Upstate SC STEM Collaborative Meeting - October 2015

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The Upstate SC STEM Collaborative focuses on workforce development by engaging

students and communities. The Collaborative pursues STEM opportunities and possibilities

that positively impact the culture and future economic success of the Upstate and SC.

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AGENDA Welcome & Introductions STEM Innovation Configuration Maps Dorman Drone Project The Dream STEAM Dismissal

October 15, 2015

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Dorothy Earle

STEM Schools Innovation Configuration

(IC) MapsFocus, Clarity & Direction for

STEM Schools and Programs

LOWCOUNTRY COLLABORATIVE

LINX

Innovation Configuration Maps provide…

• a description of what a specific educational innovation “looks like” when well implemented.

• a mental image of an innovation in operation and “vision” toward which the user is moving.

• a tool that shares information and helps individuals and organizations figure out where they are and what they need to do to move toward implementation.

Shirley Hord

STEM Schools Innovation Configuration (IC) Maps

A Path Forward

• Focus• Clarity• Direction

Feature: Four Maps

School Leaders

Teachers

Students

Strategic Alliances - Parents - Business - Community Groups

Feature:Roles

Identified

Who does what?

Feature: Iterative Continuous ImprovementProcess Embedded

Feature: Consistent with Our State’s Expectations

Feature: Aligns with Current Resources

STEM School Study (Outlier, University of Chicago)

STEM Learning Ecosystem Report Commissioned by Noyce Foundation

STEM School Standard

Delve and Dialogue: STEM Learning Ecosystem

– Read excerpt: Desired Outcome CAI3

– Record IQs (Insights and Questions) as you move from one Implementation Level to the next within an indicator

– Dialogue about IQs

Share IQs on the goals of the STEM

Schools Innovation

Configuration (IC) Maps

• Focus• Clarity• Direction

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Dorman HS Drone Project

Whitney Stancil and

STEAM Tech Teams

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PARTNER

Reminder . . .

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ENGAGE a diverse, talented, and energetic community of

learners and leaders.

2015-16 MEETING SCHEDULE

October 15, 2015 December 10 2015February 11, 2016

March 31, 2016May 24, 2016

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