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Project STAMP:Science, Technology and Math Partnerships

Teachers Fellows BU resourcesBoston University Charles River Campus: Departments: Physics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Photonics CenterSchool of Education

Boston University Medical Campus:CityLab and MobileLab

Area K-12:South Boston HighDorchester HighNewton North, Cabot ElementaryBigelow Middle SchoolPeabody HighJohn D. O’BryantQuincy HighJeremiah BurkeEast Boston

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1st Biennial Boston Regional GK-12 Meeting

Welcome! What are we?: 7 Programs, 75 Fellows and Teachers

10-15 School districtsDirect interaction with > 2000 students$10M in NSF funding

What have we done? What are we doing? What works?

How can we do it better?

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STAMP – Science, Math and Technology Partnerships

Goal:• Through supported partnerships between graduate and

undergraduate students in STEM disciplines and local area teachers and schools, develop the scientific communication skills of Fellows, increase content knowledge and access to modern research of teacher partners, and enhance SMET exposure, literacy and learning in 5-12 students.

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STAMP – Defining characteristics

10 of 13 Fellows in urban schoolsHeterogeneous subject matter: • Interdisciplinary science, technology, and math.

Fellows in heterogeneous levels, grades 5-12.In-depth Fellow trainingStrongly constructed, sustained teacher-Fellow partnershipsTwo-tiered faculty interaction approach with Teacher ↔ Fellow ↔ faculty teams

Assessment and evaluation using on-line tools and developing Fellow assessment capabilitiesFocus on curriculum frameworks, long-term program impact and sustainability

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Project STAMP: Programmatic approach

Partner with schools and teachersTogether with teacher and school system, identify the main content and process areas where we can match/modify graduate students and resources to serve the classroom--- Teacher and classroom driven program needs--- Fit within curriculum frameworks, operation of school system,

enhanced long term impactMatch/modify within the several broad content or process focus areas that bring resources to the K-12 teacher and classroom• Help teachers with existing material, background,

enhancements, etc.• Help teachers develop new material they need for classroom• CityLab and MobileLab, Physlets to classrooms, Optics units,

Science Saturdays, etc…

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STAMP – Conceptual structure

Faculty DirectorBennett Goldberg

Project DirectorCynthia Brossman

9 additional Resource Faculty in content areasAssist Fellows in development

9 core STAMP Faculty and Coordinators Science education, content areas, assessment, all aspects

Fellow↔TeacherClassroom

Fellow↔TeacherClassroom Fellow↔Teacher

ClassroomFellow↔TeacherClassroom

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Bigger picture === Regional GK-12

Faculty DirectorBennett Goldberg

Project DirectorCynthia Brossman

9 additional Resource Faculty in content areasAssist Fellows in development

9 core STAMP Faculty and Coordinators Science education, content areas, assessment, all aspects

Fellow↔TeacherClassroom

Fellow↔TeacherClassroom Fellow↔Teacher

ClassroomFellow↔TeacherClassroom

Harvard

NortheasternWPI

Boston University

WISPUMass

TENSTufts

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Bigger picture == National GK-12

Boston RegionGK-12

FY 1999 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003

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RI

Funding YearFY 1999 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003

Active NSF GK-12 Projects

Mass.

RI

Funding Year

Puerto RicoPuerto Rico

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Current models of connectivity

National MarchMeeting

TuftsCornell Nevada

CUNY UMASS

SFSU NY WISP WPINortheastern BU STAMP

BU

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Role of the Region

New model of connectivity

NSF GK-12

TuftsWISP BU STAMPWPI

CUNY Nevada

SFSU NY Stanford FSUMisc Univ UCLA

BostonRegion GK12

BU Northeaster

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STAMP Program Assessment and Evaluation

• Strong team of evaluators: Russ Faux, Peter Garik, Constance Phillips

• Evaluation plans developed and implemented for all principle participant groups:

Fellows, their attitudes toward teaching and learning, abilities in pedagogy, classroom interactions with students, program expectations and concernsTeachers, their inclusion of new content and new curriculum materials, their approach to teaching the subject matter, attitudes to how to build a better programStudents in the classroom, evaluation of lesson and curriculum components developed by Fellows, novel approach to heterogeneous groups

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Regional GK-12

7 local programs, 140 fellows, teachers, evaluators, administrators and faculty registeredOpen discussion format• Detailed discussion talking points

PostersPlenary speakerSaturday Curriculum focus groupsOUTCOME: Responses to major issues, conclusions and directions, all posters, talks, and all activities in searchabledatabaseYour Charge----

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Examples of BU resources in Project STAMP

CityLab and MobileLabScience SaturdaysPhyslets for computer animated interactive physicsBU Science Education in School of EdMiddle school optics unitsProject PhotonRobotics FIRSTMiddle school rockets program

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Example STAMP Fellow activities

Boston Public Schools Active Physics Curriculum• 9th grade conceptual physics program• Two 1-week workshops with teachers this summer• 2 week teacher collaboration workshop at BU to develop 2 laboratories to

accompany Active Physics• Implement labs during academic year

CityLab Biotechnology labs in BPS chemistry classes• Curriculum enhancement • Pre- and post-lab support in the classroom• Saturday and summer biotechnology camp

Cabot elementary school science demonstrations• Build large-scale demos for 5th and 6th grade science classes• Afterschool science club activities with local afterschool program

New England AquariumRobotics FIRSTProject Photon