Engaging+Students+with+STEM

Engaging Students with STEM Presenters: Anne McDonough, Leah Karabin, Sam Stirling and You! Time: 8:00AM - 11:00AM Target Audience: Secondary Science, Math and Technology Teachers

STEM classrooms are driven by engaging students in problem-solving, discovery, exploratory learning and actively finding solutions to a problem. A STEM approach teaches independent innovation and allows students to explore curriculum to greater depths by utilizing and integrating cross-disciplinary skills. How can we progress towards STEM centered classrooms? We will explore what STEM classes look like, evaluate where our classrooms currently stand, and work in teams to redesign current lessons using STEM criteria.

Goals: Ground Rules:
 * Form a working definition of STEM
 * Identify what we currently do and steps that can be implemented to move forward to providing a STEM based education
 * Share our vision of STEM within the WSD
 * In interdisciplinary groups, cooperatively (re)design a lesson with STEM characteristics.
 * Be Positive
 * For the next 3 hours open your minds to possibilities, not limitations.
 * Enjoy working with the best of Wissahickon, your talented colleagues!

AGENDA: Welcome! Please sit with your assigned RESEARCH group
 * 8:00-8:45**

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 * Complete the first part of the survey found at:


 * Reading: [[file:STEMEducationArticle.pdf]]


 * Review your colleagues answers and discuss the patterns that you see with your group: []
 * As a group, come up with a working definition for STEM education

TEDxWiss--What is going on in Wissahickon? Share your innovations/practices/visions
 * 8:45-9:30**
 * Sam and Leah**: Math Lab
 * Al Ostrow**: Robotics
 * Mark Almeida**: Cooperative Learning Groups/CPM
 * Terry Biondo**: POGIL/Nanotechnology
 * Ken Dixon:** TechEd/ CAD
 * Jim Haine:** Pasco/Probes


 * 9:30-9:45**
 * Brainstorming Lesson Topics


 * 9:45-9:55**
 * BREAK**

Interdisciplinary lesson planning > Form your **DEVELOPMENT** group composed of:
 * 9:55-10:35**
 * Please fill out the VENN DIAGRAM FOR YOUR LESSON.
 * Your group may review resources
 * Bookmark at Diigo WHS STEM group []
 * 1Math**
 * 1 Science**
 * 1 Other Discipline**
 * 1 Wild Card**

3 minute lesson presentations
 * 10:35-10:55**

Evaluation/Feedback
 * 10:55-11:00**