Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics….a nation at risk!

Jeffrey Piontek

Hawaii Technology Academy

Goals today

Look at the data and research. What does it mean? How can we use it? What are people doing to solve the

problem? Tying it all together.

1990 curriculum1990 curriculum

Solve problemsSolve problems

Remember the textbookRemember the textbook

Follow directionsFollow directions

Work aloneWork alone

"Cover" the curriculum"Cover" the curriculum

2010 curriculum2010 curriculum

Ask: Find problemsAsk: Find problems

Investigate: Multiple sources/mediaInvestigate: Multiple sources/media

Create: Engage actively in learningCreate: Engage actively in learning

Discuss: Collaborate; diverse viewsDiscuss: Collaborate; diverse views

Reflect: Learn how to learnReflect: Learn how to learn

Old Rules, New GameOld Rules, New Game

Old RulesOld Rules Economics use capitalEconomics use capital Capital is mobile, and it seeks productivityCapital is mobile, and it seeks productivityOld GameOld Game Productivity used laborProductivity used labor Education of the few, labor by the massesEducation of the few, labor by the masses Education Education process reflect process reflect a community a communityNew GameNew Game Productivity uses technology & knowledgeProductivity uses technology & knowledge Education of all, knowledge for the massesEducation of all, knowledge for the masses Educational Educational results create results create a communitya community

Really Big (and Hard) Questions..Really Big (and Hard) Questions..

How do we prepare our students for success in a How do we prepare our students for success in a knowledge based, technology driven, globally knowledge based, technology driven, globally competitive world?competitive world?

How do we align to our community aspirations for How do we align to our community aspirations for quality of life & strategies for economic opportunity?quality of life & strategies for economic opportunity?

How do we transform our schools into high performing How do we transform our schools into high performing environments where students are expected to be and environments where students are expected to be and are high achievers?are high achievers?

The Primary aim of education is not to enable The Primary aim of education is not to enable students to do well in school, but to help them students to do well in school, but to help them do well in the life they will lead outside of do well in the life they will lead outside of school.school.

The Flattening

The fall of the Berlin Wall The rise of the Internet Work flow software Open source Outsourcing Off shoring Supply chaining In sourcing In-forming The steroids - Digital, Mobile, Personal

and Virtual.

““The World is Flat”The World is Flat”Thomas FriedmanThomas Friedman

Major Science ProgramsMajor Science Programs Protein ScienceProtein Science Quantum ResearchQuantum Research NanotechnologyNanotechnology Developmental and Reproductive BiologyDevelopmental and Reproductive Biology

Science, March 17, 2006;311:1548-1549

China Bets Big on Big ScienceChina Bets Big on Big Science

““The World is Flat”The World is Flat”Thomas FriedmanThomas Friedman

Engineering ProgramsEngineering Programs Next-generation broadbandNext-generation broadband Large-scale oil and gas explorationLarge-scale oil and gas exploration Transgenic plant breedingTransgenic plant breeding Drug developmentDrug development Manned moon explorationManned moon exploration

Science, March 17, 2006;311:1548-1549

China Bets Big on New ScienceChina Bets Big on New Science

““The World is Flat”The World is Flat”Thomas FriedmanThomas Friedman

Travel by car in Goa is slow and Travel by car in Goa is slow and time consuming.time consuming.

The Internet is the ultimate The Internet is the ultimate super-highwaysuper-highway

India Investment in “Highway” India Investment in “Highway”

Spurring Economic GrowthSpurring Economic Growth

Personal Communication, John McFadden, VP, CIO Loyola College

“In the international competition to have the biggest and best supply of knowledge workers, America is falling behind."

Bill GatesBill Gates

Manufacturing has chased cheap labor

Science and Technology will chase an educated workforce

China - increased 161% (207,500) Japan – increased 42% (103,200) South Korea – increased 140% (56,500) India – over 100,000/yr

USA – decreased 20% (59,500)

So did anything change nationally or Internationally?

Engineering Graduates Engineering Graduates 1980 - 20001980 - 2000

Where are we now? (2007)

More than 600,000 engineers graduated from institutions of higher education in China.

In India, the figure was 350,000. In America, it was about 70,000. In 2001 only 41 percent of U.S. eighth-graders had a math

teacher who had majored in mathematics at the undergraduate or graduate level or studied the subject for teacher certification -- international average of 71 percent.

For the cost of one chemist or one engineer in the United States, a company can hire about five chemists in China or 11 engineers in India.

Last year chemical companies closed 70 facilities in the United States and have tagged 40 more for closure. Of 120 chemical plants being built around the world with price tags of $1 billion or more, one is in the United States and 50 are in China.

In 2001, U.S. industry spent more on tort litigation than on research and development.

Job Growth 2005-2025Job Growth 2005-2025

ManufacturingManufacturing

Health Care, Biotechnology, TechnologyHealth Care, Biotechnology, Technology

Examples:Examples:scientific publications, global health, science education, scientific publications, global health, science education, program management, software development, biotech program management, software development, biotech business, healthcare-technology.business, healthcare-technology.

2/3 of jobs require some education beyond 2/3 of jobs require some education beyond high schoolhigh school

Skill requirements are the same for Skill requirements are the same for College or Work Write and speak clearlyWrite and speak clearly Use technology to communicate fully Use technology to communicate fully Critical thinking and problem solving skillsCritical thinking and problem solving skills

Job Growth 2005-2025Job Growth 2005-2025

Impetus for ChangeImpetus for Change

““Poor Science Education Could Unravel the U.S. Poor Science Education Could Unravel the U.S. Economy”Economy”

There should be a greater emphasis “to study the frontier areas of science”

Congressman Bart Gordon – Chair, House Committee on Science and Technology

“Every country I have visited understands that good education, healthcare, and economic development are the path to the future—every country, that is, except for the U.S.”

Craig Barrett Craig Barrett – Intel Board Chair (7/08)– Intel Board Chair (7/08)

Four Basic Ingredients to Remain Competitive: Smart people -- nurtured by education Smart ideas -- enabled by R&D The right environment for collaboration --

developed by wise tax policy and funding IT connectivity, broadband, and local content to

connect to the culture--achieved via tech literacy

Craig Barrett Craig Barrett – Intel Board Chair (7/08)– Intel Board Chair (7/08)

The Gathering Storm

“The United States takes deserved pride in the vitality of its economy, which forms the foundation of our high quality of life, our national security, and our hope that our

children and grandchildren will inherit ever-greater opportunities. That vitality is derived in large part from the productivity of well-trained people and the steady stream of scientific and

technical innovations they produce.”

Source: Rising Above a Gathering Storm (Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences, 2006)

The Latest Greatest (Scariest) report:

The Latest Greatest (Scariest) report:

Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of

the 21st Century: An Agenda for American Science and Technology, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine

Co chairs: Norman Augustine: Retired CEO of Lockheed Martin Craig Barrett, CEO of Intel

The Gathering Storm- 4 Proposals

Increase America's talent pool by vastly improving K-12 mathematics and science education.

Sustain and strengthen the nation's commitment to long-term basic research.

Develop, recruit, and retain top students, scientists, and engineers from both the United States and abroad. The United States should be considered the most attractive setting in the world to study and conduct research, the report says.

Ensure that the United States is the premier place in the world for innovation. This can be accomplished by actions such as modernizing the U.S. patent system, realigning tax policies to encourage innovation, and ensuring affordable broadband Internet access, the report says.

Build public support for making improvement in STEM performance a national priority.

Motivate U.S. students and adults, using a variety of incentives, to study and enter STEM careers, with a special effort geared to those in currently underrepresented groups.

Upgrade K–12 mathematics and science teaching to foster higher student achievement.

Boost and sustain funding for basic research, especially in the physical sciences and engineering.

To sustain American competitiveness in science and engineering, we need a focused, long-term, comprehensive initiative by the public and private sectors to:

America’s Pressing Challenge: Building A Stronger Foundation

America’s Pressing Challenge – Building a Stronger Foundation: A Companion to Science and Engineering Indicators (2006) National Science Board (NSF) http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsb0602/

The NSB identifies priorities:The NSB identifies priorities:• strong public support for the value of STEM education for strong public support for the value of STEM education for

all students and citizens,all students and citizens,

• a high quality teaching force,a high quality teaching force,

• appropriate learning opportunities for all studentsappropriate learning opportunities for all students

• effective guidance counseling on STEM education and effective guidance counseling on STEM education and careers, andcareers, and

• assessment tools that reinforce learning in STEM fields.assessment tools that reinforce learning in STEM fields.

The NSB identifies priorities:The NSB identifies priorities:• strong public support for the value of STEM education for strong public support for the value of STEM education for

all students and citizens,all students and citizens,

• a high quality teaching force,a high quality teaching force,

• appropriate learning opportunities for all studentsappropriate learning opportunities for all students

• effective guidance counseling on STEM education and effective guidance counseling on STEM education and careers, andcareers, and

• assessment tools that reinforce learning in STEM fields.assessment tools that reinforce learning in STEM fields.

So if all the research says what we need to do then why haven’t we done it yet??

The global economy is changing the nature of work and the kinds of jobs young people will enter are changing.

Students need higher levels of knowledge and skills than ever before to succeed in workplaces of the 21st century.

Expectations are the same for both college and “good jobs” American Diploma Project found a high degree of

convergence. The knowledge and skills that high school

graduates will need to be successful in college are the same as those they will need to be successful in a job that: pays enough to support a family well above the poverty

level, provides benefits, and offers clear pathways for career advancement through

further education and training.

Preparing for and Completing Preparing for and Completing College in the U.S.A.College in the U.S.A.

Out of every 100 ninth graders….

68 will graduate from high school

40 will enter college

26 are still enrolled in the sophomore year

18 will graduate from college

Basic Knowledge/Skills

English Language (spoken) Reading Comprehension (in English)

Writing in English (grammar, spelling, etc.)

Mathematics

Science

Government/Economics

Humanities/Arts

Foreign Languages

History/Geography

“Are They Really Ready To Work?”

Applied Skills

•Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

•Oral Communication

•Written Communication

•Teamwork/Collaboration

•Diversity

•Information Technology Application

•Leadership

•Creativity/Innovation

•Lifelong Learning/Self Direction

•Professionalism/Work Ethic

•Ethics/Social Responsibility

Job Outlook 2002, National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)

So what does this mean to Science Teachers and Science Professionals?

"Science is built of facts as a house is built of bricks; but an accumulation of facts is no more science than a pile of bricks is a house."     

It means we need a scientifically and “informationally” literate society…..remember Sputnik?

Comprehending Literacy in a Global Era(Jan this one is for you) Prose Literacy

Search Comprehend Use continuous text

Documents Literacy Search Comprehend Act upon Use non-continuous text

in various formats

Quantitative Literacy Identify numerical representations and

ideas Perform computations and solve

problems either alone or sequentially Use numbers embedded in printed

materials Act with mathematical intent to

complete tasks

Technological Literacy Navigate and search using electronic

sources Production and problem solving Compare and use ever-changing

media and information Act upon media and technology based

information

What is Science Literacy?

An awareness of the conventions and methods of science so that scientific information is both accessible to and useable by the student.

Strategies to remain current with a rapidly changing and constantly evolving science knowledge base.

Using information literacy as an inquiry process to increase science literacy

Synonymous Concepts

Identify a problem. Form a hypothesis(es).

Review the literature.

Decide on a procedure. Collect and analyze data.

Derive conclusion.

Formulate questions based on information needs.

Identify a variety of sources of information.

Use strategies for locating information.

Critically evaluate information. Organize information for practical

application. Apply information in critical thinking

and problem solving. Produce and communicate new

knowledge.

Scientific Processes Information Literacy

“Topical” research question

Responding to directivesand mechanics

Print resources only

Memorizing THE resources, THE route, and the THE answer

Accepting the librarian and teacher as THE experts

Turning in a report to the teacher

“Essential” research question

Self-directed planning

An array of print and electronic sources

Learning an information problem solving process to use for life

Using the entire information landscape - resources, experts, and peers

Communicating to an audience, taking action, and justifying opinions

FROM TO

Shift Thinking About Student Research

So at what grade level should we start??So at what grade level should we start??

Children in elementary school will change not just Children in elementary school will change not just jobs, but their entire careers five times over jobs, but their entire careers five times over their working years.their working years. Gartner Group, 1995Gartner Group, 1995

The job you perform today will no longer be The job you perform today will no longer be done.done.

The job you perform tomorrow has not yet been The job you perform tomorrow has not yet been invented.invented.

Lifelong LearningLifelong Learning

Those who do not continue to learn will Those who do not continue to learn will become science illiterates and virtually become science illiterates and virtually unemployable. unemployable.

“In the international competition to have the biggest and best supply of knowledge workers, America is falling behind."

Bill GatesBill Gates

“We are at a crossroad in our nation as we enter a century that we know will be dominated by science, engineering, technology and education.”

“A convergence of science, technology and engineering is taking place.”

Martin C. Jischke-Martin C. Jischke-Purdue University PresidentPurdue University President

“By 2010, more than 90% of all scientists and engineers in the world will live in OUTSIDE THE U.S.A!”

Martin C. Jischke-Martin C. Jischke-Purdue University PresidentPurdue University President

ENGINEERS make a world of difference by turning ideas into reality. Engineers question and challenge the things we encounter in everyday life.

They seek to improve the products we use in all aspects of our lives.

A degree in engineering is preparation for many different careers in almost

any field.

Why Engineering?

Educators, parents, and business leaders need to promote the benefits and rewards of pursuing a career in science and technology. All too often, these careers are seen as the domain of nerds and geeks, instead of inventors and leaders. Our attitudes even discourage people from these fields by promoting how hard they are instead of how rewarding they can be.

Source: AeA, Advancing The Business Of Technology, 2005

Aeronautical Engineering

Agricultural EngineeringAstronautical Engineering

Audio EngineeringAutomotive Engineering

Biological Engineering

Biomedical Engineering

Ceramic Engineering

Chemical Engineering

Civil EngineeringConstruction Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Fire Protection Engineering

Heating, Ventilating, Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering

Industrial EngineeringManufacturing Engineering

Materials and Metallurgy Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Minerals, Metals, and Materials Engineering

Nuclear Engineering

Ocean Engineering

Optical EngineeringSurveying Engineering

Acoustical Engineering

Marine Engineering

Software Engineering

Massachusetts leads the nation

They have integrated engineering skills and standards in all science and math courses.

They assess these skills to assure that students are engaged in critical thinking.

So why did they do it?

Business needs

People trained in IT People who can be

technicians People who can be scientists

and engineers People who understand

mathematics

Current and foreseeable state

STEM graduates leaving US Not enough graduates to fill pipeline Not enough STEM prepared teachers to

start in elementary school

Evidence

Read the NYTimes, Wall Street Journal or Financial Times on any day

Reports from employers Reports from higher education

More evidence

STEM jobs = 13% of employment in MA 1/3 of gross state product Generate jobs in other fields

Still more evidence

Of 30 fields expected to grow, 20 are STEM and 5 more related

Most need AA; 1/2 need BA If not here, then where in the world Stats: Dept of Workforce Dev, Carrie Connaway, MA DOE

Measurable Goals

To raise the level of STEM achievement of all students

To increase significantly the number of students interested in & motivated to study STEM

And

To increase the number of qualified STEM teachers

To improve & provide equitable STEM instruction, curriculum

Where are we?Where are we?

Where do we want to be?Where do we want to be?

How do we get there?How do we get there?

STEM Education

Where are we?---Bill GatesWhere are we?---Bill Gates

“America’s high schools are obsolete.By obsolete, I don’t just mean that our high schools are broken, flawed, and under-funded– though a case could be made for every one of those points.

By obsolete, I mean that our high schools – even when they’re working exactly as designed – cannot teach our kids what they need to know today.”

So if the High Schools are obsolete…how about the Universities?

Where are we?--- Universities

KathySierra http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/

If you studied math, science, or engineering at a four-year college in the US, much of what you learned is useless, forgotten, or obsolete.

Analysis to Action:Undergraduate Education in STEM; http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9128.html

Disconnect between:how we teach math and sciencehow mathematicians and scientists actually work

Often teach encyclopedias of facts without engagement in the processAssessment often does not evaluate understanding

Where are we?--- Universities

Where do we want to be?---Where do we want to be?---The new three R’s:

Rigor – making sure all students are given a challenging curriculum that prepares them for college or work

Relevance – making sure kids have courses and projects that clearly relate to their lives and their goals

Relationships – making sure kids have a number of adults who know them, look out for them, and push them to achieve…Parent, School, University, and chool, University, and Business Business Involvement

How do we get there?How do we get there?

“STEM” Education

VisionVisionThere needs to be an enhanced curriculum in science, technology, engineering, and math, with a strong emphasis on discovery. This will stimulate the interest of young people in science and provide a pipeline of young Americans who are capable, critical decision makers prepared to seize the opportunities in the expanding fields of science.

To be most effective, this enhanced curriculum must include an appropriate support structure.

Change ManagementChange Management

Anticipate and Embrace ChangeAnticipate and Embrace Change

“If you don’t like change . . .

You’re going to like obsolescence even less.”

-- Gen. Shinseki (Head of veterans affairs)

Vision

Skills+

Incentive+

Resources

+

Action Plan+

CHANGE

Managing Complex Change

Vision

Skills+

Incentive+

Resources

+

Action Plan+

Confusion

Managing Complex Change

Vision

Skills+

Incentive+

Resources

+

Action Plan+

Anxiety

Managing Complex Change

Vision

Skills+

Incentive+

Resources

+

Action Plan+

RESISTANCE

Managing Complex Change

Vision

Skills+

Incentive+

Resources

+

Action Plan+

FRUSTRATION

Managing Complex Change

Vision

Skills+

Incentive+

Resources

+

Action Plan+

TREADMILL

Managing Complex Change

Change ManagementChange Management

Think Outside the BoxThink Outside the Box Be CreativeBe Creative Go Beyond the ObviousGo Beyond the Obvious

STEM Professionals in 2020

Analytical skills Practical ingenuity Design creativity Communication skills Business and management skills

STEM Professionals in 2020

Leadership skills High ethical standards Strong sense of professionalism Lifelong learning skills Agility & flexibility

How do we achieve this?

Creativity + STEM 21st century literacy Constructivism – learn by building. World

building Hawaii is realistically helping to lead the way. Globally. Hunch: Obama and all other politicians will get it!

……and will support efforts to spread what is done successfully. Paradigm shift on how we learn and play.

Science Today, with students creating their own learning

Students design, program, and animate their own games.

This is STEM meets creativity. It develops:

- Mathematical/logical thinking in programming.

- Art skills to create the graphic and audio assets.

- Creative thinking to produce a compelling game.

Scratch and Curricula

Game Academies

In the future, much learning (and entertainment) will be in 3D worlds.

Collaborating with the MIT Media Lab to combine the world’s best authoring tools with the world’s best 3D.

Avatar Reality –(founded by Henk Rogers, Tetris) company in Honolulu – has leading solution currently being tested at HTA.

Game Academy 3D

Students will be able to practice their Mandarin in magical ways, immersed in online Yuan Ming Yuan, ancient gardens full of mystical creatures and historical figures.

One-to-one practice and dialogue with live students from Beijing, role-playing with you in the gardens.

Children invent these worlds.

Practice your Mandarin in Yuan Ming Yuan

Talk and Role Play with Students in Beijing

Create Virtual Ecosystems

Design the algorithms that grow the flora and fauna.

Create Worlds

Create Worlds

Design Future Vehicles

Design Future Cities

Future Sustainability

New Sports

New Robots

Research in new ways

Through Simulation, Conduct Experiments Too Dangerous or Too Expensive in the Real World

STEM Professionals in 2020

Ingenuity of ………………. Problem Solving of ……… Scientific Insight of ……… Creativity of ………………. Determination of ………… Leadership of ……………. Conscience of …………… Vision of ………………….. Curiosity of ………………..

Lillian Gilbreth

Gordon Moore

Albert Einstein

Pablo Picasso

Wright Brothers

Bill Gates

Eleanor Roosevelt

Martin Luther King, Jr.

A Small Child

“Garfield” by Jim Davis

The Future of STEM …

FOR DIFFERENT

REASONS

FOR DIFFERENT REASONS

SIMILAROBJECTIVES

SIMILAROBJECTIVES

Developing a Shared Agendafinding common ground…

FAVORS

INDUSTRY

VALUES

IN ORDER TO TO IMPROVE

Retention; earlystudent interest;

relevance

Shorten ramp-up time on large,

complex projects

Early exposureto complexconcepts

Early hands-on taught throughout

the curriculum

ACADEMIA

We can talk and dream about the glorious schools of the future ---

OR WE CAN CREATE THEM!

Each moment we live

never was before

and will never be again.

And yet what we teach children in school that

2 + 2 = 4 and Paris is the capital of France.

What we should be teaching them is what they are.

You are a marvel. You are unique.

We should be saying: “Do you know what you are?

You may become a Shakespeare,

a Michelangelo,

a Beethoven.

In all the world there is no other child exactly like you.

Photo by Evert Odekerken

You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel.”

~ Pablo Casals

Let’s start a new conversation about our children, one that puts them at the center and supports them to live in this new and ever changing world.

Each and everyone of them deserve more from us……..

So how do we do that???

Willard WirtzWillard Wirtz

There aren’t two There aren’t two worlds -- education worlds -- education and work, there is and work, there is one world -- life.one world -- life.

“It is not the strongest species that survives, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change.”

~Charles Darwin

Thank you on behalf of our children!

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