Innovation & Design STEM in Grades 3-8

1. Innovation & DesignSTEM in Grades 3-8 Warren Township Public Schools

2. Presenters • Mrs. Mary Ellen Roberts, Technology Supervisor • Mrs. Wendy Piller, Gifted & Talented Teacher • Mrs. Sheila Connelly, Technology Teacher • Dr. Susan Kline, Gifted & Talented Teacher • Mr. Ernest Monaco, Technology Arts Teacher • Mr. Steven Verger, Technology Teacher

3. About Our District • Warren Township - Somerset County, NJ • District Factor Group: I • K-8 District • 4 Elementary Schools (K-5) • 1 Middle School • Number of Students: 2000+

4. Why We Did It Brought to district by new Superintendent in order to: • Enrich district programs to foster academic rigor • Increase technology integration in the classroom • Meet engineering component of technology standards • Provide opportunities for enhancing 21st Century skills

5. Getting Started • Visited Readington Public Schools NJ Observed 7th grade class Talked with staff & administration about program • Researched available curricular options • Tailored the program to our district’s needs: Staffing Curriculum Schedule

6. Curriculum Elementary Schools Middle School Revamped Technology Arts Program Based on ITEEA EbD Project Modifications for: Technology Integration Hands-On Projects Textbook Integration • New Program Based on ITEEA I3 Project • Modifications for: Technology Integration Collaboration/Teamwork Grade Appropriateness Curriculum Development: Monthly After-School Meetings Summer Work Release Time ITEEA: INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION I³ Project: Invention-Innovation-Inquiry Units for Technological Literacy for Grades 3-5 EbD Project: Engineering by Design Units for Technology-Invention-Innovation-Technological Systems Units for Grades 6-8

7. Staffing (Co-Teachers) Elementary Schools Middle School Technology Teacher To innovate & support technology integration Technology Arts Teacher To ensure technology arts integration with problem solving & critical thinking activities Technology Teachers To ensure technology integration Gifted & Talented Teachers To promote higher-level thinking

8. Funding & Resources Board of Education approved funding: Nonconsumables • Students needed sturdy workspace for building – new chairs/stools/tables • Technology – Dell DUO Inspiron tablets • Storage and Bins to secure student projects • Tools – pliers, hammers, saws*, glue guns* Consumables • Building materials – wood, various cardboards, wire, clay, screws, etc. • Project Kits: Racecars, Windmills, Earthquake Towers, etc. Resources: • Provide team planning/sharing time • Review of curriculum success and problems to adjust programs • Articulation between Elementary and Middle schools: Future Plans *Requires Adult Supervision

9. Scheduling Elementary Schools: • 3rd grade – One 12-week unit – Mid-year marking period • 4th & 5th grades – Two 10 week units, first and last marking periods • Replaced traditional computer science classes for designated timeframe Middle School: • 6th, 7th and 8th grades - Required elective at all grade levels • 5 week cycle, meets every day

10. Administrator/District View ---- Was this a good choice? • Resulted in discussions about addressing 21st Century Skills • Modified existing programs to achieve new standards • Delivered a new program and curriculum revision • Became part of district initiative for 21st Century Teaching and Learning • Provided for greater elementary student readiness for middle school technology arts program

11. Elementary Program • ITEEA I3program – Innovation, Invention, Inquiry www.i3cubed.com • Originally developed for grades 5 and 6 - Modified for students grades 3 -5 • Units – Technological Systems, Construction, Innovation, Invention, Power & Energy Main Focus: EDP – Engineering Design Process Other Lessons: • Teamwork Rubric • Tablet usage Rubric • Writing test plans Form • Self-directed learning Mechanical Toy Checklist • Measurement • Time & Resource Management • Presentations • Creating diagrams • Tool safety

13. Co-Teaching • Common Planning • Tool Safety – Benefit Two Sets of Eyes! • Act as Engineering Consultants: Approve Designs Hand Out Materials (Gatekeeper) • Refining Lessons: Differentiation Instructional Methods Instructional Resources Class Routines • Build Each Other’s Skills: 21st Century Teaching

14. Things to Remember – Words to the Wise Just like in real life, you never have enough time, money, or materials. Use your resources wisely.

15. Technology Integration Senteos (Student Response Systems) for Pre & Post-Tests One Note/Google Docs: • Collaboration • Reading, Writing, and Diagram Creation Video Lessons & Demonstrations

16. Platform for 21st Century Teaching Student Directed Learning*: • Analytic Rubrics • Checklists • Instructional Videos • Using Models/Examples • Classroom Management Techniques For Example: Self-Dismissal • See “Students Taking Charge” by Nancy Sulla • Eye On Education Publisher, 2011 ISBN: 978-1-59667-185-0

17. Outcomes • 100% Engagement • Opportunity for different students to shine • Higher order discussions by students • Cause/effect • What if? • Empathy • Inclusion • Full cycle – student evaluates and corrects instead of teacher • Greater understanding • More responsibility • Think first

18. Middle School Program Grades 6, 7 and 8: Required Cycle as Part of the Warren Middle School Elective Program

19. Grade 6 Overview • Design & Engineering • Air & Space Technologies • Project- Solid Fuel Rocket

20. Grade 7 Overview • Computer Aided Design • Structural Engineering • Project- Earthquake Tower

21. Grade 8 - Overview • Land & Water Transportation • Applied Physics • Project – CO2 RACECAR

22. STEM CURRICULUM Science Technology Engineering Math Student Textbook Chapters Aligned to Course Materials

23. SCIENCE Systematic knowledge of the physical world, gained through observation and experimentation Applied Physics • Physics of Motion • Newton’s Laws of Motion • Physics of Work • Simple Machines

24. Technology Takes place when people use their knowledge to extend their abilities, satisfy needs and wants, and solve problems. Examples: • How can we go to the Moon? • How can we make an Earthquake proof building? • How can we design and build a faster dragster?

26. Engineering Engineer: A person who uses his or her knowledge of Science, Technology, Math and Communication to solve technical design problems. Example: • Design a structure that can withstand the forces of an earthquake. • Design and build a CO2 Race Car that will travel the distance of the track as fast as possible.

28. Mathematics Thesystematic treatmentofmagnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations betweenquantitiesexpressedsymbolically Examples: • Force = mass x acceleration or F=m x a • Work = force x distance or W=f x d • Speed = distance/time or S=d/t

29. Project Example- CO2 Race Car • Scientific principles behind project • Math calculations • Engineering - designing an aerodynamic race car using the scientific principals that were learned • Students do a build out using simple tools and balsa wood as a materials

30. Presentation Materials Available http://www.warrentboe.org/technology/techexpo2013/

31. QUESTIONS?