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Creating Effective Partnerships for Building the K-20 STEM Pipeline
Terri Schulz-PLTWSteve Wendel-NCME/Sinclair CCCarletta Sullivan-McKenzie Center for Technology & Innovation
Agenda
• Introductions
• PLTW Overview
• School implementation-MCIT
• Student perspectives
• Transition to College-Sinclair CC
• Innovative Career Exploration Tools
• Impact on retention, recruitment and
student outcomes
PLTW Overview
Nation’s leading provider of STEM Education
Programs
Students are provided with a foundation and
a proven path tocollege and career
success.
Students are highly engaged and exposed
to typically non-pursued areas of
study.
Programs offer students real world problem-solving andcritical-thinking skills.
Programs are dynamic, rigorousand emphasize creativity.
Program Goals• Address impending
critical shortage of qualified engineering,engineering technology,science and health professionals
• Prepare students for rigorous post-secondary education at two and four-year colleges and universities
Meeting the needs of tomorrow by inspiring the students of today
Graduates Attributes• Communicate effectively• Effective and efficient
problem solving• Think creatively and
critically • Practice professional
conduct• Work effectively in
teams • Understand how
research is conducted
Curriculum Program Offerings
Biomedical Sciences Program• High School: Biomedical Sciences
– 4 courses
Engineering Programs• Middle School: Gateway To Technology– 6 units• High School: Pathway To Engineering– 8 courses
PLTW STEM Pipeline
STEM Career Pathways
STEM Pathway
Grades 3-5 Aerospace Curriculum
Grades 5-8 Gateway Academy (enrichment)
Grades 6-8 Gateway To Technology (GTT)
Grades 9-12Pathway to Engineering (PTE)
Grades 9-12Biomedical Sciences (BMS)
Introduction to Engineering (IED)
Principles of Biological Sciences (PBS)
Principles Of Engineering (POE) Human Body Systems (HBS)
AE BE CEA CIM DE Medical Interventions (MI)
Engineering Design & Development (EDD)
Biomedical Innovations (BI)
Grades 3-5 Aerospace curriculumGrade 3: Why is Air in Airplane?
Grade 4: Aerospace Grade 5: Planet Exploration and wireless communication
Glider design, assembly, and test
Planet exploration, colony design and model buildingAir traffic control, concepts, simulation
Design of planet exploration robot rover, building and programming the rover
Available at www.pltw.org on our virtual academy at no cost (log in as a guest).
Middle School
Gateway To Technology
• Design and Modeling – Solid modeling software introduces students to the
design process.
• Automation and Robotics – Students trace the history, development, and influence of
automation and robotics.
• Energy and the Environment – Students investigate the importance of energy in our lives
and the impact that using energy has on the environment.
• Flight and Space – Aeronautics, propulsion, and rocketry.
• Science of Technology – Impact of science on technology throughout history.
• Magic of Electrons – Students unravel the mystery of digital circuitry.
Gateway To Technology
High School Biomedical Sciences
• Principles of the Biomedical Sciences (PBS) – Study of human body systems and health
conditions.
• Human Body Systems (HBS) – Exploring science in action, students
build organs and tissues on a skeletal manikin and play the role of biomedical professionals to solve medical mysteries.
• Medical Interventions (MI) – Investigation of interventions involved in
the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease.
• Biomedical Innovation (BI) – Students design innovative solutions for
the health challenges of the 21st century.
Biomedical Sciences HS
High School
Pathway To Engineering
Pathway To Engineering
• Introduction to Engineering Design (IED) – 3D computer modeling software; study of the design
process.
• Principles of Engineering (POE) – Exploration of technology systems and engineering
processes.
• Digital Electronics (DE) – Use of computer simulation to learn the logic of
electronics.
• Aerospace Engineering (AE)– Aerodynamics, astronautics, space-life sciences, and
systems engineering.
• Biotechnical Engineering (BE) – Biomechanics, genetic engineering, and forensics.
Pathway To Engineering
• Civil Engineering and Architecture (CEA) – Students collaborate on the development of
community-based building projects.
• Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) – Robotics and automated manufacturing; production
of 3-D designs.
• Engineering Design and Development (EDD) – Teams of students, guided by community mentors,
research, design, and construct solutions to engineering problems.
Professional Development
Areas of focus
State Leaders and Affiliates
Counselors and Administrators
Teachers
Professional Development
Teacher Professional Development
• Readiness Training
• Core Training
• Ongoing Training
Professional Development
readiness trainingDesigned to develop a baseline for all teachers prior to attending Core Training through the assessment of skill sets and delivery of any necessary remedial training.
core trainingLovingly referred to as PLTW’s “boot camp,” this intense training focuses on the PLTW teaching model and course content.
core trainingDesigned to empower teachers with the confidence, understanding and knowledge necessary to teach the curriculum. A teacher is only able to teach a course after successful completion of Core Training.
Engineering AffiliatesUpper
Midwest Midwest Southwest NortheastWest Coast Southeast
Upper Midwest Midwest Southwest NortheastWest Coast Southeast
Biomedical Sciences Affiliates
ongoing trainingDesigned to provide additional training for teachers to further their understanding of related course tools, content and concepts after the completion of Core Training.
School ImplementationMcKenzie Center for Innovation and Technology
PLTW – Rapid Prototyping
PLTW – Computer Aided Drawing Inventor Software
PLTW - Computer Integrated Manufacturing
PLTW Biomedical Sciences
PLTW Biomedical Sciences
PLTW Biomedical Sciences
Not just an innovative and rigorous STEM course but a pathway to the future.
About 90% of PLTW students surveyed at the end of their senior year said they had a clear sense of the types of college majors and jobs they intended to pursue.
PLTW Students State:
PLTW “Magic”
McKenzie PLTW students state:
“The MAGIC of PLTW is that there is no right answer to our projects, no one way to get a solution and WE OWN OUR WORK”
Student Perspectives
Jered Collins
Joe Eaton
Christa Hammond
Virgil Johnson
Taylor Tunstall
Transition to CollegeSinclair Community College
College and University Partnerships
College-Level Recognition Partner
Scholarship Partner
Admissions Preference Partner
Professional Teacher Training Partner
Pre-Service Teacher Training Partner
Embedded Course Partner
College and University Partnerships
College-Level Recognition Partner
Course Substitution Credit
Advanced Standing Credit
Partial Course Credit
Bridge Courses
Retro-Credit Model
Test-out or Challenge
Innovative Career Exploration Tools
Career Exploration
careerME.org mycareerme.org InnovationPortal.org
Impact on retention, recruitment and student outcomes
Research Results
Southern Regional Educational Board (2009)PLTW Students Outperform Non-PLTW Students.Significantly more PLTW students met the readiness goals on the 2008 High Schools That Work (HSTW) Assessment tests in reading, mathematics and science compared with HSTW students in similar career/technical fields and HSTW students in all career/technical fields.
Milwaukee School of Engineering (2008)PLTW College Freshmen stuck with engineering major: In 2006-2007, first-year retention (freshmen to sophomore) was 76% (76% stayed with their declared major). In contrast, 100% of Milwaukee Schools of Engineering’s PLTW students remained in their declared major
Research Results
•PLTW Network•True Outcomes(2009)•A survey of PLTW seniors at the end of their senior year found:
• 92% intend to pursue a four-year degree or higher
• 51% intend to pursue a graduate degree• 70% intend to study engineering, technology, or
computer science •By comparison:
• 67% of all beginning postsecondary students intended to pursue a bachelor’s degree or higher as reported by the National Center for Education Statistics.
•These results are consistent with results and conclusions for the past two years.
PLTW Regional Directors www.pltw.org
Judy D’Amico
Ken Maguire
Terri Schulz
Robin SchottGail Parsons
Carol Malstrom
Judy D’Amico: [email protected] Schott: [email protected]
Ken Maguire: [email protected] Parsons: [email protected]
Terri Schulz: [email protected] Malstrom: [email protected]
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