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Lee’s Summit School District

Best Practices for Increasing Business & Industry Partnerships Missouri PLTW Conference October 27, 2012 St. Louis. Lee’s Summit School District. GTT program in all 3 middle schools PLTW Engineering Students IED – 4 sections POE – 2 sections CEA – 1 section

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Lee’s Summit School District

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  1. Best Practices for Increasing Business & Industry PartnershipsMissouri PLTW ConferenceOctober 27, 2012St. Louis

  2. Lee’s Summit School District • GTT program in all 3 middle schools • PLTW Engineering Students • IED – 4 sections • POE – 2 sections • CEA – 1 section • Offered at Summit Technology Academy • DE/CIM – half day program (2 hrs 5 min) • EDD – half day program first sem only

  3. PLTW Biomedical Sciences • PBS – 3 sections at each high school • HBS – 4 sections at each high school • Offered at Summit Technology Academy • MI – half day program (1stsem) • BI – half day program (2ndsem)

  4. Collaboration Efforts Students from IED, POE, PBS, HBS tour the Academy Teachers do vertical collaboration as part of the curricular team

  5. STA Portrait 372 students enrolled from 18 area comprehensive high schools 87% of 2011 graduates attend 2-4 year college 83% of those graduates in 2011 reported continuing education related to training 86% passed a Technical Skill Assessment

  6. Professional Learning Community • Mission, Vision, Collective Commitments - • Commitment to learner-centered education and inquiry-based approached to teaching • Commitment to developing a learner profile of a successful student • Commitment to responsible actions within and beyond the school

  7. 4 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONSThese guide the work at STA • WHAT DO WE EXPECT STUDENTS TO LEARN?National Curriculum • HOW WILL WE KNOW WHAT THEY HAVE LEARNED?Data • HOW WILL WE RESPOND TO STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT LEARNING?Pyramid of Intervention • HOW WILL WE RESPOND WHEN THEY ALREADY KNOW IT?Pre Assessments, Differentiated Instruction

  8. Technology Centers That Work • Culture of high expectations • Improvement model based upon HSTW framework of goals & key practices to improve student achievement • Site development workshop • Action plan, focus on literacy & numeracy

  9. Work-based Learning • TCTW outlines what makes a quality work-based learning program • Classroom and work-site assignments that are correlated to career field • Work-site experiences connected to career goals • Work-site mentor

  10. Pre-Professional Nursing State-of-the Art Medical Simulator

  11. Cisco Networking Academy St. Lukes East

  12. Pre-professional Educator Cadet

  13. Partner with Elementary Schools

  14. Industry Outreach Efforts

  15. Advisory Teams • Career Pathway Teams are organized around 6 areas • Arts & Communication • Business Management & Technology • Health Services • Human Services • Industrial & Engineering Technology • Natural Resources • Invite core teachers, CTE teachers, counselors, administrators and industry experts to your meetings

  16. Career Events Centered around enrollment time Student Professionalism Conference

  17. Professional Development for Teachers • Devote time to let teachers develop partnership with industry experts • Agenda created by teacher and experts • Report back to all staff

  18. Meet and Greet • Shorter time-frame to just network with business community members • Single purpose event • Exchange business cards and allow time for each to share

  19. Roundtable Discussion with Specific Industry Groups • “Placement” discussions • One or two questions • Take notes • Leave with “next steps”

  20. Classroom Project Partners • Juried panel to provide feedback to projects • Save the date notifications early in semester • Easy-to-use feedback form for visitors to use

  21. DigitalElectronics/Computer Integrated Manufacturing

  22. Computer Integrated Manufacturing declared a P.R.I.M.E. site

  23. Engineering Design & Development • Industry partnerships a must. • Engineering Field Experience – PLTW best practice.

  24. Where academics converge with skills

  25. where professionals receive ideas from STUDENTS!

  26. Showcase Events KC STEM Alliance – EDD showcase Robotics Competitions IED Competitions

  27. Biomedical Science

  28. Biomedical Science • Five-minute mentoring activity • Contact local hospital • 5-minutes with each professional staff person

  29. Biomedical Innovations – science poster projects • Statistical research • Re-design an Emergency Room

  30. Biomedical Innovations – all project-based learning

  31. Contact Information: Elaine Metcalf, EdS Director, Summit Technology Academy District PLTW Coordinator elaine.metcalf@leesummit.k12.mo.us 816-986-3415

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