21st Century Learners

SPS Professional Development

December 11, 2013

Swampscott School District PD21st Century Learners

December 11, 201312:30 - 2:30 p.m.

The purpose of today’s district wide PD is to:

- Review the district mission statement - 21st century literate students

- Understand the district STEM Initiative

- Self inventory of integrated projects in your classroom

- Discuss the integrated approach of STEM in the classroom

- Identify what teachers need to be successful in such an integrated curriculum

(future PD)

Agenda

12:30 - 12:45 PD introduction in Auditorium

12:50 - 2:00 Break out groups

(please go to the room number on your packet)

2:05 - 2:20 Reconvene in Auditorium - Discussion

2:20 - 2:30 Evaluation

Vision is to graduate students from SPS that are :

● Self-confident● Self-disciplined● Resilient● Resourceful● Accountable● Respectful

● Responsible and contributing members of a global society

● Independent thinkers● Effective

communicators● Life-long Learners

Why 21st Century Learning?

STEM is a vehicle that can make this happen!

Why STEM Now in Swampscott?

■Gelfand Funding■Accepted into the Gateway

Institute■STEM career and college

readiness is growing■Common Core and NGSS

Standards

But what is STEM?

How do we get there?

The Integrated Approach!

STEM isn’t STEM unless it has a +

+HistoryEnglish

Fine ArtsHealth/P.E.

Foreign Language

21st Century Skills in action

SMART Boards K-12

ROV construction -7th grade

GIS in AP French

Simple Machines 3rd gradeTrebuchets in Ancient World History

HS Art: Scientific drawings

Engineering of musical instruments : 6th grade

Outside of the traditional school day

Cable Club – Auction Night

Sailbot

STEM Family Night

Chinatown with Chinese Exchange Students

Community Partnerships

Digits Program: Scientist visiting a 6th grade class

7th grade video conference with South African sister school

Next Steps...where do we go from here?

Real World Applications

STEM Consulting TeacherRoles

■Work collaboratively with teachers■Co-develop standards based hands-on

projects■Grant writing■Research model best instructional practices■Create new STEM based offerings■Develop community connections■Integration of technology■District level STEM planning

We can help you move from this…..

to this…...

Questions/Comments for District STEM Team

■ Pam Angelakis, Asst. Superintendent■ Bob Murphy, MS Principal, Team Leader■ Brandy Wilbur, HS STEM Consulting Teacher■ Sharon LaRosa, Elem STEM Consulting Teacher■ Adam Scharfenberger, MS STEM Consulting

Teacher■ Natalie Paine, MS Computer Teacher

Special Thanks To:

Gelfand Family Charitable Trust

Break Out Groups