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Making the MOST of STEM Living Classrooms June 10, 2014

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Agenda Introductions Why STEM? Why STEM in OST? Defining quality STEM Learning for OST Curricula & Partner Review Discussion & Whats Next

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Why STEM & OST STEM? Jobs of the future Access to STEM opportunity is an equity issue STEM done right is good youth development

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Defining Quality STEM How do you define STEM? What is different about STEM done afterschool or in informal settings? What makes STEM learning high quality?

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Tools for Quality Indiana STEM & Afterschool Standards: http://indianaafterschool.org/st andards/nat_standards/ California Power of Discovery Resources http://powerofdiscovery.org/

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What MOST is using: Common Instrument (youth engagement survey) Dimensions of Success (DoS) program quality observation instrument PEAR: http://www.pearweb.org/http://www.pearweb.org/ Project in Education, Afterschool and Resiliency

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What MOST is using: Click2Science http://www.click2sciencepd.org/ 20 skills focus on practice not specific content

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Curricula & Local Partners Afterschool Math and Afterschool Science Plus Code in the Schools Digital Harbor Foundation FIRST & VEX Robotics Future Makers Lets Go Boys & Girls Maryland Science Olympiad NASA Goddard NASAs BEST/UMBC Technovation The After-School Institute University of Maryland Extension, 4-H

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Afterschool Math Plus/Science Plus Developed with NSF funding One of the few STEM curricula that focuses on the M Grades 3-8 (Math), Ages 6-14 for Science Some local assistance available Science Plus training in 2013-2014 school year http://www.edequity.org/programs/science-and- math-programs http://www.edequity.org/programs/science-and- math-programs Guides Range $50 - $100, materials vary (no kits) More info contact MOST

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Code in the Schools Teaching kids to code mostly middle and high but working on earlier curricula Bring their staff to sites- but also have done train the trainer Not sure about current cost structure www.codeintheschools.org Gretchen Legrand: gretchen@codeintheschools.org gretchen@codeintheschools.org

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FIRST & Vex Robotics JFLL, FLL, FRC, FTC http://www.mdfirst.org/http://www.mdfirst.org/ Bill Duncan: wduncanfirst@gmail.comwduncanfirst@gmail.com VEX: http://www.vexrobotics.com/vex/competition/ http://www.vexrobotics.com/vex/competition/ Robotics Center: www.baltimoreroboticscenter.com www.baltimoreroboticscenter.com BCPS Robotics: http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/Page/24 419 http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/Page/24 419

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Future Makers www.kidsmakethingsbetter.com Matt Barinholtz: matt@kidsmakethingsbetter.com matt@kidsmakethingsbetter.com Part of the growing maker movement Works generally in a workshop/residency model ($350 - $500 per workshop) Great way to engage younger kids but also effective with High School

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Lets Go Boys and Girls Offer curricula in 3 areas Science & Engineering, Math, Robotics (non- competition) www.letsgoboysandgirls.com Train the trainer Training (around $1500) Kits around $500 Includes support and evaluation Kourtney Klaiber: kourtney@letsgoboysandgirls.com kourtney@letsgoboysandgirls.com

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Maryland Science Olympiad www.marylandscienceolympiad.org Elem- High School Curricula Teachers/Facilitators serve as coaches for Teams (competitive at regional and state level) Covers a variety of hands on learning engineering, robotics, experimental design Costs about $500 a site including materials Kate McGuire: kate_m_mcuire@ymail.comkate_m_mcuire@ymail.com

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NASA Afterschool Universe: http://www.mdoutofschooltime.org/Technovati on_2.html http://www.mdoutofschooltime.org/Technovati on_2.html (Training @ NASA Goddard) NASAs BEST: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/b est/activities.html http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/b est/activities.html Catherine Kruchten: crk@umbc.edu

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Technovation Middle and High School girls global mobile application challenge Teams of 5 Girls work with Teacher/Facilitator and Mentor MOST organizes hack day and pitch showcase http://www.mdoutofschooltime.org/Technovatio n_2.html

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The After-School Institute NPASS2; http://npass2.edc.org/http://npass2.edc.org/ Explore It/Design It Curriculum Train the Trainer (Possible training coming on 6/25 & 6/26) Rebkha Atnafou: ratnafou@afterschoolinstitute.org ratnafou@afterschoolinstitute.org

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University of Maryland Extension/4h Junk Drawer Robotics AGSploration Free training (train the trainer) Reasonable Materials Rebecca Holiday: rhollid1@umd.edurhollid1@umd.edu http://extension.umd.edu/baltimore-city

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And theres more Baltimore City Kids Chess League Steve Alpern: salpern@bcps.k12.md.ussalpern@bcps.k12.md.us http://www.baltimorekidschess.org/ Digital Harbor Foundation www.digitalharbor.org Pay what you can Summer Maker Camps!

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And theres more Techbridge : http://www.techbridgegirls.org/http://www.techbridgegirls.org/ (Locally - Girls Scouts & Society of Women Engineers) Discovery Education: STEM Camps http://www.discoveryeducation.com/STEM/co nnect-the- dots.cfm?CFID=204398&CFTOKEN=98600039 http://www.discoveryeducation.com/STEM/co nnect-the- dots.cfm?CFID=204398&CFTOKEN=98600039 Engineering Adventures/Engineering is Everywhere: http://www.eie.org/engineering- adventureshttp://www.eie.org/engineering- adventures

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How to connect: E-newsletter every 2 weeks www.mdoutofschooltime.org Ellie Mitchell Director emitchell@mdoutofschooltime.org 410-332-0170