Gilda Lyon STEM Coordinator Georgia Department of Education 12/10/2012 1
Why STEM? STEM education is an economic imperative for Georgia and America The demand for workers in STEM occupations is increasing at every education level. By 2018, of the 30 top paying jobs, 28 will require high level math. By 2018, America will be short one million nurses, 200,000 doctors, and 400,000 engineers. We want our children to be able to find a good paying job, move out of the house, and raise a family without our funds= STEM education. 12/10/2012 2
What is STEM? Integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Isolated subjects are out Requires high level math and science Students engaged in project-based learning Teachers collaborate to design learning (Educational Engineers) Business/education partnerships 12/10/2012 3
STEM Certification Process STEM School Certification *STEM Program Certification 12/10/2012 4
STEM Certified Programs The students in the program must be designated as the STEM population. Active recruitment efforts for students in non-traditional career pathways is evident. 12/10/2012 5
There are definitive differences in the coursework and instruction that occur in the STEM classrooms as opposed to the non-stem classrooms. 100% of STEM teachers are certified in his/her subject area 12/10/2012 6
All teachers have attended at least one professional development opportunity related to STEM within the past year Time is allocated for STEM teachers to collaborate and plan together Evidence of industry/partnership involvement with students including work-based internships 12/10/2012 7
STEM students are required to take advanced math and science courses (math and science courses for elementary and middle school would need to prepare students for the next grade band) Students are involved with math, science, and CTE competitions on a regular basis (there must be evidence of all three). 12/10/2012 8
Assessments are designed for what students should know and be able to do. Students are assessed in a variety of ways including project/problem-based assessments, authentic assessments, or other student-centered approaches The curriculum is multidisciplinary and lessons that are integrated are the norm 12/10/2012 9
There is/are a dedicated STEM lab(s) in the school Students are regularly challenged by complex problems that are related to real world scenarios. Focus is on competence rather than coverage of curriculum 12/10/2012 10
There is a pervasive use of technology throughout the STEM program as tools to facilitate research, investigation, and design There is evidence that STEM students are making progress on standardized assessments. 12/10/2012 11
Getting STEM Into The Classroom Georgia STEM Initiatives 12/10/2012 12
Georgia STEM Institute Trying on the biohazard suit at the CDC Building robots at Ga Tech Learning how electricity gets to our homes at Ga. Transmission 12/10/2012 13
Georgia STEM Institutes June 17 th -21 st - Savannah Institute Workshops with Gulfstream, JBC, Candler Hospital, Coastal Gardens & Bamboo Farm Georgia Power, NOAA (kayak to Little Tybee) July 15 th -19 th - Atlanta Institute Workshops with Lockheed Martin, CryoLife, Quality Technology Services, Ga Tech Food Processing Lab, Cisco, iteach @ KSU 12/10/2012 14
Mini-Institutes June, 2013- Institute for Aerospace Contact: Amy Hudnall ahudnall@georgia.org Tentative: Institute for Health Sciences in Augusta 12/10/2012 15
Georgia STEM Festivals Over 4500 participants 12/10/2012 16
Georgia STEM Festivals 12/10/2012 17
Exploring STEM School Designs STEM Certified schools share their process January 31 st @ KSU 12/10/2012 18
Girls Adventures in STEM (GaSTEM) STEM Project Series 7 th and 8 th grade middle school girls Feb. 7 th - Columbus State University Feb. 8 th -Albany Technical College Feb. 22 nd -College of Coastal Georgia 12/10/2012 19
Stars- STEM Certified Schools/Programs 12/10/2012 20
STEM Georgia Online STEM resources, materials, links to STEM schools, grants, competitions, lesson plans http://stemgeorgia.org Follow us on Twitter for STEM updates, grants, scholarships, workshops, information, articles, resources http://twitter.com/stemgeorgia 12/10/2012 21
Contact information: Gilda Lyon STEM Coordinator glyon@doe.k12.ga.us 404.463.1977 12/10/2012 22