Intel ISEF 2011 – Educator Academy

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Action PlanAlameda County

Science and Engineering Fair

Intel ISEF 2011

Educator AcademyMay 2011

Intel ISEF 2011 – Educator Academy

High Level Goals

• Long term goals– Implement science inquiry in middle & secondary schools– Assist AC school districts to incorporate research focused

clubs or course work into science curriculum.– Increase fair participation reflecting diversity of Alameda

County.

• Short term goals– Start a new county wide Intel Affiliated Fair– Establish a bank of mentors to advise/assist students &

teachers– Establish a scientific review and judging committee– Obtain funding– Recruit school districts – Recruit underrepresented population participation– Publish the science fair website and promote participation,

visibility, access, application process/rules, dates/location/handbook/helpful links

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Objectives

• How will you know you succeeded?• Please list the results you want to see

• AC Science and Engineering Fair is affiliated & starts 2012

• 100% of Alameda County districts participating• Fair participation reflects diversity of county.• Student projects & teachers supported by

advisors/mentors• Fundraising targets met• Fair infrastructure established

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Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives (pg 1)

Action Measure success? Who’s Responsible? Deadline?

Establish Board, IRB and SRC and Fair Implementation Team.

Calendar of regular meetings

Fair Director August 2011

Find a venue for 2012 that is geographically accessible to all students in Alameda County

Contract for venue is signed and deposit is paid

Fair Director & Treasurer

June 2011

Fundraise donations to allow for carryover for second year.

Donations total $150,000+ and in-kind donations and special awards $10,000 +

Fair Director and Fund Raising Team

January 2012

Recruit schools & school districts

50% of district schools and 300 projects year 1 target100% of district schools and 500+ projects year 5 target

Fair Director and Fair Implementation Team

October 2011–January 2012 year 1/ongoing to year 54

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Action Plan Goals and Objectives (pg 2)

Action Measure Success?

Who’s Responsible

Date

Website Up and running with all protocols, timelines, contacts and links to fair application

Fair Director & web master

June 2011

Professional Development for teachers

Three PD events in North, South and East AC.

Fair Director & ACOE school district representatives

September - October 2011

Recruit and match mentors, judges from industry and academia

Judges and Mentor data base created and updated

Fair Director and Fair Implementation Team

July-October 2011

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Reflection - – Highlight what your team felt was the key learning from the Educator Academy

– Excited to address the potential of our students as researchers and grow it over the next few years.

– Learning through inquiry is the goal, not the science fair.

• What impressed you the most?

– Which Shop Talks were the most beneficial for your team?

– SRC shop talk – Fair director and potential SRC team members

– Phet Interactive Simulations – making inquiry accessible

– Massachusetts (Rigney, Abel) – very usable models

– Building up a successful support system for a fair

• What would you improve?

– What types of Shop Talks were missing?

- How to bring in minority (underrepresented) students

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Alameda County Science and Engineering Fair ISEF Educator Academy Team 2011

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