Learn, Protect, and Stay: A Model for Linking Formal and

Informal Science

Terri Lyles (CMSD)Kirsten Mahovlich (CMSD)

Jim Bader (CWRU)Denny Taylor (Hiram College)

The goal of the LPS Collaborative…

is to systemically improve and reform the Cleveland

Metropolitan School District Science Education program

and provide the City of Cleveland with informed

citizens who are committed environmental stewards.

Who we are…

Experiential Learning

Cycle

INTEGRATION OF EFFECTIVE

SCIENCE LEARNING AND

TEACHING

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District will mobilize the wealth of

resources in Northeast Ohio to deliver exemplary science education that

produces students passionate about the natural world.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District shall provide a rigorous, inquiry-based, and

integrated curriculum empowering all students to

become independent, scientifically-literate thinkers who successfully compete in the global

workforce.

MISSION STATEMENT

VISION STATEMENT

Our goal is that CMSD is no longer a district that fails in science but evolves to Quality Standard

Driven Science instruction.

100% CCRGrade

3

Grade 4

Grade

5Grade

6

Grade

7

Grade 8

Grades

9-12

STEMTwo, Four, TECH

Education and Careers

PreK-1

Grade

2

Evolved Science Education

Learn, Protect, and Stay Teacher professional development at Case Western Reserve UniversityCourse 1:Introduction to inquiry

Course 2: Content and experimental design

Course 2

Course 2

Cleveland Botanical Garden

Course 2: Place-based elements

Course 3: Design

Why the Igniting Streams of Learning in Science Program?

• Local environments deteriorating

• Science irrelevant – high school & core college

• Post graduate jobs unrelated to classes

• Courses not fun • Education in silos

Hiram College, University of Akron, Kent State University, Case Western Reserve University

NEW PARTNERSHIPS:Students, teachers,

scientists, agencies & educators;

A multidisciplinary response to

COMPLEX, CAPTIVATING, CONTENTIOUS

local environmental issues

Science Learning Community in action

5 High School

Students

1 Undergrad Near Peer

Mentor

Core FacultyTechnology

Private Industry

Scientists

Public Agency Personnel

Core Faculty Science

1 High School

Teacher

Core Faculty

Learning

3 Directors - Science, Learning, Technology

Near-Peer Mentors – Stimulating Inquiry

Questions and Dialogue