STEM LOGO
STEM SLOGAN
“Always question, Always wonder”
What are the new STEM Education and Initiatives in M-DCPS? What impact does the CCSS/Florida Standards have on the teaching of science? What progress has been made on the Next Generation Science Standards (national science curriculum)? What should teacher education programs be teaching/telling our pre-service teachers about science in M-DCPS?
CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
MATHEMATICS
STEM SCIENCE
STEM VISION
• Dade County Public Schools aspires to engage and prepare all our students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to ensure our community has the next generation of inventors, explorers, innovators and leaders.
STEM MISSION
• The mission of Miami-Dade County Public Schools STEM is to leverage the expertise and capital of the Department of Career and Technical Education and the Department of Mathematics and Science to increase student achievement in STEM curriculum to enhance career and college readiness.
STEM Website • http://stem.dadeschools.net
MATHEMATICS Website • http://math.dadeschools.net
CTE Website • http://dcte.dadeschools.net
SCIENCE Website • http://science.dadeschools.net
STEM Initiatives
STEM Expo Mobile STEM Labs
UF STEM Tips FCR-STEM:FSU/FIU/MDCPS Partnerships FCR-STEM Statistics and Probability Institute FCR-STEM Physical Science Institute
M-DCPS/FIU Partnerships Wall of Wind Challenge Annual Engineering Expo Graduate STEM Certificate
Ten80 Students Racing Challenge
Community STEM Events
SCIENCE STEM Initiatives
Dream in Green: Green Schools Challenge
SECME
The Fairchild Challenge
SECME STARS III
South Florida Regional Science & Engineering Fair
EARTHECHO International Toyota USA Foundation Grant
MATHEMATICS STEM INITIATIVES
MU ALPHA THETA Honor Society
MATH COUNTS
CTE STEM Initiatives Youth Fair CTE Contests CTE Programs Aligned to STEM Career Cluster Career & Technical Student Organizations CTSO U.S. Naval Academy MiniSTEM Program
Robotics Competition Mini-Urban Challenge LEGO MINDSTORMS Florida First LEGO League-Grades 4-8 Battlebots and VEX Robotics at the Youth Fair Starbot ES & MS-STEM Activities Engineering Encounter Bridge Design Contest
STEM FUSE Gaming Design Competition
Project Lead The Way
STEM TECH Olympiad
Industry Certification
Females in STEM Careers
Impact the CCSS/Florida Standards have on the teaching of science Supportive of science instruction through:
-Explicit language for literacy and mathematical practices -Strengthened scientific investigation conclusion writing (claim-evidence-reasoning) -Increased emphasis on reading informational text K – 12 -Increased opportunity for interdisciplinary collaborations
Increased demand for teacher professional development and informational text resources
June 2013: Team of MDCPS teachers reviewed NGSS to provide comments and feedback to FDOE during public review for state adoption
Aligned some content (i.e., clarification statements) in Middle School Science Pacing Guide Learning Goals, where appropriate
Currently teaching Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Science (2008), until final decision is made by FDOE
Progressive
5 Es Hands-on
Planning
-Aligns to national standards: CCSS and NGSS -Incorporates national best practice trends: inquiry, formative assessments, learning goals and progression scales, technology integration -Pacing Guides Follows Bybee’s 5-E Model for inquiry Emphasizes learning science by doing science through laboratory and investigation activities -In-classroom, outdoors, mobile labs, informal science institutions, science fair Stresses deep planning both horizontally (among grade level peers) and vertically (across grade levels and feeder patterns)
on strong collaborations with community Collaborations Depends partners - Industry and Institutions of Higher Education
Cristian Carranza Administrative Director, STEM 1501 NE 2nd Avenue, Room 327, Miami, FL 33132, 305-995-1939
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Department of Career & Technical Education (CTE) 10151 NW 19th Avenue, Room 14 Miami, FL 33147 Phone: 305-693-3030 Lupe Ferran Diaz, Ph.D. Executive Director, CTE
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Department of Mathematics and Science 1501 NE 2nd Avenue Miami, FL 33132 Phone: 305-995-1939 Michele White Executive Director, Mathematics
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Ava D. Rosales, Ph.D. Executive Director, Science
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