team funding.

• PD options: unlimited WebX trainings at your convenience. Also an onsite option but it’s expensive.

• Explore sight on your own: link on the CKSD STEM Website or below

http://definedstem.com/home/index.cfm?enc=ZT1QbGVhc2UlMjBsb2clMjBpbiUyMGFnYWluJTJFJTIwWW91ciUyMHByZXZpb3VzJTIwc2Vzc2lvbiUyMGhhcyUyMGV4cGlyZWQlMkUmcGFnZVJlcXVlc3RlZD0vaW5kZXguY2ZtJg%3D%3D

Login: Kitsap Password: Kitsap (both case sensitive)

• Defined STEM staff will host a live, informational web meeting for your building to walk you through the resource. Recommend !!!

Defined STEM-Continued

Next Slide used for Directions prior to Team Time

Team Time Expectations

1. Discuss the work you want to pursue as a team and try to agree upon some common Goals/Objectives.

2. Explore some of the PBL & STEM resources that might help guide or assist you with your plan.

3. Fill out and turn in your “Initial Plan” document

4. Begin pursuing your Plan !!!