STEMstitute – June 24, 2014

Presented by the Clermont County Gifted Program

Fay Wagner, Gifted Intervention Specialist

Bethel-Tate, CNE, and Williamsburg Local School Districts in Partnership with the Clermont Co. ESC

ENGINEERING IS ELEMENTARY

THE CLERMONT COUNTY GIFTED STEM PROGRAM• Our Mission: To develop a program that challenges students toward rigorous learning by

blending virtual learning with face-to-face lessons

OUR PHILOSOPHY…• 21st Century Skills (The 4 Cs) – Communication, Collaboration, Critical

thinking, Creativity

• Mark Edwards (author of Every Child, Every Day) – Drivers of Student Engagement: instruction must be relevant, collaborative, personalized, and connected.

• Beers & Probst (authors of Notice and Note) – “…rigor does not reside in the barbell, but in the act of lifting it.” Students should be engaged, observant, responsive, questioning, and analytical.

• Carol Dweck (author of The New Psychology of Success) - Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset

• Jim Stigler – Struggle for Smarts

TOWER POWER!

LEONARDO DA VINCI COMBINED ART AND SCIENCE AND AESTHETICS AND ENGINEERING…THAT KIND OF UNITY IS NEEDED ONCE AGAIN. -BEN SHNEIDERMAN

WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?

WHAT DO ENGINEERS DO?

Grades K-4:

• Observe and ask questions about the natural environment

• Plan and conduct simple investigations

• Employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses

• Use appropriate mathematics with data to construct reasonable explanations;

• Communicate about observations, investigations and explanations; and

• Review and ask questions about the observations and explanations of others

Grades 5-8:

• Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigations

• Design and conduct a scientific investigation

• Use appropriate mathematics, tools and techniques to gather data and information

• Analyze and interpret data

• Develop descriptions, models, explanations and predictions

• Think critically and logically to connect evidence and explanations

• Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions

• Communicate scientific procedures and explanations

THE NEW SCIENCE PROCESSES…WHERE DOES ENGINEERING FIT?

ENGINEERING IS ELEMENTARY

eie.org

DESIGN PARAMETERS OF THE EIE CURRICULUM• Every unit uses a field of engineering as a unifying theme

• Units can stand alone. You can use EiE units in any order

• Lessons are flexible—they can be adapted for different grades/abilities

• Lessons are scaffolded—they build logically to the final engineering design challenge

• All activities use simple, inexpensive materials

• The activities appeal to ALL students!

• When combined with your teaching methods, the potential exists for some very high-level, problem-based learning.

EIE UNIT FORMAT:• Engage – The students are drawn to a challenge because it’s interesting and captures

the imagination.

• Explore - Students start to explore science and engineering principles through activities where they encounter problems or ask questions.

• Explanation - Students describe what they think is happening. They’re ready to learn from their teacher AND their peers.

• Elaboration - Students apply what they’ve learned to the engineering design challenge.

• Evaluation – Students reflect on what they have learned.

• An Alarming Idea – Electrical Engineering

SAMPLE UNIT 1

EMILY’S STORY…

REPRESENTING CIRCUITS…

REPRESENTING CIRCUITS…

WILL THE BULB LIGHT?

• Thinking Inside the Box – Plant Package Engineering

SAMPLE UNIT 2

• A Work in Process – Chemical Engineering

SAMPLE UNIT 3

Grades K-4:

• Observe and ask questions about the natural environment

• Plan and conduct simple investigations

• Employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses

• Use appropriate mathematics with data to construct reasonable explanations;

• Communicate about observations, investigations and explanations; and

• Review and ask questions about the observations and explanations of others

Grades 5-8:

• Identify questions that can be answered through scientific investigations

• Design and conduct a scientific investigation

• Use appropriate mathematics, tools and techniques to gather data and information

• Analyze and interpret data

• Develop descriptions, models, explanations and predictions

• Think critically and logically to connect evidence and explanations

• Recognize and analyze alternative explanations and predictions

• Communicate scientific procedures and explanations

LET’S REVISIT THE QUESTION…WHERE DOES ENGINEERING FIT?

OTHER UNITS FROM ENGINEERING IS ELEMENTARY

POTENTIAL CHALLENGES…

HAPPY ENGINEERING!

• Contact Information for Teachers:

• Heather Frost-Hauck, Gifted Intervention Specialist: heatherfrost1@aol.com

• Fay Wagner, Gifted Intervention Specialist: wagner_f@betheltate.org

• Contact Information for Administrators or Professional Development Requests:

• Amy Bain, Clermont County Gifted Coordinator: bain_a@ccesc.org