Karissa Poszywak Presentation.pptx
STEM Workforce Development! at the K-12 Level Karissa Poszywak State STEM Director May 27, 2015 STUDENTS EDUCATORS CURRICULUM STRATEGIC ALLIANCES SUSTAINABILITY All Virgin Islands learners will achieve college and career readiness in order to meet the workforce demand for innovative problem-‐ solvers, who are prepared to achieve success with the STEM challenges of our global society. STEM trained learners will be the foundation of a workforce that will maintain and attract employers as the territory competes in the global market. STEM literacy for all and STEM majors and/or career pathways New Content Standards – Sci/Math" College! Career ! & Citizenship" 2 different processes: • Understand through inquiry • Apply though engineering design Sci. Inquiry vs. Engineering Design! This a major shi+ in Science Educa3on via NGSS from grades K-‐12! • Mentor Teachers! Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) Sci/Math grades 7-12 " • Model Classrooms! Content! Strategies ! • Inquiry-based! • Project-based ! Reflection! Authenticity! …
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STEM Workforce Development! at the K-12 Level Karissa Poszywak State STEM Director May 27, 2015 STUDENTS EDUCATORS CURRICULUM STRATEGIC ALLIANCES SUSTAINABILITY All Virgin Islands learners will achieve college and career readiness in order to meet the workforce demand for innovative problem-‐ solvers, who are prepared to achieve success with the STEM challenges of our global society. STEM trained learners will be the foundation of a workforce that will maintain and attract employers as the territory competes in the global market. STEM literacy for all and STEM majors and/or career pathways New Content Standards – Sci/Math" College! Career ! & Citizenship" 2 different processes: • Understand through inquiry • Apply though engineering design Sci. Inquiry vs. Engineering Design! This a major shi+ in Science Educa3on via NGSS from grades K-‐12! • Mentor Teachers! Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) Sci/Math grades 7-12 " • Model Classrooms! Content! Strategies ! • Inquiry-based! • Project-based ! Reflection! Authenticity! NGSS & CCSS Instructional Shifts Summer Institute Mentor Teachers STEM Teaching and Learning “…focuses on authentic content and problems, using hands-‐on, technological tools, equipment, and procedures in innovative ways to help solve human wants and needs” Merrill. (2009) Apply Strategies & Design Curriculum Engage! Explore! Explain! Elaborate! Evaluate! Model Classrooms • When you walk into a classroom, every student shoul be able to say what it is they are figuring out. CORE: STEM literacy for all and ELECTIVE: STEM majors and/or career pathways School-‐Within-‐A-‐School Hospitality Finance Digital Media Engineering Biotechnology Information Technology STEM & CTE STEM Education requires academic and career/ technical to merge STEM education must incorporate both simultaneously for all students College AND Career Readiness Partnerships STEM Academy Parent/ Family Business/ Industry IHEs Community Q & A