Elementary STEM Summer Institute

1. Elementary STEM Summer Institute July 21-22. 2011

2. WelcomeJean SatterfieldAssistant State SuperintendentDivision of Certification and AccreditationMSDE

3. Summer Institute Goals: • Clarify the role and expectations of an elementary STEM teacher • Examine, share, discuss and debate the value of a variety of resources that can help build an elementary STEM certification program • Work within and among project teams to continue building the components of an elementary STEM certification program

5. Introductions Please tell us your • Name • Title/Affiliation • Something that you are looking forward to (or fondly remembering) this summer

6. Exploring the T in STEM

7. What istechnology?

8. technology in a Bag • What is the technology ? • What does your technology do? (what problem does it solve?) • How else can you use it? • What material is it made of? • What other materials could it be made of?

9. What is technology? (revised)

10. Some definitions of technology • EiE: anything that is human made that is used to solve a problem or fulfill a desire; an object, system or process. • Children’s Engineering: everything in our environment that is human-made or human-altered. It is how humans have modified the natural world to meet their needs and wants. • ITEEA: the modification of the natural world to meet human wants and needs

11. More definitions of technology • National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the National Research Council’s (NRC) : the process by which humans modify nature to meet their needs and wants” • AAAS: Technology extends our abilities to change the world; to cut, shape, or put together materials; to move things from one place to the other; to reach further with our hands, voices, and senses.

12. 12 noon Lunch in the Schooner room (down the hall). Can you identify something that is NOT technology? Return to this room (Galleon): • 12:50 pm Remarks by Norma Allen, Branch Chief, Program Approval and Assessment, MSDE • 1:00 pm LEA Panel discussion

13. Remarks Norma Allen Branch Chief, Program Approval and Assessment MSDE

14. Panel Members • Anne Arundel County --Judy Beiter • Baltimore City--Keisha Matthews • Baltimore County-- John Quinn • Howard County-- Karen Learmouth • Prince George’s County—Godfrey Rangasammy • Queen Anne’s County—Michelle Carey Willie Waits • Wicomico County—David Harner

15. Panel Questions • How is STEM supported in the LEA? • How does STEM support student achievement? • What is your vision of the role of an elementary STEM teacher? • How can we improve the comfort level of elementary teachers in STEM areas?

16. THIS IS A REVISED SCHEDULE • 3:30 pm • Return to this room (Galleon) for Project and Conference Updates • 4:30 pm • Remarks from Joann Ericson, • Branch Chief Certification, MSDE • 5:00 pm • Room check-in and break • 6:00 pm • Dinner in the Schooner Room • 7:00 pm • Evening program begins in this room

17. Project/Conference Updates • Frostburg University • Johns Hopkins University • Washington College • Hood College • University of Maryland, College Park • Salisbury University • College of Notre Dame of Maryland • Linda Sherman--National Research Council Workshop

18. Remarks Joann Ericson Branch Chief, Certification MSDE

19. 6:00 pm • Dinner in the Schooner Room (where we had lunch) • 7:00 pm Return to this room (Galleon) for Boast and Roast

20. BOAST

21. Exploring the E in STEM

22. What is the problem?

23. What do you want to know before you begin to solve the problem?

25. Boast • Describe your model • How did you decide on this model? • What would you change if you were to do it again?

26. Using verbs, describe what you did during the design process.

27. Engineering Design Process Source: mos.org

28. Source: nasa.gov

29. Source: getsetsite.org

30. Source: Engineering.tufts.edu

31. Source: childrensengineering.com

32. What do you need to succeed? http://marshmallowchallenge.com/TED_Talk.html

33. How can the marshmallow challenge be applied to teaching STEM at the elementary level?

34. Collect materials and go to the fire pit outside for s’mores • 8:00 am • Breakfast in this room (Galleon) • 9:00 am • Elementary STEM resources • in this room (Galleon) • with guests • Barry Burke and Joey Rider-Bertrand from Engineering by Design-TEEMS

35. ROAST

36. Good Morning! • 8:00 am • Breakfast in this room (Galleon) • 9:00 am • Elementary STEM resources • in this room (Galleon) • including guests • Barry Burke and Joey Rider-Bertrand from Engineering by Design-TEEMS • 11:00 am • Check out of rooms

37. Introduction to ElementarySTEM Resources • Children’s Engineering---Children’s Engineering Educators, LLC, Virginia • Engineering is Elementary (EiE)—Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts • Engineering by Design/ Technology, Engineering, Environment, Math and Science (TEEMS)—International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA)

38. Think about: • How does each resource support the development of an elementary STEM preparation program? • What would be the value of using each resource with elementary students?

39. Children’s Engineering • http://www.childrensengineering.com/ • Developed by elementary school teachers • Integrated across elementary curriculum areas • Published two books • Endorsed by Virginia Department of Education as a resource for STEM education • Integrated in course for in-service teachers at James Madison University

40. Engineering is Elementary (EiE) • http://www.mos.org/eie/ • Developed by the Museum of Science to support Engineering Frameworks from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education • Implemented BEST (Bridging Engineering, Science and Technology) model to strengthen the education of future elementary teachers in STEM

41. Two ChallengesTwo Resources 45 minutes

42. Engineering is Elementary (EiE) • Engineering story • Broader view of an engineering field • Scientific data to inform engineering design • Engineering design challenge • Pre and post assessments

43. Engineering Design Process Source: mos.org

44. Challenge #1:An Alarming Idea • From EiE • VERY abbreviated version • Brief introduction to follow

45. A Reminder for Emily

49. Lesson 1: Storybook Lesson 2: It’s Electric Lesson 3: Representing Circuits Lesson 4: Designing an Alarm Circuit Assessment

50. Children’s Engineering:Design Briefs (unit plan) • Ready: • Prior knowledge, Materials &Tools, Safety and Classroom Management • Set: • Introducing and differentiating the activity, and The Challenge • Go: • Design Brief, Design Loop, Guided Portfolios, Time Management, and Standards