3. Who we are…
STEM Consultants, Kent ISD
◦ Rick Mushing, Engineering background
Grand Rapids Art Museum
◦ Christopher Bruce
◦ School Programs Senior Coordinator
19. Brain Writing
Object of Play
Some of the best ideas are compilations from multiple contributors.
Brainwriting is a simple way to generate ideas, share them, and
subsequently build on them within a group. Access to multiple
hands, eyes, and minds can yield the most interesting results.
Strategy
In a typical group setting, extroverts tend to dominate the verbal
contributions. And while their contributions are certainly important,
it can be difficult to hear from quieter players who also have
something valuable to offer. Let the players know that this play is
intentionally silent. It affords the quiet people the opportunity to
generate ideas without having to verbalize to the whole group, and
it gives you certainty that you’ll hear from every player in the room.
Brainwriting also allows ideas to emerge before being critiqued and
creates a space for them to be co-created, with multiple owners,
and therefore a greater chance of follow-through.
20. Anti Problem
Object of Play
The Anti-Problem game helps people get unstuck when they are at their
wit’s end. It is most useful when a team is already working on a problem,
but they’re running out of ideas for solutions. By asking players to
identify ways to solve the problem opposite to their current problem, it
becomes easier to see where a current solution might be going astray or
where an obvious solution isn’t being applied.
Strategy
This game’s purpose is to help teams evaluate a problem differently and
break out of existing patterns, so make the anti-problem more extreme
than it really is, just to get people thinking. And don’t worry if the players
don’t generate many (or any) viable or actionable solutions. Obviously,
those would be a boon to the game, but the intention is not to eliminate
a complex problem in 30 minutes. The intention is to give people a new
approach that can lead to a solution when they have time to think after
the meeting is over. Or, since this game tends to naturally segue into a
conversation about the real problem, you could use any extra time to
start that conversation while the players’ ideas are ignited. Note: there
may be some unexpected “aha moments” as people could discover that
they’re applying a solution that’s actually contributing to the current
problem. Whoops!
22. Examples
Project Based Learning:
Technical – Science, Math, Engineering, Technology…
Social – Demographic Information, Human Factors, …
Legal – Decision Making Skills
GeoSpatial – Spatial Reasoning, Technology
23. Example
Software Development / Coding
◦ K-12
◦ Code.org, Kahn Academy, App Inventor
◦ 5-12
◦ App Inventor, Python, JAVA, C++
◦ Embedded in a wide variety of projects
◦ Robotics
◦ Every Industry, Medical, Manufacturing…
◦ Edify lessons
24. Example
3D Modeling and Printing
STEM Thinking: Engineering Design 3D Modeling
◦ Grades K-4
◦ 3D Printing demonstration
◦ Grades 4-12
◦ 123D Design Software
◦ Inventor Engineering Design Software
◦ Student Lessons
◦ Project Ideas
◦ Kent ISD PD
◦ Participants will learn how to align using 3D engineering modeling software to solve engineering design problems.
Lesson are designed to meet State Standards requirements.
25. Example
Visualizing Data - GIS
STEM Thinking: Visualizing Data
◦ Geospatial Technology
◦ GPS, Remote Sensing
◦ Autonomous Vehicle
◦ Robotics
◦ 8-12 Grades
◦ Edify Lessons
26. STEM Initiatives
2012
White House Announces ConnectED program
◦ $1 Billion commitment from design software and technical companies
◦ ESRI / Autodesk
2015 March
President Obama Announces Over $240 Million in New STEM Commitments at the 2015 White House Science Fair
◦ $150 Million philanthropic effort
◦ $ 90 Million “Let Everyone Dream”
◦ $25 Million Department of Education
More than 120 universities are committing to train more than 20,000 engineers to tackle the “Grand Challenges” of
the 21st century.
28. Next Steps…
3D Modeling and Printing PD at the ISD, May 5
Consultation
◦ Lesson Development
◦ Curriculum Planning
◦ Edify Lessons
◦ Contact
◦ Rick Mushing, rickmushing@kentisd.org
◦ Ebiri Nkugba, ebirinkugba@kentisd.org
30. Design Thinking
Rick Mushing - STEM Consultant at Kent ISD
Christopher Bruce - School Programs Senior Coordinator
at the Grand Rapids Art Museum
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31. Digital Literacy for Educators
Craig Steenstra – Educational Technology Consultant at Ken
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