RAISE Community Grant

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RAISE: Supporting STEM Education in Northeastern NC 1

RAISE(Raising Awareness and Interest in STEM Education)

Potential Partners:Tonya M. Little, Administrative Intern, Riverside Middle School, Williamston, NC 27892

Martin County LEA, Middle School Science & Math TeachersNorth Carolina State University Science HouseMartin County NC Cooperative Extension Agency & 4H

NC A&T State UniversityIts Your Move Now, Inc. After School Program

Potential Foundation/Institution Partners:

Dominion FoundationGolden LEAF Foundation of NCBurroughs Wellcome Fund

North Carolina Biotechnology CenterAmerican Honda Foundation

http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahfNCDPI 21st Century Community Learning Center

Project Duration: August 2013May 201C
http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahfhttp://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf


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Project Summary

This project exposes Martin County middle school students to STEM education and careers so important toestablishing sustainable development in both our local and global economy and the improvement of food, textiles,energy, agriculture, and pharmaceuticals.

RAISE will provide hands-on collaborative STEM laboratory experiences and scientific literacy. RAISE will engage

students in STEM applications important in sustainable development of local and global economies. RAISE willprovide training for teachers to implement hands-on, minds-on STEM curriculum. RAISE will partner with MartinCounty Schools, community colleges and universities, Martin County 4-H and after school programs such as ItsYour Move Now, Inc. to provide STEM opportunities. RAISE will form community partnerships with local STEMbusiness resources and career mentors.

RAISE will develop scientific literacy, enabling students to identify scientific issues underlying global, national andlocal decisions, expressing scientifically and technologically informed positions.

The goals of the project include (1) RAISE will provide an extracurricular opportunity to explore biotechnology.(2) RAISE will be hands-on, career-based and involve real-world applications with a focus on laboratoryinvestigation and scientific literacy. (3) RAISE will foster team-building skills; demonstrating that scientists do notsolve problems in isolation, but as effective teams. (4) RAISE will understand the local and global economic impactof having more youth inspired to become scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. (5) RAISE will have a catalyticeffect upon the school curriculum to provide STEM educational opportunities for teacher training, implementationof a more hands-on, minds-on curriculum and student involvement in extracurricular STEM initiatives.

Students will complete 7 modules that will expose them to various agencies and businesses in the STEM industry,each module consisting of (1) site visit or guest presenter so students can see the business or industry and talk topossible career mentors; (2) hands-on, minds-on experiments associated with the scientific processes of the business


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TABLE OF CONTENTSProject Summary

I. Background ... p. 4

II. Goals & Objectives ... p. 5

III.Program Designs & Methods pp. 5-8

IV.Evaluation Designs p. 9

V. Sustainability Plans p. 9

VI.Timeline p. 23

Appendices

Appendix A. References p. 10

Appendix B. Biographical Sketch p. 11-13

Appendix C. Budget Justification pp. 14-19

Appendix D. Logic Model p. 20

Appendix E. NAEP Science Scores pp. 21-22


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I. BACKGROUNDMiddle-school students in Williamston, North Carolina are standing on the curb as the world of STEM

education and biotechnology pass them by. North Carolina ranks #1 in contract research organizations in the

United States. North Carolina ranks #2 in agricultural biotechnology research, #3 in biomanufacturing in theUnited States, and #4 in PharmManufacturing in the United States (North Carolina Bionetwork, 2012). MartinCounty sees more accessibility to agricultural biotechnology because of the farm and livestock economy in MartinCounty. There are Martin County residents who travel to other counties (Pitt, Nash, Washington, etc.) for STEMrelated jobs (i.e. DOMTAR paper manufacturing, DSM Pharmaceuticals, HOSPIRA Pharmaceuticals, AVOCAResearch Farms, etc.). We must provide opportunities for Martin County students to be innovators and the nextworkforce to bring STEM related businesses and careers home.

Martin County, rich in history and beauty of the coastal plain, is unfortunately not rich in economic

resources. With the decline in agriculture and the loss of industry in the area, Martin County is rated as a Tier Icounty with a per capita income ranked among the lowest in the state. According to the 2010 USDA EconomicResearch Service Percent of Total Population in Poverty Data for North Carolina, Martin County ranks in the toptwenty percent of counties for people living in poverty and in the top ten percent of counties for children living inpoverty (http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/county-level-data-sets/poverty.aspx).

Martin County schools currently do not offer any STEM-specific courses apart from the core curriculumscience and mathematics courses. Small school staffs are inundated with teaching the core curriculum and do nothave the opportunity to teach real-world science electives such as biotechnology, forensics, aquaculture, etc. The

growing biotechnology industry in North Carolina places a sense of urgency for us to develop relevant STEMcourses in our schools.

Afterschool programs are currently serving more than 1.3 million middle school students, with many programsproviding engaging STEM content ("Afterschool: Middle school," 2010). Combining STEM learning withafterschool programming offers middle school students a fun, challenging, hands-on introduction to the skills theywill need in high school, college and the workplace.

Middle school students are dealing with social, physical, academic and emotional changes. Peer pressure,academic demands, exposure to new social environments, and physical changes are added distractions to an already

new and sometimes overwhelming time in their lives. It is during middle school that many youth, especially girls,turn away from math and science. Once their young minds stop progressing in these subjects, it is difficult to catchup with peers later on (McConville, 2010). An article in Education Week, "Science by Stealth," summed up the roleof afterschool in STEM learning: " afterschool programs offer an ideal setting for nurturing the potential scientist


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II. GOALS & OBJECTIVESRAISE program-level benefits to providing STEM programming to middle school youth in the afterschool spaceinclude:

A. Engaging, hands-on curricula tailor-made for middle school youth in afterschool programs are available.B. Connecting with STEM professionals as mentors and volunteers to work with students and provide

exposure to STEM careers.C. Involving community-based organizations and foundations to supplement learning and further engage

students.D. Providing opportunities for students to work collaboratively and include student-directed learning and

reflection.E. Offering experiential learning activities that require youth to plan, investigate and communicate.

F. Creating strong linkages to the school day and state curriculum by engaging and inspiring youth, keepingthem on the STEM path during the regular school day, and preparing them for high school STEM learningand beyond.

G. Integrating students who do not traditionally compete in STEM competitions such as Science Olympiad andRobotics Competitions to feel skilled and confidant to participate.

III. PROGRAM DESIGNS & METHODS

The RAISE program focuses on (a) informing middle school students of the importance of early math and sciencepreparation and critical thinking, (b) changing attitudes toward math and science, (c) improving math andexperimental skills, and (d) exposing students to the possibility of high-tech careers, all under the umbrella contextof STEM careers which were chosen due to the high degree of influence of these industries in North Carolina.Choosing STEM themes related to local industries are a common thread in RAISE because staying local is a cost-effective way to tie STEM lessons to a relatable context. The year- long program will have two major components:an after-school portion and weekend field trips. The after-school segment consists of a two-hour-long, once-per-month session led by science and mathematics middleschool educators and community STEM stakeholders.

RAISE will inform middle school students of the importance of early math and science preparedness by presentinga new question related to STEM at each session, followed by discussion of ways to solve it using teamwork andcreative problem solving. Each session will include hands-on activities in which models are constructed orexperiments are completed to demonstrate the potential solutions to the question at hand Weekend sessions


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The 2009 NAEP Science Assessment revealed differences in science achievement by racial/ethnic background andfamily income were significant: scores for white and Asian/Pacific Islander students were at least 28 points higherthan those for black, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaska Native students, and the score for students from

higher income families was 29 points higher than that for students from lower income families (National ScienceBoard, 2012). The two aforementioned goals should result in an increase in scores in science and math relatedcourses because students will have contextual meaning and purpose in what they do in the classroom. This will alsogive students preparedness, confidence and drive to compete in STEM extracurricular activities such as camps andcompetitions, in which they traditionally did not compete.

The following is a snapshot of Educational Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS) data for Williamston MiddleSchool based upon the eighth grade End-of-Grade Science Test. For the past three years, the school has not met

expected growth and has scored significantly below the average school in the state.


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African-American students are markedly not achieving in Science. While White (


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IV. EVALUATION DESIGNS & METHODSQuantitative, empirical evaluation will be done by comparing the RAISE group to a control group of students notinvolved in the program. A matched set of students will be used to compare attitudinal and/or academic progress.

A baseline will be established with initial grades, interview/survey questions, learning styles analyses and STEMknowledge and vocabulary assessment. Post-assessment and survey will be taken to establish learning-processinsights.RAISE groups will be tracked to determine if students are enrolling in accelerated STEM courses, seeking summerenrichment opportunities through camps, universities, etc. and competing in regional and/or state STEMcompetitions.

V.SUSTAINABILITY PLANS Businesses, Universities, Museums, Natural Parks and Public Works, just to name a few, are all natural

laboratories of the STEM disciplines and can be used as learning partners. These entities have a stake inensuring that the next generation is STEM literate for their professional or personal pursuits; thesestakeholders are motivated to provide mentors and material resources.

The STEM foundation can only be built on collaboration and consensus around goals for students.

The case for supporting the goals must be grounded in solid student data and repeated often in many typesof venues by many stakeholders.

Riverside Middle School and Its Your Move Now, Inc. will become aware of funding sources beyondtraditional afterschool funding streams such as 21st CCLC. Public funding can be found in federalgovernment agencies such as NASA, NIH, NOAA and NSF. Private funds can be obtained from STEM-focused businesses, including technology, engineering and telecommunication companies that often look toinvest in local youth programs. Local and national foundations with a focus on STEM, youth developmentor workforce development are also potential funders.

Riverside Middle School is a new school which opened in August 2012. The new facility offers manypossibilities for the housing and development of a STEM-focused laboratory. The initial commitment to

fund the STEM laboratory with equipment will have a lifespan of approximately three years. Consumablescan be refurbished by the local school system partner.


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APPENDIX A. REFERENCES

NCBionetwork. (2010). North Carolina Bionetwork. In ncbionetwork Quick Facts. Retrieved July 24, 2012, from

http://www.ncbionetwork.org/index.php?/quick-facts.html.

Afterschool: Middle school and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) (2010, September). Retrieved July 31, 2012,fromhttp://www.afterschoolalliance.org/issue_44_stem.cfm

Bayer Corporation. (2010, March). Bayer Facts of Science Education Online Pressroom. In U.S. Women and MinorityScientists Discouraged from Pursuing STEM Careers, National Survey Shows. Retrieved July 30, 2012, fromhttp://bayerfactsofscience.online-pressroom.com/.

McConville, C. (2010, March 10). Astronaut, others stress importance of math, science.Boston Herald.

Friedman, L.N., & Quinn, J. (2006, February 26). Science by Stealth.Education Week, #, (#), PG#s.

Chi, B., Freeman, J., & Lee, S. (2011).Afterschool Innovations in Brief Focusing on Middle School Age Youth: ProvidingMultiple Benefits to Middle School Students Middle School and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Key to Healthand Wellness for Pre-teens and Teens Supporting Career and College Pathways for Middle School Age Youth. Retrieved August 1,

2012, fromhttp://www.afterschoolalliance.org/documents/MetLifeCompendium.pdf

National Science Board (2012). Science and Engineering Indicators 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012, fromhttp://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seid12/c1/c1s1.htm#s1
http://www.ncbionetwork.org/index.php?/quick-facts.htmlhttp://www.ncbionetwork.org/index.php?/quick-facts.htmlhttp://www.afterschoolalliance.org/issue_44_stem.cfmhttp://www.afterschoolalliance.org/issue_44_stem.cfmhttp://www.afterschoolalliance.org/issue_44_stem.cfmhttp://www.afterschoolalliance.org/documents/MetLifeCompendium.pdfhttp://www.afterschoolalliance.org/documents/MetLifeCompendium.pdfhttp://www.afterschoolalliance.org/documents/MetLifeCompendium.pdfhttp://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seid12/c1/c1s1.htm#s1http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seid12/c1/c1s1.htm#s1http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/seid12/c1/c1s1.htm#s1http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/documents/MetLifeCompendium.pdfhttp://www.afterschoolalliance.org/issue_44_stem.cfmhttp://www.ncbionetwork.org/index.php?/quick-facts.html


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APPENDIX B. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Principal Investigator/Program Director :Little, Tonya, Monique

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

NAME

Little, Tonya MoniquePOSITION TITLE

Northeast Leadership Academy Intern

North Carolina State UniversityeRA COMMONS USER NAME

EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with baccalaureate or other initial professional education, such as nursing, and include postdoctoral training.)

INSTITUTION AND LOCATIONDEGREE

(if applicable)YEAR(s) FIELD OF STUDY

North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC

MSACurrent

Completion May2013

Educational Administration

Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, NC

B.S. 1990 Biology

Positions and Employment:

August 2012- current Administrative Internship, Martin County Public Schools,Ri id Middl S h l Willi t NC 27892


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March 2010 English as a Second Language Northeastern Consortium, Teaching ESL StudentsEffectivelyWorkshop Participant

April 2009 NC Association for Teaching Assistants, Facilitator Its In the Box! To-Go Lesson

Plans for Minds-On, Hands-On Science Activities at All Grade LevelsOctober 2008 Presenter National Science Teachers Association Conference, Charlotte, NC,

TechMath Module Wastewater Treatment Microbe ( a collaborative teaching moduledeveloped with a math teacher and a local business partner)

June-December2008

USDA Cooperative Research Education Extension Service Microbial GenomeSequencing Program. Collaboration between North Carolina State University, highschool teachers and high school students.

June 2007 Trainer/Facilitator Aseptic Processes and Techniques, DSM Pharmaceuticals,

Greenville, NC

September2006

SmartBoard Technology Training Facilitator, Williamston High School, Williamston,NC

August 2005 July 2007

Adjunct Professor, BioWork, (128-hour certification course to prepare individuals totake a process technician certification examination leading to jobs in thebiotechnology, pharmaceutical, agriscience and chemical manufacturing.

May July2004

Adjunct Professor, Intro to Biology Course and Lab, Elizabeth City State University,Elizabeth City, NC

March 2003Satellites in Our Everyday World Conference, Raleigh, NC. Its About TIMED:Simulating the SABER Instrument in the Classroom. Served as teacher/advisor forthe NASA SABER student lesson plans.

September2002

East Carolina University Revitalize Partnership, A four-year commitment betweenECU, NC rural schools and Illinois schools to examine and implement scientificvisualization in classrooms to address the improvement of technology,

conceptualization and computational skills of teachers and students.

April 2001NC Technology in Schools Legislative Day at the NC House of Legislature, Raleigh,NC

Mathematics and Science Coordinator National Youth Sports Program Elizabeth


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Honors:

2011 National Board for Professional Teaching Re-certification,Adolescent and Young Adult Science

2007-2008

Martin County Teacher of the Year

2007-2008

Williamston High School Teacher of the Year

2003 North Carolina Science Teachers AssociationRegion 1 Outstanding Science Teacher of the Year

2002 National Board for Professional Teaching Certification, Adolescentand Young Adult Science

2001 One of thirty NC teachers selected to attend a Space Camp forTeachers, Huntsville, Alabama

1999-2000

Perquimans County High School Cyber Teacher of the Year andgrant recipient for excellence and creativity in the use of Internetresources for teaching and learning

1996 Keynote speaker for the NC Region 1 Beta Club Annual Meeting1996 Fall convocation speaker, North Carolina School of Science andMathematics, Durham, NC

1993-1994

Perquimans County High School Teacher of the Year


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APPENDIX C. BUDGET JUSTIFICATION

BUDGETNARRATIVEWORKSHEETFORRAISEGRANT

1.PERSONNEL

Name / Position Comment Cost

Tonya Little, Site Coordinator $53,532

Site coordinator will direct the day-to-day operations of the RAISE program. RAISEprogram staff will work with Martin County Middle Schools during the school year and willestablish relationships with the students and parents. The RAISE Program site coordinatorswill plan and direct program activities and trips, oversee the mentoring of staff, as well as

monitor activities. These individuals have had successful experiences working with at-riskmiddle school students and STEM education. The site coordinators will also be responsiblefor recruitment, support, and evaluation of the mentors that will participate in the program.

PERSONNELTOTAL $53,5322. SUPPLIES &MATERIALS

Supply Item Computation Cost

Thomas Friedmans Hot, Flat& Crowded

$10.88 x 100 $1088.00


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Supply #164-0300

BioRad TemperatureControlled Water Bath

$842.86 x 3 $2,528.58

BioRad Mini CentrifugeBioRad Mini IncubationOvenBioRad BR-40 Pipet Tips#223-9040BioRad Xcluda Style B

Aerosol Barrier Pipet Tips#211-2006BioRad Xcluda Style EAerosol Barrier Pipet Tips#211-2016BioRad DynaChill PortableCooler

$427.14 x 3$547.14 x 3

$19.00 x 6

$195.00 x 3

$150.00 x 3

$100.00 x 3

$1,281.42$1,641.42

$114.00

$585.00

$450.00

$300.00

BioRadInquiry DyeElectrophoresis Activity

$67.50 x 6 $405.00

BioRad Biofuel Enzyme Kit $158.75 x 9 $1,428.75

BioRad ComparativeProteomics Kit

$206.25 x 9 $1,856.25

BioRad Microbes and Health $118.75 x 9 $1,068.75

BioRad Forensic DNA

Fingerprint Kit

$162.50 x 9 $1,462.50

BioRad Genes in a Bottle Kit $167.50 x 9 $ 1,507.50

LabQuest 2 $329.00 x 24 $ 7,896.00


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NXT 2.0 Discovery Book: ABeginner's Guide to Building and

Programming RobotsCorning Scholar Hot PlateBeakers, pack of 12 10 mLBeakers, pack of 12 100 mLBeakers, pack of 6 600 mLGraduated cylinders, 10 mLGraduated cylinders, 50 mLTest tubes, 20x150mm

Pack of 24Test tube brushesTest tube racksMortar and pestleWeigh boatsPack of 500Sampling bottle, 125 mLSampling bottle, 250 mL

Sampling bottle, 500 mLHydrion Spectral pH Strips(pH 0.0 to 14.0), Pack 100Ethanol, 500 mL50X TAE BufferAgarose Powder, 5gLatex-Free Gloves (Med)Latex- Free Gloves (Lg)

Lab aprons(Gutsy Aprons)Fisher ScientificCase of 6 Pk

$16.52 x 3

$162.70 x 6$30.90 x 6$32.30 x 9$23.95 x 6$6.20 x 20$7.45 x 20$14.80 x 9

$2.10 x 30$8.65 x 15$8.65 x 15

$35.55 x 3$6.70 x 15$8.10 x 15

$10.75 x 6$9.50 x 9$7.95 x 6$19.50 x 6$14.50 x 6$16.95 x 9$16.95 x 9

$343.80

$49.56

$976.20$185.40$290.70$143.70$124.00$149.00$133.20

$63.00$129.75$129.75

$106.65$100.50$121.50

$64.50$85.50$47.70$117.00$87.00$152.55$152.55

$343.80


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experiments associated with the scientific processes of the business or industry; and (3) ascientific literacy component involving data collection and analysis, STEM vocabulary and

reflections. Students will read current literature (books, journal articles, etc.) associated withthe global necessity of STEM education. Students will maintain a lab notebook for STEMexperiments, literacy, and vocabulary. Students will create a digital story about theirexperience throughout the entire project.

There will be opportunity for students to strengthen their reading, writing and problemsolving assignments through organized educational workshops. Workshop materials willinclude art supplies, educational DVDs, school supplies such as journals, paper, pens,

highlighters, poster boards, markers, batteries, and so on will be provided for students at allactivities to complete learning activities, assignments and projects. A portion of this moneywill also be used to cover the cost of printing forms, handouts and other materials needed.T-shirts will be purchased to create group identity and help staff and students easily identifyeach other when coming together for activities/trips or serving in the community.

SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENTTOTAL$96,024.33

3. NUTRITION SERVICESFOOD PURCHASES

Supply Items Computation CostSnacks at Events and Family Showcase Events 10 x $250 (3 sites) $7,500.00

Snacks for day camps 14x $50 (3 sites) $2,100.00

Some snacks will be required to support parents involvement during the family showcaseevents. Snacks will be provided for youth involved in the after school program.


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5. CONTRACTED/SALARY SERVICES

Mentors ComputationCost

High School STEM Mentors (6 x $1000) $6,000

Middle School STEM Teachers/Mentors (12 x $4,000) $48,000

In order to give students more one-on-one attention during all activities, 5 high schoolmentors will be contracted to mentor and provide structure and guidance during allactivities. Mentors will be student leaders in STEM areas who have shown leadershipabilities in the communities where students live and attend school. These mentors will beprovided with a $500 stipend for their services. 5 middle school science and math teacherswill be trained to use and implement the technology associated with the RAISE curriculum

with students.CONTRACTS/SALARYTOTAL $54,000

6.TECHNOLOGY/COMPUTERS

Technology Computation Cost

Mac Book Air 75 x $1,099.00 $82,425.00

iPod Touch 32 GB 15 x $279.95 $4,199.25Fifth Generation


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8.TRAINING

Facilitator Computation Cost

NC Science House

RAISE will partner with the North Carolina State Science House to provide STEM and

place-based education training for teachers and high school mentors staffing the program. Itwill be essential for a quality, rigorous STEM program to have teachers and mentors whohave been trained properly.

8.TOTAL DIRECT COSTS $325,568.68

9. INDIRECT COSTS

Description Computation CostF & A 10% x $325,568.68 $32,556.87

TOTAL COSTS $358,125.55


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RAISE: Supporting STEM Education in Northeastern NC 20APPNDIX D. PROGRAM LOGIC MODEL

RAISE: Raising Awareness and Interest in STEM Education

GOAL: To raise awareness and give access to middle school students in Martin County to STEM education, careers, and literacy .

Students pursue adegree in a STEMrelated field.

Students will pursuea career in a STEMrelated field.

Students willdevelop a morefluent STEMvocabulary.

INPUTS

Existing

Resources

OBJECTIVES

RAISE will provide anextracurricular opportunity toexplore STEM education andcareers.

RAISE will be hands-on,career-based and involvereal-world applications with afocus on laboratoryinvestigation and scientificliteracy.

RAISE will foster team-building skills; demonstratingthat scientists do not solve

problems in isolation, but aseffective teams.

RAISE will understand thelocal and global economicimpact of having more youthinspired to becomescientists, engineers, andmathematicians.

RAISE will have a catalyticeffect upon the schoolcurriculum to provide STEMeducational opportunities forteacher training,implementation of a morehands-on, minds-on

curriculum and studentinvolvement inextracurricular STEMinitiatives.

Martin County middle schoolstudents (grades 7-8)

Its Your Move Now, Inc.Staff (after-school program)

NC State Science HouseEastern Satellite Office(Edenton, NC)

NC A&T State UniversitySTEM Academy(Greensboro, NC)

Elizabeth City State

University (Elizabeth City,NC)

Pitt Community College(Greenville, NC)

UNC Institute of MarineSciences (Morehead City,NC)

Duke Lab NOAA (Beaufort,NC)

Bio-Rad learning modules

Jason Manning, GreenvilleWastewater LaboratoryAnalysts Committee

UNC DESTINY

Centers for Teaching andLearning (CTLs) and thedissemination of STEMpedagogy

Training and curriculumdistribution

OUTPUTSActivities Level of

Participation

Partnership with Martin CountyCooperative Extension Agency to form a4H Club and Robotics Team.

Partnership with NC A&T StateUniversity for the development ofstudent STEM projects and STEMopportunities.

Read and discuss current literature aboutthe significance of STEM education and tounderstand the urgency of now in regards toSTEM education and our competitiveness inthe global economy.

Mentors will undergo formal training and

professional developmento How to improve

student research andactive involvement inSTEM education.

o Vernier LabQuest andsensors

Students will work in teams to performexperiments.

Students will complete 7 modules that willexpose them to various agencies andbusinesses in the STEM industry, eachmodule consisting of experiments,interviews, and evaluations.

Students will create a digital story about

their experience. Students will maintain a lab notebook for

STEM experiments, literacy, andvocabulary.

Students will read and discuss, Hot, Flat, andCrowded by Thomas Friedman.

Five mentors will attend 5 training sessions forprofessional development

Mentor will receive 1 CEU credit each.

60% of students will complete all modules.

60% of students will complete a 3-5 minute digitalstory about their growth in STEM education.

60% of students will complete a lab notebookdeveloping science literacy.

Students will complete the Friday Institute forEducational Innovation (2012). Middle and HighSchool STEM-Student Survey. The first five scalesconsists of Likert-scale questions which ask therespondent about theirconfidence and attitudestoward math, science,engineering and technology,and 21stcentury learning respectively. Final itemsin the surveys ask studentsabout their attitudestoward 12different STEM career areas, theirperformance expectationsfor themselves in thenextyear, whether or not they have plans to attendpostsecondary school, and whether or not theyknow adults who work in STEM fields.

Teachers will complete the Science, Technology,Engineering, Mathematics, and Teacher Efficacyand Attitudes toward STEM Surveys (T-STEM)containing six scales The first scale asks aboutconfidence in teaching skills. The second scale

asks about the degree to whi ch they believestudents learning can be impacted by effectiveteaching. The third scale addresses the frequency ofstudent technology use, while the fourth addressesthe frequency of some instructional practices. Thefifth scale asks about attitudes toward 21st centurylearning. Final scale items in the survey asks aboutattitudes toward teacher leadership and awarenessof STEM careers.

OUTCOMESShort Term Long Term

(Years 1-2) (beyond Year 2)

Students enroll in STEMcourses in high school.

Students seekopportunities for STEMsummer enrichmentsthrough camps,universities, etc.

Students will develop amore fluent STEMvocabulary.

Students will compete inregional and/or statescience competitions

such as ScienceOlympiad , Science QuizBowl, Science Fairand/or NC RoboticsCompetition.


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APPENDIX E. NAEP SCIENCE SCORES

Average NAEP science scores of students in grades 4, 8, and 12, by student and school characteristics: 2009

Student and school characteristic Grade 4 Grade 8 Grade 12

All students 150 150 150

Sex

Male 151 152 153

Female 149 148 147

Race/ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 163 162 159

Black, non-Hispanic 127 126 125Hispanic 131 132 134

Asian/Pacific Islander 160 160 164

American Indian/Alaska Native 135 137 144

Free/reduced-price lunch

Eligible 134 133 132

Not eligible 163 161 157

English language learner (ELL) status

ELL 114 103 104

Not ELL 154 153 151

Student disability status

Has a disability 129 123 121

Does not have a disability 153 153 153

School type

Public 149 149 149

163 164 NA


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Students in grades 4, 8, and 12 scoring at or above NAEP's proficient level in science, by student and schoolcharacteristics: 2009

(Percent)

Student and school characteristic Grade 4 Grade 8 Grade 12

All students 33.7 30.3 20.9

Sex

Male 35.0 33.6 24.2

Female 32.5 26.9 17.6

Race/ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 47.1 41.6 27.0

Black, non-Hispanic 10.6 8.3 4.4

Hispanic 13.8 12.3 8.3

Asian/Pacific Islander 44.6 40.6 36.2

American Indian/Alaska Native 17.4 17.1 13.1

Free/reduced-price lunch

Eligible 16.1 13.8 8.2

Not eligible 48.0 40.7 25.9

English language learner (ELL) status

ELL 5.1 2.4 1.2

Not ELL 36.6 31.8 21.5

Student disability status

Has a disability 16.5 11.2 5.6

Does not have a disability 35.9 32.6 22.3

School type

Public 32.4 29.0 20.1

Privatea 48.2 43.5 NA


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APPENDIX F: TIMELINE

Timeline - RAISEmonth 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

PLANNING

Identify STEM stakeholders ( businesses, universities, andagencies)Recruit Middle School Science & Math teachers and highschool mentorsAdvertise and explain RAISE to potential studentparticipantsPresent logic model and program plan to stakeholders andpartnersTechnology training for teacher and student mentors

IMPLEMENTATION

Select RAISE participantsParent/ Student information sessionStudents meet during school, after school, once a monthand on designated days for hands-on activities, fieldexperiences and laboratories.Digital Story Telling Training for StudentsMonitor student progress

Tonya Little & RAISE Staff

Tonya Little and Martin County LEA AdministrationTonya LittleStakeholder trainerRAISE Students & RAISE staff


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MODULE

TOPIC (S) BUSINESS /COMMUNITY

STAKEHOLDER

CAREER CONTACT

1. Microbes as Employees Micro- andmacro-organisms in

thewastewatertreatmentsprocess

(1)WastewaterTreatment Facility(2) Public Utilities

Labtechnician,chemists

Jason Manning LabsEast Chairman Greenville Utilities [email protected]

2. Your Red Snapper is Probably Fake DNAbarcodetesting

(1) UNC Instituteof MarineSciences

(2) NOAA Atlanticfish researchfacility

(3) Department ofHealth

Geneticists,Foodscientists

Deborah A. Mosca, PhD Chief ExecutiveOfficerMarine Bio-Technologies Center ofInnovation (MBCOI)5600 Marvin K. Moss LaneWilmington,NC 28409www.mbcoi.net

3. Can Enzymes Solve Global Warming? BioFuels to theRescue

BiofuelsAlternativeFuel Sources

(1) Biofuels Centerof NC

(2) NC CooperativeExtensionService

(3) U.S.Department ofAgricultureFarm ServicesAgency (FSA)

(4) Pitt CommunityCollege

Scientists,Processengineers

Bo HarrisonBiofuels Center of NCOxford, NCwww.biofuelscenter.org

Lawrence HodgkinsNCSU NELA FellowAsst. Principal Southcreek MiddleSchool, Martin CountyBiofuels Producer

APPENDIX G: Lesson Modules
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4. Wind for Schools Project AlternativeFuel Sources

Local government

Renewable EnergyDevelopers

Scientists,Engineers,

Machinists,LandAcquisitionsSpecialists,WindTurbineTechnicians

Johgn McCordUNC Coastal Studies Institute

Manteo, NChttp://csi.northcarolina.edu

Northeastern NC locations Windfor Schools Projects(1) First Flight Middle School, Kill

Devil Hills, NC(2) Cape Hatteras Secondary

School of Coastal Studies,Buxton, NC

(3) Edgecombe CommunityCollege, Tarboro, NC

5. Can Hydroponics Solve World Hunger HorticultureHydroponics

AgricultureStakeholders

Agriscience R. Jewell Tetterton

Vernon G. JamesResearchCenter/N.C. Departmentof Agriculture and ConsumerResources Tidewater ResearchStationPlymouth, NCstudy agriculture,natural resources and the local

environment

http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/plymouth
http://csi.northcarolina.edu/http://csi.northcarolina.edu/http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/plymouthhttp://www.ces.ncsu.edu/plymouthhttp://www.ces.ncsu.edu/plymouthhttp://csi.northcarolina.edu/


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6. Forensic DNA Fingerprinting Forensicscience

Law Enforcement ForensicscientistsLawenforcement

Curriculum for AssociatesDegree in Forensic Science andTechnology

Nash Community College.522 N. Old Carriage Road, Rocky

Mount, North Carolina 278047. Robotics RoboticsRoboticsClubTraining tocompete inthe NC FirstLego LeagueCompetition

(1)Da Vinci SurgicalRobotics, VidantMedical Center,Greenville, NC(2) Perdue LewistonPlant PO Box460 LewistonWoodville, NC27849

Mechanicalengineer

Biomedicalengineer

Susan TyreMartin CountyNC Cooperative Extension Agency4H Coordinator

Shawn WatlingtonRegional Collaborative forExcellence in STEMProfessional DevelopmentCoordinatorNC A&T State University


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APPENDIX H: Potential Stakeholders & Trainers

Stakeholders

NC BioEast Alliance

3802 Hwy 58 NorthKinston, North Carolina 28504

NC Community Colleges BioNetworkBioprocessing Center hosted by Pitt Community College,Greenville

Elizabeth City State Univesity

Elizabeth City, NC

East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

Pitt Community CollegeWinterville, NC

Teacher & Student Trainers

Collen Karl (Vernier LabQuest/ Place Based Learning)

NCSU Science HouseNortheast Outreach CoordinatorJohn A. Holmes High School PO Box 409 600 WoodardStreet Edenton, NC 27932Dr. Doris WilliamsThe Rural School and Community Trust(Place-Based Education)4455 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Suite 310Washington, DC 20008

Dr. Andrew Behnke (School and Community Engagement)NCSU218 Ricks HallRaleigh, NC

Faith Brown (BioRad biotechnology equipment training)

Shanae GodleyNC A&T State UniversityGreensboro, NC 27401

Susan Tyre(Robotics & 4H Partnership)Martin CountyNC Cooperative Extension AgencyWilliamston, NC 27892

Tonya Little(Site Program Development)Administrative InternRiverside Middle SchoolWilliamston, NC 27892
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