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Building a Sustainable, Successful STEM Reform System

Building a Sustainable, Successful STEM Reform System. Dr. Gerry Wheeler, Executive Director gwheeler@nsta.org. The Issues:. Science. Standards. Scale. Sustainability. NSTA’s Solution: Science Objects and SciPacks. Total List of SciPack Science Standards Topics. Life Science

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Building a Sustainable, Successful STEM Reform System

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  1. Building a Sustainable, Successful STEM Reform System Dr. Gerry Wheeler, Executive Director gwheeler@nsta.org

  2. The Issues: Science Standards Scale Sustainability

  3. NSTA’s Solution:Science Objects and SciPacks

  4. Total List of SciPackScience Standards Topics Life Science • Cell Structure and Function • Cell Division and Differentiation • Cells and Chemical Reactions • Regulation and Behavior of Organisms • Heredity and Variation • Biological Evolution • Natural Selection • Interdependence of Life • Flow of Matter and Energy in Ecosystems • Resources and Human Impact • Earth and Space Science • Earth, Sun and Moon • Gravity and Orbits • The Solar System • The Universe • Weather and Climate • Earth’s Changing Surface • Earth’s History • Rock Cycle • Plate Tectonics • Physical Science • Magnetic and Electric Forces • Force and Motion • Nature of Light • Energy • Elements, Atoms and Molecules • Atomic Structure • Chemical Reactions • KEY • IN PRODUCTION • COMPLETED SCIPACKS

  5. District Pilot TestsEvaluation Data • Three Districts in 3 states • Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC • Omaha Public Schools, NE • Everett Public Schools, WA • Blended f2f and online only • Participants Feedback • Independent third-party pre/post assessment instrument • Final embedded assessment

  6. District Pilot TestsEvaluation Data Participant Feedback very confident in their abilities to teach the subject matter: 7%: Before completing F&M SciPack 60%: After completing F&M SciPack • 98%: Found SciPack content relevant to their needs • 96%: Would recommend SciPack to their colleagues • 98%: Found interactive sims worthwhile to their learning Pre/Post Assessment and Final Assessment Results • Horizon Research, Inc. Instrument:positive significant gains in learning between pre/post test • Final Assessment: 92% passed the final assessment

  7. e-PD Products and Services Sites, Solutions, Success

  8. Valuable classroom resources for science teachers interested in integrating the web into theirteaching Each SciGuide consists of: • Approximately 100 standards-aligned web-accessible resources • customized lesson plans using selected web resources • teacher media vignettes describing and showcasing the lessons • samples of student work

  9. SciGuides

  10. SciGuides

  11. Student work sample accompanies each lesson SciGuides

  12. SciGuide Unsolicited Awards • National Association of Elementary School Principals • Best of the Web: Learn NC, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Education • The School Library Journal • KLRU TV's Special Pick for Internet resources for teachers

  13. Symposia andWeb Seminars NSTA e-PDProducts and Services N A T I O N A L S C I E N C E T E A C H E R S A S S O C I A T I O N

  14. Half day face-to-face experienceat NSTA conferences • ID template with learning outcomes • Utilizes government scientists,engineers, educators from NASA,NOAA, NSF, & FDA partners • Mechanism for agency sessions • Pre/Post assessment, participant feedback surveys and evaluation reports/debriefs • Online web seminar follow-up (2) • Archive of program

  15. Symposia and Web SeminarsProgram History Since 2003: • 39 Face-to-face Symposia • Over 1,500 educators • 75 Web Seminars • Over 3,500 educators • Average attendance: 40-50 Program Archives Available Online: • Program Agenda, Photo Gallery, Presenter Bios, Web URL resources, PowerPoints, links to Web Seminars • http://learningcenter.nsta.org/symposia.aspx

  16. Symposia and Web SeminarsEvaluation Data Participant FeedbackSurvey Data • 99.9%: Would strongly recommend to others • 98%: Delivery format is appropriate for topic • 95%: Content was relevant to their needs Evaluation Reports: Web Seminars http://institute.nsta.org/webseminar_stats/web_seminars_stats.html Symposia http://institute/webseminar_stats/symposia_stats.html

  17. LIVE INTERACTIVE LEARNING @ YOUR DESKTOP

  18. PD Products and Services My Prof. Develop.Plan connector reminder MyCalendar MyPortfolio MyLibrary OnlinePD Catalog SearchEngine TeacherPD Indexer connector connector document MyTranscript NSTACertification WEB SITE: http://learningcenter.nsta.org FLASH: http://institute.nsta.org/learningcenter/flashdemo/index.html NSTA’s Solution:The NSTA Learning Center University Online Affiliates Online Journal Articles Regional/State Face-to-Face PD NSTA SciPacks and Science Objects SciGuides NSTABooks and online Chapters Symposia & PD Institutes

  19. Over 1700 PDResources and Opportunities 1250 Journal Articles 126 NSTA Press Books 12 NSTA Press e-books 144 NSTA Book Chapters 21 SciGuides 75 Web Seminars 39 Symposia 38 Science Objects 9 SciPacks Beta Launch:The NSTA Learning Center Over 1/3 Completely Free or under $1.00 • 367 products free ($0) • 184 products ($1) • 0 product ($1-3) • 758 products ($3-$5) • 122 products ($5-10) • 98 products ($10-20) • 118 products ($20+)

  20. NSTA Products and Services My Prof. Develop.Plan reminder MyCalendar MyPortfolio MyLibrary TeacherProfile connector document MyTranscript Vetted Agency & NGO PD Opportunities School Report NSTACertification NSTA’s Solution:The e-PD Portal University Online Affiliates Online Journal Articles Face-to-Face PD SciPacks andScience Objects SciGuides Books and online Chapters Symposia PD Institutes N A T I O N A L S C I E N C E T E A C H E R S A S S O C I A T I O N

  21. For a beta preview of the NSTA Learning Center http://learningcenter.nsta.org

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