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SECME ProgramYoly McCarthy
Instructional Supervisor
Ava D. Rosales, PhD
Executive Director
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
SECME, Inc
• Formerly the Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering
• Currently diversity in STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)
• Mission to promote historically under-represented, underserved and differently-abled students to pursue and complete postsecondary studies in STEM
SECME Model
M-DCPS Curriculum and Instruction, Science Education 2012
TeachersCounselors
AdministratorsParents
Students
National Level
Club meetings
Classroom activities
Participate in Olympiad
Involve parents
Student data
Mini-Grants
Student Scholarships
Scholarships to Summer Institute
Professional Development
Networking with Teachers and Engineers Nationally
National Student Competition
Sponsors National Summer Institute
People and Expertise
Resource and Materials
Longitudinal Data Statistics
Communications Network
Student , Parent and Teacher Recognition
Sponsors Teachers to Summer Institute
Provides Engineer and University Support
Saturday Design Seminars
District Olympiad Competition District Level
School Level
M-DCPS SECME PROGRAMWhat makes it work?
• Teacher, counselor, and parent resource
• Engaging hands -on student activities that enhance science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) concepts
• Collaboration with experts, colleges and industry
• Student, teacher, parent motivation • District support - program
coordination
SECME ENHANCES MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE CURRICULUM
M-DCPS Curriculum and Instruction, Science Education 2012
SECMECURRICULUM
Inquiry based learning
Mathematics and science applications to solving real world problems
School to Career Initiative
Engineering design seminars
Engineering design and construction (bridges, mousetrap cars, egg drop containers, water bottle rockets, robotic hand)
Workshops at Colleges, shadow an engineer day, engineering site field trips, guest speakers
SECME Events Overview
BANNERS
• Students create banners based on the Olympiad's theme. Banners must contain the school mascot and SECME logo. Each school must have one (1) entry. Schools will parade with their banners at the opening session of the Olympiad
BRAIN BOWL
• Students compete against the clock and each other in a contest filled with science questions. Each school may enter one (1) team consisting of four (4) students in the Brain- Bowl competition.
BRIDGE
• Students build bass wood bridges to pre-determined specifications. Bridges are then tested at the Olympiad. The winner is determined by the most efficient bridge within the specifications.
• Two individual members from the winning high school team(s) will represent SECME at the International Bridge Contest. Each school may submit one pre-constructed bridge in this team event.
EGG DROP CONTAINER• Students build containers that meet pre-
determined specifications. At the Olympiad, an uncooked egg is placed in the container and dropped from an initial height of 15 meters.
• The smallest volume container that protects the egg after being dropped at the final height is deemed the winner. Each middle and senior high school may submit one egg-drop container. The eggs will be supplied at the competition
ESSAY
• Students write essays at their schools. Each school must submit one (1) essay. Entries received after that date are not eligible for inclusion in the competition (individual event).
MOUSETRAP CAR
• Students build cars that are propelled by the spring of a mousetrap. All teams must have: – Mousetrap Car (constructed and running) – Design drawing of Mousetrap Car – Technical report on Mousetrap Car
• A combination of the scores from the race, the report, and the drawing is used to determine the winner. Each school may enter one Mousetrap Car.
INTERNET SCIENCE AND TECH FAIR
• Student teams use a webpage editor to create a web page. The winner is the team that scores the highest amount of points based on the assigned task within the allocated time.
• Each school may enter one (1) team consisting of two (2) students.
MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE
• Student teams use a variety of strategies to solve mathematics problems using tools such as graphing calculators, calculators, rulers, and manipulatives. The winner is determined by the first team to submit the most correct answers within an hour. Each school may enter one (1) team consisting of four (4) students in the mathematics competition.
WATER BOTTLE ROCKET• Students build a rocket that must meet
predetermined specifications. At the Olympiad, rockets will be "fueled" with 355 milliliters of water. The rocket with the greatest combined "hang time" and patch design score will be declared the winner.
• Each school may enter one (1) rocket built by a team consisting of three (3) students. All teams must have: Water-Bottle Vehicle (constructed and launch-ready) and Team Patch.
BIOTIC/ROBOTIC HAND KIT
• Students bring a pre-constructed robotic/bionic hand designed from a kit. Presentations will be judged based on innovative engineering, effective presentation, most realistic prosthesis, and product demonstration. Teams present orally and visually with the aid of multimedia. Each school may submit only one (1) entry (middle and senior high school only
VEX ROBOTICS
• Students follow specific instructions to complete an engineering design task in three-member teams using VEX Robotics technology (Senior High schools only).
Congratulations to the 2014 SECME National Student Competition
MDCPS Winning Teams!
Traveling Team Winners: 2014 SECME National Student Competition
Hosted by the University of Alabama-Birmingham, June 25-28
Middle School Engineering Design Mousetrap Car
Third Place South Miami Middle, Miami-Dade County Public Schools FL
School Coordinator: Murry Sill
High School Engineering Design Mousetrap Car Second Place
Coral Park Senior, Miami-Dade County Public Schools FL School Coordinator: David Kirkpatrick
Engineering Design Vex Robotics First Place
Hialeah Gardens Senior, Miami-Dade County Public Schools FL School Coordinator: Alex Garrido
Below You Will Find Our 2014 Non-Traveling Team Winners:
Team Name, School, District, State School Coordinator
Student Name and (Grade)
Elementary School Engineering Design: Mousetrap Car First Place
Archisci from Archimedean Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools FL School Coordinator: Marlene Lorie
Elementary School Engineering Design: Water Rocketry First Place
Ben Sheppard Elementary from Ben Sheppard Elementary School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools FL
School Coordinator: Hilario Fernandez
High School Engineering Design: Water Rocketry Third Place
Archimedean Upper Conservatory from Archimedean Upper Conservatory Charter School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools FL
School Coordinator: Demetrios Demopoulos
High School Essay Second Place
American Senior High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools FL School Coordinator: Manuel Cox
Gloria Chyr (10)
Why SECME?
• SECME programs continue to show significant impact on student academic achievement, selection of STEM majors, and college access.
• SECME 2012 Student Surveys demonstrate middle and high school SECME students overwhelmingly report that being involved in a SECME program has influenced their decisions to attend college and their choices of majors. Additionally, The SECME 2012 Junior/Senior Survey results reveal SECME students' self-reported SAT scores exceed those of their peers when compared to national averages.
• 63% of SECME middle school students surveyed report their SECME participation has improved their mathematics ability.
Data for SECME
Data for SECME
Registration1. District:
http://secme.dadeschools.net
2. National:
www.secme.org
Registration code for National Office FL19
No later than: August 29, 2014
Register to Become a SECME School
SECME Website: Registration
Important SECME Dates
1) Now through 08/29/14- Register School Program
2) Sept/Oct 2014 - Mousetrap Car Seminar @ UM (Tentative)
3) Dec 2014 – Robotic Hand @Baptist (Tentative)
4) 11/15/14 – Bridge @FIU College of Engineering
5) 12/13/14 – Water-bottle Rocket Seminar @ American Senior (Tentative)
6) 12/08/14 – Deadline to register for competition
7) 02/07/14 - SECME Competitions Posted at District SECME WebsitePosted at Professional Development portal
Event Date Grade Level and Audience
Additional Information Location Time (s) - tentative
SECME Coordinator Registration Open on August 13th,
2014 Deadline to register
August 29, 2014
K – 12
School-site SECME
Coordinators
SECME school-site coordinators must
register/update information at District and National
SECME websites in order to receive critical program updates and information.
SECME Coordinator Registration/Update:
1. District http://science.dadeschools.net/s
ecme.asp 2. National Registration
http://secme.org/Logon.aspx
Available 24 hrs
Mousetrap Car Seminar
Saturday, October 2014*
Grades: 5 – 12
Students, Parents and
Teachers
Times may have to be staggered, depending on
anticipated number of participants
University of Miami College of Engineering
1251 Memorial Drive Coral Gables, FL 33146
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Bridge Seminar
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Grades: 6 – 12
Students, Parents and
Teachers
This seminar is located on the College of Engineering campus (Flagler and 107th
Avenue)
Florida International University – College of Engineering
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Bionic/Robotic Hand Seminar (Expo Event at Olympiad) Saturday, December
2014*
Grades 6 – 12
Students, Parents and
Teachers
Schools bring their own Robotic Hand kit materials.
Official Robotic Hand Competition Kits purchased
in advance from: The Yaeger Foundation, Inc. Ivan Yaeger (305) 751-4208; [email protected]
Baptist South Miami Marsha Tejeda
[email protected] Community Relations and Student Program Manager
786-527-9162 fax # 786-662-7334
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Rocket Seminar
Saturday, December 13, 2014*
Grades: K – 12
Students, Parents and
Teachers
Participants bring at least four (4) clean, empty 2-liter soda bottles. Times may
have to be staggered, depending on anticipated
number of participants
American Senior High 18350 NW 67TH Avenue
Miami, FL 33015 9:00 AM –1:00 PM
SECME Olympiad and Festival Competition
Registration: December 2014
Project Check-in: Friday, February 6th, 2015 Competition at the STEM Expo: Saturday, February
7th, 2015
Grades 3 – 12
Students, Parents and
Teachers
Only for registered SECME schools.
Competition registration
opens in November
Miami Dade College North Campus
11380 NW 27th Ave Miami, FL 33167
Registration: (December 8, 2014 by 4 p.m.)
Check-in: 3:00 PM – 7:00PM ( February 6th, 2015)
Competition and awards 9: 00 AM – 5:00 PM (February
7th, 2015)
Miami-Dade County Public Schools SECME Events Tentative Dates2014-2015
Want activities for your program?
“My son wants to be a rocket scientist. Before SECME he wanted to be a rapper.”
-Elementary School SECME Parent
SECME Festival and Olympiad
• Registration: Online Due December 8, 2014
• Registration Materials: December 11, 2014
• Project Check-in: February 6, 2015• Competition: February 7, 2015
Finding funding
• Grant Wrangler – STEM grants and resources– http://www.grantwrangler.com/STEMresources.ht
ml• STEM Grants
– http://stemgrants.com/
M-DCPS SECME Contact Information
Ms. Yoly McCarthy, Instructional [email protected]
305-995-1939
Dr. Ava D. Rosales, Executive [email protected]
305-995-4537
District
http://science.dadeschools.net/secme/default.html
National
http://secmeinc.wix.com/secme
