ST E M/ ST E AM & Compute r Sc ie nc e : National T r e - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

ST E M/ ST E AM & Compute r Sc ie nc e : National T r e nds

Je nnife r Zinth

7th Annua l RI Se na te E duc a tio n Summit, Se pte mb e r 17, 2018

Who we a re

T he e sse ntial, indispe nsable me mb e r o f a ny te a m a ddre ssing e duc a tio n po lic y.

We b e lie ve in the po we r o f le ar

ning fr

• m e xpe r

ie nc e

a nd we kno w info rme d po lic yma ke rs c re a te be tte r

e duc ation polic y.

Wha t we do

How we do it

• Na tio na l tre nds re : ST

E AM a nd CS

 E

• sp. inc re a sing fe ma le , mino rity pa rtic ipa tio n

 CS a s HS g ra d. re q uire me nt  AP CS to fulfill ma th g ra d. re q uire me nt

• Wo rk-b a se d le a rning o ppo rtunitie s

Ove r vie w of Pr e se ntation

• L

ittle e va lua tio n da ta fro m sta te -le ve l pro g ra ms

• So me pro g ra ms: Po sitive o utc o me s fo r

fe ma le , mino rity stude nts

Str a te g ie s to inc r e a se fe ma le , minor ity pa r tic ipa tion

• Pro vide s g ra nts to suppo rt a ppro ve d K
• 12

ST E M pro g ra mming

• Appro ve d Sc a le -Up pro g ra ms

 On a nnua l “me nu” (he re ’ s 2018-19)  Ma y b e o ffe re d during sc ho o l da y o r via

e xte nde d da y pro g ra ms

Iowa: ST E M Sc ale - Up

• Appe a l to dive rse yo uth
• Po sitive impa c t o n a c a de mic pe rfo rma nc e
• I

nte g ra tio n o f ST E M c o nc e pts

• Sc ho o l-b usine ss-c o mmunity pa rtne rships
• F

ina nc ia l susta ina b ility (Io wa Go ve rno r’ s ST

E M Ad viso ry Co unc il ST E M Sc a le - Up Pro g ra m we b pa g e )

Iowa ST E M Sc ale - Up: Pr

• gr

ams de monstr ate :

• Gra nte e s ma y b e :

 PK

• 12 pub lic , priva te sc ho o l te a c he rs

 Yo uth o rg a niza tio n le a de rs  Ho me sc ho o l a sso c ia tio ns  I

nfo rma l e duc a tio n pro fe ssio na ls

 Othe rs who pro vide ST

E M pro g ra mming

• ≈ $3 million/year annually since FY14

Iowa: ST E M Sc ale - Up

Iowa: ST E M Sc ale - Up

So urc e : 2016-2017 I

• wa ST

E M E va lua tio n Re po rt

• F

ull-time , 6-we e k summe r pla c e me nts

• Se c o nda ry ma th, sc ie nc e , te c h te a c he rs
• ≤ $4,800 stipend + 1 graduate CE credit

Iowa: ST E M T e ac he r E xte r nships

Iowa: ST E M T e ac he r E xte r nships

So urc e : Re al-Wo rld E xte rnships fo r T e ac he rs o f Math and Sc ie nc e : 2014-2015 Re po rt o f F inding s

Iowa: ST E M T e ac he r E xte r nships

So urc e : Re al-Wo rld E xte rnships fo r T e ac he rs o f Math and Sc ie nc e : 2014-2015 Re po rt o f F inding s

Stude nts so lve g a me -b a se d missio ns e xpo sing the m to a n a rra y o f ST E M c a re e rs Why missio ns?

Car e e r awar e ne ss: L e ar ning Blade

Car e e r awar e ne ss: L e ar ning Blade

F ro m ST E M in the Middle :

“Girls e spe c ia lly re spo nd mo re to c a re e rs tha t he lp

• the rs”

“Wo me n a re a ttra c te d to e ng ine e ring thro ug h the a ltruistic wo rk tha t e ng ine e rs do … Ye t hig h sc ho o l g irls

• fte n do no t kno w wha t e ng ine e ring is…”

Pa rtic ipa ting stude nts indic a te inc re a se d:

• ST

E M c a re e r a wa re ne ss

• Awa re ne ss o f re le va nc e o f le a rning to

c a re e rs

• I

nte re st in ST E M c a re e rs a nd a dva nc e d c o urse ta king (T

SIN L e a rning Bla d e Initia tive Ye a r One F ina l Re po rt a nd re la te d Ba tte lle Re po rt, ST E MWo rks e va lua tio n)

Car e e r awar e ne ss: L e ar ning Blade

• T

e nne sse e and Ar kansas:

Sta te wide L e a rning Bla de lic e nse s

• Idaho: Co mpe titive g ra nts fo r lic e nse s
• Ge or

gia a nd Ohio: Pilo ting sta te

initia tive s

Car e e r awar e ne ss: L e ar ning Blade

• Ho w to e xpo se to a ll stude nts in a

sc ho o l?

• Ho w a re sta te s inte g ra ting CS into hig h

sc ho o l g ra dua tio n re q uire me nts?

Compute r Sc ie nc e

CS sta nda rds fo r K

• 4 a nd 5-8 to :
• Be e mb e dde d a c ro ss o the r c o nte nt a re a s.
• Be ta ug ht in a n inte g ra te d ma nne r, no t in

iso la tio n.

• Suppo rt wha t is a lre a dy b e ing do ne in the

c la ssro o m.

Ar kansas: K- 8 E mbe dde d CS Standar ds

So urc e : ADE Co mpute r Sc ie nc e F a c t She e t, Co ding Blo c k fo r Gra de s 7 o r 8 Sta nda rds

No re q uire me nt fo r te a c he r o f K

• 8

sta nda rds to ha ve sta te wide CS e ndo rse me nt. Nume ro us PD o ppo rtunitie s sta te wide .

Ar kansas

So urc e : ADE Co mpute r Sc ie nc e F a c t She e t

• All stude nts re c e ive instruc tio n to me e t

Co ding Blo c k fo r Gra de s 7 o r 8 Sta nda rds

• T

e a c he rs must ho ld AR sta te lic e nsure in a ny c o nte nt a re a

• Sc ho o l/ te a c he r re spo nsib le fo r e nsuring

instruc to r ha s re q uisite kno wle dg e .

Ar kansas: Coding Bloc k for Gr ade s 7 or 8

So urc e : ADE Co mpute r Sc ie nc e F a c t She e t, Co ding Blo c k fo r Gra de s 7 o r 8 Sta nda rds

• Sta nda rds in this b lo c k ma y b e ta ug ht a s:

 4-5 we e k mo dule in ke yb o a rding , b usine ss

e le c tive o r c a re e r de ve lo pme nt

 4-5 we e k mo dule in a no the r c o urse o r time

pe rio d

 Pa rt o f HS-le ve l pro g ra mming c o urse tha t

sc ho o l ha s b e e n a ppro ve d to te a c h to 7th & 8th g ra de rs

Sc hoolwide CS E xposur e : AR Coding Bloc k

WA OR CA MT ID NV AZ UT WY CO NM T X OK KS NE SD ND MN IA MO AR L A MS AL GA F L SC T N NC IL WI MI OH IN KY WV VA PA NY ME VT NH NJ DE MD Washington D.C. MA CT RI AK HI

State s r e quir ing all stude nts to take CS

PR

K e y: Purple : Sta te wide Ye llo w: T e c hno lo g y ma y inc lude CS c o urse Gra y: Po lic y sile nt

WA OR CA MT ID NV AZ UT WY CO NM T X OK KS NE SD ND MN IA MO AR L A MS AL GA F L SC T N NC IL WI MI OH IN KY WV VA PA NY ME VT NH NJ DE MD Washington D.C. MA CT RI AK HI

State s allowing CS to fulfill c ore grad. c re dit re qt.

PR

So urc e : Co de .o rg , E CS

K e y: Purple : Sta te wide Ye llo w: Distric t de c isio n Gra y: Po lic y sile nt

WA OR CA MT ID NV AZ UT WY CO NM T X OK KS NE SD ND MN IA MO AR L A MS AL GA F L SC T N NC IL WI MI OH IN KY WV VA PA NY ME VT NH NJ DE MD Washington D.C. MA CT RI AK HI

State s allowing CS to fulfill math c r e dit r e qt.

PR

So urc e : Co de .o rg , E CS

K e y: Purple : Sta te wide Ye llo w: Distric t de c isio n Gra y: Po lic y sile nt White : CS ma y c o unt a s c o re c re dit, b ut no t ma th c re dit

WA OR CA MT ID NV AZ UT WY CO NM T X OK KS NE SD ND MN IA MO AR L A MS AL GA F L SC T N NC IL WI MI OH IN KY WV VA PA NY ME VT NH NJ DE MD Washington D.C. MA CT RI AK HI

State s allowing AP CS to fulfill math c r e dit r e qt.

PR

So urc e : Co de .o rg , E CS K e y:

• Purple : Sta te wide
• Ye llo w: Distric t

de c isio n

• Gra y: Po lic y sile nt
• White : CS ma y

c o unt a s c o re c re dit, b ut no t ma th c re dit

• Gre e n: Unc le a r

E xa mple s:

• De la wa re : E

xc e pt Alg e b ra I , Ge o me try, Alg e b ra I I

• r e q uiva le nt (14 De l.C. § 4139)
• I

da ho : I f stude nt ha s c o mple te d Alg e b ra I I sta nda rds

• K

e ntuc ky: Ma y c o unt a s 4th ma th c o urse

L imits on allowing AP CS to fulfill math r e qt.

Wor k- Base d L e ar ning – for T ue sday r e le ase !

Po lic ie s in five “b uc ke ts”:

• Sta te a nd re g io na l c o o rdina tio n
• Ac c e ss
• F

ina nc e

• Pro g ra m q ua lity
• Gra dua tio n c re dit

Work-Base d L e arning Mode l Polic y Compone nts

Conc lusion

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