mid-year report logo 1 by jackson doughty, 2013 stem arc committee
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1.Promote and teach "21st century skills"21st century skills 2.It's an excellent preparation for life and any profession 3.Connects class content with "the real world" 4.Adds a new level of fun and creativity to standard course content 5.Introduce students to STEM professions as an optionTRANSCRIPT
Mid-year ReportLogo 1 by Jackson Doughty, 2013
STEM ARC Committee
Report Outline1. Overview of discussions2. Findings/research3. Preliminary recommendations4. Next steps5. Questions for consideration
Why STEM?1. Promote and teach "21st century skills"2. It's an excellent preparation for life and
any profession3. Connects class content with "the real
world"4. Adds a new level of fun and creativity
to standard course content5. Introduce students to STEM
professions as an option
Goals of Committee
1. What are we doing well with STEM?1. Administratively2. Inside/outside classroom
2. How can we improve on what we do?
3. What high-impact STEM activities can we implement immediately and over time?
Preliminary Recommendations
Long Term1. Continuation of STEM ARC 2. Teacher workshops3. Measure STEM progress
1. IPC will dovetail well with existing science curriculum.
2. Discovery center and related PBL3. Turn science topics into “authentic
problems”4. Correlate math skills and science
Preliminary Recommendations
Short Term – LS
1. Robotics competitions2. Technology relevance to
history/geography topics (e.g., debate format in higher grades)
3. Expert guest speakers providing integral view of science
4. 6th grade integrated science/woodshop project
Preliminary Recommendations
Short Term – MS
1. Science curriculum2. 9th grade computer tech class3. Computer science4. Robotics club5. STEM club continuation
Preliminary Recommendations
Short Term – US
Next Steps• Visits to other schools • Coordination with Strategic Planning• External research (students, faculty,
compatible schools)• Begin making community connections– Local higher ed. (JHU, MSU, UMBC)– Industry (NASA, NSA, SP parent/alumni
affiliations)• Finalize recommendations
Questions for Consideration
1. What resources are necessary? Teachers, materials, funding
2. Teachers don’t collaborate as much as we should. What models and research are out there for how this is done well?
3. How do we get teachers to realize STEM doesn’t mean more work?
4. Project-based learning:– What skills do we want kids to have at end of
each year?– How can we integrate different classes to teach
the skills?
Logo 2 by Evan Sauter, 2013