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Brown Bag Innovations
Judith Hughes
A Hands on Approach to Building Excitement and
Igniting the Drive for Excellence
SMILE Program DUE-1136435
Science and
Math
Innovative
Learning
Environments(SMILE) for Encore Careers in Education
S M I L ENoyce Scholars Program
Online 15-month comprehensive secondary teacher certification program in math or science.
Recruitment of re-careering Engineering, Math, and Science Professionals into a Post-Baccalaureate certification program leading to an Arizona teaching license in grades 7th through 12th.
SMILE Noyce Scholars ProgramNational Science Foundation
Primary Recruitment FocusEncore Career STEM Professionals
Maintain Income
Make a Social Impact
Add Personal Meaning
Freedman, Marc, - Encore, Finding Work That Matters in the Second Part of Life
Program participants receive:
$16,500 stipend to cover tuition, fees, books and some living expenses
Field experience, teaching seminars and student teaching Assistance in Job Placement Success coach support and mentoring program through 1st year
of teaching Professional development during two year teaching commitment
Must make a 2 year commitment to teach in a high-need school district within four years of completing program
SMILE Noyce Scholars Program
Bringing SMILEs to the next generation
SMILE Noyce Scholars Program
(Grant Manager)
Brown Bag Innovations Judith Hughes
A Hands on Approach to Building Excitement and Igniting the Drive for Excellence
Why Use Brown Bag Projects in your classroom? Brown Bag Projects support the following
*College and Career Ready Standards:
• College and Career Ready Standards Significantly raise the bar for our students Focus on critical-thinking, problem solving, adaptability, collaboration,
teamwork, creativity, responsibility and effective communication skills.
*Association for Career and Technical Education
Fun Quick
Easily Evaluated Uses the Team Approach
Encourages Critical Thinking, problem solving,
communication, collaboration and teamwork skills
Brown Bag Rationale
Brown Bag BirdGroups of 2-3Each group of students receives a brown bag
containing the following materials: 1 craft stick 2 pipe cleaners 1 cork 1 straw 4 paper clips 1 rubber band 2—3x5 note cards
Please check you bags to make sure you have all materials
ProcedureStudents are given 40 minutes Design a bird with aerodynamic lifting
surfaces (wings) and a streamlined body that will actually fly.
Students may use scissors
Time permittingStudents test their bird then
go back to their work area to make improvements to increase their score.
This rebuild encourages students to keep trying and refine their thinking.
Scoring the bird’s flightPoints are given for:
Looks like a bird = 1-10 points Flying distance:
• 0-5 ft. = 2 points
• 6-10 ft. = 4 points
• 11-15 ft. = 6 points
• 16-20 ft. = 8 points
• Over 20 ft. = 10 points
When/how to use Brown Bag Projects? Brown bag projects are often used after a unit test or even
before a holiday break when everyone is ready for a break
. At this time new groups can be formed for the next unit’s
work
Students enjoy a break from the math or science lessons
Students enjoy the competition
Students form closer bonds with each other creating a community of learners
There is a web address to access more projects
Slide 11
BROWN BAG TOWERS
Brown bag bridges
BRIDGES
Beyond the Brown Bag
Large one passanger cardboard cars
File folder cars
CARDBOARD CARS
BRIDGES
HOW DO I GET THE MATERIALS? I don’t have a budget. Write a letter to parents asking for
“junk” (pizza tables)
Put an announcement on the district newsletter.
Contact the local newspaper and ask for a spot to ask the community for help.
Contact local businesses.
Brown Bag Innovations by Judy Hughes
Rio Salado Community College
A Hands on Approach to Building Excitement and Igniting the Drive for
Excellence
SMILE Program DUE-1136435