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Creating Effective Partnerships for Building the K-20 STEM Pipeline

Terri Schulz-PLTWSteve Wendel-NCME/Sinclair CCCarletta Sullivan-McKenzie Center for Technology & Innovation

Agenda

• Introductions

• PLTW Overview

• School implementation-MCIT

• Student perspectives

• Transition to College-Sinclair CC

• Innovative Career Exploration Tools

• Impact on retention, recruitment and

student outcomes

PLTW Overview

Nation’s leading provider of STEM Education

Programs

Students are provided with a foundation and

a proven path tocollege and career

success.

Students are highly engaged and exposed

to typically non-pursued areas of

study.

Programs offer students real world problem-solving andcritical-thinking skills.

Programs are dynamic, rigorousand emphasize creativity.

Program Goals• Address impending

critical shortage of qualified engineering,engineering technology,science and health professionals

• Prepare students for rigorous post-secondary education at two and four-year colleges and universities

Meeting the needs of tomorrow by inspiring the students of today

Graduates Attributes• Communicate effectively• Effective and efficient

problem solving• Think creatively and

critically • Practice professional

conduct• Work effectively in

teams • Understand how

research is conducted

Curriculum Program Offerings

Biomedical Sciences Program• High School: Biomedical Sciences

– 4 courses

Engineering Programs• Middle School: Gateway To Technology– 6 units• High School: Pathway To Engineering– 8 courses

PLTW STEM Pipeline

STEM Career Pathways

STEM Pathway

Grades 3-5 Aerospace Curriculum

Grades 5-8 Gateway Academy (enrichment)

Grades 6-8 Gateway To Technology (GTT)

Grades 9-12Pathway to Engineering (PTE)

Grades 9-12Biomedical Sciences (BMS)

Introduction to Engineering (IED)

Principles of Biological Sciences (PBS)

Principles Of Engineering (POE) Human Body Systems (HBS)

AE BE CEA CIM DE Medical Interventions (MI)

Engineering Design & Development (EDD)

Biomedical Innovations (BI)

Grades 3-5 Aerospace curriculumGrade 3: Why is Air in Airplane?

Grade 4: Aerospace Grade 5: Planet Exploration and wireless communication

Glider design, assembly, and test

Planet exploration, colony design and model buildingAir traffic control, concepts, simulation

Design of planet exploration robot rover, building and programming the rover

Available at www.pltw.org on our virtual academy at no cost (log in as a guest).

Middle School

Gateway To Technology

• Design and Modeling – Solid modeling software introduces students to the

design process.

• Automation and Robotics – Students trace the history, development, and influence of

automation and robotics.

• Energy and the Environment – Students investigate the importance of energy in our lives

and the impact that using energy has on the environment.

• Flight and Space – Aeronautics, propulsion, and rocketry.

• Science of Technology – Impact of science on technology throughout history.

• Magic of Electrons – Students unravel the mystery of digital circuitry.

Gateway To Technology

High School Biomedical Sciences

• Principles of the Biomedical Sciences (PBS) – Study of human body systems and health

conditions.

• Human Body Systems (HBS) – Exploring science in action, students

build organs and tissues on a skeletal manikin and play the role of biomedical professionals to solve medical mysteries.

• Medical Interventions (MI) – Investigation of interventions involved in

the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease.

• Biomedical Innovation (BI) – Students design innovative solutions for

the health challenges of the 21st century.

Biomedical Sciences HS

High School

Pathway To Engineering

Pathway To Engineering

• Introduction to Engineering Design (IED) – 3D computer modeling software; study of the design

process.

• Principles of Engineering (POE) – Exploration of technology systems and engineering

processes.

• Digital Electronics (DE) – Use of computer simulation to learn the logic of

electronics.

• Aerospace Engineering (AE)– Aerodynamics, astronautics, space-life sciences, and

systems engineering.

• Biotechnical Engineering (BE) – Biomechanics, genetic engineering, and forensics.

Pathway To Engineering

• Civil Engineering and Architecture (CEA) – Students collaborate on the development of

community-based building projects.

• Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) – Robotics and automated manufacturing; production

of 3-D designs.

• Engineering Design and Development (EDD) – Teams of students, guided by community mentors,

research, design, and construct solutions to engineering problems.

Professional Development

Areas of focus

State Leaders and Affiliates

Counselors and Administrators

Teachers

Professional Development

Teacher Professional Development

• Readiness Training

• Core Training

• Ongoing Training

Professional Development

readiness trainingDesigned to develop a baseline for all teachers prior to attending Core Training through the assessment of skill sets and delivery of any necessary remedial training.

core trainingLovingly referred to as PLTW’s “boot camp,” this intense training focuses on the PLTW teaching model and course content.

core trainingDesigned to empower teachers with the confidence, understanding and knowledge necessary to teach the curriculum. A teacher is only able to teach a course after successful completion of Core Training.

Engineering AffiliatesUpper

Midwest Midwest Southwest NortheastWest Coast Southeast

Upper Midwest Midwest Southwest NortheastWest Coast Southeast

Biomedical Sciences Affiliates

ongoing trainingDesigned to provide additional training for teachers to further their understanding of related course tools, content and concepts after the completion of Core Training.

School ImplementationMcKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology

PLTW – Rapid Prototyping

PLTW – Computer Aided Drawing Inventor Software

PLTW - Computer Integrated Manufacturing

PLTW Biomedical Sciences

PLTW Biomedical Sciences

PLTW Biomedical Sciences

Not just an innovative and rigorous STEM course but a pathway to the future.

About 90% of PLTW students surveyed at the end of their senior year said they had a clear sense of the types of college majors and jobs they intended to pursue.

PLTW Students State:

PLTW “Magic”

McKenzie PLTW students state:

“The MAGIC of PLTW is that there is no right answer to our projects, no one way to get a solution and WE OWN OUR WORK”

Student Perspectives

Jered Collins

Joe Eaton

Christa Hammond

Virgil Johnson

Taylor Tunstall

Transition to CollegeSinclair Community College

College and University Partnerships

College-Level Recognition Partner   

Scholarship Partner               

Admissions Preference Partner

Professional Teacher Training Partner               

Pre-Service Teacher Training Partner               

Embedded Course Partner

College and University Partnerships

College-Level Recognition Partner

Course Substitution Credit

Advanced Standing Credit

Partial Course Credit

Bridge Courses

Retro-Credit Model

Test-out or Challenge

Innovative Career Exploration Tools

Career Exploration

careerME.org mycareerme.org InnovationPortal.org

Impact on retention, recruitment and student outcomes

Research Results

Southern Regional Educational Board (2009)PLTW Students Outperform Non-PLTW Students.Significantly more PLTW students met the readiness goals on the 2008 High Schools That Work (HSTW) Assessment tests in reading, mathematics and science compared with HSTW students in similar career/technical fields and HSTW students in all career/technical fields.

Milwaukee School of Engineering (2008)PLTW College Freshmen stuck with engineering major: In 2006-2007, first-year retention (freshmen to sophomore) was 76% (76% stayed with their declared major). In contrast, 100% of Milwaukee Schools of Engineering’s PLTW students remained in their declared major

Research Results

•PLTW Network•True Outcomes(2009)•A survey of PLTW seniors at the end of their senior year found:

• 92% intend to pursue a four-year degree or higher

• 51% intend to pursue a graduate degree• 70% intend to study engineering, technology, or

computer science •By comparison:

• 67% of all beginning postsecondary students intended to pursue a bachelor’s degree or higher as reported by the National Center for Education Statistics.

•These results are consistent with results and conclusions for the past two years.

PLTW Regional Directors www.pltw.org

Judy D’Amico

Ken Maguire

Terri Schulz

Robin SchottGail Parsons

Carol Malstrom

Judy D’Amico: jdamico@pltw.orgRobin Schott: rschott@pltw.org

Ken Maguire: kmaguire@pltw.orgGail Parsons: gparsons@pltw.org

Terri Schulz: tschulz@pltw.orgCarol Malstrom: cmalstrom@pltw.org

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