STEM at Hathaway Brown School Shaker Heights, Ohio

1. STEM at Hathaway Brown SchoolShaker Heights, Ohio • HB’s Science Research & Engineering Program (SREP) for Grades 9-12 • Engineering at HB, K-12 • STEM Across the Curriculum

5. Science Research & Engineering Program for grades 9-12 • About the SREP • “How to do this at your school” • Longitudinal Study Post 10 Years

6. Science Research & Engineering Program “Even the sky’s not the limit anymore!”Maura Lillis – HB Class of 2004

7. About the SREP • Varsity Science • Started 1998 • Multiyear Projects • Over 300 Students; over 400 projects since 1998 • 25% Engineering, 75% STMM • With Mentors at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, NASA Glenn, & others

8. About the SREP • Topics include cross section of cutting edge research at Case Western Reserve University, NASA and Cleveland Clinic, such as: Stem cells, fuel cells, nanotechnology, space flight experiments, oncology, cardiology, environmental, medical, microelectrochemical biosensor

9. Polymer Erosion and Contamination Experiment (PEACE)

10. Laser Research at Case Department of Physics

11. Combustion Research at Case School of Engineering

12. Polymer Research at Case School of Engineering

13. Biomedical Engineering at Case School of Medicine

14. Lake Erie Research at Case Department of Geology

15. Setting up shop on EPA’s Great Lakes Research Vessel, “Lake Guardian”

16. Participating in D.O.D. DARPA Autonomous Robotic Car Competition

17. Independently Building & Programming Autonomous Human-Seeking Robot at Case

18. Neuroscience Research on MS at Cleveland Clinic

19. Cardiology Research at Cleveland Clinic

20. Ophthalmology Research at Cleveland Clinic using zebra fish

21. Neuroscience Research on Alzheimer’s Disease at Case School of Medicine

22. Elective Program with over 90 current students; over 300 since 1998

23. Siemens winners from 2007-2008

24. 7 members of the HB SREP have been named to the USA Today All-Star Academic Team! HB is the only school in Ohio whose students accomplished this!

25. HB Students Invent! • 3 Students have full U.S. Patents, and others have U.S. Patents pending • 2 students have been inducted into the National Gallery of Young Inventors Hall of Fame

26. HB Students Publish – Even in High School (140 Publications)!

28. SREP Summary • Elective “beyond the curriculum” program founded in early 1998 in which 1/3 of students grades 9-12 enroll • Students conduct multi-year projects in real life, state of the art science and technology • Topics include engineering, biomedical, biochemistry, nanotechnology, theoretical astrophysics, anthropology, space flight experiments on the International Space Station and more • Research locations include NASA Glenn, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Museum of Natural History and more

29. Record number of top awards for a high school in Ohio and beyond since 1999 Siemens Westinghouse (52 finalists or semifinalists) Intel Science Talent Search (14 finalists or semifinalists) Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (33 finalists) National Young Inventor’s Hall of Fame (2 inductees) USA Today Academic All-Star Team (7 members) SREP Summary

30. SREP Summary • 3 students with full U.S. Patents, additional students with patents pending (all are 1st inventors on the patent) • Over 140 professional publications with student authors or co-authors • Feature articles in national publications including Inventor’s Digest, Seventeen, Teen People, & subject of one-third of book “Young Women of Achievement...” (Karnes & Stephens) • Featured on PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer • Featured in PBS Special, “Phenomenal Voyage: Women Engineering the Future”

31. Logistics of SREP in 10 Easy Steps... • Students register for Research Seminar class that meets with HB Research Director • Students & Research Director brainstorm on possible research topics and type of commitment each student is able to make • Director seeks out & cultivates mentors in research community • As brainstorming progresses, Director makes individualized placements between students & local research labs that are good fit • Director arranges initial logistics & accompanies students on initial visits to outside research institutions

32. Logistics of SREP in 10 Easy Steps... • Once placed, students go to placement once per week after school plus many weeks in summer for duration of high school • Students become asset in laboratory placement over time; grow in knowledge and empowerment • HB Research Director remains involved throughout entire process, making sure students remain reliable, responsible & professional • Research Director locates empowering local, state, national, and even international conferences and competitions for students to enter (optional), and fosters them through process • Students graduate from HB & the SREP with empowerment & skills that enable them to become future leaders in their chosen field

33. Where do students go from HB’s SREP? MIT, Harvard, Princeton, West Point, Stanford, Columbia, Berkeley, Yale, Duke, Oxford, St. Andrews, Duke Medical School, Northwestern Medical School, Brown, Brown Medical School, Cambridge University as a Marshall Scholar, and more

34. HB’s SREP... You don’t have to take our word for it – read what our alumnae have to say...

35. Maya Wolpert – (HB ’06, Stanford, Class of 2010): “My SREP experience affected me more than most other experiences in my life. The maturity and professionalism I developed through my research at Cleveland Clinic have proven very useful to me as I have applied for, and been successfully receiving, various internships, jobs, and scholarships. My participation in various competitions through my SREP research taught me the values of public speaking, interacting with professionals, and being a good advocate for myself and my work. I have no doubt that my confidence, poise, and motivation to succeed were in no small part due to my experiences in HB’s SREP.” (At HB, Maya conducted research on autism at the Cleveland Clinic)

36. STEM at Hathaway Brown SchoolShaker Heights, Ohio • HB’s Science Research & Engineering Program (SREP) for Grades 9-12 • Engineering at HB, K-12 • STEM Across the Curriculum

37. Engineering Goal: Make Engineering part of the required curriculum for all students Offer special programs as electives to interested students in Prime, Middle and Upper School Allow students to see the possibilities for women in Engineering

38. Engineering in the EC-12 Curriculum • Engineering is embedded throughout the science curriculum • Applies science concepts to design ethical solutions to problems • Emphasis on relevant problem solving, hands- on opportunities, collaboration, mentorship, communication, and global responsibility.

39. Early Childhood Science Environment that stimulates exploration Guided discovery Classroom centers Dedicated science time and teachers Problem-solving through play and story

40. Learning to use tools and measure and work together

41. Primary School Science Dedicated prime science teachers, time, lab and greenhouse Emphasizes scientific method, critical thinking and inventive problem solving Encourages curiosity about how things work Exposes girls to global issues and science careers

42. Designing Solar Heaters Examples of interdisciplinary problems to solve: first graders design simple circuits, second graders clean up mock oil spills, third graders create water filtration systems, fourth graders design Mars Rovers

43. Middle School Science Focuses on the importance of science in everyday life Emphasizes experimental design and testing All students complete an Independent Science project, Data Analysis project and Engineering project in grades 6-8 Encourages independent thinking, communication Begins to explore ethics of technology, green solutions Begins to use mentors to encourage a true understanding of science possibilities

44. Designing solutions to problems For example, middle school girls design and test earthquake-proof buildings, egg drop containers, rotary motor inventions, Rube Goldberg contraptions, and locker organizers. Some pursue engineering questions for their Independent Science Projects.

45. Middle School Academies Girls select Academies based on interests. These semester long, ungraded electives offer a chance to experiment in a new area of curiosity. STEM related Academies include: Ecocademy Engineering Future Cities Science Research Science Seminar MATHCOUNTS Ennovations BROADCASTING Ennovations WEB Ennovations PHOTO Ennovations VIDEO Ennovations FLASH Cleveland: A Future City

46. Middle School Science Research Academy Students work with a mentor teacher to research a question of interest to them, designing their own experiments which are then presented to scientist judges at our Science and Engineering Fair. Students move on to further competitions at the local and state level.

47. Engineering Students in this Academy design a solution to a real problem with constraints; in this case they built a boat to support their entire team out of recycled materials to race in the final competition.

48. Kettering Invention LabEC-8th grade Transferrable skills Process oriented 2-dimensional plan into 3-dimensional problem solving, Encourages development of spatial skills Interdisciplinary curriculum Designs solutions to real world problems Focuses on the design cycle Allows girls to tinker, design, manufacture, test materials

49. Special Engineering Programs Invention Lab ... a resource for all grade levels

50. WEST Fellowship Program Allows students to study area of independent interests Provides grant funding for projects Requires two-tiered proposal, timeline, budget Many projects are outgrowth of science research elective or Academy One on one mentorship with internal and external mentor