MAKING THE CASE…MAKING THE CASE…for STEM Educationfor STEM Education

STEM Leadership Network: Forum #3STEM Leadership Network: Forum #3April 17, 2014April 17, 2014

ESD 123ESD 123

Blue Mtn. RoomBlue Mtn. Room

Georgia Boatman & Peggy WillcutsGeorgia Boatman & Peggy Willcuts

PREPARING YOUR STEM NOTEBOOK

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SLN 2013-2014 Forum #3April 17, 2014ESD 123 Blue Mt. Room

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Tools for Your Use…

Quick inventory of table:Table Box – take off the lid and set underneath

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Remember your two lenses…

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Adult Learner

Instructional Leader

AGENDA OVERVIEWPART ONE: Immersion into STEM Education through Family Engineering

PART TWO:Sharing Successes

PART THREE:Team Action Planning

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Lunch !Lunch !

GOALS

Build a shared understanding of the elements of effective STEM instruction

Increase awareness of the research supporting effective teaching and learning

Experience, first-hand, an immersion activity modeling effective STEM instruction

Take action together as school district teams

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PART ONE:PART ONE:

Team Up Engineering and CollaborationTeam Up Engineering and Collaboration

TEAM UP!

Engineering Experience

Task: You are engineers hired to design the framework for the model of a tall building.Materials Available: 20 Pipe cleaners.Constraints:

Work as a team.

Tower must be free standing-not attached to anything and not hand-held.

Start with discussion and sketch of potential plan.

Listen for the chime – important instructions will follow!

Engineering Experience Continued

Due to significant cuts in budgets, you will now have only 15 pipe cleaners to work with. Put 5 back in the bag.

Engineering Experience Continued

We have just learned that this project is being managed by a company from another country. Their engineers do not speak English.

All team members are now forbidden to speak.

Engineering Experience Continued

Human Resources has just informed us that we have to reduce our workforce by 50%.

All team members must now work with one hand behind their back.

PART TWO:PART TWO:

Sharing Successes Part 1Sharing Successes Part 1

Richland District Middle SchoolsRichland District Middle Schools

Livingston ElementaryLivingston Elementary

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LUNCH!

PART TWO:PART TWO:

Sharing Successes Part 2Sharing Successes Part 2

Learning From Each Other Poster SessionLearning From Each Other Poster Session

Your Focus for the Poster Session

Listen for how teams have used resources from the SLN:

Family engineering

Presentation resources

Readings

Parent/community engagement

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Poster Session

Leave a docent with your poster

3 minutes per poster – listen for the chime!

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TEAM DISCUSSION AND SENSE-MAKING

What did you hear that is similar to what you have done but had an interesting twist?

Was there anything you heard that might change the direction your team will take next year?

Were there ideas you could implement right away?

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PART THREE:PART THREE:ACTION PLANNINGACTION PLANNING

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Final Notes…Final Notes…See You Next Year!Elementary and Secondary CadresBuilding Administrators +Teacher Leader(s)

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MAKING THE CASE…MAKING THE CASE…for STEM Educationfor STEM Education

STEM Leadership Network: Forum #3STEM Leadership Network: Forum #3April 17, 2014April 17, 2014

ESD 123ESD 123

Blue Mtn. RoomBlue Mtn. Room

Georgia Boatman & Peggy WillcutsGeorgia Boatman & Peggy Willcuts