STEM Presentation Director of Technology, Innovation, & - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Curriculum Night

January 17, 2019

STEM Presentation

INTRODUCTIONS

➢ Edward Kemnitzer @kemnitzer3

Director of Technology, Innovation, & Information Services

➢ Mary Alexis Pace @MAPaceEWSD

Director of Science

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• Dr. Robert Teseo

@EWSDMath

Secondary Mathematics, Business & Computer Chair

WE ARE HERE TO DISCUSS….

➢ Overview of mathematics and science

high school course requirements

➢ Elective options in mathematics, science,

technology, and computers

➢ Contests and research opportunities in

mathematics and the sciences

REQUIRED COURSES

22 Credits Minimum Advanced Regents Diploma Regents Diploma

English 4 English 4 Social Studies 4 Social Studies 4 Mathematics 3 Mathematics 3 Science 3 Science 3 Foreign Language 3 Foreign Language 1 Art/Music/DDP 1 Art/Music/DDP 1 Health 0.5 Health 0.5

• Phys. Ed.

2 (0.5/year)

• Phys. Ed.

2 (0.5/year) Electives Minimum 1.5 Electives Minimum 3.5

Mastery in Mathematics and/or Science

Students who receive an Advanced Regents Diploma and have earned a score of 85 or above on 3 Math and/or Science Regents

Advanced Regents Diploma with Honors

90 and above on all 9 Regents Exams

College Readiness

NYS now measures students’ readiness for college:

• at least 75 on the English Regents exam
• at least 80 on any mathematics Regents exam
• Colleges often require students to pay for non-credit bearing

remedial classes if they do not meet these measures in high school

Diploma Designation

Project Lead the Way Engineering Pathway

PLTW IED Design and Drawing for Production (Grades 9-12) PLTW CEA Civil Engineering and Architecture (Grades 10-12) PLTW CSP AP Computer Science Principles (Grades 10-12) PLTW POE Principles of Engineering (Grades 10-12) Courses Included in the 19-20 Course Selection Handbook PLTW EE Engineering Essentials (Grades 9-12) PLTW EDD Engineering Design and Development (Grades 10-12)

Taken from PTLW website: https://www.pltw.org/our-programs/ap-pltw

STEM Electives

➢ Robotics (Coding) ➢ SUPA Forensics ➢ Wood I and II ➢ Fundamentals of Film Production and Editing ➢ Television Production ➢ Mathematical Modeling

Mathematics Competitions

➢ Al Kalfus Math Fair ➢ AMC 10 / 12 ➢ Math-Counts ➢ Mathletes / NYML ➢ First Robotics (FRC) ➢ LEGO Challenge ➢ Modeling the Future ➢ Molloy College Science Fair ➢ Long Island Science and Engineering Fair ➢ New York Science and Engineering Fair ➢ Long Island Science Congress ➢ Research Association Invitational Fair ➢ Regeneron STS

Science Competitions