secme: stemulating minds september 23, 2010 miami dade college, north campus ava d. rosales, phd...
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SECME: STEMulating MindsSeptember 23, 2010
Miami Dade College, North Campus
Ava D. Rosales, PhDInstructional Supervisor
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
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SECME: STEMulating Minds
M-DCPS Curriculum and Instruction, Science
Education 2006
SECME ModelSECME Model
TeachersCounselors
AdministratorsParents
Students
National Level
Club meetings
Classroom activities
Participate in Olympiad
Involve parents
Student data
Mini-Grants
Student Scholarships
Scholarships to Summer Institute
Professional Development
Networking with Teachers and Engineers Nationally
National Student Competition
Sponsors National Summer Institute
People and Expertise
Resource and Materials
Longitudinal Data Statistics
Communications Network
Awards Banquet…
Student , Parent and Teacher Recognition
Shadow an Engineer Day
Sponsors Teachers to Summer Institute
Provides Engineer and University Support
Saturday Design Seminars
Engineering Site Field Trip
District Olympiad Competition District Level
School Level
Guest speakers
M-DCPS Curriculum and Instruction, Science
Education 2006
M-DCPS SECME PROGRAMM-DCPS SECME PROGRAMWhat makes it work?What makes it work?
Teacher, counselor, and parent resource
Engaging hands -on student activities that enhance mathematics, science, and engineering concepts
Collaboration with experts, colleges and industry
Student, teacher, parent motivation
District support - program coordination
M-DCPS Curriculum and Instruction, Science
Education 2006
SECME ENHANCES SECME ENHANCES MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
CURRICULUMCURRICULUM
SECMESECMECURRICULUMCURRICULUM
Inquiry based learning
Mathematics and science applications to solving real world problems
School to Career Initiative
Engineering design seminars
Engineering design and construction (bridges, mousetrap cars, egg drop containers, water bottle rockets, robotic hand)
Workshops at Colleges, shadow an engineer day, engineering site field trips, guest speakers
Saturday Design Seminar Saturday Design Seminar DatesDatesOctober 16 – Waterbottle Rocket
@American HighOctober 16– Robotic Hand @AmericanOctober 30 – Mousetrap Car @UMNovember 13 – Bridge @FIU College
of EngineeringWeekly briefing will be sent to schoolsPosted at District SECME WebsitePosted at Professional Development
portal
Collaborative ConsensusCollaborative ConsensusWhat is your team name?What will your team motto or
slogan be?Where would your team prefer to
eat?What is your team song?What famous person would most
likely join your team and why?
District SECME WebsiteDistrict SECME Websitehttp://science.dadeschools.net/secme/dehttp://science.dadeschools.net/secme/default.htmlfault.html
FL19FL19Registration code for National Office
NormsDon’t be afraid to ask the essential
questions.
Actively participate.
Take time to observe, listen, and reflect.
Acknowledge individuality.
Please Do Now…
Assess the current and future needs of students.
Decide what to change.
Engage in continuous school improvement.
Identify root causes of problems.
Determine if goals are being met.
CollectCollectDataData
UseUseResults Results
and Take and Take ActionAction
Plan and Question
Analyze and Interpret Data
Steps at a Glance
Why collect data?
What Data Do I Need?Q
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Direct measures of student learning:
State and local standards-referenced assessment results
Norm-referenced test results College and post-secondary examination
scores Vocational assessment results
Indirect measures of student learning:Course participation rates Grade point Rates of participation in advanced
coursework or extended learning opportunities
Graduation rates Post-secondary placement rates
Demographic indicators that may affect student learning:
Behaviors Attendance rates Dropout rates Discipline and violence rates
Characteristics Ethnicity Gender Socio-economic status Language status Disability status Migrant status
Context variables that may affect student learning: School and class size Teacher level of training and experience Parent-school partnerships School climate as perceived by students,
staff, and community Student pre-school experience Student and staff mobility
Always focus on the Goal(s)…
Focus on the ultimate outcome(s) of the SECME program.
Ask “What difference will SECME make in the long run?” e.g., What impact will it have on learners?
Where’s the Data?Data warehouses
District Assessment Office, StateSchool
Student recordsClassroom
GradebookSECME events
Surveys, observations, questionnaires,
What Next?Disaggregate
Analyze
Presentation Models
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June 2005
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Total # of Total # of Participating Participating SECME Schools SECME Schools 2004 - 20052004 - 2005
• 40 Elementary40 Elementary
• 27 Middle 27 Middle • 22 Senior High22 Senior High• 1 K-8 Centers1 K-8 Centers• 2 Alternative2 Alternative
District and SECME Performanceon the 2005 FCAT SSS Mathematics, by Ethnicity, All Students Tested, Grade 5
313
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Site Visits and SeminarsParticipating in SECME makes me feel: “like I am a part of something special” –African American male SECME student, grade 11
Participating in SECME makes me feel: “like I can do something that I would never think I can” –African American female SECME student, grade 10
Participating in SECME makes me feel: “like an engineer” –Hispanic male SECME student, grade 8
Participating in SECME makes me feel: “like I’m an engineer in training!” –Hispanic female SECME student, grade 11
“My son wants to be a rocket scientist. Before SECME he wanted to be a rapper.”
-Elementary School SECME Parent
SurveysElectronic – fast and efficientDistrict/Central Office website form-fillFree Online Surveys
http://freeonlinesurveys.com/
Affordable Fee Online SurveysSurvey GoldZoomerang
Paper/Pencil Surveys – accessible to all
Look for the story in the data
