Doug Degennaro – Cloonan MS Jim Forde - Cloonan MS

James Forde - SPS grad/STEM major

A presentation to the SPS Board of Education March 23, 2015

What is STEM?

•S- cience•T- echnology•E- ngineering•M- ath

Almost all of the 30 fastest-growing occupations in the next decade will require at least some background in STEM.

http://www.changetheequation.org/why/why-stem/

It helps us make critical decisions about our health care, our finances and our retirement.

A literate nation not only reads. It computes,

investigates and innovates.

Why does STEM learning matter?

STEM jobs are the jobs of the future.

How is STEM different?

• A great STEM lesson, or unit, integrates all of the disciplines together.

• In some cases S, T, E and M are utilized simultaneously as student solve engaging authentic real world problems.

• Problem solving, inventing, collaborating, innovating

STEM= Failure and GRIT!Failure is expected and embraced.

Engineering Design Cycle

What is happening with STEM at Cloonan MS?

STE(A)M Family Night!

STEM challenges! (Spaghetti Tower )

STEM challenges!(Balloon car)

STEM challenges (Bottle Lander)

Grade 7 - STEM challenges!(Recycled Fashion Show)

Scratch Club!

STE(A)M projects!

NSTA STEM Forum 2014 in NOLA

West Point STEM CFES program

STEMFEST 2015

May 16, 201510:00 am – 4:00 pm

What makes this happen?

• Supportive conditions- Building Administrators, Central Office, Peers

• Partnerships- CFES, WEST POINT, NSTA, GEF

• Grants- Awesome Grant, GEF

• Great students

Aluminum Foil Boat Challenge

• Goal: Design a boat that can hold the most mass without sinking.

• Conditions: 2 minutes to plan

5 minutes to build

• Materials: Aluminum Foil,

pennies, water source• Good Luck!

"You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case." - Ken Kesey