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ISLAND INSTITUTE
SALTWATER CONNECTIONSWINTER ASSEMBLY
JANUARY 2013
Who We Are
• A membership-based nonprofit headquartered in Rockland, Maine
• With a staff of 43 professionals and 10 Island Fellows
• And a yearly operating budget of $5 million
• Supported by 5,000 members, along with local and national foundations, agencies and organizations.
What We Do We partner with island and working waterfront
communities to ensure a vibrant future.
Our work is guided by a series of three-year strategic plans that are shaped by comprehensive, ongoing
feedback from our constituencies.
Strategic Plan 2010 - 2013• Develop collaborative
approaches to diversify island economies
• Support the survival of island schools and enhance learning opportunities
• Support current and emerging local leadership
Signature Programs
Island Fellows • College Scholarships
Publications • Archipelago
Island FellowsNearly 100 bright, talented college and master’s degree graduates placed in schools, libraries, town offices – wherever an “extra set of hands” can assist local projects
Publications • Island Journal, The Working Waterfront newspaper, Island
Indicators, other reports, white papers and books• Student Journalism Program
ArchipelagoRetail store and art gallery returns over $90,000 to 250 island and coastal artists and crafters
Thirteen Island SchoolsCasco Bay : K-5 Schools
Peaks 64 stud. | YRP = 864
Cliff 4 stud. | YRP = 71
Long 16 stud. | YRP = 230
Chebeague 22 stud.|YRP = 341
K-8 Island Schools
Frenchboro 11 stud.|YRP = 61
Isle au Haut 3 stud.|YRP = 73
Islesford 12 stud. | YRP = 141
Matinicus 9 stud.|YRP 40
Monhegan 3 stud. |YRP = 69
Swans 39 stud. | YRP = 332
K-12 Island Schools
Islesboro
92 stud. | YRP = 566
North Haven
58 stud.| YRP= 355
Vinalhaven
178 stud. |YRP = 1,165
Island School Enrollment1996 - 2011
EDUCATION PROGRAMSScholarships | Internships
Teacher Networking | Professional DevelopmentSTEM Programming
Distance Learning Technology
Island Scholars Program
• 1990 – present, over $1 million in scholarships awarded
• 2012: $155,000 in scholarships awarded to 76 island students
• Funding: endowment fund, private donors, capital campaigns
• Scholarship committee comprised of islanders
Island Internship Program
Providing island scholars with experience and guidance from professionals working in island and coastal Maine businesses
Teacher NetworkingIsland Teachers Conference
2012 Workshop Highlights:
• Developing instruction and procedures in a standards based multi-age classroom
• Creating lessons and digital texts on the iPad
• Marine studies pathway: re-visioning Deer Isle-Stonington High School
• Music & movement in an early childhood classroom
Save the Date:October 10th and 11th, 2013
Belfast, Maine
Networking and professional development opportunity for teachers on islands who share both the challenges and advantages of teaching in small, geographically isolated communities.
2005 – 2013 STEM EducationScience, Technology, Engineering and Math
STEM Education Model
Non-Hierarchical Learning
Communities
Integrated & Applied
Technology
Place-Based Education
Empowering students to make data-driven change in their schools and communities
Students | Teachers | Facility Staff | Administrators | Community | Industry
• Electricity monitoring & data analysis• Energy tools &technologies• Community Energy Competitions • Energy related career paths
http://www.islandinstitute.org/energyforme/
Elm Street School Gym lighting project
Students demonstrate how they collected data with light meter
Students make their case for a lighting retrofit to the school board
A cutting-edge interactive online platform for coastal communities to explore weather, climate, storms, geomorphology, oceanography & more
Students | Teachers | Fishermen | Scientists
• Participatory approach w. advisor board– Fishermen & student connection– Citizen science database– Investigations w. science advisors
• Maine islands & Sitka, Alaska• 2012 – 2013 project development• 2013 – 2014 project testing
WeatherBlur, a Vignette“Is the marine habitat in Casco Bay suitable for longfin squid?”
• Place-based / relevant• Student research• Data collection• Community Involvement• Historic data & Climate Change• Scientist in advising role
Distance Learning TechnologyTeaching & Learning Collaborative (TLC)
The TLC is committed to creating a virtual classroom community where teachers and students will have access to a rich and supportive inter-island peer network.
http://outerislandstlc.org
Teaching & Learning Collaborative (TLC)Teacher collaboration: teachers co-create units and activities, share leadership, and offer professional support to one another
Academic collaboration:
- Science & social studies curriculum aligned - Inter-island book groups
Teaching & Learning Collaborative (TLC)Face to Face - Entire group meets 3X / year - Sept school year kick off hosted on island- Two field trips – tied to curriculum
Social Interaction
- Friendships formed during face-to-face translate through the technology
- Virtual holiday (dance) parties
Teaching & Learning Collaborative (TLC)
Distance Learning Technology
• 2009 Island Institute was awarded a half million dollars through USDA Rural Utility Service Distance Learning Technology Grant Tandbergs for all island
schools
• April 2013 – we anticipate applications will be due • Any technology that supports
distance learning
Save the DateFeb 14th, 3 PM
Conf. call for USDA grant planning
Presented byRob Snyder, Executive Vice-President
Presented by
Shey Conover & Rachel [email protected] | [email protected]
207-594-9209 • P.O. Box 386 Main Street • Rockland, Maine 04841
