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C R I S T I A N C A R R A N Z A , S T E M A D M I N I S T R AT I V E D I R E C TO R
O F F I C E O F A C A D E M I C S & T R A N S F O R M AT I O N
@mdcps @ctemiami
THE NEED
STEM Education
STEM Jobs Today
Critical that students become college & career ready for STEM
80% of the fastest growing occupations in the United States depend upon mastery of mathematics and scientific knowledge and skills.
STEM Jobs of the Future
Analyzing STEM
Job Needs Locally
Beacon Council – One Community One Goal
Target Industry Identification: Aviation, Creative Design, Hospitality/Tourism, Information Technology, Banking/Finance, Life/Health Sciences and Trade/Logistics.
Aviation Creative Design
Hospitality & Tourism
InformationTechnology
Int’lBanking &
Finance
Life Sciences & Health Care
Trade & Logistics
E D U C A T I O N
Analyzing STEM Talent Needs Locally
Courtesy of: Beacon Council One Community One Goal Presentation
Miami-Dade County Public Schools STEM department mission is to leverage the expertise and capital of the
Department of Career and Technical Education and the Department of Mathematics and Science
to increase student achievement in STEM curriculum to enhance career and college readiness.
The Office of Academics & Transformation
STEM
THE MISSION
STEM Academy Highlighted
STEM Academy Highlighted
President Obama, Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan visit STEM Engineering Academy students at Miami Central Senior High School, January 2012
President and Mrs.
Obama VisitCoral Reef
Senior High School
May 2014
Photo CBSMiami
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and TechnologyREPORT TO THE PRESIDENT
1. Catalyze widespread adoption of empirically validated teaching practices.
2. Advocate and provide support for replacing standard laboratory courses with discovery-based research courses.
3. Launch a national experiment in postsecondary mathematics education to address the math preparation gap.
4. Encourage partnerships among stakeholders to diversify pathways to STEM careers.
5. Create a Presidential Council on STEM Education with leadership from the academic and business communities to provide strategic leadership for transformative and sustainable change in STEM undergraduate education.
M-DCPS: STEM
THE PLAN
Career & Technical Ed. Mathematics Science
STEM Initiatives
Miami-Dade STEM Expo
13
Bringing students, faculty and community together to promote & celebrate STEM education student achievements
Students from CTE, Math & Science
8000+ participants (2014)
M-DCPS Alignment to Target Industries
M-DCPS Student Participation in Internships
Dual EnrollmentM-DCPS/FIU Dual Enrollment
Since 2009 the number of high schools offering DE has increased from 20 to 37
Nearly 11,000 sections of DE offered at high school sites in 2013-14
Increased the number of credentialed teachers from 28 in 2009 to 112 this year
Over 6,000 instances of enrollment in Dual Enrollment Fall 2013
M-DCPS Student Industry Certifications
Students achieve industry certifications in Autodesk,Microsoft Office,CISCO, CompTIA,Adobe Flash,EMT,CNA and many, many more!
Industry Certification
M-DCPS STEM Initiatives that need additional community support
Paid internship opportunities for 11th and 12th
grade students Mentors for STEM competitions Judges for the STEM Expo (Feb. 7, 2015) Financial support for the STEM Mobile Lab
Contact Information
Cristian CarranzaMiami-Dade County Public Schools
Administrative Director, STEM1501 NE 2nd Avenue, Room 327, Miami, FL 33132
Sources
M-DCPS STEM WEBSITE http://stem.dadeschools.net/
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/pcast
Educate to Innovate White House www.whitehouse.gov/issues/education/k-
12/educate-innovate
U.S. Dept. of Education STEM www.ed.gov/stem
Slide 3 & 4-Edutopia STEM Strategies Infographic www.edutopia.org/STEM-
strategies
Slide 6-http://miami.beaconcouncil.com
Slide 8-TechDirections Magazine
http://www.omagdigital.com/publication/?i=98503
Slide 10-Why STEM Matters Infographic www.topeducationdegrees.org
