Ava D. Rosales, PhDInstructional Supervisor

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

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SECME: STEMulating Minds

SECME, IncSECME, IncFormerly the Southeastern

Consortium for Minorities in Engineering

Currently diversity in STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics)

Mission to promote historically under-represented, underserved and differently-abled students to pursue and complete postsecondary studies in STEM

M-DCPS Curriculum and Instruction, Science

Education 2006

SECME ModelSECME Model

TeachersCounselors

AdministratorsParents

Students

National Level

Club meetings

Classroom activities

Participate in Olympiad

Involve parents

Student data

Mini-Grants

Student Scholarships

Scholarships to Summer Institute

Professional Development

Networking with Teachers and Engineers Nationally

National Student Competition

Sponsors National Summer Institute

People and Expertise

Resource and Materials

Longitudinal Data Statistics

Communications Network

Awards Banquet…

Student , Parent and Teacher Recognition

Shadow an Engineer Day

Sponsors Teachers to Summer Institute

Provides Engineer and University Support

Saturday Design Seminars

Engineering Site Field Trip

District Olympiad Competition District Level

School Level

Guest speakers

M-DCPS Curriculum and Instruction, Science

Education 2006

M-DCPS SECME PROGRAMM-DCPS SECME PROGRAMWhat makes it work?What makes it work?

Teacher, counselor, and parent resource

Engaging hands -on student activities that enhance mathematics, science, and engineering concepts

Collaboration with experts, colleges and industry

Student, teacher, parent motivation

District support - program coordination

M-DCPS Curriculum and Instruction, Science

Education 2006

SECME ENHANCES SECME ENHANCES MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE

CURRICULUMCURRICULUM

SECMESECMECURRICULUMCURRICULUM

Inquiry based learning

Mathematics and science applications to solving real world problems

School to Career Initiative

Engineering design seminars

Engineering design and construction (bridges, mousetrap cars, egg drop containers, water bottle rockets, robotic hand)

Workshops at Colleges, shadow an engineer day, engineering site field trips, guest speakers

Saturday Design Seminar Saturday Design Seminar DatesDatesMiddle and High School ONLYOctober 15 – Robotic HandNovember 5 – Bridge

ALL Students, Teachers and ParentsNovember 19 – Waterbottle Rocket

Weekly briefing sent to schoolsPosted at District SECME WebsitePosted at Professional Development

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Practice SECME EventsPractice SECME EventsAmerican High SchoolBridge Building CompetitionNovember 9, 2011 Time : 8 am to 12 pm

American High SchoolWater Bottle Rocket CompetitionDecember 7, 2011Time : 8 am to 12 pm

SECME Festival and SECME Festival and OlympiadOlympiadRegistration: Early December

2011Project Check-in: January 20,

2012Competition: January 21, 2012

District SECME WebsiteDistrict SECME Websitehttp://science.dadeschools.net/secme/dehttp://science.dadeschools.net/secme/default.htmlfault.html

FL19FL19Registration code for National Office

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Always focus on the Goal(s)…

Focus on the ultimate outcome(s) of the SECME program.

Ask “What difference will SECME make in the long run?” e.g., What impact will it have on learners?

Where’s the Data?Data warehouses

District Assessment Office, StateSchool

Student recordsClassroom

GradebookSECME events

Surveys, observations, questionnaires,

What Next?Disaggregate

Analyze

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Total # of Total # of Participating Participating SECME Schools SECME Schools 2004 - 20052004 - 2005

• 40 Elementary40 Elementary

• 27 Middle 27 Middle • 22 Senior High22 Senior High• 1 K-8 Centers1 K-8 Centers• 2 Alternative2 Alternative

District and SECME Performanceon the 2005 FCAT SSS Mathematics, by Ethnicity, All Students Tested, Grade 5

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Site Visits and SeminarsParticipating in SECME makes me feel: “like I am a part of something special” –African American male SECME student, grade 11

Participating in SECME makes me feel: “like I can do something that I would never think I can” –African American female SECME student, grade 10

Participating in SECME makes me feel: “like an engineer” –Hispanic male SECME student, grade 8

Participating in SECME makes me feel: “like I’m an engineer in training!” –Hispanic female SECME student, grade 11

“My son wants to be a rocket scientist. Before SECME he wanted to be a rapper.”

-Elementary School SECME Parent

SurveysElectronic – fast and efficientDistrict/Central Office website form-fill

Paper/Pencil Surveys – accessible to all

Ava D. Rosales, PhDarosales@dadeschools.net

305-995-4537