Endeavour Academy:STEM Courses for Middle and High School

Tuesday, Feb 4, 20141:30 pm till 2:25 pm

California STEM Summit: Engineering for Change

Agenda

Welcome– Introductions

The Endeavour Institute– What we are and What we do.

The New Standards in a Nutshell– Common Core ELA– Common Core Math– Next Generation Science Standards

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Welcome Announcements:

Introductions

Details posted on: http://endeavourinstitute.org click on Event Calendar (upper left corner)

Balloon Fest: http://championship.endeavours.org

Date Event

Feb 12 Science after Dark – Science of Chocolate, Café Roma

Feb 18 Focus Meeting 3,

Mar 12 Science after Dark – A Day in the Life of Rattlesnakes

Mar 21 Collaborative Workshop 3

Apr 2 Focus Meeting 4

May 3 Balloon Fest – Paso Robles

May 23 Collaborative Workshop 4

May 27 Focus Meeting 5

Endeavour Institute

The Endeavour Institute consists of the Endeavour Center and Endeavour Academies. It is a non-profit (501(c)3) division of Space Information Labs, Inc (SIL).

The Endeavour Institute is dedicated to inspiring and engaging our youth and implementing a new education paradigm within our schools and communities.

The Endeavour Academy:

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The Endeavour Mission:

To promote effective teaching of critical STEM learning and problem-solving skills that students need to succeed; as well as public awareness and support for America’s scientific and technological endeavors.

Our Vision:

America’s youth, enthusiastic and successful, with high paying jobs; as they actively contribute to America’s technological future in the new Global economy.

Endeavour Goals

• Inspire students to • Understand the world around them, • Succeed academically, and • Give back to the communities in which they live and work.

• Engage students with exciting challenges and practical applications while developing communication, entrepreneurial, and team-building skills that can be used for a life-time.

• Educate students to prepare them to be successful in college and challenging careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Our Core Activities

Academies: Bringing highly effective hands-on STEM courses into the schools.

Seminars and Workshops: Mentoring teachers and engaging students.

CCSTEM: Building active collaborations with STEM organizations both locally and statewide.

Public STEM Events: Engaging students, schools, parents, and the community in exciting and challenging events.

The Endeavour CenterSeminars and Workshops: Mentoring

teachers and engaging students. NASA Resource Center: We are the Central

Coast’s source of NASA educational materials.Observatory: Research grade telescope available

to schools and amateur astronomers.Great Connections: Located just outside

Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Endeavour® Academy UC Approved Curriculum

Middle and High School STEM Classes

• Aerospace Technology & Modeling – 8th grade

• Mission to Planet Earth Systems – 9th Grade (UC Science, lab D)

• Intro to Engineering Science – 10th grade (UC science, college prep, lab science D)

• Mechatronics – 11th Grade(UC science, college prep, honors, lab science

D)

• Engineering Design – 12th Grade(UC science, college prep, honors, lab science

D)

The Endeavour Paradigm

A STEM Education Methodology

•Project-based, Learn-by-doing, Inquiry Model

•Fundamental skills knowledge

•Just-in-Time Lessons: “Pull” vs “Push”

•Guide or Coach vs. Gatekeeper

•Exciting challenges and real problem solving opportunities

•Extensive collaborations with NASA, Universities, and industry

•Enhanced core content, expert mentoring, & advanced technology

The Endeavour Collaboration Model A STEM Education Methodology

•Students: We must Inspire and Engage them to be active collaborators in their own education

•Teachers: model skills, increase knowledge, build enthusiasm, and confidence

•Parents and Community: support, encourage, and volunteer

•Universities: Guidance, Mentoring, review, content knowledge

•Industry: real world applications, mentoring, high tech support

•NASA: Exciting challenges, timely environmental issues, extensive teacher and curriculum support

The New Standards

Just another disruption…Or

Great news for progressive teachers.

Common Core - ELA

Focuses on CCR (College and Career Ready) standards

Not just literature and descriptive writingAdds technical reading and writingAdds speaking, listening, and presentingAdds specific responsibilities for teachers in

technical subjects as well as English teachers.

Common Core - Math

NGSSDesigned around 3 Dimensions

1. Scientific and Engineering Practices

2. Crosscutting Concepts

3. Disciplinary Core Ideas

NGSS - Dimension 1

Scientific and Engineering Practices1 Asking and designing problems

2 Developing and using models

3 Planning and carrying out investigations

4 Analyzing and interpreting data

5 Using mathematics and computational thinking

6 Developing explanations and designing solutions

7 Engaging in argument from evidence

8 Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

NGSS – Dimension 2

Crosscutting Concepts

1. Patterns

2. Cause and Effect: Mechanism and Explanation

3. Scale, Proportion, and Quantity

4. Systems and System Models

5. Energy and Matter: Flows, Cycles, and Conservation

6. Structure and Function

7. Stability and Change

Smarter Balanced AssessmentWhat they can do, not just what they know.  Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia (SBAC) Computer Adaptive Testing

The SBAC summative assessment will include: selected response, constructed response, technology enhanced, and performance task items.

Advantages of computer adaptive testing: More efficient than fixed-form testing, requiring fewer questions to accurately determine each

student’s achievement level. Provides information about the full range of learning In contrast, A paper and pencil test is confined to the content within the printed document.

Student results are likewise confined to the grade level tested Provides information that goes into more depth within the grade level as well as information

outside of the grade level Important for classroom educators to plan teaching and learning opportunities Precision of the scores is more accurate Offers faster results, with the turnaround time of weeks rather months

Mathematics – Graphing – 5th grade– Previous Math content standards:

Data Analysis 1.4 “Identify ordered pairs of data from a graph and interpret…”

– CCSS:5.G.A: “Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve

real-world and mathematical problems.”

– NGSS:3-5-ETS1: “Students who demonstrate understanding can:

Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem…”

Comparisons

Teaching Graphing and Kinematics

w alk back and forth in front o f

M otion D etector

Graph Matching Activity

CloseEndeavour Institute and the new standardsHow will this affect you and what can you doEvaluation Survey