Education OpenSource 2011

1. Education OpenSource 2011 Business Partnership Model Providing 21st Century Learning to CTE Instruction February 8, 2011 Austin, Texas

2. INTRODUCTIONS LETA DURRETT Ed.D Career – Technical Education - RISD KARAN CLEMENTS Owner Oar House & Culpepper Restaurants ED GRAND-LIENARD Executive Vice President Special Products & Manufacturing, Inc.

3. A partnership providing RISD students relevant career learning opportunities.

4. Welcome to Rockwall! • One of the fastest growing communities in the U.S. just across Lake Ray Hubbard, 23 miles east of Dallas. • RISD spans five communities and educates over 13,700 students in grades Pre-K through high school. • RISD first district in nation to adopt Rachel’s challenge, a K-12 education program encouraging students to perform random acts of kindness.

5. Rockwall Continued: • Rockwall is number one in Texas and one of the 10 best towns in America according to Family Circle magazine. • Additional criteria cited good neighbors, affordable housing & green spaces, financial stability, and low crime rates.

6. RBEC Mission Statement • It is imperative that education, the business community, Rockwall Economic Development Corporation along with regional and local industry leaders develop a partnership and communicate in order that Career - Technical Education can perform the function for which it was designed. • RBEC is the vehicle by which RISD develops this partnership and communication.

7. RBEC Goals • Research and recommend the educational concept and design of the next secondary campus. • Advise RISD in both long and short-range planning for Career - Technical Education (CTE) programs. • Research and advise RISD of current and future job needs and of the relevance of CTE programs and courses offered by the District. • Provide a forum for recommending equipment , training, and relevant curricula. • Encourage students to continue their education and preparation for a career beyond high school level. • Create awareness and engage business, community, and political support of CTE education.

8. RBEC Task at Hand Determine the best strategies for developing a meaningful secondary learning environment where each student and staff member feels they have an essential and valued role.

9. Proposed RISD Academy Design • 2014 – Build facility in central location. • Projected Academy costs of $40 to $45 million versus traditional high school costs of $90 – $95 million. • Serve 1,000 students grades 10 – 12 with possible additional 500 totaling 1,500. • Freshmen remain on home campus to establish identification, receive extended guidance, take core classes, and participate in extra-curricular and co-curricular classes. • Provide RISD opportunity to delay construction of next high school.

10. Up to the Challenge • Report highlighting demand for skills in the global economy and ways educators can meet demand by drawing on both CTE and 21st century skills. • Conducted by ACTE, NASDCTE, and P21. • Recommends fusing four Cs (critical thinking & problem solving, collaboration, communication & creativity & innovation) and CTE can make college- and career-reality for all students. Press Release – NASDCTEc and ACTE Release P21 College-and Career-Readiness Report. October 14, 2010.

11. RBEC Annual CTE Initiatives • Job Shadowing eighth grade students enrolled in Business Information Management (BIM) and Money Matters courses. • Summer Culinary Arts Academy providing professional learning in real world workplace. • Project-Based Learning Internship program within local Rockwall business and industries. • FIRST Robotics competitions at both high schools as well as K-8 after school robotics programs. • On-going CTE Program Evaluation.

12. RISD 2009-2010 Additions • Addition of Culinary Arts at RHS. • New classrooms and labs for Audio Video Production at both high schools. • Upgraded Agricultural Science facilities at O.L. Corral and Project Barn. • New classroom and labs for Architectural Design, Interior Design, and Fashion Design at RHHS. • Addition of Robotics program at RHS and RHHS. • Synergistic Labs at all three middle schools.

13. RBEC Investigation • RBEC identified the need to research alternative learning strategies to address 21st century skills • Business leaders and educators visited numerous academy style schools for: • Building styles • Education strategies • Outcomes • Student reactions

14. JOB SHADOWING PROJECT

15. Annual Job Shadowing Project • Committee members consist of RBEC members, 8th grade CTE teachers and counselors, middle school principals, CTE administration. • Job Shadowing Handbook developed in partnership with Rockwall Chamber and EDC. • Approximately 300 students from three middle schools shadow for one day within the community. • Over 100 participating business partners.

16. Job Shadowing Continued…. • Students are matched to their first career choice by RBEC sub committee. • Students provide individual business cards to their shadow supervisors. • Career first choice data used to determine the addition or elimination of CTE programs. • Transportation provided by RISD.

17. RISD & RBEC Summer Culinary Academy

18. RBEC Culinary Arts Initiatives • Sponsor annual Culinary Academy for approximately 40 at-risk exiting 6th graders. • Academy taught by RISD Culinary Arts instructor and local area chefs. • Academy students are provided apron, hat, tools, and Culinary Academy Notebook. • Annual Rockwall Shootout benefitting Culinary Arts instruction in Rockwall county. • Sponsored RISD students in North Texas Iron Chef Competition.

19. Special Products & Manufacturing Project-Based Learning Internship Program Ed Grand-Lienard

20. What is Project Based Learning? • According the the Buck Institute for Education PBL is……. http://www.youtube.com/user/BIEPBL

21. SPM Intern Definition • “Project Based Learning is a teaching style that is more hands-on experience oriented than structured from a text book and allows a student to express his or her own creativity rather than memorizing specific information to be tested on. So why didn’t we have this when I was in school?” • William de Alcuaz (2008 Intern)

22. SPM Internship Program • SPM decided to host an education-oriented internship program • New Tech High selected as PBL Model • SPM selected students from both RISD High Schools • Ed Grand-Lienard, Dr. Leta Durrett, and SPM engineers visited Manor ISD New Tech High. • Teachers trained and guided SPM engineers through the PBL process. • Following roadmap was produced:

26. The PBL Internship • Goal: Make SPM More Environmentally Friendly • Summer PBL Internship divided into three sections: • Energy Use • Water Use • Waste Management • Rubrics developed for each three-week project • Rubrics based from Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)

27. SPM Going Green Project • Introduction video was shown to RISD Interns • Entry document video was only curriculum apart from Rubrics * Video Follows*

28. Intern Resources • Internet Connection • Private Email Accounts • Private Phone and Voicemail • Personal Security Badges • Open access to Employees • Hands-on Research and Field Trips

29. A Day’s Work & Assignments • Review findings from previous day • Compile list of goals • Independent Research • Hourly brief discussion of progress • Presentations for each Project • Documented Analysis of Research • Weekly “Green Tips” Public Service Announcement (PSA)

30. Final Report Out Presentation • Preparation began halfway through each project • Each Intern responsible for their own areas of research • PowerPoint Slides • Detailed analysis/Abstract Team Presented Information to: • SPM Management • RBEC Members • RISD Employees • Each presentation followed by Q&A *Video Follows*

31. PBL Results

32. Impact of SPM Project on RISD • Core teachers teaming with CTE teachers to develop and deliver PBL units of study in various programs of study. • Middle school CTE teachers teaming with high school CTE teachers in PBL “The Future of Learning”. • RISD summer school instructional delivery now a PBL format. • High School Freshman Transition Initiative incorporating PBL format of delivery. • Other businesses sponsoring internship programs. • Contracted with BIE to train all grade 7 core teachers in PBL 101 followed by grade 8 in summer of 2012. • CTE teachers have become trainers of teaching PBL to core high school teachers.

33. Presentation Materials Today’s presentation, related materials, and presenter's contact information are available for your use at: http://wiki.rockwallisd.org/groups/eos/