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STEMasters

STEMasters. Pilot in Summit County . What is STEMasters ? Modeled after shooting sports training For agents, leaders, teachers, after-school providers, and other volunteers (outside 4-H). What is STEMasters ?

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STEMasters

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  1. STEMasters Pilot in Summit County

  2. What is STEMasters? • Modeled after shooting sports training • For agents, leaders, teachers, after-school providers, and other volunteers (outside 4-H)

  3. What is STEMasters? • 4-H Essential Elements, Experiential Learning, and Life Skills embedded in training Dale Leidheiser a.k.a. Mr. Funny Man!

  4. What is STEMasters? • Focus on science, technology, and engineering 4-H curricula in different modules (i.e. GPS/GIS, Robotics, Environment, Energy, Agronomy, Aerospace, etc. A2 + B + C2 = STEM Team

  5. What is STEMasters? • Focus on science, technology, and engineering 4-H curricula in different modules (i.e. GPS/GIS, Robotics, Environment, Energy, Agronomy, Aerospace, etc. This is Barb A2 + B + C2 = STEM Team

  6. What is STEMasters? • Focus on science, technology, and engineering 4-H curricula in different modules (i.e. GPS/GIS, Robotics, Environment, Energy, Agronomy, Aerospace, etc. This is NOT Barb A2 + B + C2 = STEM Team

  7. What is STEMasters? • Summit County selected Energy, Environment, Robotics, and Science 101 • Participants choose one of the 4 modules for an intensive 8 hour training on that topic

  8. What is STEMasters? • For teachers, the option to choose • 1.2 hours CEU for $50 • 1 graduate credit from CSU School of Education for $55! (requires 15 hours F2F plus project) 2 Face to Face

  9. Why the pilot in Summit County?

  10. Why the pilot in Summit County? Kathie Kralik

  11. Why the pilot in Summit County? Aarrgghh! We be making Kathie present it this way! Kathie Kralik

  12. Why the pilot in Summit County? She be embarrassed for sure. Aarrgghh! Kathie Kralik

  13. Why the pilot in Summit County? Kathie is the key. Kathie Kralik

  14. Why the pilot in Summit County? This is Kathie Kathie Kralik

  15. Why the pilot in Summit County? This is Wrangler Kathie Kralik

  16. Why the pilot in Summit County? This is Rockie Kathie Kralik

  17. Why the pilot in Summit County? Summit County Extension Kathie Kralik

  18. Why the pilot in Summit County? Summit County Extension Kathie Kralik CSU Extension

  19. Why the pilot in Summit County? Summit County Extension Kathie Kralik CSU Extension Not Barb, but her favorite sloth

  20. Why the pilot in Summit County? Summit County Extension Kathie Kralik CSU Extension

  21. Why the pilot in Summit County? Summit County Extension Kathie Kralik Summit County School District CSU Extension

  22. Why the pilot in Summit County? Summit County Educational Foundation Summit County Extension Summit STEM Parent Group Kathie Kralik Summit County School District CSU Extension

  23. Why the pilot in Summit County? CSU STEM Center Summit County Extension Summit STEM Parent Group Kathie Kralik Summit County School District CSU Extension

  24. Why the pilot in Summit County? Summit Educational Foundation CSU STEM Center Summit County Extension Summit STEM Parent Group Kathie Kralik Summit County School District CSU Extension

  25. Everyone’s talking, and Kathie’s listening Summit Educational Foundation CSU STEM Center Summit County Extension Summit STEM Parent Group Kathie Kralik Summit County School District CSU Extension

  26. The Modules and selected curricula Cornell Ornithology Lab BirdSleuth kids ask scientific questions, craft and test hypotheses, collect and organize data, draw meaningful conclusions, and publish their work Project Butterfly Wing – distribution, abundancy, and frequency of butterflies in the United States

  27. Energy: Electricity, Power of the Wind, and our own Cary Weiner’s Colorado Clean Energy (Christy Fitzpatrick) Seth Potts on top of a wind turbine in Central Oregon Used with permission

  28. Environment: There’s No New Water, Forestry, Exploring Your Environment, and Cornell Ornithology Citizen Scientist Project (Anne Casey)

  29. Robotics: Junk Drawer Robotics, Virtual Robotics, and Platform Robotics (Claire Dixon)

  30. Science 101 Introduction to Science, Science Discovery 1 and 2, and Project Butterfly Wing (Barb Shaw)

  31. What Summit County 4-H has provided: • Current STEM programs for the county: (robotics club, 4-H Fifth Grade Weather Team pilot project, vet science, outdoor skills camp, shooting sports STEM Connections) • Organization for all partners by listening, extracting common goals, and moving the group forward towards those common goals • The STEMaster brochure (WOW!) • Advertising STEMaster training by meeting with the principals at each school

  32. What Summit County 4-H has/will provide: • Information meetings for the community, to answer questions about STEMaster and becoming a 4-H volunteer • 4-H system of volunteer registration, background check and initial training in positive youth development for all STEMaster volunteers in the county • Management of the STEMaster volunteer cadre at each of the elementary schools

  33. What the Youth Development and STEM specialists has/will provide: • Develop STEMasters training • 4 hours positive youth development, experiential learning, essential elements, and life skills – Dale Leidheiser • 8 hour module training • Energy – Christy Fitzpatrick • Environment – Anne Casey • Robotics – Claire Dixon • Science 101 – Barb Shaw • Continued support after training

  34. What the CSU STEM Center and STEM specialists has/will provide: • Develop STEMasters training for teachers • Additional 3 hour workshop on “Probing Questions” (Heidi Iverson) • Aligning to the standards (Karl Topper – Summit School District) • Project and Paperwork for CEU or grad credit (Barb Shaw) • Exit Surveys (Christy Fitzpatrick and Heidi Iverson)

  35. Bring STEMasters to your county! • After-school providers • Write into 21st Century grants (currently being written) – see Anne Casey for more information • STEM Companies in your county • Recruit STEM employees to work with 4-H youth – see Claire Dixon for more information

  36. What you can do to bring STEMaster training to your county? • Brainstorm ideas

  37. For more information or to schedule a STEMasters in your county, contact your regional STEM Specialist or our new State STEM Specialist, Ann Randall

  38. For more information or to schedule a STEMasters in your county, contact your regional STEM Specialist or our new State STEM Specialist, Ann Randall This is Ann Randall

  39. Thank you.

  40. Do you think they have any questions?

  41. I don’t know. Let’s ask them. Questions?

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