the office of stem education partnerships
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The Office of STEM Educa0on Partnerships (OSEP) 2012 Academy of Engineering
Counselor and Leadership Conference October 29, 2012
Outline
• OSEP History & Snapshot • 3 Case Studies • Summary • Ques@ons and Discussion
OSEP: History & Snapshot
OSEP Mission
Connec@ng K-‐12 teachers and students to the world-‐class science, technology, engineering, and math resources of Northwestern University and beyond
Why OSEP?
1. Faculty are experts in their disciplines, not educa@on, program design & delivery, evalua@on, etc.
2. Enthusiasm for outreach does not equate to capability 3. Broad cultural divide between K-‐12 and higher ed 4. Significant differences in @me, financial resources,
curriculum flexibility 5. School districts and universi@es are both very large,
complex organiza@ons; difficult to navigate as outsider 6. Funders expec@ng sustainability, but faculty not set up
to do this 7. Partner rela@onship building is extremely @me intensive
The Original Model: Faculty-‐Ini0ated Projects
STEM Faculty OSEP
The New Model: Faculty-‐Ini0ated +
OSEP-‐Ini0ated Projects
STEM Faculty OSEP
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Basic Stats
• Founded in 2006 • Housed in the School of Educa@on and Social Policy • 7 staff (and growing)
– Director, Associate Director – Curriculum development, so_ware engineering, etc.
What does OSEP do?
• Support authen@c STEM teaching & learning in K-‐12
• Focal Areas 1. Teacher Professional
Development 2. New STEM Curricula and
Technology 3. Capacity Building
• Develop partnerships with faculty, industry, schools, and community organiza@ons
11 STEM Programs
1. iLabs—access to real laboratory equipment via the web 2. Watershed Dynamics—using the web-‐based FieldScope GIS to study
water availability and human impacts on the watershed 3. EcoCas0ng—hands-‐on inquiry and computa@onal modeling of
ecosystems, food webs, and bioaccumula@on 4. CT-‐STEM—Embedded Computa0onal Thinking—incorpora@ng
computa@onal thinking and modeling tools into tradi@onal high school STEM courses
5. Crea0ng Leaders for STEM Student Research—capacity building program for teachers focused on developing high school student independent research programs
6. Climate Change and Sustainability—professional development, classroom modules, symposia, and research experiences for teachers
11 STEM Programs
7. HP Project ACCESS—provides HP Tablets and probeware kits to schools through a loaner program
8. Reach for the Stars-‐-‐NSF program that places STEM graduate students in K-‐12 science classrooms to bring cudng-‐edge science and research to teachers and students
9. NUBIO—high school science labs based on oncofer@lity research
10. FUSE—a_er-‐school science program involving hands-‐on exploratory challenges
11. iSTAR@NU-‐-‐Ins@tute for STEM Teaching and Research at Northwestern University, summer professional development program for teachers
Amplifying Impact
OSEP
Resources
University Researchers & Students, Industry, Community
Elementary & Secondary Teachers & Students
Needs
OSEP as a Pla`orm
• OSEP plaform is built on a growing network of partnerships, staff exper@se, best prac@ce models—it is not just a set of individual programs
• Just as in IT, a good plaform supports ease of building on top of it
• Lowers barriers to faculty & industry par@cipa@on
• Creates new opportuni0es for engagement in K-‐12 and outreach
• Delivers more capability, more efficiently than building from scratch each @me
A Growing School Network
• 131 Area Schools • 368 Teachers • ~29,440 Students • CPS
– 58 Schools – 83 Teachers – ~6,600 Students
NUBIO: Northwestern University Biology Inves3ga3ons in Oncofer3lity
• Use oncofer@lity concepts and biotechnology skills to teach high school biology, also for advanced elec@ves
• Developed in partnership with The Woodruff Lab, Feinberg School of Medicine
• Lab ac@vi@es teach basic science through the context of cancer biology, reproduc@ve biology, and oncofer@lity 1. Biomaterials Lab: Just Bead It 2. Male Hormone Lab: You’ve Got MALE 3. Female Hormone Lab: 28 Days Later 4. SRY Gene Lab: WhY Are We Different? 5. Sea Urchin Lab: IVF, toxicity,
cryopreserva@on (in development)
NUBIO Demo
Partnerships for Biotechnology Educa0on
• Biotechnology Center of Excellence at Lindblom Math and Science Academy
• Baxter Interna@onal’s Science@Work Program
• A Model for Scalability and Sustainability
OSEP
NU (Woodruff
Lab)
Lindblom Biotech Center of Excellence
Baxter Interna@onal
Biotechnology Professional Development Series
Biotechnology Professional Development Series
• 4 Opportuni@es for Teachers 1. Biotech Launch Symposium 2. Survey of Biotechnology 3. NUBIO 4. Research Experiences for
Teachers
• Baxter Boxes and Loaner Kits • New Elec@ve Course at LMSA
OSEP, Baxter, LMSA Partnership Video
Teachers Trained High Schools
Lakes Community High School Onahan Elementary School Morgan Park High School Lincoln Park High School Naperville Central High School Lindblom Math and Science Academy Nash Elementary School Von Steuben Metropolitan Science Center Lindblom Math and Science Academy Steinmetz Academic Centre Jefferson Alterna@ve High School Niles West High School Roosevelt High School Kelvin Park High School Lane Tech College Prep Curie High School Farragut Career Academy Collins Academy High School Morgan Park High School Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy Homewood-‐Flossmoor High School Illinois Math and Science Academy Wes@nghouse Career Academy
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NUBIO
Ajer School Programming
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• Out-‐of-‐school, drop-‐in program
• Targe@ng youth who are disengaged, not interested in STEAM fields
• Implemented in schools, public libraries, summer youth program
• www.fusestudio.net
Challenges • 11 Challenges • 4 Challenges in development • Focused on STEAM explora@on and engagement, the “A” for arts
and design • Robo@cs, app development, electronics, biotechnology, graphic
design, and more! • Use a “leveling up” model
1A 1B 1C 1D
2A 2B 2C 2D
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MOTOACTV Watch Face
Design
Robot Obstacle Course
Laser Defender
Mobile App: Whack-a-Mole
Video
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An Modular Pla`orm for STEM Outreach
Chicago Architecture Founda@on
Segal Design Ins@tute
Design for America
Adler Planetarium Motorola
Mobility
Materials Research & Engineering
Center
Argonne-‐Northwestern Solar Energy Research Center
James Dyson
Founda@on
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FUSE -‐ Spring 2012 3 sites
FUSE Studios • Evanston Township High School
• Wheeling High School • Glenbrook South High School
FUSE Studios • Schools:
– Evanston Township High School – Wheeling High School – Neal Math & Science Academy – Sarah E Good STEM Academy
• Libraries: – Evanston Public Library – Teen Lo_ – North Chicago Public Library – Chicago Public Library (2)
• Community Organiza0ons: – Y.O.U Evanston
FUSE-‐Summer/Fall 2012 8 sites
Schools: 1. Michele Clark HS 2. Lake View HS 3. Corliss HS 4. Chicago Voca@onal Career Academy 5. Hancock HS 6. Harlan Community Academy 7. ChicagoQuest 8. Reavis HS 9. Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep 10. Lakes Community HS 11. An@och Community HS Libraries: 12. Chicago Public Library (2 add’l) 13. Arlington Heights Memorial Library
FUSE Waitlist 13 sites (red dots)
Maximizing Impact Through Scalability
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FUSE
Ins0tute for STEM Teaching and Research at Northwestern University
iSTAR@NU
• Program Elements – 13 PD offerings in 2012
• New Curriculum and Technology
• Research Experiences for Teachers
• Job Shadowing Experiences for Teachers
– Follow up In-‐class Coaching – Equipment loan program
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iSTAR@NU
OSEP: a summary
• Focus on closing the gap between “school science” and “authen@c science” (Chinn & Malhotra, 2002)
• Develop curricula & technologies to engage K-‐12 students in authen@c STEM prac@ces
• Provide cudng-‐edge STEM PD and learning opportuni@es for teachers
OSEP: a summary
• Build school partnerships in Chicago area and beyond
• Build partnerships and funding rela@onships with faculty, industry, community organiza@ons, and founda@ons
• Serving as a model for and thought leader in STEM educa@on and outreach
Extra Slides
Remote Online Labs
www.ilabcentral.org
Device located in Queensland Australia!
• New iLab in development—MRSEC • 4,760 Student Users • 456 Teacher Users NSF CI-‐Team Award # OCI0753324 NSF NSDL Award # DUE0938075
iLabs Network
Watershed Dynamics: Connec0ng Students to
Scien0fic Datasets using GIS
• Where does our water come from?
• Where does it go? • How does human ac@vity
impact our watersheds?
hop://wd.northwestern.edu
NSF GLOBE Award # GEO0627923
EcoCas0ng: Inves0ga0ng aqua0c ecosystems using NetLogo computa0onal models
Food webs, bioaccumula@on, and invasive species in Calumet Harbor. Partnership with Dr. Kimberly A. Gray, Civil and Environmental Engineering
hop://ecocas0ng.northwestern.edu Built with Netlogo, Wilensky (1999).
NOAA Award # NA09NMF4630406
Computa0onal Thinking in STEM (CT-‐STEM)
• CT ac@vi@es that can be embedded in tradi@onal high school STEM courses • CT elec@ve course • PD workshops and ongoing Saturday coaching sessions for 30 pilot teachers • Direct engagement with over 1000 students across 5 high schools
Sparking student interest in – and proficiency with – computaBonal thinking (CT) by embedding CT acBviBes in exisBng high school STEM courses.
NSF CE21 Award # CNS1138461 Co-‐PIs: Kemi Jona, Vicky Kalogera, Uri Wilensky, Laura Trouille, and Michael Horn
Reach for the Stars A NSF GK12 Program
• Began in 2010 • 9 partnerships each year • 10 schools, over 2,000 students impacted so far • 4 CPS Schools, ETHS, and Chute Elementary in Evanston
• PhD candidates improve communica@on skills • Computa@onal Thinking and Modeling are introduced to teachers and students
www.gk12.ciera.northwestern NSF GK12 Award # DGE0948017
Crea0ng Leaders for STEM Student Research
• Professional Development for Teachers – Student Research Facilita@on Course
• Mentoring – CoolHub
• Job Shadowing – Summer opportuni@es for Teachers
hop://osep.northwestern.edu/projects/stem-‐student-‐research
Capacity building for student research programs
Project ACCESS
• 50 HP Tablets and 25 probeware kits loaned to schools
• Teacher PD for tablet and
probeware training in June 2011 and July 2012
• 12 Schools, 19 teachers and nearly 1,500 students in the last two school years
• Not enough HP Tablets to meet demand hvp://osep.northwestern.edu/projects/access
Lab Equipment Dona0ons & Loaner Program
• Surplus lab equipment from NU to schools – Centrifuge – Thermocycler – Liquid Nitrogen Dewars
• Baxter Boxes thru BCoE