Moore, Oklahoma – U.S.Action Plan

2014 Intel ISEFEducator Academy

Los Angeles, CA

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Goals• District Goals

– Long Term Goals• To encourage more students to pursue STEM careers while providing

them with the skills needed to be globally competitive in STEM fields.• Incorporate one stem activity in grades 3-12 for implementation

throughout the district.• Increase the number of students participating in STEM programs,

e.g. science, invention and engineering fairs by 50% within 5 years.

– Short Term Goals• Initiate formal STEM Professional Development for STEM Leadership

Team.• Increase awareness in the importance of STEM integration into the

classroom.• Establish a proposed list of activities for educator professional

development to affect student learning in STEM.

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Objectives1. Professional Development will be provided for teachers

to develop skills from integration of STEM to support student learning.

2. Student participation in STEM activities increases 15% over a three-year period.

3. Systemic curriculum changes underway for implementation of new academic science standards.

4. Increase the number of students involved in scientific, technological, mathematical and engineering research both inside the classroom and extracurricular activities.

5. Creation of STEM activities will have a sustainable funding source.

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Obstacles

• Resistance to change• Access to specialized and professional

resources such as scientific literature, laboratory equipment, and supplies

• Perceived conflict between time spent on research projects versus standardized curriculum and assessment

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Action Plan

Objective ActionMeasure of

SuccessWho's

Responsible By When

Increase number of educators in professional

development of STEM concepts

STEM Leadership Team attendance in

NSTA/Intel Professional Development

Participation of 21 educators/

administrators in STEM professional

development

Andrea BrockHeather Grive'

5/31/2014

  

Increase number of educators using

STEM integration and inquiry based

learning in the classroom

STEM Leadership Team provides

professional development to

district educators

Educators will demonstrate

increased STEM professional

development over initial year

STEM Leadership

Team6/1/2015

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Action Plan

Objective ActionMeasure of

SuccessWho's

Responsible By When

Increase student participation in STEM- based

projects

Initiate STEM-aligned projects into curriculum

mapping at each grade level

Pre- and Post-surveys of educators

developing STEM Alignment

Andrea BrockHeather Grive'

5/31/2019

  

Increase student participation in

scientific research through

science/invention/ engineering fairs

Professional development for educators to help

facilitate increased awareness in

participation of fair involvement

Increase the number of

participants each year

District Science

Educators

Year End Assessments

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Intel ISEF Educator Academy

Reflection – The highlight of the Educator Academy was the opportunities

for highly collaborative conversations with educators from around the world.

• Keynote speakers were excellent and very well versed in fields of expertise.

– Favorite Shop Talks• “Fundraising Specifics for Science Fairs- Practical Steps for

Success”• “Boosting Creativity and Achievement in Math through

Math Circles and Math Symposium”• “Use Robots to Hook Kids into STEM”

– Where should we venture from here?• More sessions related to Science Fair growth and

expansion

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