DefinedSTEM and 21 st Century Teaching and Learning

1. DefinedSTEM and 21st Century Teaching and Learning David L. Reese, Ed. D. Sunny M. Weiland

2. Who are we? Why are we here? Where do we come from? The home of Dunder Mifflin

3. The focus for today! STEM Content, Instruction and Assessment Using Virtual Technology to Assist in Rocket Design As you review the video, jot down connections to: Content Connections Skill Applications Creativity and Innovation Ideas Collaboration Work Environment

4. STEM Education: What? Why? How? What? STEM Education-Tools to Change the World

5. U.S. Students Performing in a Global Environment • “When compared to other nations, the math and science achievement of U.S. pupils and the rate of STEM degree attainment appear inconsistent with a nation considered the world leader in scientific innovation. In a recent international assessment of 15 year old students, the U.S. ranked 28th in math literacy and 24th in science literacy. Moreover, the U.S. ranks 20th among all nations in the proportion of 24 year olds who earn degrees in natural sciences or engineering” (Congressional Research Service, 2008).

6. U.S. Students Performing in a Global Environment: TIMSS Data TIMSS Mathematics Grades 4 and 8 TIMSS Science Grades 4 and 8 Texas k-12 STEM Education Report Card 2010

7. The U.S. Labor Market:U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2007)

8. United States Department of Labor • “Our nation needs to increase the supply and quality of “knowledge workers” whose specialized skills enable them to work within STEM industries and occupations. Our nation’s economic future depends upon improving the pipeline into STEM fields (2007).”

9. National Science Education Standards • The eight categories of content standards are • Unifying concepts and processes in science. • Science as inquiry. • Physical science. • Life science. • Earth and space science. • Science and technology. • Science in personal and social perspectives. • History and nature of science. • http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=4962&page=104

10. Principles and Standards for School Mathematics • Use mathematical models to represent and understand quantitative relationships • Analyze change in various contexts • Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them • Develop and evaluate inferences and predictions that are based on data

11. United States Military Academy • “Educating Army Officers for a Changing World” guides our faculty in the implementation of the Military Academy’s concept for cadet development which draws from the Army’s needs and is consistent with standards found in higher education. Upon completing their course of study at the academy, graduates of the Academy will:

12. USMA Intellectual Domain Think and act creatively Demonstrate the capability and desire to pursue progressive and continued intellectual development Listen, read, speak and write effectively Be scientifically literate and capable of applying scientific, mathematical, and computational modes of thought to the solution of complex problems. Understand and apply information technology concepts to acquire, manage, communicate and defend information, solve problems, and adapt to technology. Apply mathematics, science, technology, and the engineering design process to devise technological problem solutions that are effective and adaptable.

13. Navigating DefinedSTEM • http://stem.definedlearning.com • DRREG10 • Investigate tool for 10 minutes, • Locate materials and resources that could be incorporated into classrooms • Report out the content, materials and resources that you located & show us what you found!

14. DefinedSTEM Navigation • Standards Alignment • Accessing Videos • Performance Tasks • Rubrics • Exemplars • Big Ideas and Essential Questions

15. Evaluating DefinedSTEM with Best Practices for Teaching and Learning • 21st Century Learning and Innovation Skills • Differentiated Instruction • Multiple Intelligences • Webb’s Depth of Knowledge

16. Videos to Engage Students in Performance Tasks • How Engineering Design Applies to Consumer Products • Being a Floral Designer

17. Professional Learning Communities • Capturing Students’ Immediate Interest

18. Rigor and Relevance

19. Engagement and Relevance Primary Sources

20. Primary Sources Letters: Karpeles document: Titanic - official report / rescue Conversations with an individual: Chef and Mathematics Personal Notes President Reagan’s Notes on the Challenger Disaster

21. Social Networking and PLCs • Social Networking Tools in DefinedSTEM

22. Understanding by Design • A primary goal of education should be the development and deepening of student understanding. • Students reveal their understanding most effectively when they are provided with complex, authentic opportunities to explain, interpret, apply, shift perspective, empathize, and self-assess. When applied to complex tasks, these "six facets" provide a conceptual lens through which teachers can better assess student understanding. • Effective curriculum development reflects a three-stage design process called "backward design" that delays the planning of classroom activities until goals have been clarified and assessments designed. This process helps to avoid the twin problems of "textbook coverage" and "activity-oriented" teaching, in which no clear priorities and purposes are apparent. • Student and school performance gains are achieved through regular reviews of results (achievement data and student work) followed by targeted adjustments to curriculum and instruction. Teachers become most effective when they seek feedback from students and their peers and use that feedback to adjust approaches to design and teaching. • Teachers, schools, and districts benefit by "working smarter" through the collaborative design, sharing, and peer review of units of study.

23. Understanding by Design

24. Creation of DefinedSTEM Performance Task Products! • Evaluate Simulation, Big Ideas, Essential Questions, and Performance Task in Development • Collaborative creation of products that incorporate best practices!

25. Two Stars and a Wish 25 Directions: Provide two stars and a wish as a result of today’s investigation and experiences! Wish!