These slides have an overview of what was presented regarding getting your entry ready for the STEM Challenge.

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5. Overview of the Cooney Center

6. A Third of U.S. Children Cannot Read at Grade Level

7. No Progress in Nearly 20 years

8. U.S. is Falling Behind as a Global Leader “ ” Sources: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), “PISA 2006: Science Competencies for Tomorrow’s World,” 2006. … there is a quiet crisis in the United States that we have to wake up to. The U.S. today is in a truly global environment, and our competitor countries are not only wide awake, they are running a marathon while we are running sprints. -Thomas L. Friedman The World Is Flat

9. Screen Revolution 2010 1969

10. As Much Time with Media as in School Source: Kaiser Family Foundation, 2010

11. Heaviest Media Users Struggle Most in School

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18. powered by It’s not enough to know how to teach the right way to solve a problem. We have to understand ALL of the possible ways someone could incorrectly solve it.

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21. powered by Affordances Physical or digital clues that provide hints as to possible interactions Affordances in Games * Touch screens * Free-Play mode (Scribblenauts) *Big, Red buttons!!!

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30. powered by Speed problem solving Present your work, ask for help Thank You and closing