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Mrs. Falk Goes To Washington!. Siemens STEM Institute 2011. Special Thanks to Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education, College Board and ORAU. Siemens STEM Institute 2011. 4000 National applicants 50 Amazing colleagues chosen 6 Days in the nation’s capitol
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Mrs. Falk Goes To Washington! Siemens STEM Institute 2011 Special Thanks to Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education, College Board and ORAU
Siemens STEM Institute 2011 4000 National applicants 50 Amazing colleagues chosen 6 Days in the nation’s capitol 1Unbelievable experience
What is STEM? Science Technology Engineering Math
What is STEM? Discovery Education says: Science, technology, engineering, and math are permeable and interdependent. STEM education seeks to encourage curiosity and create learning opportunities and skill development for our 21st century students http://teachers.discoveryeducation.com/STEM
Why STEM Institute? • Empowered with the tools and knowledge gained from the Institute, these select teachers are dedicated to: • Creatively utilitize technology in the classroom • Continue learning • Share ideas with others – pay it forward!
Highlights of the Week! Tons of new technology Unbelievable networking with teachers Meetings with leaders in STEM Behind the scenes access
Network of Teachers We connected with Teachers throughout the USA Using technology to share ideas, resources and collaborate on projects. Grouped with others for a year-long project…mine is STEM Careers for diverse populations (esp., minorities, women, special ed). Anyone in the US ---or the world – can log on and participate!
! G M Technology Taught by Experts O • Use of cell phones in interactive classroom (!) • Edmodo – it’s free and secure! • Google docs– collaborate online • Wikis – so easy! • Flip your classroom (presentations of day’s lesson for home use) • Skype…it’s essential (video cams needed) • Tons of stuff for PBL more sites for video clips, virtual labs • Green Screen movies with Adobe Essentials • Animoto quick movies • Jellycam stop motion movies • There is so much we learned… • try out one new thing this year! It will blow your mind Avatardb.com
Cell Phones in the Classroom?! Cell phones as tools in the classroom today are as calculators first were in the 70s. Can be used to answer questions Create video presentations So many helpful STEM apps
Collaborating Around the World Right from our own classrooms!
New Ways to Present Info, Assess, Create • One-shot videos • Flip Chart videos • Green Screen movies with Adobe Essentials • Animoto quick movies • Jellycam stop motion movies • Google Sketchup Our Kids Can Do This Together! Discoveryeducation.com
More and More Applications • Leafsnap • Smithsonian Wild • Google earth • Google data • Polartech use and share real data
More Ways To Use Discovery Education Network Siemens STEM Academy – resources & ideas STEM Competition Announcements Streaming video for download Teacher PD in technology integration Lesson Plans, Interactive Tech Book, Quizzes Discoveryeducation.com And…so much more!
Dr. McCammon Taught Us How To Flip Our Classroom Students can even watch the “lecture” at home and come in ready to work! Visit http://www.fi.ncsu.edu/project/fizz/ Look at the math examples online! Special Thanks to Lodge McCammon
US Government Leaders USDOE Mike Lach Special Assistant for Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education at Carl Wieman, Associate Director of Science under Obama In the White House Conference Center!
Thought Leaders in the Media! Danny Forster , Architect, host of Science Channel's "Extreme Engineering" and "Build It Bigger Brian Lamb, founder & CEO of C-SPAN (we passed Newt Gingrich in the hall!) Discovery ed. Deborah Meyers General Manager Discovery Science Channel
Behind the Scenes at National Museum of Natural History! Steve Jabo, Paleobiologist, Fossil Lab Nathan Erwin Entomology Rusty Russell National Herbarium R. David Hunt Forensic Anthropology & CT Scan
With STEMThe Sky’s The Limit! Here I am! Siemens STEM Institute of 2011
Any Questions? (You think you’re overwhelmed??) Experiences & pictures and song thanks to Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education, College Board, ORAU, Smithsonian Institute, Science Channel, C-Span, The Kinks, “Education”