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PENNSYLVANIA REGIONAL STEM PARTNERSHIP PROJECT

• A six region mathematics and

science partnership professional development project focused on the new core standards PA3.wikispaces.com

GRANT REGIONS

East- Chester/Upland Philadelphia, Delaware and

Montgomery Counties

Central- Lycoming county, Harrisburg Scranton Area West- Fayette and surrounding counties Lancaster County York, Berks and Adams Counties

NUMBER OF GRANT PARTICIPANTS

400-500 teacher grades 3-12 who teach

mathematics or science. includes special education teachers who teach one or both

• f the target subjects.

PROJECT GOALS

 To increase teacher knowledge and skills of the New Core Standards  To increase teacher knowledge of stem topics through professional

development from NASA and other partner organizations.

 To increase student performance on core standards in mathematics and

science.

 To increase student interest in Stem careers.

PARTNER IHE- (COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES)

 Immaculata University  Bucknell University  University of Pittsburgh  University of Scranton  Lycoming College  Albright College  7th university to serve

York amnd Adams counties

OTHER PARTNERS

 NASA- Goddard Space Flight Center  Space Telescope Institute- Baltimore, Maryland  Globe Project  B.E.S.T. Pre Engineering Program  Real World/ In World- Engineering Challenge Program  History of Winter Project- NASA  NASA- Summer of Innovation Grant

PROGRAM ELEMENTS

Elements Each

Year

3 day Trip to Goddard Space Flight Center- Greenbelt Maryland – 4

• ptions of weeks- June 19-21, June 26-28, July 10-12, and July 17-19

Immaculata Institute – Week long Professional Development sessions

presented by professors for partner IHE- 10 mathematics and 10 science professors focused on the core standards July 29-August 2.

Regional follow up- 2 day- cover areas of additional content instruction 8 monthly- 3 hours meetings at a regional location to do additional

content instruction and work on 2 team instructional units focused on targeted core standards and NASA content

PROJECT EVALUATION

Pre/post/post Teacher content assessment based on

targeted state core standards-mathematics or science.

Pre/post Student Core standards tests based on targeted

standards at the level of the students.

Control school districts- teachers and student take pre/post

teacher and student tests.

WHAT DOES TEACHER GET??

 108 hours of professional development in math or science - paid at $30

per hour

 Hotel and other lodging expenses paid by grant at Goddard Space Flight

Center and Immaculata.

 Technology- Last project everyone received an ipad and a document

camera.

 Access to other grant equipment- Geodome portable planetarium, high

end infrared camera, sun spotters .

 Optional training and class participation in Globe Project, Real World- In

World Project, and B.E.S.T. Engineering Program

 Optional attendance at History of Winter project- Lake Placid

OTHER BONUS ITEMS

 Summer of Innovation Grant- Participation to present a summer

NASA- STEM Camp for district students in grades 4-9. Teachers paid $30 per hour, provided with professional development on camp curriculum and all materials needed to run the camp.

 Earn 6 graduate credits per summer for involvement in camp. Credits

• nly $100 per credit

OPTIONAL STEM MASTERS PROGRAM

 Participants have the opportunity to enter in a STEM masters program

for which 12 credit of the 36 credit masters is received from the grant. Stem Master’s program will be held regionally. See handout for program details.

CURRENT PROJECT RESOURCES

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PEQUEA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTICIPATION

 6 Elementary 3-5th Grade Representation  7 Intermediate:  2 6th Gr. Math  2 7th & 8th Gr. Math  1 6th Gr. Science  1 8th Gr. Science  1 8th Gr. STEM

PEQUEA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTICIPATION

 High School  1 Ag Science and Technology  2 Science  3 Technology  3 Math