Arizona Team Tempe Union High School District #213
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Arizona Team Tempe Union High
School District #213
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IntroductionsIndividual pictures or a team picture
There will be a portrait gallery in the World Cafe
• Dr. Cecilia JohnsonTempe Union High School DistrictDirector of curriculum, instruction and assessment
• Laura ZinkeMcClintock High SchoolP.P.A. Director
• Debbie DodgeMcClintock High SchoolScience Teacher
• Carlos ContrerasIntel Corporation Education Manager – Arizona, Texas and Colorado
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Tempe Union High School District #213
• High school district covers grade 9-12 • Student enrollment of 13,406 students• Total number of teachers: 663• Seven schools • District has made adequate yearly progress for NCLB (No
Child Left Behind) • State assessment
– 1 performing– 1 performing +– 2 Highly performing– 3 excelling
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Educational Environment• High schools are encouraged to leverage their strengths
– Each high school has unique capability– District office flexible
• High School science graduation requirements is same as state– Two years: 1 credit life and 1 credit physical science– Starting with class of 2012 graduation requirements will
increase to 3 years– Science high stakes assessment begins in spring 08
• High School math graduation requirements same as state– Two years math + High stakes exam– Starting with class of 2012 graduation requirements will
increase to 4years• University entrance requirements
– 4 years of math and 4 years of science
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Science FairsWhat is the status of Science Fairs in your area?• Tempe union started independent research classes in
08-09 school year– Two teachers participated in Educator Academy 08
• About twenty students from research class participated at the AZSEF (Arizona Science and Engineering Fair)– Three of the students won AZSEF grand prize award and will be
attending ISEF 09• One of the Ed Academy attendees won teacher of they
year at the state Fair (AZSEF)– Award given is a reflection of both quality and number of
students participated in fair• Two of the high schools had 2009 STS finalist
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Science FairsWhat are the three biggest obstacles you face?
– Instructional Time –There is no dedicated “school time” for science fair projects unless teacher works independently with students
– A majority of the projects that have entered regional fair are associated with internship/summer job experience at a local lab facility or institution
– The students are very involved in other extra curricular activities. Lots of competition for their time
– Sustainability/Resources – Independent study class needs to have low teacher/student ratio. Given current fiscal environment, this is a challenge
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Background • Arizona held its second state wide science
fair• The state is transitioning to a state affiliated
fair that is supported by regional affiliated fair• High schools that have adopted research
classes have been successful in science competition
• Arizona students at ISEF have done very well