A class called SECME

1. A class called SECME A daily lesson in project based learning

2. Project Based Learning There is an ancient Asian saying, ``I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.'’ -Confucius

3. The Silent Epidemicby John BridgelandMarch 2006 • Nearly half of the respondents said a major reason that they dropped out of school was that the classes were not interesting • Many of those students had a C average or better in their classes.

4. Science Education • Sixty-five percent of scientists and science graduate students said their interest in science began before middle school, • According to a study in the March 2010 International Journal of Science Education. Women were more likely to report that their interest was sparked by school-related activities, • While most men said trying experiments at home and reading science fiction inspired them.

5. Science Curriculum • STEM education experts want to see more inquiry and problem-solving in science classrooms, especially at the high school level. The College Board is revising its AP science courses, beginning with biology, to reduce emphasis on memorizing facts and promote understanding of the scientific process through inquiry based laboratories. • In districts where in-school time is consumed with reading and math, after-school programs that give students opportunities to experiment can provide a similar boost, says Shirley Malcom, head of education and human resources programs at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. “It does not substitute, but in a pinch, it’s better than nothing,” she says.

6. What is SECME? • My SECME Research class is an elective class using STEM curriculum adapted from SECME Summer Institute and District hands-on projects. SECME Inc. is a nonprofit organization founded in 1975 by engineering deans from six Southeastern universities to address the national challenge of equity in STEM access and education.

7. Rigor Redefined The 7 survival skills for Careers, College and Citizenship: • Critical Thinking and Problem-solving • Collaboration Across Networks and Leading by Influence • Agility and Adaptability • Initiative and Entrepreneurialism

8. Rigor Redefined: The Schooling Students Need • Effective Oral and Written Communication • Accessing and Analyzing Information • Curiosity and Imagination

9. Frame of Reference Check Draw nine dots equally distant shown below and join all nine dots, with four straight lines without taking the pen from the paper D D

10. The Nine Steps of Project-Based Learning Teachers as Classroom Coaches: How to Motivate Students Across the Content Areas by Andi Stix and Frank Hrbek

11. 9 Steps of Project Based Learning • The teacher-coach sets the stage for students with real-life samples of the projects they will be doing. 2. Students take on the role of project designers, possibly establishing a forum for display or competition. • Students discuss and accumulate the background information needed for their designs.

12. The teacher-coach and students negotiate the criteria for evaluating the projects. • Students accumulate the materials necessary for the project. • Students create their projects. • Students present their projects.

13. 9 steps of project based learning con’t 8. Students prepare to present their projects. 9. Students reflect on the process and evaluate the projects based on the criteria established in Step 4

14. The Eight Step Process of Successful Changeby John Kotter

15. Set the Stage • Create a Sense of Urgency • Pull Together a Guiding Team

16. Decide What to Do • Develop the Change Vision and Strategy

17. Make it Happen • Communicate for Understanding and Buy In • Empower Others to Act • Produce Short-Term wins • Do not let Up!!!!!

18. Make It Stick • Create a New Culture

19. “A rising tide lifts all ships”Joseph S. Renzulli

20. The Data Data from Miami-Dade public Schools for SECME students 2004-2005

21. Participating SECME Schools in Miami-Dade Public Schools 2004-2005 • Forty Elementary Schools • Twenty seven Middle Schools • Twenty two Senior High Schools • One K-8 Center • Two Alternative Centers

22. Percentage of SECME Title 1 Schools in Miami-Dade Public School System

23. District and SECME Performance on the 2005 FCAT SSS Science, by Ethnicity, All Students Tested, Grade 8

24. District and SECME Performance on the 2005 FCAT SSS Reading, by Ethnicity, All Students Tested, Grade 8

25. District and SECME Performance on the 2005 FCAT SSS Mathematics, by Ethnicity, All Students Tested, Grade 8

26. 2011 SECME SAT Average vs US National Average

27. 2011 SECME High School students intended college major

28. SECME National Data • SECME 2008 Senior Demographics: • 52% Female • 48% Male • 58% African American • 17% Hispanic • 2% Native American

29. SECME Success Stories • 56% of SECME juniors and seniors have participated in SECME for two or more years • 96% of 2008 SECME Seniors enrolled in a postsecondary institution • 91% of those in a 4-year institution

30. SECME African American Success Stories • SECME African American seniors scored an average of 305 points higher on the SAT (composite score) than the African American national average • SAT Math scores for SECME African American seniors averaged 135 points higher.

31. SECME Hispanic Success Stories • SECME Hispanic seniors scored an average of 331 points higher on the SAT (composite score) than the Hispanic national average • SAT Math scores for SECME Hispanic seniors averaged 134 points higher.

32. Classroom Projects & Competitions National & District SECME STEM Projects

33. What does differentiated Instruction mean? • Differentiated instruction is an approach to teaching essential content in ways that address the varied learning needs of students with the goal of maximizing the possibilities of each learner. -Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

34. Differentiated Instruction?

35. Teamwork Engineering Technology What My Class looks like Mark Eyerman Blanche Ely High School, Broward County Florida

36. Team Building Activities Toxic Waste Dump Activity My Job Would be Easy if…. Short term projects

37. Good to know and Need to Know Rubrics Collaboration

38. Daily Readings 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Chicken Soup for the College Soul The Last Lecture The Tipping Point Blink & Outliers

39. Influential texts • Gung Ho • How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci • The Wright Way • Fish! • Who Moved My Cheese • Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea • Shackleton’s Way • International Center for Leadership in Education, inc.

40. Water Rocket

41. Rollercoaster Project

42. Balsawood Bridge

43. Prosthetic /Bionic Hand

44. What I look for in a student

45. A nation can defend its shores against an invading army, but not against an idea whose time has come.

46. Thank You • Submitted by mark.eyerman@browardschools.com • www.browardscience.com • www.secme.org • Special thanks to the data provided by Ms Ava Rosales of Miami-Dade Public Schools-Curriculum Support Specialist Office of Curriculum and Instruction - Science Education

47. Sources for Activities • Balloon car contest at the JPL (NASA) http://www.balloonhq.com/balloon_car/balloon_car.html • Quick Team-Building Activities for Busy Managers by Brian Cole Miller page 69 “Sweet Stories”

48. Technical Drawings • Balsa wood Bridge • Mousetrap Car • Water Rocket

50. Balsa wood Bridge • The bridge drawing is required to illustrate the actual bridge (competition) • The drawing must be on 18 inch x 24 inches paper (any type) with a half (0.5) (1/2) inch border. • All dimensions are to be included –length, width and height.