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spaceTEAMS: A Proactive Intervention to
Feed the STEM Workforce Pipeline
Colleen Smith Arrey
Director of Alternative Programs
Manuel Navarro
Coordinator of Occupational Programs
Gloria Valle
Director of Business Partnerships, EISD
Andrew Schuetze
Lead Instructor, EISD
Sean Dooley
Consultant, Schriever Institute
San Antonio’s Economic Growth
Industry Clusters
Aerospace
Biosciences
Manufacturing
Information Technology
Workforce Development Innovation
Vehicle for Hands-on, Constructive Learning
Robotics as a Tool to Explore Technology,
Engineering, Design, Mathematics and Science
Team Environment
Interlocal Agreement Funding
Feeding the STEM Pipeline:
Technology, Engineering, Art, Math, Science
Strong Public School/Community College
Collaboration
$90,000 served:
94 Children, Grades 4 through 8
4 School Districts
16 Public School Teachers
Demographics:
Elementary Camp:
49 students
Male 49%
Female 51%
Hispanic 94%
Black 4%
White 2%
Middle School Camp:
46 students
Male 56.5%
Female 43.5%
Hispanic 82.6%
Asian 8.7%
White 6.5%
Black 2.2%
Over 50% of all camp participants qualify as
low SES based upon reported household
income.
Edgewood Independent School District
provided:
Transportation
Laptops
Recruiting
Pilot Program
Community Buy-in.
Northwest Vista College provided:
Grant Administration
Promotional Materials
Parent and Teacher Orientations
Recruiting
Staffing
Program Design
Daily Operations
Camp Included:
Daily lunch
Snacks
IMAX Theater trip, including transportation
7 guest speakers
Robotics equipment
Career planning workshop
Camp T-shirts
Team photos
Certificates and awards
Camp Included:
2 Lead Instructors
2 Assistant Lead Instructors
6 Mentors
8 Classroom Assistants
2 Separate Curricula
Career Exploration Materials
End-of-Camp Competition
Outcomes:
1. Students learned to collaborate in small teams (5
to 6 members) with adult facilitation.
2. Students learned computer programming
1. Icon based (elementary) or
2. Interactive C code (middle school).
3. Students learned to engineer robots to
perform tournament tasks.
4. Students learned to troubleshoot problems in
real-time within the NASA mission parameters.
5. Students were exposed to high tech career
options in the San Antonio area.
6. All teams were able to complete a working robot
and participate in the tournament.
Outcomes:
1. Elementary teachers learned computer
programming via the icon-based interface.
2. Students learned to program with icons
(elementary) or write Interactive C code (middle
school).
3. Students learned to engineer robots to
perform tournament tasks.
4. Students learned to troubleshoot problems with
programming and engineering.
5. Students were exposed to high tech career
options in the San Antonio area.
6. All teams were able to complete a working robot
and participate in the tournament.
Lead Time
Classroom Space
Career Exploration Curriculum
Age Appropriate, Interactive Programming
Instruction
Teacher Training
Internal Institutional Processes
Challenges
Tracking Students
Continued Support for ISD Teams/Teachers
Methodology-- Secondary Gains for Families
Curriculum Development & Expansion: Rocketry,
Web Design, Digital Simulation
Future Growth: Double Number Served Each Year
Model for Statewide Replication
Collaboration with other Youth Programs
Web Environment for Instruction
Plans for 2006-2010
Contact Information
Colleen Arrey, Northwest Vista College
Manuel Navarro, Northwest Vista College
Sean Dooley, Schriever Institute
Gloria Valle, Edgewood Independent School District
Andrew Schuetze, Edgewood Independent School District
