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Science Olympiad:
Working to fix Utah’s Workforce Training
Pipeline
Tech Workforce Training Pipeline (Ideal)
Curious elementary school kids Enthusiastic middle school kids Well-prepared high school kids
(SLCC et al.) Operators and Technicians
(U of U, USU, BYU) Engineers
(U of U, USU, BYU) Scientists/researchers
But it’s not well-prepared students going into the pipeline…
• Policies limit hands-on training in Jr & Hi School – no classroom animals, pets, bunsen burners, plants;
• Unintended “standards-tied-to-pay” effects – eliminates education as a process; creates training
“how to pass a standardized test” – conflict of interest: competition for best students
• Education fad toward online: – “shop” classes expensive/passe´ – hands-on & writing skills lost
• Curious kids • Special needs kids • ESL kids • Underrepresented
Utah kids unqualified for tech jobs!
Utah’s National STEM Performance
• Since 2004, Utah’s grade 7-12 performance relative to national peers in Science Olympiad has declined from 50% to the bottom 10% of the country
• Kansas, with approximately the same population as Utah, has about 250% higher participation rates and scores consistently much higher
• Utah tech companies forced to recruit from out-of-state in order to compete!
Legislative STEM fixes • Eliminate punitive systems assuming
teachers don’t care • Create incentives for teachers to
participate in extracurricular STEM • Assign pay-tied-to-performance for
school and district administrators: – Adhere to evaluation systems with inputs
from students, parents, peers, administrators
– Do administrators hire science teachers with a diverse mix of disciplinary interest? (e.g., Bio, earth, chem, physics?)
– Do they encourage extracurricular participation with teacher and parental involvement?
Gov. Huntsman visiting the 2008 Utah Science Olympiad team prior to their departure to the national competition at George Washington University.
Vision: Extracurricular Hands-on STEM––Science Olympiad • Written in to CEMRI grant
– $20k in participant support & supplies – Paid student support – Salary support for a coordinator
• Affects over 70 schools in Utah from corner to corner; 15 kids/team: grd 7-12
• U of U has previously sponsored >$70k total scholarship funds for medalists
• Events represent disciplines of 15 academic departments and five colleges.
• Dropped Sept 30 by Weber State; available to be picked up by the U of U
Vision: to be top-ten in the Nation and host the 2016 National Competition (1,800 of the nation’s best students)
U of U hosting Science Olympiad • Dr. Debra Mascaro, MRSEC Outreach Director • Prof. Anil Virkar, MRSEC PI and • Dr. Ian Harvey, start-up coach
250 support volunteers 43 total events 57 Utah schools Jr. High & H.S. divisions 1100 students on-the-day
Event Types • Science Concepts and
Knowledge • Science Processes and
Inquiry Skills • Science Application and
Technology
Anatomy Awesome Aquifers Bottle Rocket * Disease Detectives Don't Bug Me Ecology Parachute Egg Drop * Food Science Heredity Meteorology Metric Mastery Mission Possible * Oceanography Road Scholar Rocks & Minerals Science Crime Busters Simple Machines Solar System Storm the Castle * Tower Building* Write it - Do it
Aside: Science Fair Comparison • Targets different student populations
– Science Fair is effective to attract the “individual contributor” mindset
– Science Olympiad for structured problem solving; fosters collaborations…
• “complementary” rather than competing
Overview: Cliché Applicability
Multidisciplinary Inclusive Teamwork-oriented Communication-oriented Self assembly Self selection
Science Olympiad is:
Multidisciplinary! • 15 students per school team (Sr. limit: 5) • Distributed among 20 events (out of 26) • Two students per event team • 2-5 events per student!
Communication/Teamwork Oriented Relationships
• Student / Teacher • Student / team • Student / event-mate • Student / event coach • Student / event judge • Student / Community • Engineering Log-books
“Self-assembly” • Each “event” reflects the
core of entire academic “disciplines”
• Many are engineering success predictors
• Sub-divided further – Life / Pers / Social – Earth / Space – Physics / Chemistry – Engineering / Technology – Inquiry / Nature
Astronomy Circuit Lab Chemistry Lab Disease Detective Ecology Experimental Design Fermi Questions Food Science Forensics Health Science Oceanography Physics Lab Remote Sensing Robot Arm * Rocks & Minerals Sound of Music Write It / Do It
“Self-Selection” • Dedication • Aptitude • Passion!
Reinforce identity in Jr. High School!
• Design & Build Chemical Plants
• Design & Build Energy Systems
• Silicon Chip Processing
• Design & Build Medical Devices
• Consumer Products
Chemical
Engineering
You are the kids we want! • $500-2,000 scholarships in discipline-specific
events • BOTH jr. high and high school divisions • CEMRI is relevant to two events (MSE, Optics) • >$70k total scholarships offered; 30% girls • USU and WSU followed suit…
Types of student interactions • Sponsor coach clinics • Teacher training • Provide event coaches • Formal recruiting tables • Scholarships • Awards ceremony • Post-awards ceremony • Invite to on-campus events • Department mailing lists • Solidify a discipline-associated “identity”
PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
www.physics.utah.edu
“The Message” as-sent • “We understand your commitment!” • “We recognize your effort!” • “You can succeed in this field!” Target underrepresented groups!
The messages received… “Major Universities are paying attention with real
scholarships!” “Our district needs to take this more seriously” more schools, more kids, more teachers, more parents need
to get involved Enhanced level of competition! UT teams are nationally competitive Everybody wins!
http://www.soinc.org/events/
www.soinc.org/events/
Did you know?
• 47 events today • 4 University and College campuses
supported today’s events • 125 event support volunteers • 30 campus hosts guided you around
campus • 20 ROTC Cadets provided Host
Support
Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Science Olympiad ECE Scholarships
Medalists in the Optics Competition will
receive ECE Scholarships as follows:
$1,000 Gold Medal Winners
$750 Silver Medal Winners
$500 Bronze Medal Winners
Have you ever played
“Periodic Scrabble”?
Alyson Black 8th gradeWillowcreek Middle School, Lehi, Utah County
125+ Science Olympiad Support Volunteers… Allen Farley Paul Rickets Dylan Gregerson Tiffany Horton Aimee F. Mottl Jennifer Hong Jeff Jones; Shaun Gladden Tony Butterfield Ari Fershtut
Tiana Stauffer Danny (Donghwi) Bae David Thomas, Ryan Steele Valerie Martin Isaiah Davies Kristie Holbrook Stephanie Leonard Sara Sanders Nick Johnson Yiyi Anderson Brian Greene Drew Ellingson Jordan Frei
Nancy Mesner Hillary Hough Jeremy Hill Richmond Thornley Jessica Bone Emily Thomas Mark Burgess Erin Gavin Florence Fernandez Shanae Ralphs Mariah Hancock Jenna Fiscus Patricia Kuhns Robert Erickson Heather Marie Threlkeld Cynthia Jolly Joseph Heninger Jennifer Heninger Adam Howe Peter Howe Dennis Guymon Nathan L. Hulet Emily Means Michael Whittaker Ben Bunes Dan Jacobs Megan Campbell Nosheen Khan
Valery Kennion Raleigh Jones Michelle Reed Dimitri Pham Annicka Carter, Jackson Richards David Judd Nancy Ann Little Sally Yoo Mark Khoury Darien Shapiro Nick Traeden, Zack Carson Maura Hahnenburger,
Kenny Morley Mike Hamilton Robert Stevens Iain Harvey Doug Baird Sarah Aylor Catherine Newman Michael Gill Taylor Sorenson Baline Anderson Neil Cotter
Fadumo Nor Braxton Duncan Sadee Hansen Harold Truong Islam Alhasnawy Abed John Newsome Deb Nelson Tatiana Subbotin Monica McKinlay, Michelle Ballamis, Natalie McKinlay, Steve Weir Nick Hagen Calvin Rowley Hope Braithwaite Jonathan Poole, Kaitlynne Castolene Amy Christiansen Benjamin Sperry Miles Roberts Jeff Bates Zach Hansen Ian Glenn Shane Patterson Christine Cheng BreAnna Brewster Rick Worthen Mrs. Worthen
Look at all the B-Div. event coordinators!
Mark Nielsen, U Biology Ramesh Goel, Tiffany Horton U CvEE Jeff Stephenson, HAFB Sharon DeReamer, SLCC Butch Atwood, Ryan Steele, David Thomas: U Chem Nicole Barthelemy, WSU Nancy Messner / USU CNR Murielle Parkinson, Sci Oly Community Kayleen Hinrichs, Sci Oly Community Mike Kuhns, USU/CNR Mathieu Francoeur, U MechE
Melissa Maestas, Kevin Perry, U Atmospheric Sciences Sue Harley, SLCC Steven Fershtut Wayne Sumner, Northridge Neil Cotter, Rajesh Menon, ECE Wayne Springer, Tabatha Beuhler, U Physics Jim Wilson, WSU Erich Peterson, U Geology Scott Cornelsen, Campbell Scientific Robert McKinlay, Sci Oly Community Tiffany Kinder / Eric Peterson USU CNR Cpt. Adam Zimmer, Lt. Jon Poole (HAFB)
Proud Sponsor of Utah
Science Olympiad
Look at all the C-Div. event coordinators!
Matt Linton, U Biology Wayne Springer, Tabatha Beuhler, U Physics Terry Ring, U-ChemE Nicole Barthelemy, WSU Nancy Mesner, USU, CNR Murielle Parkinson - Sci Oly Community Scott Anderson U Chem Brent Horn, WSU Mike Kuhns, USU CNR David Jolly HAFB Frances Bradshaw, HAFB Craig Caldwell, SLCC
Mike Scarpulla, U MSE Neil Cotter / Rajesh Menon, ECE Martin Horvath, U biology Kevin Perry, U Atmospheric Sciences Jack Treasure, Layton Erich Peterson, David Dinter* Geo Adam Beehler, Physics Wes Sanders, SLCC Mathieu Francoeur, U Mech E Robert McKinlay, Sci Oly Community Tiffany Kinder, Eric Peterson / USU CNR Cpt. Adam Zimmer, Lt. Jon Poole (HAFB)
Next year’s Artistic theme is Materials Science
Proud Sponsor of Utah
Science Olympiad
2013 Utah Science Olympiad Artistic Theme:
Materials Science is full of Artistic possibilities!
2013 Utah Science Olympiad Artistic Theme:
Materials Science is full of Artistic possibilities!