STEM Professional Development DAY

Agenda: 1. Opening/Quotes

2. Where is the T and E in STEM? (Tech in a bag)

3. How are Science, Tech, Engineering and Math Interdependent?

4. Engineering is Elementary

5. Scope and Sequence K-4; 5-8, 3 year implementation plan

6. Training for Year 2 (Jason Project, Notebooking, Lesson Study, etc.)

7. Notebooking preview (variables)

8. Assessment and Feedback consistency

9. Work Time: Preparing for year two

Technology

What is the object? What does it do? What problem does it solve? How else could you use it? What material is it made of? What else could it be made of? How would you improve it?

What is Technology?

NCTL defines Technology as:

Anything human-made or used to solve a problem or fulfill a desire.

Technology can be an object, a system, or a process.

What is Engineering and what do engineers do?

Fix Cars

Work on Computers

Drive Trains

Science & engineering are the same. Science and engineering are mutually

exclusive fields. Engineering is a branch of science. Technology is computers, smart phones,

things that plug into the wall, or have a battery.

Common Ideas about Technology & Engineering

NCTL defines Engineering as:

A problem-solving process called the Engineering Design Process

Humans designing, under constraints, technological solutions to wants and needs

Why K-12 Engineering?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B-g1_6QCWU&feature=related Technological literacy is a basic 21st century literacy Applies math and science in real world contexts- this

creates relevance for learning, Integrates other disciplines into a cohesive learning

paradigm Increases students’ interest, awareness and

understanding of STEM careers Builds and reinforces 21st Century Fluencies

Engineering Design Process

ASK

IMAGINE

PLAN

CREATEIMPROVE

THE GOAL

To solve a problem by developing or improving a technology

Criteria

Constraints

Science Info

BrainstormingNo evaluation

Get specific with one idea

Build & Test…and Retest

Science – Engineering – Technology

Scientists seek to understand the natural

world and use tools to explore.

Technologies are the result of engineered designs. They are manufactured to solve societal needs and wants and are often used in scientific explorations

ENGINEERING

TECHNOLOGY

SCIENCE

Engineers use scientific discoveries to design new

technologies to meet human and societal needs.

WOW

…and where they intersect is where innovation takes place!

Inquiry - Design

Scientific Inquiry Engineering Design

Formulate a question. Define a problem.

Research how others have answered it. Research how others have solved it.

Brainstorm hypotheses and choose one. Brainstorm solutions and select one.

Conduct an experiment. Create and test a prototype.

Modify hypothesis based on results. Redesign solution based on tests.

Draw conclusion, write paper. Finalize design, make drawings.

Submit paper for peer review. Present optimal solution to client.

Ask new question Define new problem.

Created by Chris Rogers, Tufts University

Engineering is Elementary

mos.org/eie

Engineering is Elementary

Curriculum DevelopmentInitial Unit Development

Regional Pilot Testing (MA)

Unit Revisions

National Field Testing (MA, MN, CO, FL, CA)

Unit Revisions

Final Unit Released

It takes about 3000 hours to develop a unit that is 8-10 hours of classroom time.

EiE Units Include

Teacher lesson plans Student duplication masters

• Basic• Advanced

Assessment materials Background resources Materials kits

Lesson Plans

Lesson 1: Engineering Story (language arts) Lesson 2: Broader View of Engineering (social

studies) Lesson 3: Scientific Experiment, Data (science &

math) Lesson 4: Engineering Design Challenge

(integrative STEM)

Catching the WindCatching the Wind

Mechanical Engineering:

Designing Windmills

Lesson 3:Testing Sail Designs

Guiding Question

What properties of a sail affect how well it catches the wind?

The Set-Up

What are some properties of a wind catcher that might be important to moving the cart?

ExploreMaterial/Object Properties

Aluminum foil

Card stock

Felt

Tissue Paper

Plastic sheet

Paper (cup)

Copy Paper

Wax Paper

Testing the Materials

Build your first prototype for testing in five minutes.

Use as much of the sail materials as you would like.

If you would like to create a frame for your sail, there are extra popsicle sticks and coffee stirrers for that purpose.

Don’t forget that you should build your sail on the broad side of the popsicle stick.

Reflect and Share

What was your first sail design? What was the problem? What did you

change and why? How were everyone’s best designs

similar? How were they different?

Return to the Guiding Question

What properties of a sail affect how well it catches the wind?

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BenefitsStudents engaged in Problem Solving- Developing ‘Solution Fluency’Higher levels of thinking required (Create, Evaluate)Students work in teams developing ‘Collaboration Fluency’Learning is Experiential: Students are engaged in “heuristic tasks” that cause them to explore possible solutions through working with materials. They test ideas and designs, evaluate and revise based on what they find out. This develops ‘Information Fluency’ through discovery and finding outStudents are autonomous which enables creativity and exploration-Developing ’Creativity Fluency’

Resources

National Center for Technological Literacy E-News www.mos.org/nctl

Engineering is Elementary www.mos.org.eie Technology & Engineering Curricula (standards-based,

teacher-reviewed) www.mos.org/tec Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research

(J-PEER) http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/jpeer NCTL T&E Rationale Video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B-g1_6QCWU&feature=related

So what?

does this mean for teachers when considering the T and E in STEM?

Curriculum K-8

3 year-implementation plan

Year Two PD

Its not a pilot anymore! Jason project (Tectonic Fury) Notebooking (Variables) Lesson Study

Notebooking

Organization Common to notebooks

-Table of contents

-Page Numbering

-Documentation

-Glossary/index

Main Components of Notebook entries

1. Planning the Investigation: Things to Include:

Focus/Inquiry Question, prediction, plan or process for finding out

Life Boats Investigation

What is the relationship between the capacity of a life boat and the number of passengers it can hold before sinking?

Write your prediction

Support why you think this way.

What plan or process will you use to find out? You may use the following materials: basin with water, syringe, graduated cylinder, pennies post 1984, paper cups.

Data Acquisition and Organization

How will you collect data and organize your information from your plan?

-Charts, Tables, Graphs, Diagrams, Artifacts, Pictures

This will be used as evidence to support the students answer to the focus question.

Making Sense of the Datamaking claims based on

evidenceThis is where students answer the focus or inquiry question I claim…. I think this because…. I used to think….. but now I think… I learned… I wonder…. They may use a diagram and/or conceptual or have a

more formal writing structure. It does not have to be correct or complete at this point it

can be remediated during the final step.

How important is this skill in all areas?

Reflection and Self Assessment

This is the “capstone” to the investigation.

Students review their notebooks, response sheets, teacher feedback, quizzes.

They may discuss in pairs or small groups identifying key concepts and learning.

Finally writing in their notebook revisions of claims and evidence. What they have learned.

What would you do to make the investigation better? What happened that caused you to change your thinking? How will you improve your HOM for the next investigation?

Work session

Review common assessment practices Pre-assess? Mid-summative, summative,

Rubric for notebooks, HoM STEM site Log-in Review set-up investigations for year 2 Notebooks Explore Jason Project Tectonic Fury