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Franklin School District Franklin, NH November 6, 2013

Franklin School District Franklin, NH November 6, 2013. Franklin Gateway Team. Kerry Cook – Math Coordinator, District Team Leader Franklin High School, K - 12, (603)934-3108 Kristian Peterson – HS English FHS, 9-12 Scott Maxner – MS Technology FMS, 5-8

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Franklin School District Franklin, NH November 6, 2013

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  1. Franklin School District Franklin, NH November 6, 2013

  2. Franklin Gateway Team • Kerry Cook – Math Coordinator, District Team LeaderFranklin High School, K - 12, (603)934-3108 • Kristian Peterson – HS EnglishFHS, 9-12 • Scott Maxner – MS TechnologyFMS, 5-8 • Briana Vandell – ElementaryPaul Smith School, Grade 4

  3. Franklin School District Schools/Grade Levels • Franklin High School – Grades 9 - 12 • Franklin Middle School – Grades 5 - 8 • Paul Smith School – Grades K – 4 • Jenny D. Blake School/Hill – Grades K - 6

  4. Franklin Enrollment Statistics Enrollment by Race/EthnicityPercent of District • African American 1.2 • Asian <1 • Latino/Latina 2.2 • Native American <1 • Caucasian 94.3 • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1 • Multi-Race 1.2 Enrollment by GenderDistrict • Female 597 • Male 643 Total1240

  5. Franklin Current STEM Education Courses/Programs • Grade level Math and Science courses, K – 12 • Tech Ed @ FMS & @ FHS • Electricity Program @ High School • PreEngineering & Engineering at Huot Vocational Center (grades 9 – 12) • Agricultural Program at Winnisquam Ag Center

  6. Franklin School District Current Support • Administrative Support for STEM • General Budget • SIG funds for substitutes and PD speakers • Huot Vocational Center courses • Winnisquam Ag Center courses • Local businesses such as Webster Valve as potential ELO partners • Local resources available such as water treatment facility

  7. Franklin School District Goals & Updates • Goal I: Research and provide professional learning opportunities for STEM education so educators have the resources and knowledge to provide STEM experiences to all students. • Update: Professional development provided to teachers – speakers, in-house training with grade level representatives • Goal II: Research and develop STEM centric lessons and units aligned with CCSS, NGSS, and FSD curriculum across disciplines to provide STEM education for all students. • Update: Grade level representatives developed a lesson for their team to start the implementation in their schools • Goal III: Establish and maintain partnerships with local STEM businesses, industries and higher education to provide STEM opportunities for teachers and students. Update: Developing iDesign robotics curriculum at FMS with iRobot's Lisa Freed, FMS tour of Water Treatment Facility, Speakers @FMS & FHS from STEM careers • Goal IV: Increase STEM experiences and support curricular and extra curricular STEM opportunities. • Update: Implementing STEM lessons, increasing STEM awareness district-wide, FHS science field trip

  8. Goal 1: Provide PD opportunities... In September, Lisa Freed from iRobot came to share with teachers grades 5-12... In October, whole district PD –Greg Tang...www.gregtangmath.com FHS PD – Hans Schoepker...www.glassgeometry.com

  9. Goal 2: Research and Develop STEM centric lessons... Teacher work days – 3 groups of teachers were provided a full day to investigate the NGSS, experience STEM activities, and develop a lesson plan to take back to their teams Warm up – Design Challenge – make a cup from 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper!

  10. Goal 2: Research and Develop STEM centric lessons... Grade level STEM activities and NGSS Teacher presenting STEM lesson plan Exit Ticket – Pinwheel!

  11. Goal 3: Establish and maintain partnerships... The STEM team at the Franklin Middle School is working with Lisa Freed from iRobot to develop the iDesign curriculum for robotics

  12. Goal 4: Increase STEM experiences... FHS students went to Seacoast Science Center as a reward for scoring proficient or higher on 2013 Science NECAP tests

  13. Goal 4: Increase STEM experiences... Early Release Activities: Teachers took their STEM training back to their schools to share with their fellow faculty members.

  14. Franklin School District Challenges & Strategies Strategy I: *Investigate materials *Investigate free activities *Collect data and present to administration during budget planning • Strategy II: *STEM curriculum planning workshops *Create web-page for resources • Strategy III: *STEM presentations to administration, school board, and all faculty members *PD related to STEM *Create web-page for resources • Challenge I: Budget Constraints • Challenge II: Time to plan and implement changes • Challenge III: General knowledge of STEM among teachers, students, and community members.

  15. Teacher Feedback on STEM “...science standards can be connected to the ELA standards...” “NGSS standards are much broader & easier to adapt to activities” “STEM projects are applicable in all content areas.” “cross-curricular is easier than most people believe” “...time with coworkers away from school is valuable and can yield big dividends...” “STEM is a perfect vehicle for collaboration” “STEM activities are readily available on the internet.” “STEM projects don't have to be over-complicated.” “STEM projects seem less scary when you have an example in front of you.” “Just about anything can be made into a STEM activity.” “We already do STEM activities just need to clarify them.” “Goal: to create 1 STEM project per unit” “Goal: talk about more STEM-related careers and the pathways to get there” “Goal: help my grade level team better understand how STEM can be integrated into the curriculum” “...received a great website www.pbskids.org” “took away a complete lesson plan for STEM”

  16. Students & STEM

  17. Franklin School District STEM resource page http://www.franklin.k12.nh.us/curriculum_stem.cfm

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