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21st Century Learners
SPS Professional Development
December 11, 2013
Swampscott School District PD21st Century Learners
December 11, 201312:30 - 2:30 p.m.
The purpose of today’s district wide PD is to:
- Review the district mission statement - 21st century literate students
- Understand the district STEM Initiative
- Self inventory of integrated projects in your classroom
- Discuss the integrated approach of STEM in the classroom
- Identify what teachers need to be successful in such an integrated curriculum
(future PD)
Agenda
12:30 - 12:45 PD introduction in Auditorium
12:50 - 2:00 Break out groups
(please go to the room number on your packet)
2:05 - 2:20 Reconvene in Auditorium - Discussion
2:20 - 2:30 Evaluation
Vision is to graduate students from SPS that are :
● Self-confident● Self-disciplined● Resilient● Resourceful● Accountable● Respectful
● Responsible and contributing members of a global society
● Independent thinkers● Effective
communicators● Life-long Learners
Why 21st Century Learning?
STEM is a vehicle that can make this happen!
Why STEM Now in Swampscott?
■Gelfand Funding■Accepted into the Gateway
Institute■STEM career and college
readiness is growing■Common Core and NGSS
Standards
But what is STEM?
How do we get there?
The Integrated Approach!
STEM isn’t STEM unless it has a +
+HistoryEnglish
Fine ArtsHealth/P.E.
Foreign Language
21st Century Skills in action
SMART Boards K-12
ROV construction -7th grade
GIS in AP French
Simple Machines 3rd gradeTrebuchets in Ancient World History
HS Art: Scientific drawings
Engineering of musical instruments : 6th grade
Outside of the traditional school day
Cable Club – Auction Night
Sailbot
STEM Family Night
Chinatown with Chinese Exchange Students
Community Partnerships
Digits Program: Scientist visiting a 6th grade class
7th grade video conference with South African sister school
Next Steps...where do we go from here?
Real World Applications
STEM Consulting TeacherRoles
■Work collaboratively with teachers■Co-develop standards based hands-on
projects■Grant writing■Research model best instructional practices■Create new STEM based offerings■Develop community connections■Integration of technology■District level STEM planning
We can help you move from this…..
to this…...
Questions/Comments for District STEM Team
■ Pam Angelakis, Asst. Superintendent■ Bob Murphy, MS Principal, Team Leader■ Brandy Wilbur, HS STEM Consulting Teacher■ Sharon LaRosa, Elem STEM Consulting Teacher■ Adam Scharfenberger, MS STEM Consulting
Teacher■ Natalie Paine, MS Computer Teacher
Special Thanks To:
Gelfand Family Charitable Trust
Break Out Groups