island institute s altwater c onnections w inter a ssembly j anuary 2013
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ISLAND INSTITUTE
SALTWATER CONNECTIONSWINTER ASSEMBLY
JANUARY 2013
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Who We Are
• A membership-based nonprofit headquartered in Rockland, Maine
• With a staff of 43 professionals and 10 Island Fellows
• And a yearly operating budget of $5 million
• Supported by 5,000 members, along with local and national foundations, agencies and organizations.
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What We Do We partner with island and working waterfront
communities to ensure a vibrant future.
Our work is guided by a series of three-year strategic plans that are shaped by comprehensive, ongoing
feedback from our constituencies.
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Strategic Plan 2010 - 2013• Develop collaborative
approaches to diversify island economies
• Support the survival of island schools and enhance learning opportunities
• Support current and emerging local leadership
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Signature Programs
Island Fellows • College Scholarships
Publications • Archipelago
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Island FellowsNearly 100 bright, talented college and master’s degree graduates placed in schools, libraries, town offices – wherever an “extra set of hands” can assist local projects
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Publications • Island Journal, The Working Waterfront newspaper, Island
Indicators, other reports, white papers and books• Student Journalism Program
ArchipelagoRetail store and art gallery returns over $90,000 to 250 island and coastal artists and crafters
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Thirteen Island SchoolsCasco Bay : K-5 Schools
Peaks 64 stud. | YRP = 864
Cliff 4 stud. | YRP = 71
Long 16 stud. | YRP = 230
Chebeague 22 stud.|YRP = 341
K-8 Island Schools
Frenchboro 11 stud.|YRP = 61
Isle au Haut 3 stud.|YRP = 73
Islesford 12 stud. | YRP = 141
Matinicus 9 stud.|YRP 40
Monhegan 3 stud. |YRP = 69
Swans 39 stud. | YRP = 332
K-12 Island Schools
Islesboro
92 stud. | YRP = 566
North Haven
58 stud.| YRP= 355
Vinalhaven
178 stud. |YRP = 1,165
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Island School Enrollment1996 - 2011
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EDUCATION PROGRAMSScholarships | Internships
Teacher Networking | Professional DevelopmentSTEM Programming
Distance Learning Technology
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Island Scholars Program
• 1990 – present, over $1 million in scholarships awarded
• 2012: $155,000 in scholarships awarded to 76 island students
• Funding: endowment fund, private donors, capital campaigns
• Scholarship committee comprised of islanders
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Island Internship Program
Providing island scholars with experience and guidance from professionals working in island and coastal Maine businesses
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Teacher NetworkingIsland Teachers Conference
2012 Workshop Highlights:
• Developing instruction and procedures in a standards based multi-age classroom
• Creating lessons and digital texts on the iPad
• Marine studies pathway: re-visioning Deer Isle-Stonington High School
• Music & movement in an early childhood classroom
Save the Date:October 10th and 11th, 2013
Belfast, Maine
Networking and professional development opportunity for teachers on islands who share both the challenges and advantages of teaching in small, geographically isolated communities.
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2005 – 2013 STEM EducationScience, Technology, Engineering and Math
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STEM Education Model
Non-Hierarchical Learning
Communities
Integrated & Applied
Technology
Place-Based Education
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Empowering students to make data-driven change in their schools and communities
Students | Teachers | Facility Staff | Administrators | Community | Industry
• Electricity monitoring & data analysis• Energy tools &technologies• Community Energy Competitions • Energy related career paths
http://www.islandinstitute.org/energyforme/
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Elm Street School Gym lighting project
Students demonstrate how they collected data with light meter
Students make their case for a lighting retrofit to the school board
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A cutting-edge interactive online platform for coastal communities to explore weather, climate, storms, geomorphology, oceanography & more
Students | Teachers | Fishermen | Scientists
• Participatory approach w. advisor board– Fishermen & student connection– Citizen science database– Investigations w. science advisors
• Maine islands & Sitka, Alaska• 2012 – 2013 project development• 2013 – 2014 project testing
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WeatherBlur, a Vignette“Is the marine habitat in Casco Bay suitable for longfin squid?”
• Place-based / relevant• Student research• Data collection• Community Involvement• Historic data & Climate Change• Scientist in advising role
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Distance Learning TechnologyTeaching & Learning Collaborative (TLC)
The TLC is committed to creating a virtual classroom community where teachers and students will have access to a rich and supportive inter-island peer network.
http://outerislandstlc.org
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Teaching & Learning Collaborative (TLC)Teacher collaboration: teachers co-create units and activities, share leadership, and offer professional support to one another
Academic collaboration:
- Science & social studies curriculum aligned - Inter-island book groups
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Teaching & Learning Collaborative (TLC)Face to Face - Entire group meets 3X / year - Sept school year kick off hosted on island- Two field trips – tied to curriculum
Social Interaction
- Friendships formed during face-to-face translate through the technology
- Virtual holiday (dance) parties
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Teaching & Learning Collaborative (TLC)
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Distance Learning Technology
• 2009 Island Institute was awarded a half million dollars through USDA Rural Utility Service Distance Learning Technology Grant Tandbergs for all island
schools
• April 2013 – we anticipate applications will be due • Any technology that supports
distance learning
Save the DateFeb 14th, 3 PM
Conf. call for USDA grant planning
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Presented byRob Snyder, Executive Vice-President
Presented by
Shey Conover & Rachel [email protected] | [email protected]
207-594-9209 • P.O. Box 386 Main Street • Rockland, Maine 04841