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Engineering Your SECME Program and SECME Toolbox Lynda Byrne Ramona Bryant SECME Education Program Manager SECME Program Coordinator lynda.byrne@coe.gatech.edu ramona.bryant@coe.gatech.edu 404-894-3304 www.secme.org Overview
Lynda Byrne SECME Education Program Manager lynda.byrne@coe.gatech.edu Ramona Bryant SECME Program Coordinator ramona.bryant@coe.gatech.edu 404-894-3304 www.secme.org
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions: SECME Roles
Frequently Asked Questions: SECME Program
Frequently Asked Questions: Doing SECME
Frequently Asked Questions: Doing SECME
Frequently Asked Questions: Doing SECME
Frequently Asked Questions: Doing SECME
hands-on standards-based learning environment prepare them to compete in a scientific community training in differentiated instruction strategies modify instruction based on student needs
increase the passage rate resources and strategies include scientific research Frequently Asked Questions: Doing SECME
SECME Opportunities
(Mousetrap Cars), Water Bottle Rocketry, VEX Robotics, Internet Science Technology Fair
Frequently Asked Questions: Doing SECME
Getting Started
Center for Teaching and Policy: “…research shows that the quality of classroom teaching is the single most influential factor in a student’s achievement.”
SECME National Competitions Engineering Design: Mousetrap Car Engineering Design: Water Bottle Rocketry Engineering Design: VEX Robotics Internet Technology Science Fair Essay We encourage other STEM competitions to be coordinated with SECME Competition events Science Olympiad, Banana Boat, Bridge Building, etc.
200 400 600 800 1000 1200 SAT COMPOSITE MATH
Class of 2009 SAT Comparison: SECME Students* vs. US National Average
SECME Average US Average * Data self-reported on SECME Student Survey
200 400 600 800 1000 1200 SAT COMPOSITE MATH
Class of 2009 SAT Score Comparison: SECME African American Students* vs. US African American National Average
SECME Average US Average * Data self-reported on SECME Student Survey
* Data self-reported on SECME Student Survey 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 SAT COMPOSITE MATH
Class of 2009 SAT Comparison: SECME Hispanic SAT Average* vs National Hispanic SAT Average
SECME Average US Average
Delivered through existing educational structures Elementary, middle, and high school levels
After School Program Saturday Program An Elective Class
Plan around important school dates: School Holidays School Testing Dates Yearly School Trips School Events (i.e., Field Day) Other school
events (i.e., band)
Align School Calendar with SECME’s Calendar
www.secme.org & my District’s SECME Website SECME Regional Competition Date Needed Competition Prep Time? How many meetings? SECME National Reporting Dates
Activities
Science Kits
Math Manipulatives Guest Speakers Field Trips Refreshments Awards Program certificates? trophies? medals?
Competitions
Mousetrap Cars
(est. cost $5.00/kit) VEX Robot Kit (est. cost $500./kit) Water Bottle Rocketry ($20.00/ misc supplies) Essay, Poster, & Banner (art supplies)
Public Relations
Newsletter T-Shirts Buttons Invite Local Newspaper Posters in Media Center
Fund Raisers
PTA/PTO Local Businesses Parent Donations SECME National Mini-Grants
Dynamic activities for ALL students targeting students underrepresented in STEM programs
SECME Summer Institute Monthly SECME Spotlight Ideas Network of fellow SECME teachers
Beginning of the school year: Register SECME program with the National Office Send Implementation Plan to District SECME Program Director and SECME National Office End of the school year: Submit Annual SECME Program Report
SECME “Compliance” Information
Since 1975 SECME, Inc. has continued its strong history of supporting STEM education initiatives by positioning ourselves as the conduit to create alliances of K-12 schools, engineering universities, and industries and government agencies. It is critical for SECME school and district programs, in partnership with the SECME National Office, to demonstrate value to our university and funding supporters. As a nonprofit organization that encourages inclusion not based on financial return on investment, it important that we establish other measures as “requirements” to be considered a “SECME Program.” To be considered “compliant,” the requirements to be a participating SECME Program from the SECME National Office perspective include the following basic requisites:
SECME Compliance Information
Not all SECME programs have SECME Program Directors at the district-level. A goal for SECME National is to encourage district leadership to designate a SECME Program Director for all districts with more than three participating SECME schools.
School District Program Directors
The District Program Director has responsibility for guiding School Coordinators and for following: Registering new participating schools and updating the district profile in the SECME National database for the current school year. Communicating with SECME National as to the status of district schools participating in SECME. Working with School Coordinators to ensure school compliance. Working with a local University Partner to coordinate regional/state SECME competition. Working with school principals, other district personnel, and the SECME National Office to coordinate SECME teacher training and professional development through the Annual SECME Summer Institute.
SECME Compliance Information
All SECME schools are required to have a point of contact, or School Coordinator, who is responsible for guiding a school SECME Program and for submitting data to the National Office. If a district has a Program Director (PD), the School Coordinator can assure program compliance by updating data after the PD has registered the school with SECME National. If a new school (only) does not have a Program Director, the lead SECME faculty member,
submitted a signed “Commitment” form to SECME National. National will register the school and the School Coordinator will then be able to access the online database for data submission.
School Coordinators School Coordinators have responsibility for the following: Updating school profile for the current school year in the SECME National database. Identifying students participating in SECME by registering new students and by updating existing students in the SECME Student Management System database. Ensuring SECME students participate in a minimum of one SECME National sanctioned competition (as a class project, at the school or local competition level, or at a regional competition level). Completing SECME National Annual Summer Report. Encouraging and facilitating SECME students to complete SECME National Student Surveys.
SECME alliance together to collaborate
national-to-state alignment
teacher accomplishments
specific to all student achievement, especially underserved students
Contact the SECME National Office. We are here to help you with technical assistance. 404-894-3314