ccstem: connecting classrooms, colleges, and communities
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2014 California STEM SummitTRANSCRIPT
CCSTEM OVERVIEW
Mission Central Coast STEM Collaborative is a network of families, educators, business professionals, and other community stakeholders invested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and achievement. We are committed to enhancing and promoting STEM learning and developing career readiness by fostering the collective impact of local, state, and national affiliates.
Vision An educated society collaboratively engaged in an innovative culture of STEM learning in which people of all backgrounds productively contribute to our sustainable future.
Current Work • Enhancing Community Involvement in STEM Education • Facilitating and Sponsoring STEM Community Events • Providing Online STEM Opportunity Clearinghouse • Asset Mapping to Workforce Development Needs
3 ACTIVE EFFORTS TO GROW PARTNERSHIPS IN SAN LUIS OBISPO & SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES
Partners in Education
Science after Dark
Engineering Activities
84,000 hours served 5,700 unduplicated volunteers 120 schools or nonprofits 1,900 teacher requests
(Aug 2008 – June 2013)
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EDUCATION OFFICE
Volunteer Coordination Program
Partners in Education
Program Coordinator
North County Volunteer Corps
Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator
17,500 hours 1,500 volunteers
530 requests 58 sites
• Goleta • Santa Barbara • Carpinteria
6,100 hours 600 volunteers 180 requests
11 sites
• Lompoc • Buellton • Santa Ynez
6,200 hours 440 volunteers 150 requests
31 sites
• Santa Maria • Guadalupe • Orcutt
OUR GOALS
1. Positive adult connections 2. Connecting student involvement
with careers § Awareness (Elementary) § Exploration (Middle/Junior) § Development (High School)
3. Engaged and educated community members who can advocate for education and understand the challenges facing local schools and students
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EDUCATION OFFICE
7 STEPS TO SUCCESS
1. Teacher request received. 2. Volunteer recruited. 3. Volunteer screened, trained and/or oriented. 4. Schedule finalized with volunteer and teacher. 5. Volunteer Passport emailed. 6. Feedback obtained from volunteer and teacher. 7. Recognition of volunteer.
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EDUCATION OFFICE
For Volunteer
For School
“My students are ages 15 to 16 and have little to no work experience. Thanks to the variety of guest speakers… they are gaining in-depth insight into careers they have only dreamed about.”
CAREER DAYS & GUEST SPEAKERS
Tom Hilzer IT Manager
Cancer Center of Santa Barbara
Sean Donnell Teacher
San Marcos High School
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EDUCATION OFFICE
ONLINE GUEST SPEAKER TRAINING
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EDUCATION OFFICE
• Emailed to each new guest speaker
• 20 minutes to complete
• Sample presentations, tips & ground rules
• Concludes with a quiz
MOCK JOB & INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS
“Teachers and career counselors have worked with the students on an amazing array of skills that will help enhance their chances of being hired. Maintaining good eye contact, and presenting with a firm handshake open the ‘mock’ interview. Most of the young men wore ties, and the young ladies were dressed for success.”
Loretta Redd Santa Barbara View
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EDUCATION OFFICE
JOB SHADOWS & WORKPLACE TOURS
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EDUCATION OFFICE
ADVISORY COMMITTEES & TEACHER EXTERNSHIPS
TUTORS & MENTORS
"We can all breathe a little better for our future with such incredible young people ready to go out into the work field. Thanks again for renewing my faith in the future.”
CREATE ADVOCATES
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EDUCATION OFFICE
&
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY EDUCATION OFFICE
NCVC sets up dedicated CC STEM North Sign-Up page
CC STEM North sends link/creates referral button
NCVC provides outreach information/staff assistance to CC STEM
NCVC pushes out information to teachers to encourage more STEM-related requests
NCVC classifies STEM activities for easy searches on “current needs” page
NCVC provides reports to CC STEM about engagement in Santa Maria schools
NCVC & CC STEM explore options to fund Santa Maria efforts together
March: “The History of Fossil Fuel Beer” made with yeast grown from spores extracted from 45 million year old amber.
April: “MILK, everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask.” AHendees enjoyed Cal Poly cheese and liquid nitrogen ice cream.
May: “Limbless RepNles ‘Reach Out’ Through Research.” PresentaNon on boa constrictors featured live peRng zoo!
June: “Death Star,” project known as DE-‐STAR is a massive phased array of lasers to destroy, deflect, or evaporate asteroids using current technology.
Future of Forensic Science and DNA
Sequencing
Luis Wine Bar San Luis Obispo
Saving the Nine Muses The Science of Art
Restoration
3rd Century Marble
Sarcophagus At Hearst Castle
Building the Future
Arroyo Grande High School Eagle Robotics FIRST Team #1388
Balloon Fest is a Regional Interscholastic STEM Event
Teachers and teams of 3 to 6 students are invited to launch helium-filled, tethered balloons with student-designed instrumentation in order to measure different characteristics of our atmosphere, or to test alternative engineering designs.
After weeks of preparation, at an exciting all-day event, students will gather data, analyze it, and present their findings to peers, parents, and professionals.
Enthusiastic adult mentors, judges, and event volunteers provide encouragement and active support for these student teams.
Levels of Participation
Level 1 Introductory Designed for first time experimenters, ES or MS
Level 2 Intermediate Designed for high school STEM students Advanced Only for experienced experimenters and special projects
Adult Participation Mentor
Work with a team of great students by
email and at the event. Lots of fun for
you.
Judge Evaluate readiness
of team to compete, interview teams at
the event, and award prizes
Event Volunteer Help with refreshments, registration, filling balloons, parking, or directions.
Team Support Parents or friends of participating students help their team.
If you are not yet ready to participate… Come watch! Bring your family The best time is from 8 to 10am
2ND ANNUAL SAN LUIS OBISPO MINI-MAKER FAIRE 10 MAY 2014, 11AM-3PM, MISSION PLAZA
THE CALL FOR MAKERS IS OPEN
The second annual SLO Mini Maker Faire is scheduled for Saturday, May 10, 2014 (11am-3pm) at Mission Plaza. The SLO Mini Maker Faire is a festival that is open to all ages (babies to 100+!) to MAKE, create, learn, invent, craft, recycle, build, think, play and be inspired by celebrating arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science, and technology. The Call for Makers, Artists, Performers, Scientists, Crafters, and Engineers is open now through Feb 28, 2014. San Luis Obispo Mini Maker Faire is a place for local inventors, artists, scientists, thinkers, storytellers, engineers, and learners to get together and share their passions and ideas. It is a place to inspire the next generation of makers, to entertain and to inform. The SLO Maker Faire is a place for us to MAKE community.
New for 2014
§ Increased recruitment of STEAM educators, pre-service teachers, and undergraduate students exploring teaching as a career, as well as K-12 students, as makers and attendees
§ Young Makers Division (makers under 18) § Look for a Teacher-focused MAKE Meet-Up in February
Co-produced by the SLOMA, Cal Poly, Central Coast Makerspace@Los Osos Middle School, CCSTEM, iFixit, SLO MakerSpace, Sm(ART) Studio in
collaboration with faculty from the Fine Arts Department at Cuesta College and mentors from the Greybots, an Atascadero robotics team.
SAN LUIS OBISPO MINI-MAKER FAIRE 2014
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING (BECHTEL FUNDING)
Designing Engineering Curriculum for Pre-Service Teachers in Preparation for NGSS
Incorporate engineering experiences in undergraduate courses for future teachers Experience Engineering Design Process. Open-ended design challenges in meaningful context . Engineering experiences chosen for application to future elementary classrooms. Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Liberal Studies
Cal Poly Collaboration:
Features:
Goal:
PSC 101- MEDICAL MISSION DROP -- FALL 2013
PSC 102: BRICK DESIGN -- WINTER 2014
CONTACT INFORMATION
John Keller
Cal Poly Center for Excellence in STEM Education (CESAME)
Dawn Hinchman
Central Coast STEM Collaborative
Michelle Magnusson
Santa Barbara CEO Volunteer Coordination Program
Steve Kliewer
Endeavor Academy