Introduction to a project at The College of William and Mary

1. VirginiaDemonstration Project Connecting STEM Professions To Our Educational Community College of William and Mary Gail Hardinge Jason Kremar

2. The Reality Behind The Gathering Storm… U.S. students continue to perform below average on international comparisons of science and mathematics achievement. More than 60 percent of math teachers teaching 5th through 8th graders are neither a math major nor certified in math. Beyond the Gathering Storm…

3. School Reform…the challenge of change The difference between success & failure in educational reform is tied to a host of issues. Process of system-wide mandates Process & content of change process Strong professional development = improved teaching Better teachers make better students

4. The VDP – MythsIt’s A…. Robotics program Curriculum One-size-fits-all model Flow through Costly

5. From Demonstration to National Model…

6. Collaborative K-12 Outreach

7. Metrics – Tell the Story

8. NAVY Labs in the Schools? Dynamic, job-embedded educational outreach Career focused mentoring Enhancement of classroom lessons The ultimate career exposure!

9. Why a University Partnership? Development + Management + Evaluation

10. Connecting the Essential Players

11. Core Requirements for Best Practice Implementation Collaborative Partnership (Base, University, & Schools) S&E Involvement (Co-teaching) Inclusive Program (in classroom) Cross-walked to National Standards Evaluation and Metrics Problem/Inquiry Based Learning STEM Career Focus

12. Adjusting a Local Model to a National Initiative… How does this get done?

14. Eight different lessons sets

15. Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, & Language Arts

16. ~ 27 days of lessons

17. Landmine

18. Nine different lessons sets

19. Mathematics, Science, Social Studies

20. ~ 28 days of lessons

21. Coastal Scenario

22. Ten different lessons sets

23. Mathematics, Science, Social Studies

25. STEM Content Areas

26. Strands of Effective STEM Instruction Co-Teaching

28. To support STEM career exploration and interest

29. General Education Teacher

30. Special Education Teacher

31. STME Professional

33. Station Teaching

34. Parallel Teaching

35. Alternative Teaching

36. Team Teaching (most effective)

37. Contributes positivity to professional development of teachers

38. Increases cooperation among students

39. Gives additional attention for student with diverse learning and language needs

40. Increase instructional options

41. Set aside at least 30 minutes of planning time a week

42. Make sure you have parity signals

43. Take time to align instructional beliefs

44. Discuss how issues of confidentiality will be handled

45. Talk about the noise level in the classroom

46. Make sure all parties have a deep content knowledge

47. Be on the same page with discipline and management

48. Talk about pet peeves

49. Co-teaching should be voluntary

51. Discipline

52. Fire Drills

53. Crisis Plan

54. Security

55. Students with Special Needs

56. Confidentiality

57. Lunch procedures

58. Communication

59. Phone, Email

60. Location of bathrooms

61. Professional / personal titles (What do we call each other?)

62. Dress expectations of staff

64. Students

66. VDP / NDEP Fall Student Questionnaire Evaluation Findings – Future Employment Level of Agreement Scale: 1 = Strongly Disagree; 4 = Strongly Agree signifies significant difference between pre and post at the 0.05 level Total N for all completing pre and post is 462

67. VDP / NDEP Fall Student Questionnaire Future Employment Level of Agreement Scale: 1 = Strongly Disagree; 4 = Strongly Agree signifies significant difference between pre and post at the 0.05 level Total N for all completing pre and post is 462

68. Summer Academy Metrics

69. Summer Academy Metrics

70. STEM Ed Sustainability 3-5 year PD model Multi-media support Teacher certification Master Teacher Master Teacher 1 Support long-term professional growth 2 Develop nested mentoring 3 Create sustainable model Multi-Media Support Web site … distance support Curriculum review team Technology focus – wiki spaces, twitter Teacher Certification 1 Achieve certification points 2 Support best practice

71. Explore! Science Magazine

72. Explore! – Designed for Students

73. Example of National Rollout

74. Guidelines for Sustainability

75. Standardizing a Plan Develop National clearinghouse of projects Develop communication channel & strategic POCs Recognize local relevance & strength, BUT develop key principles for all programs Build in formative assessment and recognize the pattern of growth & change that occurs with all projects We’ll say it again…don’t skip the steps!

76. Lessons Learned Identify and use your local resources (improves sustainability) Develop project ownership for lasting change Don’t skip the steps (Buy-in, Plan, Disseminate, Implement, Evaluate) Plan early – develop a timeline Plan evaluation when you develop you program goals Design for flexibility One shot PD is not best practice An effective program has unintended benefits

77. If it were so simple…. Is our priority to offer an inclusive program or to maximize return on investment? Mentoring vs coaching…what is the ideal role of an S&E? What is your definition of “collaboration” & “partnership”? Whose time-line matters? Funding – bureaucracy AND integrity? When is enough enough? (Do we reduce S&E involvement over time or is it even an out-reach program without S&Es?

78. Awards, Presentations, and Grants VA Mathematics & Science Coalition - 2008 Programs That Work 2007 Governor’s Conference on Education – A VA Model for Integrating STEM NSF / NOYCE - Increasing rate of licensure for college students in STEM teaching areas ($750K) VA DoE - Teachers for a Competitive Tomorrow - Developing undergraduate programs to prepare college students to teach STEM content in high school ($188K) Governor’s Grant (Stafford County Schools) – Developing STEM Academies at two high schools ($100K)

79. Contact Information