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West Fargo Public Schools 21 st Century Team February 8, 2012

West Fargo Public Schools 21 st Century Team February 8, 2012. “ Educating today’s learners for tomorrow’s world.”. Agenda. Essential Question for the Committee. What common language and instructional practices will be employed to communicate and foster 21 st Century learning in

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West Fargo Public Schools 21 st Century Team February 8, 2012

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  1. West Fargo Public Schools 21st Century TeamFebruary 8, 2012 “Educating today’s learners for tomorrow’s world.”

  2. Agenda

  3. Essential Question for the Committee What common language and instructional practices will be employed to communicate and foster 21st Century learning in West Fargo Secondary Schools?

  4. 21st Century Team Charge: • Draft a team recommendation for the definition of 21st Century learning in WFPS. • Draft a team recommendation for the definition of STEM instruction in WFPS. • Draft recommendations to align 21st Century learning and STEM instruction for implementation in WFPS grades 6-12. • Determine priorities for 21st Century learning. • Recommend instructional strategies to support the implementation of 21st Century learning. • Recommend professional development to prepare teachers for successful implementation of 21st Century teaching/learning. • Recommend technology integration and assessments that align with district goals for 21stCentury learning.

  5. 21st Century Skills

  6. 21st Century learning Group definitionsDRAFT 1

  7. Essential Question “STEM” How does West Fargo Public Schools define STEM?

  8. STEM EDUCATION? STEM? STEAM? STEM Instruction? What is it? What should we call it?

  9. Why 21st Century Learning? • The world is changing • Schools are not keeping up with the changes. (Kay, 2010) • K-12 educators need to rethink what they teach and how they teach it. (Dede, 2010)

  10. Why STEM… • the rapid evolution of the new global “knowledge economy” with profound effects on the world of work—all work? • the increasing impact of media and technology on how young people learn and relate to the world—and to each other.(Wagner, Tony: The Global Achievement Gap, 2008,) • the United States is falling significantly behind other countries in student performance (Puffenberger, 2012) • global demand and competition for STEM talent and intellectual capital (Marshall, 2010)

  11. The National STEM Scene

  12. The “ACTIVE” Playing Field IPS IPS IPS IPS IPS Washington STEM Center Empire STEM Network California STEM Learning Network NGA Designated STEM Center State OSLN * * * IPS IPS IPS IPS IPS IPS * New Schools Project Tennessee STEM Learning Network * NCSTEM * * * * T-STEM Network In-place STEM Schools/Networks STEM Network Start-Up NGA Designated STEM Center Race to the Top Winner STEM Platform School or Site Intensive Partnership Site

  13. OSLN OVER THE YEARS… 2007 2008 2009 2010 • 3,100 students attending non-selective public secondary schools (at 31 districts participating) • 101,000 students and 1,000 teachers in Ohio access K-8 STEM programs of excellence • 76 students graduate from Metro Early College High School in May • All have received admission to college • Over $1.6 million in scholarships • Average GPA at OSU is 3.5; 40+ hours of accumulated college credit is common

  14. 7 T-STEM Centers • North • North Texas STEM • Texas A&M • Dallas ISD • ESC Region 10 • Panhandle • Texas Tech T-STEM • Texas Tech • Lubbock ISD • ESC Regions 14 -18 • East • East Texas STEM • UT Tyler • TX A&M Texarkana • ESC Regions 5-8 & 6 • ISDs in NE Texas • Southeast Regional STEM • UT Medical Branch • Rice • Texas State • NASA • ESC Regions 3-5 • Houston Museum of Natural Sci • 9 ISDs (including Houston, • Galveston, Cypress • Fairbanks)     • West • El Paso T-STEM • UT El Paso • 12 El Paso area school districts • Region 19    • Central • Transformation 2013 • Region 13 in Austin (partnering w/) • ESC Region 20 in San Antonio • UT Austin College of Engineering • San Antonio ISD • Taylor ISD • Dana Center at UT Austin • Providing support to centers and academies, as well as other schools across Texas  • South • El Centro del Futuro • Region One (partnering w/) • UT Pan Am • 13 school districts, and the • UT Dana Center

  15. North Irving Academy Harmony Science-Fort Worth Waxahachie ISD – Waxahachie Global Dallas ISD - Conrad HS Richardson ISD – Berkner HS Peak Academy-Williams Prep Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD - METSA Harmony School of Nature - Dallas T-STEMAcademies Panhandle New Deal ISD Harmony Science-Lubbock Early Innovators 2006 Academies 2007 Academies 2008 Academies Central Waco ISD – AJ Moore Texas BioSci - Temple College Manor ISD Rapoport - Waco Harmony Science-Bryan/College Station Harmony Science - Waco Harmony Science - Austin West Burnham Wood –Da Vinci – El Paso Harmony Science El Paso El Paso ISD/El Paso CC South Harmony Science –San Antonio North East ISD – Lee HS/Nimitz MS Corpus Christi ISD – Innovative Academy IDEA Academy – San Benito IDEA Academy -Mission La Sara ISD Valley View ISD School of Excellence – San Antonio Harmony Science – Laredo Harmony Science – Brownsville Pharr San-Juan Alamo/South Texas College East Aldine ISD – Carver HS YES Prep SE Harmony School of Excellence KIPP Houston Harmony Science- Beaumont Harmony Science – NW Houston Longview ISD – Longview Global Fruitvale ISD Galveston ISD – Ball HS Harmony School of Science Energized for Excellence - HISD

  16. North Carolina STEM Community Collaborative—NC STEM…Our Challenge is Ours, Collectively COMMUNITIES EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS GOVERNMENTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE& TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC PROSPERITY POLICY& REGULATION PARENTS, TEACHERS & STUDENTS GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS By connecting communities to the state of the art programs, standards and assessments, curriculum/content, professional development, and expertise, the entire network benefits.

  17. Partners in Innovation & Networking: Battelle, Ohio

  18. THEORY OF ACTION: Intended Outcomes Aligned with College Ready and Post-Secondary Success College Readiness Equity Economic Competitiveness Teaching Effectiveness Knowledge Capture and Transfer “Real” Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

  19. North Dakota’s STEM Perspective Applicant Information Session March 7, 2006

  20. The “ACTIVE” Playing Field IPS IPS IPS IPS IPS Washington STEM Center Empire STEM Network California STEM Learning Network NGA Designated STEM Center State OSLN * * * IPS IPS IPS IPS IPS IPS * New Schools Project Tennessee STEM Learning Network * NCSTEM * * * * T-STEM Network In-place STEM Schools/Networks STEM Network Start-Up NGA Designated STEM Center Race to the Top Winner STEM Platform School or Site Intensive Partnership Site

  21. North Dakota Stem NetworkStrategic Planning www.NDSTEM.com ScienceTechnology Engineering Mathematics

  22. North Dakota STEM ….Moving Ahead VCSU Establishes the Great Plains STEM Education Center • The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education approved a request from Valley City State University (VCSU) to establish the Great Plains STEM Education Center on the VCSU campus. • The Center will provide STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education and training opportunities for K-12 students and teachers as an essential step in the process of increasing the technology and engineering capacity of the U.S. workforce. • STEM education is an emerging set of interdisciplinary teaching methods and content in which students learn how to apply rigorous academic concepts in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to real-world problems. • Its goal is to increase student literacy in the STEM fields and ultimately increase the number and ability of students entering into STEM-related careers.

  23. North Dakota Stem NetworkStrategic Planning www.NDSTEM.com ScienceTechnology Engineering Mathematics

  24. STEM “West Fargo Secondary Schools”

  25. Sheyenne 9th Grade Center West Fargo High School

  26. STEM Questions?????

  27. Define STEM for West Fargo Public Schools? • Identify key concepts essential to STEM instruction • DRAFT a GROUP definition of West Fargo STEM instruction • Upload to 21st Century Wiki site.

  28. February 22, 2012 – Identify priorities to develop 21st Century Learning and enhance STEM Instruction. • March 7, 2012 – Identify strategies that would contribute to develop 21st Century Learning and enhance STEM Instruction. • March 21, 2012 – Address Priorities • April 4, 2012 – Recommend a Plan Action “Educating today’s learners for tomorrow’s world.”

  29. Thank YOU!!!! “Educating today’s learners for tomorrow’s world.”

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