Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsOffice of Academics and TransformationDepartment of Mathematics and Science

SECME Coordinators WorkshopMiami Dade College, North campus

August 13, 2014

Ms. Yoly McCarthy, Instructional Supervisor

8:30 – 9:00 Welcome and Introductions Updates Highlights Calendar of events

9:00 – 10:00 Introduction to SECME (Manuel Cox, SECME Master Teacher, American Senior High)

Getting a program started Maintaining a successful program Summer Institute and National Competition Scholarships (ExxonMobil, etc.)

10:00 – 10:30 Industry Partner: Hazen and Sawyer (Mr. Glenn Cunningham, PE, Senior Associate)

What they do Support Scholarships

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:30 Diving deeper (Karen Gant, SECME Master Teacher, Carol City Elementary)

National requirements Hands-on activities (simple to competition)

11:30 – 12:30 Lunch

12:30 - 1:00 Future City Competition (Rodigo Rodriguez, PE, Project Manager, Stantec)

Competition timeline Support

1:00 - 2:00 Discovery Education

2:00 – 2:15 Break2:15 - 3:15 Testing your designs (Karen Gant, SECME Master Teacher, Carol City

Elementary) Hands-on activities (continued)

3:15 - 3:30 Reflections

Follow up: (Due 08/29/2014) Submit a reflection and evidence of students and/or parents engaged in workshop activities back at school site. Follow-up assignment must be uploaded onto designated site.

Welcome and Introductions

Welcome and Introductions

Congratulations to the2014 SECME National Student Competition

MDCPS Winning Teams!

Traveling Team Winners:2014 SECME National Student Competition

Hosted by the University of Alabama-Birmingham, June 25-28

Middle School Engineering Design Mousetrap CarThird Place

South Miami Middle, Miami-Dade County Public Schools FL School Coordinator: Murry Sill

High School Engineering Design Mousetrap Car Second Place

Coral Park Senior, Miami-Dade County Public Schools FL School Coordinator: David Kirkpatrick

Engineering Design Vex Robotics

First Place Hialeah Gardens Senior, Miami-Dade County Public Schools FL

School Coordinator: Alex Garrido

Below You Will Find Our 2014 Non-Traveling Team Winners:Team Name, School, District, State

School CoordinatorStudent Name and (Grade)

Elementary School Engineering Design: Mousetrap Car First Place

Archisci from Archimedean Academy, Miami-Dade County Public Schools FLSchool Coordinator: Marlene Lorie

Elementary School Engineering Design: Water Rocketry  First Place

Ben Sheppard Elementary from Ben Sheppard Elementary School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools FL

School Coordinator: Hilario Fernandez

High School Engineering Design: Water Rocketry  Third Place

Archimedean Upper Conservatory from Archimedean Upper Conservatory Charter School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools FL

School Coordinator: Demetrios Demopoulos

High School Essay

Second PlaceAmerican Senior High School, Miami-Dade County Public Schools FL

School Coordinator: Manuel CoxGloria Chyr (10)

Introduction to SECME (Manuel Cox, SECME Master Teacher, American Senior High)

Introduction to SECME (Manuel Cox, SECME Master Teacher, American Senior High)

Getting a program started

Maintaining a successful program

Summer Institute and National Competition

Scholarships (ExxonMobil, etc.)

Industry Partner: Hazen and Sawyer (Mr. Glenn Cunningham, PE, Senior Associate)

Industry Partner: Hazen and Sawyer (Mr. Glenn Cunningham, PE, Senior Associate)

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Diving deeper (Karen Gant, SECME Master Teacher, Carol City Elementary)

Diving deeper (Karen Gant, SECME Master Teacher, Carol City Elementary)

Ms. Yoly McCarthy, Instructional SupervisorFrequently Asked Questions

What is SECME?

SECME is the national strategic alliance to renew and strengthen the professional capacity of K-12 educators, motivates and mentor students, and empower parents so that all students can learn and achieve at higher levels. SECME encourages K-12 students to pursue careers in science, technology; engineering and mathematics (STEM) through partnerships with local universities, government and industry agents.

What is MDCPS role in SECME?

M-DCPS SECME hosts an annual engineering Olympiad for secondary schools and an Engineering Festival for elementary schools. Currently, SECME in Miami-Dade County Public Schools reaches more than 100 schools (K-12) and directly impacts over 2,000 students.

What kind of competitions are there?

Banners- Students create banners based on the Olympiad's theme. Brainbowl-Students compete against the clock and each other in a contest filled with science questions. Bridge- Students build bass wood bridges to pre-determined specifications. Egg-Drop Container- Students build containers that meet pre-determined specifications. Essay- Students write essays at their schools. Mousetrap Car- Students build cars that are propelled by the spring of a mousetrap. Internet Science& Tech Fair - Student teams use a webpage editor to create a web page. Mathematics Challenge- Student teams use a variety of strategies to solve mathematics problems using tools such as graphing calculators, calculators, rulers, and manipulatives. Water Bottle Rocket - Students build a rocket that must meet predetermined specifications. At the Olympiad, rockets will be "fueled" with 355 milliliters of water. The rocket with the greatest combined "hang time" and patch design score will be declared the winner. Bionic/Robotic Hand Kit Exposition Event- Students bring a pre-constructed robotic/bionic hand designed from a kit. Vex Robotics- Students follow specific instructions to complete an engineering design task in three-member teams using VEX Robotics technology (Senior High schools only).

Future City Competition (Rodigo Rodriguez, PE, Project Manager, Stantec)

Future City Competition (Rodigo Rodriguez, PE, Project Manager, Stantec)

Florida (South)Regional Coordinator: Osama Mohammedmohammed@fiu.edu

Planning TimelineThe Future City Competition is made up of five components:• Design the virtual city• Research and write an essay on this year’s theme—Feeding Future Cities: Select one vegetable and one protein and design a way to grow enough of each within your future city limits to feed your citizens.• Build a physical model• Write a city narrative• Present your citySuccessfully completing Future City requires planning and breaking down each component into distinct pieces. Here is a general timeline to help you begin your planning:

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER1. Register for Future City at www.futurecity.org/register .2. This year you will use the latest SimCity software to create your Virtual City.3. Check the online calendar located on your region’s home page (go to www.futurecity.org and click on Find My Region) for any regional or national trainings (e.g. essay development, model building tips, strategies for successfully leading a Future City team, etc.)4. Meet with potential students, introduce the program, decide your team format, and determine when and how often your team will meet.5. Recruit your mentor.Tip: Parents are a great mentor resource. Ask your students if their parents or relatives are engineers or technicians. Don’t be shy—mentors who participated in a recent survey told us they volunteered because they were asked!6. Meet with your mentor and discuss how she or he can best support your team.7. In an early meeting with the students, discuss what kind of city they want to create. Where will it be located? Who lives there? What is it famous for? Consider the Feeding Future Cities essay topic. How does this affect their plans?8. Idenfity the major tasks that need to be completed.Tip: Post a calendar with your region’s deadlines for each component. Help the students work backwards from each deadline and estimate how much time they think each component will take. Consider assigning a student leader for each component.

Introduce students to SimCity and begin to plan and design your Virtual City.10. Check out the Showcase Gallery early and often for ideas and examples from past teams at www.futurecity.org/gallery .11. Begin researching, outlining, and creating the rough draft of the essay (1,000 word maximum).12. Start gathering recyclable materials for the physical model(s).

OCTOBER-DECEMBER1. Continue to design your virtual city.2. Start building the physical model of your city.• Decide the scale of your model.• Decide what portion of the city you will build.3. Finish researching and writing the essay.4. Finish and upload the Virtual City Design at www.futurecity.org . (Check with your Regional Coordinator or online for specific due date.)

5. Write the City Narrative describing your city of the future (500 word maximum).6. Upload your Research Essay and City Narrative at www.futurecity.org . (Check with your Regional Coordinator or online for specific due dates.)

7. Celebrate achievement of milestones and evaluate progress to date.

DECEMBER-JANUARY1. Continue to work on the physical model.2. Develop and practice the presentation.3. Compete in your regional Future City Competition.4. Celebrate achievements.

FEBRUARYRegional winners advance to the Future City Competition National Finals in Washington, DC from February 14–18, 2015.

Discovery Education

Discovery Education

Accessed through the Learning Village:

Testing your designs

Hands-on activities (continued)

Testing your designs

Hands-on activities (continued)

Final ReflectionsSECME Coordinators

Please leave your reflections on the table

3 Things I Learned

2 Things I Will Take Back

1 Thing That I will do differently

Question(s) I still have

Your feedback is very important to us. Please take a minute to complete this form.1. On a scale from 1 to 4, how would you rate this workshop? (4=highest 1=lowest)

_______2. Identify any area(s) for improvement

3. Identify one thing that must be kept

4. Additional comments