There’s No Place Like the Real World: Internships and

Research/Design OpportunitiesMetro Early College High School

Classroom, Internship and Research Experiences

April 19, 2012

THE METRO CONCEPT

Education that links learning to life:• Real World Issues • Design Challenges

CyberPatriot Competition

• STEM Competitions• Internships• Capstone Research Projects

FIRST Robotics

THE METRO EXPERIENCEMetro is an Inclusive

Public STEM School ProgramDiverse

• Lottery Admission• Demographics reflect entire county (15

Districts)

• Accelerated

• STEM Mastery system• Early college

• Tailored Education

• Real World Experiences• Problem based learning• 3rd/4th year themed learning center

experiences

METRO DEMOGRAPHICS FALL 2011

Asian

Black

Hispan

ic

Native

Ameri

can

Multira

cial

White

0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%

Ethnicity

2011-12 Metro Ethnicity

Gender

Male

Female

• 30% Free and Reduced Lunch

• 14% Identified Special Needs

PHASES OF DESIGN: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

Design Challenge/Project Development Template is an integration of work by Wiggins and McTighe, the International Center for Leadership in Education, Robert Marzano and David Conley.

Knowledge Taxonomy

Application Model

6 – Evaluation 5 – Apply to Real World UNPREDICTABLE Situations

5 – Synthesis 4—Apply to Real World PREDICTABLE Situations

4 – Analysis 3 – Apply Across Disciplines

3 – Application 2 – Apply in Discipline

2 – Comprehension

1 – Knowledge

1 – Knowledge/Awareness Cross Curricular Content Integration

Math, Science, English, Art, Social Studies, Spanish, Chinese

Framed by the Greater Columbus Context

PARTNERSHIPS ILLUMINATE INTERSECTION OF RIGOR & RELEVANCE• In Classrooms—from the first week of school

• Design Challenges• Authentic Evaluators• Experts in the field

• Internships • Research

Scaffolded learning Apply classroom learning to real life problems

ProfessionalismApplication of Metro Habits

Learning outside the classroom

THE INTERNSHIP AND CAPSTONE RESEARCH/DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Scaffolded learning Apply classroom learning to real life problems

ProfessionalismApplication of Metro Habits

Learning outside the classroom

THE INTERNSHIP AND CAPSTONE RESEARCH/DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Scaffolded learning Apply classroom learning to real life problems

ProfessionalismApplication of Metro Habits

Learning and contributing outside the classroom

THE INTERNSHIP AND CAPSTONE RESEARCH/DESIGN EXPERIENCE

EARLY COLLEGE EXPERIENCE LEARNING CENTERS

Year-long Thematic Programs• College coursework• Capstone (Content-specific internship) experiences with professionals in the field• Design challenges, competitions and field studies that put education into practice

BODIES Biomedical – Partners: Ohio Health Research Campus. Field Studies: China (Eastern vs. Western Medicine), Costa Rica (3rd World Medicine)

DESIGN Robotic Engineering - Partners: COSI, Dublin HS, FIRST Robotics Competition

ENERGY Energy and Policy - Partners: Franklin Park Conservatory, Battelle Science & Tech Center (OSU John Glenn School of Public Affairs), Linden-McKinley STEM Academy

METRO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

ASHLAND UNIVERSITYBOSTON COLLEGE BOWLING GREENBRIGHAM YOUNG BROWN UNIVERSITYBUTLER UNIVERSITYCAPITAL UNIVERSITYCOLUMBIA CASE WESTERN CCAD COLUMBUS STATECORNELL UNIVERSITYDENISON UNIVERSITYDEPAUL UNIVERSITYDILLARD UNIVERSITYFRANKLIN UNIVERSITYHAVERFORD COLLEGEHOWARD UNIVERSITYINDIANA UNIVERSITYJOHN CARROLL KENT STATELAFAYETTE COLLEGELANE COLLEGELINCOLN UNIVERSITYMARIETTA COLLEGEMIAMI OF OHIOMT. CARMEL MUSKINGUM COLLEGE

OHIO DOMINICANOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY OHIO NORTHERN OHIO UNIVERSITYOHIO WESLEYANPURDUEOTTERBEINRITSOUTHERN VIRGINIA THE CITADEL UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA UNIV. OF CHICAGOUNIV. OF CINCINNATIUNIV. OF FINDLAYUNIV. OF ILLINOISUNIV. OF KENTUCKYUNIV. OF MIAMIUNIV. OF MARYLANDUNIV. OF MICHIGANUNIV. OF TENNESSEE UNIV. OF TOLEDOVASSAR COLLEGEVIRGINIA STATEWITTENBERG WOOSTERWRIGHT STATE

Class of 2011 Admissions

Graduating class of 2010 – 36 of the 72 students are currently at OSU

Graduating class of 2011 – 47 of the 93 students are currently at OSU

Class 2011• High Schools represented: 32• 4 year College: 86%• 2 year College: 13%• In State College: 84%• Out of State College: 16%• Work/Military: 1%

THE INTERNSHIP AND RESEARCH/DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Strong Community Partners

HOW TO BE INVOLVED AT METRO

To host and intern/capstone research students, seek to a letter of support for a grant, or share a project idea:

Contact Mari Burgett burgett.2@themetroschool.org

She will connect you to the appropriate person/people.