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Proposal: District 97 March 19, 2013

Proposal: District 97 March 19, 2013. Project Lead the Way Gateway to Technology. Our Vision.

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Proposal: District 97 March 19, 2013

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  1. Proposal: District 97 March 19, 2013 Project Lead the Way Gateway to Technology

  2. Our Vision “Oak Park Elementary School District 97 will be nationally recognized for preparing students to pursue college and career opportunities through purposeful and respectful learning experiences.” Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Vision Statement, 2012

  3. Our Challenge Beginning in 1901,the Nobel Prize in Physics and Chemistry have been awarded to 26 chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, and metallurgical engineers. Let’s lay the ground work to add a D97 graduate to this pantheon!

  4. The Timing Could Not Be Better • Our nation is calling out for engineers • The referendum promised curricular innovation • Over the past seven years, D97 has supported a hugely successful robotics program • The OPEF robotics program has energized and excited students and the community about the district’s next steps in technological arena It is time for that next step…

  5. Picture A challenging, hands-on, three-year Project Based, Middle School Design program that introduces sixth, seventh, and eighth graders elements of: • Science • Technology • Engineering • Math

  6. Imagine A D97 classes where students: • Demonstrate creative and critical thinking and problem solving skills • Develop time management skills and learn to meet project deadlines • Experience and practice the professional code of conduct required in the hard sciences • Acquire an ability to cope with failure, learn from the experience, and try again • WorkHARD, LEARN, and have FUN

  7. Visualize A D97 course that embodies the Common Core State Standards expectations of developing students who: • research, analyze, create, and communicate • are digital rhetors , who communicate in print, orally, and digitally • work as individuals and team members

  8. Introducing… Gateway to Technology Program

  9. What is GTT? • The PLTW Gateway To Technology (GTT) is a national program that features a project-based curriculum designed to challenge and engage the natural curiosity and imagination of middle school students. • Students envision, design and test their ideas with the same advanced modeling software used by companies like Lockheed Martin, Intel and Sprint. • The knowledge that students gain and the skills they build from GTT create a strong foundation for further STEM learning in high school and beyond.

  10. A Proposed Course Structure

  11. Design and Modeling Course Key Concepts: • What is Engineering? • Design Process • Measurement • Sketching and Dimensioning Techniques • Designing for Production

  12. Automation and Robotics Course Key Concepts: • What is Automation and Robotics? • Mechanical Systems • Automated Systems • Sample Projects: • Windmill Design • Simulated Factory Cell

  13. Green Architecture Key Concepts: • Introduction to Sustainable Architecture • Architectural Basis • Architecture Challenges

  14. Medical Detectives Key Concepts: • Introduction to Medical Careers • Introduction to Vital Signs • Introduction to Treatment of Diseases • Introduction to the Human Body System • Introduction to Crime Scene Analysis

  15. Program Costs Year 1

  16. Program Costs Year 2

  17. Program Costs Year 3

  18. Design Lab Set Up • 2 labs of • 28 Computers • A Ceiling Mounted Projector • One Printer (could be shared between the labs) • An abundance of Storage for Equipmentand Projects • Bins • Shelves

  19. Lab Set Up Cost

  20. Please note: • All PLTW curriculum is online; no textbook purchase will be required • After initial start up fees only consumables and the participation fee will need to be purchased each year

  21. How Does this fit with IB? • The focus of MYP technology is to challenge students to useboth materials and computer applications to solve problems using the design cycle. • IB and GTT complement each other well!

  22. Articulation with OPRF • OPRF is a certified PLTW school. • We have met with the teachers and they are excited about the possibility of a GTT program at the middle schools. • Our program will help better prepare the students for high school and the challenges of life beyond.

  23. Thank you for the opportunity to present this proposal

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