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Tennessee STEM Innovation Network

Tennessee STEM Innovation Network. East Tennessee State University 2011 STEM Conference May 25, 2011. Tennessee’s Vision. Tennessee wins Race to the Top and sets our schools on transformative path:

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Tennessee STEM Innovation Network

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  1. Tennessee STEM Innovation Network East Tennessee State University 2011 STEM Conference May 25, 2011

  2. Tennessee’s Vision • Tennessee wins Race to the Top and sets our schools on transformative path: To lead the nation in the development of a skilled workforce – educated and trained by world-class teachers, leaders and schools comprising the strongest and most responsive public education system in America. 2

  3. FIRST TO THE TOPKey Areas of Reform First to the Top Initiative addresses four key areas of reform: • Standards and Assessments • Data Systems • Effective teachers and leaders • Lowest-performing school turn-around “Tennessee’s plan is truly a statewide effort. In particular, it will reach rural areas with a STEM initiative . . . “ Arne Duncan, US Secretary of Education March 29, 2010 3

  4. STEM: Innovation and Opportunity Tennessee STEM Innovation Network brings together existing, emerging and new STEM education partners and stakeholders in a learning network intentionally designed to share best practices, enhance critical start-up efforts and boost student achievement 4

  5. STEM: Innovation and Opportunity Tennessee STEM Innovation Network STEM Platform Schools and Regional STEM Innovation Hubs will bring together the K-12, Higher Education, Business and Community STEM partners to amplify opportunities for students to experience real-world STEM problem solving and to understand how their school work links to future opportunities. 5

  6. STEM Landscape 6

  7. Tennessee and STEM • Significant STEM Assets and Commitments already exist: • TN TECH Centers • STEM Centers • ORNL and ORAU • STEM Academies in K-12 7

  8. Expanding STEM Opportunities for TN’s Students • STEM skills are critical to economic development

  9. TSIN Partners Battelle Memorial Institute Battelle’s Record of Success: Ohio STEM Learning Network Supported by ORNL and ORAU STEM Advisory Council Put Tennessee Stamp on Network Bring together Education, Business and Policy Makers to guide and advise Network development THEC and ORAU Advance new avenues of Professional Development for TN’s STEM teachers And Many Others 9

  10. Who is Battelle? • World’s largest independent research and development organization • More than $5 billion in managed R/D; 20,000 employees worldwide. • Almost 3,000 employees in Ohio (Columbus, Dublin, West Jefferson, Dayton, Cleveland) • Operate or co-manage 6 US national laboratories • Alliances and operating agreements with research universities across the United States

  11. Battelle and its university partners: Managing and leading major laboratories National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden, Colorado – 1998 Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Richland, Washington – 1965 Brookhaven National Laboratory Long Island, New York – 1997 National Biodefense Analysis/Countermeasures Frederick, Maryland – 2006 Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, Tennessee – 1999 Idaho National Laboratory Idaho Falls, Idaho – 2004 United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory Sellafield, United Kingdom – 2009 Battelle Memorial Institute Columbus, Ohio Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Livermore, California – 2007

  12. Our legacy From the last Will and Testament of Gordon Battelle ITEM TWENTY-FIRST “All of the residue of my estate of every kind and character, I give, devise and bequeath to the trustees hereinafter named for foundation of a ‘Battelle Memorial Institute,’ to be established in such a manner as said trustees may designate in accord with the laws of the State of Ohio, and located in or near the City of Columbus, for the purposes of education in connection with and the encouragement of creative and research work and the making of discoveries and inventions” IN WITNESS WHEREOF: I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty

  13. Metro Early College High School Small School – Big Footprint 2010 2006 • 96 students started in 2006 • 4 already graduated • 73 graduate 2010 • 6 moved out of the districts • 13 went back to home districts • Of 73 graduates in 2010 • >$4 million in scholarships offered • Credit Hours earned at OSU • Seniors 2395 credits, Juniors 938 credits, Sophomores 63 credits • 9th/10th grades focus on helping each student attain the academic/personal mastery skills to earn credit • For success in higher education. • Core: math, science, social studies, language arts, foreign language. • Graduation minimum credits: 5 math, 4 English/language arts, 5 science, 3-6 foreign language classes, 3 social science • All coursework required for graduation from the student’s local high school

  14. Core Philosophy Focus - teachers and learners, capacity building Success requires a set of agile, committed partners across Business/K-12/Higher Education “best and highest use”, win-win enlightened self-interest Create platforms, not models Build on what is already working; tailored to the dynamics, strengths, and unique challenges of each region Open partnership network creates what is missing Strengthen the capacity to launch highly successful STEM secondary schools and spread their impact to touch teachers and learners in deep, fast, and cost-effective ways

  15. Why a Network-centric Approach? Connect set of existing talents and strengths in curriculum development, instruction, assessment, teacher quality, leadership quality, community engagement Proven approach for capacity building. Requires a commitment to a common set of principles/beliefs: Respect all stakeholders. Draw on the best resources and thinking available. Focus on the points of greatest leverage. Reciprocity

  16. Tennessee STEM Innovation Network • Share information and expertise to accelerate the work of colleagues and promote problem-solving • Join forces to develop innovative solutions to increase student achievement in STEM fields • Network Infrastructure – Talent and Tools

  17. Building a Network

  18. Building a Network STEM Leadership Academy STEM Professional Development Regional STEM Innovation Hub STEM Platform School 19

  19. Tennessee STEM Innovation Network • STEM Platform Schools • Are non-selective schools that reflect the demographics of the community • Are supported by public K-12, higher education and business partners • Serve as incubators for deploying innovative STEM education concepts • Promote and Commit to the Practice of Sharing

  20. Tennessee STEM Innovation Network • STEM Regional Hubs • Defined by formal partnership between K-12 school systems, higher education, and the business community • Collectively commit investments to spread the impact of STEM schools to teachers, students and families across region

  21. Tennessee STEM Innovation Network • Teacher Training and Professional Development • Enhance and Expand Current Programs • Create New Avenues for Professional Development • Develop and sustain a network of STEM educators

  22. STEM Professional Development • Focus on improving STEM content knowledge in K-12 STEM teachers through innovative pedagogy • Enhance and expand current programs UTEACH SITES M TEACH TN • Create new avenues for professional development THEC PD Projects with Higher Ed STEM Leadership Academy 8/14/2014 23

  23. Why STEM? Messages and Myths Many interpretations of STEM • STEM is only for people who want to become scientists, engineers, or doctors • STEM jobs are boring • There won’t be any STEM jobs • There is such a thing as a “STEM” job

  24. Individual disciplines; not logically connected Biology, Chemistry, Physics Math sequence Engineering or technology built as special projects Favors the STEM “gifted” Assessments Project-based learning Integrated STEM Blends naturally with language arts Math as the language of science Context provides relevance Societal relevance Portfolio / exhibitions Transition STEM “Classic” 21st Century STEM Independent Schools have the flexibility and agility to make the shift

  25. 6% of graduating high school students choose engineering discipline 50% of new teachers leave within 5 years; math and science lowest retention 1,000 teachers leave the profession every school day More than 12 million STEM-related job openings expected by 2015 50% of current US engineers and scientists can retire in next 5-7 years 280,000 new STEM teachers will be needed by 2015 By the numbers… “Supply and Demand” 2007 National Academies of Science Study

  26. STEM: Lipstick and Basketball • Make STEM something students identify with • Increase performance of all students in all subjects • Provide students the skills to compete and succeed • Link school work to career and employment opportunities

  27. 2011 STEM SOLICITATION

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  29. Tennessee Department of Education Sky Gallegos, Co-Director STEM Innovation Network sky.gallegos@tn.gov (615) 532-6254 Battelle Anne Pope, Co-Director STEM Innovation Network popea@ornl.gov (615) 250-8650

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