Making the “MOST” of STEM Living Classrooms June 10, 2014.

Making the MOST of STEM Living Classrooms June 10, 2014

Agenda Introductions Why STEM? Why STEM in OST? Defining quality STEM Learning for OST Curricula & Partner Review Discussion & Whats Next

Why STEM & OST STEM? Jobs of the future Access to STEM opportunity is an equity issue STEM done right is good youth development

Defining Quality STEM How do you define STEM? What is different about STEM done afterschool or in informal settings? What makes STEM learning high quality?

Tools for Quality Indiana STEM & Afterschool Standards: http://indianaafterschool.org/st andards/nat_standards/ California Power of Discovery Resources http://powerofdiscovery.org/

What MOST is using: Common Instrument (youth engagement survey) Dimensions of Success (DoS) program quality observation instrument PEAR: http://www.pearweb.org/http://www.pearweb.org/ Project in Education, Afterschool and Resiliency

What MOST is using: Click2Science http://www.click2sciencepd.org/ 20 skills focus on practice not specific content

Curricula & Local Partners Afterschool Math and Afterschool Science Plus Code in the Schools Digital Harbor Foundation FIRST & VEX Robotics Future Makers Lets Go Boys & Girls Maryland Science Olympiad NASA Goddard NASAs BEST/UMBC Technovation The After-School Institute University of Maryland Extension, 4-H

Afterschool Math Plus/Science Plus Developed with NSF funding One of the few STEM curricula that focuses on the M Grades 3-8 (Math), Ages 6-14 for Science Some local assistance available Science Plus training in 2013-2014 school year http://www.edequity.org/programs/science-and- math-programs http://www.edequity.org/programs/science-and- math-programs Guides Range $50 - $100, materials vary (no kits) More info contact MOST

Code in the Schools Teaching kids to code mostly middle and high but working on earlier curricula Bring their staff to sites- but also have done train the trainer Not sure about current cost structure www.codeintheschools.org Gretchen Legrand: [email protected] [email protected]

FIRST & Vex Robotics JFLL, FLL, FRC, FTC http://www.mdfirst.org/http://www.mdfirst.org/ Bill Duncan: [email protected]@gmail.com VEX: http://www.vexrobotics.com/vex/competition/ http://www.vexrobotics.com/vex/competition/ Robotics Center: www.baltimoreroboticscenter.com www.baltimoreroboticscenter.com BCPS Robotics: http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/Page/24 419 http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/Page/24 419

Future Makers www.kidsmakethingsbetter.com Matt Barinholtz: [email protected] [email protected] Part of the growing maker movement Works generally in a workshop/residency model ($350 - $500 per workshop) Great way to engage younger kids but also effective with High School

Lets Go Boys and Girls Offer curricula in 3 areas Science & Engineering, Math, Robotics (non- competition) www.letsgoboysandgirls.com Train the trainer Training (around $1500) Kits around $500 Includes support and evaluation Kourtney Klaiber: [email protected] [email protected]

Maryland Science Olympiad www.marylandscienceolympiad.org Elem- High School Curricula Teachers/Facilitators serve as coaches for Teams (competitive at regional and state level) Covers a variety of hands on learning engineering, robotics, experimental design Costs about $500 a site including materials Kate McGuire: [email protected][email protected]

NASA Afterschool Universe: http://www.mdoutofschooltime.org/Technovati on_2.html http://www.mdoutofschooltime.org/Technovati on_2.html (Training @ NASA Goddard) NASAs BEST: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/b est/activities.html http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/b est/activities.html Catherine Kruchten: [email protected]

Technovation Middle and High School girls global mobile application challenge Teams of 5 Girls work with Teacher/Facilitator and Mentor MOST organizes hack day and pitch showcase http://www.mdoutofschooltime.org/Technovatio n_2.html

The After-School Institute NPASS2; http://npass2.edc.org/http://npass2.edc.org/ Explore It/Design It Curriculum Train the Trainer (Possible training coming on 6/25 & 6/26) Rebkha Atnafou: [email protected] [email protected]

University of Maryland Extension/4h Junk Drawer Robotics AGSploration Free training (train the trainer) Reasonable Materials Rebecca Holiday: [email protected]@umd.edu http://extension.umd.edu/baltimore-city

And theres more Baltimore City Kids Chess League Steve Alpern: [email protected]@bcps.k12.md.us http://www.baltimorekidschess.org/ Digital Harbor Foundation www.digitalharbor.org Pay what you can Summer Maker Camps!

And theres more Techbridge : http://www.techbridgegirls.org/http://www.techbridgegirls.org/ (Locally - Girls Scouts & Society of Women Engineers) Discovery Education: STEM Camps http://www.discoveryeducation.com/STEM/co nnect-the- dots.cfm?CFID=204398&CFTOKEN=98600039 http://www.discoveryeducation.com/STEM/co nnect-the- dots.cfm?CFID=204398&CFTOKEN=98600039 Engineering Adventures/Engineering is Everywhere: http://www.eie.org/engineering- adventureshttp://www.eie.org/engineering- adventures

How to connect: E-newsletter every 2 weeks www.mdoutofschooltime.org Ellie Mitchell Director [email protected] 410-332-0170

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