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Gilda Lyon STEM Coordinator Georgia Department of Education. Why STEM?. STEM education is an economic imperative for Georgia and America The demand for workers in STEM occupations is increasing at every education level.
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Gilda Lyon STEM Coordinator Georgia Department of Education
Why STEM? STEM education is an economic imperative for Georgia and America The demand for workers in STEM occupations is increasing at every education level. By 2018, America will be short one million nurses, 200,000 doctors, and 400,000 engineers. We want our children to be able to find a good job, move out of the house, and raise a family without our funds= STEM education.
STEM Certification Process STEM School Certification STEM Program Certification
Two types of STEM Schools/Programs Exclusive Inclusive
STEM Certified Programs • The students in the program must be designated as the STEM population. • Non-traditional student participation
Curriculum characteristics that are sustainable • 100% of STEM teachers are certified in his/her subject area
Teacher professional learning is on-going and in content area • Time is allocated for STEM teachers to collaborate and plan together • Students complete a STEM pathway
STEM students are required to take advanced math and science courses (math and science courses for elementary and middle school would need to prepare students for the next grade band) • Business, Community, and Post-Secondary Partnerships involved in instructional program
Students are involved with math, science, and CTE competitions on a regular basis (there must be evidence of all three). • Performance assessments • STEM Integration • STEM Labs
Student rigor & relevance & instructional quality Student internships and/or capstone project Technology integration Accountability
Grand Challenges • Make solar energy economical • Provide energy from fusion • Develop carbon sequestration methods • Manage the nitrogen cycle • Provide access to clean water • Restore and improve urban infrastructure • Advance health informatics
Grand Challenges • Engineer better medicines • Reverse-engineer the brain • Prevent nuclear terror • Secure cyberspace • Enhance virtual reality • Advance personalized learning • Engineer the tools of scientific discovery
Getting STEM Into The Classroom Students Teachers Parents
Georgia STEM Institute Trying on the biohazard suit at the CDC Learning how electricity gets to our homes at Ga. Transmission Building robots at Ga Tech
Georgia STEM Institutes 2013 Savannah- June 17th-21st Atlanta-July 15th-19th Application on website by Mar. 1st
Georgia STEM Festivals Over 3000 participants
Girls Adventures in STEM Columbus State University Albany Technical College College of Coastal Georgia
Marietta Center for Advanced Academics Rockdale Academy for Science & Technology Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, & Technology Center for Advanced Studies at Wheeler High School Henderson Mill Elementary The Academy of Mathematics, Science, & Technology at Kennesaw Mountain High School Carrollton Elementary School
STEM Georgia OnlineSTEM resources, materials, links to STEM schools, grants, competitions, lesson planshttp://stemgeorgia.orgFollow us on Twitterfor STEM updates, grants, scholarships, workshops, information, articles, resourceshttp://twitter.com/stemgeorgia
Contact information:Gilda LyonSTEM Coordinatorglyon@doe.k12.ga.us404.463.1977