STEM Expo 2016Workshop #1

October 22, 2015Edmonds School District

Agenda• Welcome & Introductions• STEM Expo Overview• Categories• Student Handbooks• Safety & Ethics Regulations• STEM Website as a Resource• Sign In/Time Sheets

Who Are We?Mary Glodowski - CTE STEM TOSA

Who are you?Where do you teach?What grade(s)?Have you participated in the STEM Expo before?Are you doing this with a colleague?

STEM Expo OverviewNon-Competitive, celebration of student growth in STEMEdmonds School District Students in grades 4-12• 2013~250 students 2014~250 students 2015~450 students!

Teachers, parents, and community membersCollege RepresentativesSTEM AmbassadorsMountlake Terrace High School, Monday, April 18, 6-8pm• Students grouped with their classes• Display board at their assigned table

CategoriesStudents can enter

individually or as teamswith their teacher/class/club or independently

Categories:Science InvestigationEngineering Design/InventionScientific Inquiry EssayComputer SciencesSTEM Club ProjectsSTEM Classroom Demonstrations

Student HandbooksScience Investigation

Engineering Design/Invention

Scientific Inquiry Essay

Computer Sciences

Available at our STEM Expo Resources website as word.docs

Accessible to teachers, parents, students

Project Planning ProposalModify the Project Planning Proposal form to meet your class needs EXCEPT for the section about -Safety and Ethics• Briefest overview – on Project Planning Proposal form (in handbooks)• Summary overview – on STEM Expo Resources webpage http://goo.gl/RlRkck • Full Regulations – Intel ISEF website https://goo.gl/ZKZMPH

Contact Mary Glodowski glodowskim@Edmonds.wednet.edu for more information

Safety & Ethics RegulationsAll projects must be approved, and YOU are the “Approver” – EXCEPT FOR THESE CIRCUMSTANCES:

• You aren’t sure if it is solid proposal• Your student wants to use the following in a project:

In those circumstances, contact Mary Glodowski for next steps to take.

human subjects (even if it’s just to ask them questions for a survey)

any micro-organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi)

controlled or hazardous substances

chemicals not generally found in a household

vertebrate animals (animals with a backbone)

animal tissue DNA Radiation Explosives

Explore STEM – Edmonds School District Website as a Resource• STEM Edmonds SD – info for parents• More STEM for Students – internships, job shadows, summer camps• More STEM for Students & Families – STEM events for the public• STEM Competitions – help students move beyond the STEM Expo• STEM Exposition – overview & categories

• Teacher Workshops – Dates• Resources for Students, Teachers, & Families – all workshop materials available

here

Access from the District home page, select “Explore STEM” from the menu bar on the left side of the page – or – http://goo.gl/7e3e3f

Thank You!

• Did you sign in?• Time sheets• Evaluations

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