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Mid-year Report

STEM ARC Committee. Mid-year Report. Logo 1 by Jackson Doughty, 2013. Report Outline. Overview of discussions Findings/research Preliminary recommendations Next steps Questions for consideration. Why STEM?. Promote and teach " 21st century skills "

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Mid-year Report

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  1. STEM ARC Committee Mid-year Report Logo 1 by Jackson Doughty, 2013

  2. Report Outline • Overview of discussions • Findings/research • Preliminary recommendations • Next steps • Questions for consideration

  3. Why STEM? • Promote and teach "21st century skills" • It's an excellent preparation for life and any profession • Connects class content with "the real world" • Adds a new level of fun and creativity to standard course content • Introduce students to STEM professions as an option

  4. Goals of Committee • What are we doing well with STEM? • Administratively • Inside/outside classroom • How can we improve on what we do? • What high-impact STEM activities can we implement immediately and over time?

  5. Preliminary RecommendationsLong Term • Continuation of STEM ARC • Teacher workshops • Measure STEM progress

  6. Preliminary RecommendationsShort Term – LS • IPC will dovetail well with existing science curriculum. • Discovery center and related PBL • Turn science topics into “authentic problems” • Correlate math skills and science

  7. Preliminary RecommendationsShort Term – MS • Robotics competitions • Technology relevance to history/geography topics (e.g., debate format in higher grades) • Expert guest speakers providing integral view of science • 6th grade integrated science/woodshop project

  8. Preliminary RecommendationsShort Term – US • Science curriculum • 9th grade computer tech class • Computer science • Robotics club • STEM club continuation

  9. Next Steps • Visits to other schools • Coordination with Strategic Planning • External research (students, faculty, compatible schools) • Begin making community connections • Local higher ed. (JHU, MSU, UMBC) • Industry (NASA, NSA, SP parent/alumni affiliations) • Finalize recommendations

  10. Questions for Consideration • What resources are necessary? Teachers, materials, funding • Teachers don’t collaborate as much as we should. What models and research are out there for how this is done well? • How do we get teachers to realize STEM doesn’t mean more work? • Project-based learning: • What skills do we want kids to have at end of each year? • How can we integrate different classes to teach the skills?

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