Action Plan Template Educator Academy May 2012

1. Action Plan TemplateEducator AcademyMay 2012 Austin, Texas Suzanne Burke Daniel Girard Cesar Gutierrez

2. Austin, Texas Suzanne Burke Daniel Girard Cesar Gutierrez Action Plan Template Intel ISEFEducator AcademyMay 2012 2 2 Intel Confidential

3. High Level Goals • Long term goals • Implement science inquiry and research experiences for students in all AISD secondary schools over a period of 4 years • Increase the number of high schools participating in science fairs and competitions to 100% within 4 years • Short term goals • Implement two science inquiry and research experiences for 9th grade Biology students. • Have representation from all high schools in the 2012-2013 science fair through Austin Energy

4. Objectives • Add at least two inquiry based model lessons to the district curriculum for each secondary science course each year • Offer two days of training on inquiry for 100% high school Biology teachers where one day will occur in September 2012 and December 2012 respectively • Offer follow up online coaching and mentoring for those teachers who attended the Biology professional development during the 2012-2013 school year • Each Biology teacher will implement at least two inquiry based labs in 2012-13 • Offer two science and inquiry and research experiences for 10th grade physics students during the 2013-2014 school year and for 11th grade chemistry students during the 2014-2015 school year • Offer two days of training training on inquiry for all high school Physics teachers in the fall of 2013 and two days of training on inquiry for all high school Chemistry teachers in the fall of 2014 • Secondary campus participation in science fairs and competitions will increase by one or two campuses each year • Offer two days of training around science inquiry and research science fair processes to Career and Technology and science electives teachers in the fall of 2012 • Explore enhanced research experiences for targeted students through mentoring and other opportunities including science clubs

5. Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives

6. Intel ISEF Educator Academy Reflection • The ISEF Educator Academy enlightened us as to different possibilities when considering both science fair and the inquiry model. Science fair can occur both formally within a class or informally within a club. The inquiry model can also take many shapes; where degrees of scaffolding can be considered and implemented. • The key-note presentation by Carl Wieman was simply inspirational, where specific implementable approaches were presented. The Shop Talk on the flipped classroom, inquiry skills, and creating a culture of research where wonderful with specific strategies. Special thanks to Kristen Harrison for her realistic and pragmatic approach to infusing inquiry throughout a school.

7. Optional Pictures Slide • If you would like to include a picture or a small group of pictures of your team experiencing the Intel ISEF Educator Academy, please do so on this slide only