Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council

2018-2019 Iowa STEM

Scale-Up Programs

Who is leading this effort?

Governor Branstad created the Iowa Governor’s STEM

Advisory Council in 2011 as a partnership of educators,

businesses, students and families

Co-Chairs:

Governor Kim Reynolds

Roger Hargens, Accumold President and CEO

45 Council Members, 90 Regional Board members, over

200 contributors statewide

How We Define STEMSTEM Education

• Science Technology Engineering & Mathematics

• Interdisciplinary approach to learning

• Rigorous academic concepts

• Real world lessons

• Connections between school, community, work, and global enterprise

• Development of STEM literacy

• Ability to compete in the new economy.

Source: Pennsylvania STEM Network, Southwest Region, “Long Range Plan (2009-2018), Plan Summary,” (2009), p. 3.

2018-19 Scale-Up Timeline

• January 22: Applications open

Apply online

• March 5: Applications due

Closes 5 PM

• April 10: Scale-Up awardees announced

• May 1: Program providers will contact

awardees with details

• July 1: Program year begins

Who Can Apply?

• Public and Private School preK-12 teachers

• Youth Organization Leaders/Educators

• ISU Extension & Outreach Youth Leaders/Educators

• Informal Education Professionals

• Home School Associations

• Others Who Deliver STEM Education Programming

Directly to Students

Every Applicant must secure the commitment and

signature of the institution’s lead administrator.

What is Needed for

Application?• Contact Information, both summer and school year:

• Applicant, All Implementing Educators, Lead

Administrator

• Demographics of students implementing program

• 3 Essay questions (300 word limit/each)

• Role of Scale-up in school/organization

• Sustainability of program beyond award year

• Program reaches children of high need or

underrepresentation

• Signed Letter of Commitment

• Lead administrator, applicant and all implementing

educators

• Experience industry appropriate applications of biotechnology

related plant and animal agriculture through hands-on activities,

projects and problems in biotechnology.

• Research and experimental design will be highlighted in industry-

appropriate investigations that involve micropipetting, bacterial

cultures and transformations, electrophoresis, and the polymerase

chain.

• Extensive professional development for summer 2019 – leading to

implementing course 2019-20 academic year

• www.case4learning.org

Curriculum for Agricultural

Science Education (CASE):

Animal and Plant BiotechnologyGrade Levels: 9-12

In School

172 lessons

2-week training

materials

• Investigate areas that include ecosystem management,

sustainable agriculture, energy choices, and pollution.

• Students will research, investigate, experiment, and

document a project, and communicate solutions to

peers and members of the professional community.

• Extensive professional development for summer 2019 –

leading to implementing course 2019-20 academic year

• www.case4learning.org

Curriculum for Agricultural

Science Education (CASE):

Environmental Science IssuesGrade Levels: 9-12

In School

172 lessons

2-week training

materials

• A year-long Code.org course that aligns with CSTA

standards and 21st Century Learning Skills.

• It can be delivered as an Advanced Placement

course. Teachers need no prior computer

technology experience to qualify for training.

• www.code.org/educate/csp

Code.org: Computer Science

Principles

Grade Levels: 9-12

In School

5 day training plus

several days through

year

Classroom supplies

• Activity, project, and problem based curriculum

• Designed to create an engaging, hands-on classroom environment

empowering students to develop knowledge and skills

• Using real-world scenarios, students use the design process,

which includes defining the problem, generating concepts, and

designing and presenting a solution.

• Tuition for a Lead Teacher to attend PLTW Launch Lead Teacher

Summer Core Training

• Award provides a $2,500 credit to be used for equipment, supplies or training for additional teacher(s)

• Aligns to NGSS, Iowa Common Core for Mathematics and ELA,and CSTA Standards.

• www.pltw.org

PLTW Gateway Computer Science for

Innovators and MakersGrade Levels: 6-8

In school

1-week training

Curriculum

Award to cover

supplies

• Cooperative Learning Mathematics Instruction

materials and training

• Includes active instruction, team practice, formative

and formal assessments, feedback and motivation,

and a designated PowerTeaching coach.

• Proven success in diverse settings and various age

groups

• Contains Iowa Common Core Mathematics Standards

and 21st Century Learning Skills

• www.successforall.org

PowerTeaching MathGrade Levels:

6-8 (including

Algebra I)

In School

1-2 training

Teacher materials

Curriculum

Conference

attendance

EiE: Engineering EverywhereGrade Levels: 6-8

Out of School

1 day workshop

1 kit with 8 activities and

materials

• Helps students think creatively and solve

globally relevant engineering challenges

during out-of-school programs.

• Each unit has an introduction to the

engineering process, culminating design

challenge, science and mathematics

standards, and 21st Century Learning

Skills.

• 10 units to choose from. Each with 8

activities and materials

www.eie.org/engineering-everywhere

SCI Making STEM Connections brings "making" to classrooms through a series of activities that help students grades K-9 connect STEM to their daily lives

Grounded in making, safety, upcycling, creative constraints, art, and reinventing technologies

Empowering educators to cultivate engaging, purposeful and successful extensions of their existing curriculum

Lessons build on NGSS standards, reflect Iowa Common Core, and include National CORE Art Standards

. www.sciowa.org/makingstemconnections

Making STEM Connections

Grade Levels: K-8

In & Out of School

1 day training

Webinars

Materials and lessons

• STEM-in-Action is a teacher-friendly,

manageable, and time sensitive PreK-5

program that offers all components in one

educator-chosen kit with limited consumable

items

• With options in Life, Earth and Physical

Sciences, each kit (5 for PreK, 9 for K-2, 9 for

3-5) is chunked into small, manageable bits of

time and available in English and Spanish.

• www.hand2mind.com/steminaction

STEM in ActionGrade Levels:

PreK-5

In and out of school

Half day training

2 kits with activity books

• Through construction, they use the engineering process

and the mathematics of spatial thinking and geometry

• Students construct the technology of marble runs to

fulfill their need or want to make an object move in an

interesting way

• Physics of force and motion through conversations and

retesting

• Engages students in spatial thinking

• Inspires use of literacy tools to document and

communicate their findings

Ramps and Pathways

Grade Levels:

PreK-2

In and out of school

2 day training

Materials

Program provides a platform for children ages 3-5 to explore science through four different modules, one being an introductory unit and three of which are chosen by the educator

Includes kit materials, curriculum guides, website and webinar support.

Features Iowa Early Learning Standards/GOLD Objectives, NGSS, Iowa Common Core math and literacy and 21st Century Learning Skills.

www.sciowa.org/pss

Pint Size Science

Grade Levels: PreK-2

In and out of school

4 modules with

materials and lessons

1 day training

Webinars

Your Next Steps for Success

1. Read this year’s menu of STEM programs

https://iowastem.gov/scale-up/2018-19-menu

2. Work with your school or organization’s leaders to make sure it will be a good fit

3. Complete the application online

https://iowastem.gov/2018-19-Scale-Up-Application

Other Resources:

Application tutorial video: https://youtu.be/-4NS5UwNRS4

Help Guide: https://iowastem.gov/sites/default/files/Help%20Guide%20for%20Educator%201-17-2018.pdf

Scoring Rubric: https://iowastem.gov/sites/default/files/Scale-Up%20Application%20Rubric%20for%20FY19%20.pdf

Blank application template: https://iowastem.gov/sites/default/files/Scale-UpApplication-2018.01.17.pdf

NC STEM Regional Manager Contact Information:

Kelly Bergman

Email: kbergman@iastate.edu

Phone: 515-294-0645 (office) 515-203-7247 (mobile)

Twitter: @NC_Iowa_STEM

Facebook: North Central Iowa STEM Region

Website: https://www.ncstemhub.iastate.edu/