STEM to the

CORE Incorporating STEM into Common Core Curriculum

TETC 2012 Jodi Lowery & Ashley Talley

STEM to the CORE • Why STEM? • STEM Components • STEM and the CORE • STEM Curriculum & Sample Lessons • STEM Resources • Preparation for Tomorrow • Technology Integration • STEM and the TEAM Rubric • FAQ

Why STEM? STEM education is much like the process of a

child learning to ride a bike.

All the key components of balance, skills, and materials must come together in order to send them on their way, much like

all the key components of a child’s education must come together to give them a strong foundation of learning.

Why STEM?

The Components of STEM Every bicycle hits the road with a rider who is much like a student, ready to learn

and explore the unknown.

The core subjects of math and science rest as the wheels that make the

learning happen.

Engineering is the spokes on the bicycle that support the wheels as they roll forward with the learning.

Reading and writing are the iron support that holds together the frame.

Technology is a means to petal forward to expand upon the learning in other areas and to help each student reach a potential that is beyond their imaginations.

Add in a basket and a water bottle in the forms of the the arts, literature, history, music, and physical education to learn awareness of the human form, and together you have one fantastic recipe for a plan of learning.

STEM and the CORE How does STEM relate to the Common Core Standards?

• Reading, Writing, and Vocabulary at Forefront

• Cross-Curricular Lesson Content

• Complex Texts and Tasks

• Informational Texts Tied to Content Areas

• Collaboration

• Project and Inquiry Based Learning and Assessments

STEM Curriculum What should a STEM lesson look like?

Engagement

Exploration

Explanation Extension

Evaluation

Captures attention, stimulates

thinking, and helps access

prior knowledge.

Students are given time to think, plan,

investigate, and organize

information.

Students now analyze previous

exploration. Their understanding is

clarified and modified here in a reflective activity.

Students are given the opportunity to

expand on their understanding of the concept and

apply it to the real world.

Evaluation occurs throughout the lesson.

Scoring tools are developed by the teacher and the

student in order to target what they know and are able to do and

in order to improve their learning.

Cross Curricular Lessons and Activities

Research Projects

• Writing standards

• Informational Text Reading

Standards

• Language Arts Standards

• Math Standards

• Science SPIs

• Art

Performance Tasks

• Science SPIs

• Math CC Standards

• Reading & Writing Standards

• Art

• Technology with QR Codes

Cross Curricular Lessons and Activities

Performance Assessments

• Science SPIs

• Engineering

• Reading & Writing Standards

• Math Standards

Cross Curricular Lessons and Activities

Inquiry Based Lessons

• Reading & Writing Standards

• Math Standards

• Science SPIs

• Critical Thinking

• Problem Solving

• Higher Order Thinking

Cross Curricular Lessons and Activities

STEM Resources

STEM

Lab

QR Codes

Effective Qualities: • Intriguing • Multiple forms of

technology integration • Many creative possibilities • Tied into real-life

connections

Pitfalls: • Deviation from standards • Equipment • Time management

Suggested Lessons: • Scavenger Hunt • Research projects • Cross Reference (Standards-

genres, math properties, or types of rocks)

• SIM – Strategic Instruction Model

QR Codes Creating the Codes: • iPad Apps (Scan, EasyQR, Qrafter,

QR Code Wiz) • Websites (goqr.me, Google QR Code

Generators) Easy Way to Print Codes: • iPad: Send to teacher’s email, then

copy and paste to word document (allows you to resize, edit, etc.)

• Computer: Copy and paste code, edit as needed, then print.

Scanning QR Codes: • Requires a device with a QR scanner

(iPad, iPods, Smartphones, QR Scanner)

STEM Lab • Hot Dot Kit: pens

(Science and Math Standards based materials with data analysis sheet)

• Hot Dot Kit: Word problems and math facts

• Snap Circuits • Power Science Kits • ZOME builders

• Magnet Kit • Geo Boards • Calculators • Legos • Gears and Gizmos

Engineering Kit • Geometric Magnet

Shapes • Fraction Balance • Probability Dice

• Blank Note Cards • Popsicle Sticks • Felt • Balloons • Yarn • Rulers • Batteries • Foam Tubing • Household Items • Multiplication Keys

• Data Folder • Tape • Glue • Weights

Are We Preparing Them for Tomorrow?

Technology Integration

Technology Integration with STEM Curriculum and Common Core

Interactive Board

Computers

Ipads

Technology Integration

Reasons and Benefits: • Collaborate with other teachers • Learn from other students no

matter the distance • Experience other cultures • Connect with other resources

across the world (President, Senator, Veterinarian, ORNL, or museums).

• No cost way to collaborate and experience something otherwise to expense to participate in.

Distance Learning

Technology Integration • Novel Studies • Research • Collaboration with other

teachers or students • Homebound or SPED

students • Remediation/Enrichment

with other grades or mentors

• Special Guest Speaker/Presentation/Virtual Field Trip

Distance Learning Activities

Technology Integration Virtual Field Trips

• Where can you go with virtual STEM field trips?

• Stemresources.com

• Euclid's Fifth | A virtual field trip about different types of Geometry.

• Exploring The Ocean | A virtual field trip about beach lifecycles.

• Jacques Charles: Full of Hot Air | A virtual field trip about Charles' Law and proportions.

• Weather | A virtual field trip about weather patterns.

• Scholastic: The First Thanksgiving

• Collection of trips can be found at http://www.internet4classrooms.com/vft.htm

• Royal Tyrrell Museum

Technology Integration Ipad Resources

Best Practices:

• Centers

• Remediation/ intervention

• Special needs students

• Enrichment

Recommended Apps: • Replay Note • Discovery • Smithsonian • Myth Busters • Comic Touch • PBS • Logic Solving • Mind Mapping • Annotate PDF • Clean Energy Hawaii • Life Cycles • Finger Physics • Cash Cow • AppShopper

STEM and the TEAM Rubric

• Key to success

• Motivation

• Academic Feedback

• Questioning

• Pacing and Structure

• Grouping

• Use of Standards

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