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Maryland STEM Portfolio Project
Region 1 Summer Academy
Science
TechnologyEngineering
Math
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Rising Above the Gathering Storm
Chaired by Norm Augustine
Dr. Grasmick was the only K-12 Pipeline Who are we missing?
Dedicated Funds
STEMC
oordinators STEM Advisory Groups
Marylands STEM Website
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Concerns
Shortage of students entering these
fields
Threat to security
Economic growth
Childrens future for jobs Social promotion/remedial courses
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Governors STEM TaskforceGovernors STEM Taskforce
y Align P-12 STEM curriculum with college requirements and workplace expectations in
order to prepare all students for postsecondary success
y Triple the number of teachers in STEM shortage areas who are prepared in Maryland
programs, increase their five-year retention rate from an estimated 50% to 75%, and
enhance the STEM preparation and aptitudes for elementary and early childhood
teachersy Ensure that all P-20 mathematics and science teachers have the knowledge and skills
to
help all students successfully complete the college- and career-ready curriculum
y Provide STEM internships, co-ops, or lab experiences for all interested high school and
college students to jump-start their successful transition to the workplace
y Increase the number of STEM college graduates by 40% from the present level of 4,400
graduates by 2015
y Boost Marylands global competitiveness by supporting research and entrepreneurship
y Create Marylands STEM Innovation Network to make STEM resources available to all
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Final Race to the Top Criteria
Great Teachersand Leaders
138 points (28%)
State Success Factors125 points (25%)
Standards andAssessments
70 points (14%)
General55 points (11%)
Turning AroundLow-Achieving
Schools50 points (10%)
Data Systems to
Support Instruction47 points (9%)
STEM15 points (3%)
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STEM
Science Inquiry based learning into natural systems
Technology New to instruction
Mathematics Problem solving and justification
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Designing systems for specific purposes
Trans-disciplinary
Creative
Persevere through repeated design test
cycle
Communication
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Engineering FieldsEngineering Fields
y Acoustical engineering
y Behavioral engineering
y Biomedical engineering
y Coastal engineering
y Combat engineeringy Ecological engineering
y Electrical engineering
y Environmentalengineering
y Reliability engineering
y Safety engineering
y Tissue engineering
y Computational finance
y Fire protectionengineering
y Food process engineering
y Forensic engineeringy Forest engineering
y Genetic engineering
y Landscape engineering
y Nanoengineering
y Security engineering
y Traffic engineering
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Engineers4 year degree
Technician2 year certification/ AA degree
OperatorHigh School Diploma plus visual
acuity and manual dexterity
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STEM Initiatives Increased access for students
Magnet schools
Signature Programs
After school and summer programs/clubs
Purchased technology
Increased the number and scope of student
internships and teacher externships
Revised curriculum
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MarylandMaryland -- Before STEMBefore STEM
y Magnet Math and Science Schools Eleanor Roosevelt High School in PG County
Argyle Middle School in Montgomery County
Aberdeen High School in Harford County
y Career and Technology Programs Oracle, Project Lead the Way
y Advanced Placement Courses
y Internships and Externships Frederick County High Schools
Martin Marietta Fellows
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Revise the Maryland State Curriculum PreK 12, assessments andaccountability system based on the Common Core Standards to assure
that all graduates are college and career ready.
Adopt Common Core Standards by Summer 2010
Agree with higher education on college-ready standards
Revise high school graduation requirements
4 years of mathematics, including Algebra II Develop interdisciplinary STEM curriculum
Begin work on new assessments based on Common CoreStandards (as part of assessment consortia)
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Build a statewide technology infrastructure that links all data elementswith analytic and instructional tools to monitor and promote student
achievement.
Accelerate and fully implement the longitudinal data system
Develop online instructional toolkit to support newstandards and assessments
Align data systems with higher education and workforce
Provide high quality professional development on the accessand use of data systems
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Redesign the model for the preparation, development, retention, andevaluation of teachers and principals.
Define effective and highly effective teachers and principals
Develop teacher and principal evaluation frameworks withstudent growth being a significant component
Revise teacher preparation programs to meet the demands of
the 21st century
Develop programs to prepare teachers and principals for the
challenges of working in low-achieving schools
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Fully implement the innovative Breakthrough Center approach fortransforming low-achieving schools and districts.
Cross-divisional, statewide system ofcoordinating, brokering, and delivering support for low-achieving schools
Builds upon Title I program success
Helps maximize resources ineducation, business, government, and research centers
Currently in a limited number of schools and districts
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Recognizing STEM
Asking systems to think systemic!
Start early! Pipeline!
Investing in STEM to Secure MarylandsFuture http://www.mbrt.org/news/2009/stem-task-force-report.pdf
A Policymakers Guide to 21st Century Skillshttp://www.21stcenturyskills.org/
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Essential Components of a STEM Activity
Problem-based learning
GIS software
GPS equipment
Research Model
Information literacy
Minimum of 2 Web 2.0 resources
Best Practices
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Problem-based Learning
What isPB
L? A learning strategy characterized by self-
directed active learning starting with an ill-
structured problem before any instruction
Learners probe deeply into issues searching
for connections, grappling with complexity
and using knowledge to fashion solutions
An excellent instructional method that cancultivate students critical thinking, develop
their abilities to analyze and solve problems
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Traditional
Teaches
Demonstrates
Tests
The teacher
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PBL
Collaborates
Discovers
Performs
The student
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Why PBL?
Asks students to demonstrate understanding,not to just gather and rewrite information
Builds critical thinking and reasoning skills
Promotes student creativity andindependence
Allows students to manage their own activities
Can change bored students into engagedstudents
http://www.edutopia.org/project-learning-introduction-video
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Successful MS Strategies
Student choice
Student decision making
Student involvement in self assessment
Frequent reformation of groups
Cooperative learning
Alternative assessments such as portfolios
Challenging, complex work
Anderman, Lynley Hicks, Midgley,Carol . "Motivation and Middle School Students." ERIC Digest 1997.
6/30/10 .
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PBL in K-12
y Solve a complex question or problem through acollaborative process of investigation
yLearn content, information, and facts necessary
to draw conclusions about the questionyLearn valuable skills and habits of mind
yAre evaluated on their ability to reason andapply knowledge as they work on a problem
y http://www.edutopia.org/project-based-learning-overview
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K-12 cont
y Students work in flexible groups to solve
challenging problems that are
authentic, curriculum-based, and often
interdisciplinaryy Students create knowledge and understanding
through learning activities built around
intellectual inquiry and a high degree ofengagement* with meaningful tasks
y Projects take the role traditionally given to tests
and quizzes
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Research Model
Information literacy
Best Practices
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GIS software
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GPS equipment
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November 12, 1999
Read Pages 1-10
Answer questions 1-5
www.readpages1-10.com
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Minimum of 2 Web 2.0 resources
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Web Page
Web 1.0: Read Only Web
Copyrighted by Edvibes.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 US License
Author
AudienceAudience Audience
Top Down Model:
Producer
Consumer
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Web Page
Web 2.0: Read Write Web
Copyrighted by Edvibes.com is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 US License
Audience/
Author
Audience/Author
Audience/Author
Audience/Author
Bottom Up Model:
Producer + Consumer = ProSumer
http://teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=190705&title=Web2_0&ref=Ehaines24
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