Session ID 6599

Title: Innovative Approaches to Staff

Development and Teacher Training Using

IMLS Grant Funding

Day/Time/Location: Monday, October 23,

2017: 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM, Convention

Center, Meeting Room 211CD

October 23, 2017

Innovative Approaches to Staff Development and Teacher Training Using IMLS Grants

ASTC 2017

Session Agenda

Session Agenda: 1. Welcome & Introductions 2. Featured IMLS funded projects

• “Next Generation Science Thinking and Innovation for Museum Educators” presenter Lesley Kennedy, Museum of Science, Boston

• “The Tech Academies and STEM Pathways” presenter, Christina O’Guinn, The Tech Museum, San Jose

3. IMLS Funding Opportunities 4. Q&A

Next Generation Science Thinking and Innovation for

Museum Educators

This project is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Grant # MA-10-15-0213-15.

NGS TIME

Advisors

Bronwyn Bevan, U Washington’s LIFE Center (Exploratorium)

James Short, Carnegie Foundation (AMNH)

Jake Foster, WGBH (MA DESE)

Kate McNeill, Science Education, Boston College

Pam Pelletier, Science Department, Boston Public Schools

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Evaluators Clara Cahill and Marta Beyer

Next Generation Science Thinking and Innovation for Museum Educators (NGS TIME)

Phase 1: Information Gathering

Phase 2: Museum Science Educator Workplace Learning Experience

Phase 3: Teacher Leader Institute Design Charrette for Next Steps

24 MoS Educators

More Staff

Multiple Museum Audiences

ASTC 2015

Phone Conversations

Travel

Research Articles

NGS TIME Survey

Info About NASA

Survey

Outreach to supporting

Districts

Negotiating with Managers about

Participants

Workplace Learning Design

Educator Experiments

Teacher Leader Institute Design

Showcase

Advisor Meeting

Develop In-Service Science Educator

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Program Goals

Goals:

1. Build a shared understanding of Next Generation Science and how this is/will be used in classrooms

2. Examine our attitudes, beliefs and practices with regard to STE teaching and learning

3. Carry-out experiments to explore ways in which we might integrate Next Generation Science into our work.

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Meeting 1 Intro to Next Generation Science

Warm-Up

Intro to Program

Defining ‘Next Generation Science’

Using the NRC A Framework for K-12 Science Education

3 – Dimension Activity

Building a Learning Progression

Reading Buddies

End on Time

NGS TIME

Reading Buddies Suggested Reading Assignment (Follow Up Work 3 – 4 hours)

Meeting 2 Examining Our Work

Warm-Up

Awika Investigation

What? Understanding Next Generation Science

Reflecting on Reading

So What? Examining our Practice

End on Time

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Examining our Practice Teams Suggested Practice Investigations (Follow Up Work 3 – 4 hours)

Meeting 3 Preparing to Experiment

Warm-Up: Practice Clusters in our Work

What? Reading Science Standards

So What? Shared “Pedagogy” Fishbowl

Now What? Shared “Problems of Practice”

End on Time

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Now What? Developing Experiment Proposals (Follow Up Work 3 – 4 hours)

Science Scope Dec. 2015

http://www.sciencepracticesleadership.com/diagram.html

Responding to Next Generation Science

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Why might we care about responding to Next Generation Science?

When, and in what ways, might we integrate Next Generation Science into our work?

What ‘problems in practice’ might afford opportunities to investigate NGS in our work?

Shared Problems in Practice in Relation to NGS

NGS TIME

Connecting to museum learning activities

Communicating about our offerings

Examining use of language and vocabulary in offerings

Helping visitors to recognize the SE Practices

Identifying which Core Ideas we might address more directly

• New Presentations

• Helping Teachers make NGS

Connections to Exhibits

• Mapping Project

• Changing Language in

Marketing

• Recognizing Engagement in

SE Practices

• NGS SE Icon Project

• Learning Teachers’ Needs

• Identifying NGS in Presentations

Experiments

Teacher Leader Summer Institute

6 District Teams

Post-Survey of School District Leaders

“I found the time to immerse in the standards and to converse with colleagues incredibly valuable! The networking was very important; it was so helpful to see where other districts were in the process.”

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Experiment Showcase

Post-Survey Museum Educators

Post Program Interviews – Museum Educators

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Lessons Learned

Program Extension

Sustaining

Thank You. Lesley Kennedy lkennedy@mos.org

mailto:lkennedy@mos.org

The Tech Academies

and STEM Pathways

Starting Up (Application Process)

Implementation (Principal Perspective)

Presentation Overview

The Tech Academies Program Overview

Next Steps (Scaling Up and Sustainability)

2014-2017 cohort alumni participants

Meadows Elementary (FMSD)

Monroe Middle School with The Crew (Campbell Union S.D.)

Ocala Middle School with City Year (Alum Rock Union S.D.)

2014-2017 cohort graduate

Lairon College Preparatory Academy with Catholic Charities

(Franklin McKinley S.D.)

2015-2018 cohort (year 3)

Dahl Elementary School with Catholic Charities (FMSD)

P.A. Walsh STEAM Academy with YMCA (Morgan Hill U.S.D.)

Washington Elementary with Catholic Charities and Sacred Heart

Community Service (San Jose U.S.D.)

Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley, Alum Rock Clubhouse

2016-2019 cohort (year 2)

Britton Middle School (Morgan Hill U.S.D.)

Brownell Middle School with Cal-SOAP (Gilroy Unified S.D.)

Ida Jew Academies (Mount Pleasant Elementary S.D.)

Julia Baldwin Elementary with City of San Jose ROCK and BASE

(Oak Grove School District)

2017-2020 cohort (Year 1)

Burnett Academy Middle School with THINK Together

(San Jose U.S.D.)

El Roble Elementary School with YMCA (Gilroy U.S.D.)

El Toro Elementary School (Morgan Hill U.S.D.)

The Tech Academies of Innovation

A network of model engineering

education programs in 8 districts

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Focus:

Engineering integration

into instruction

Focus:

Leadership development

Focus:

Model site, systems to

expand/sustain

• Observe an engineering

lesson with students.

• Try engineering lessons with

students.

• Share engineering best

practices at Community of

Practice meetings

• Support a team to

participate in The Tech

Challenge.

• Attend a stipended two-week

Summer Institute to co-

develop cross-curricular

engineering lessons aligned to

NGSS and CCSS.

• Co-facilitate at least one

Community of Practice.

• Support others at school site

with engineering instruction.

• Support teams to participate in

The Tech Challenge.

• Serve as a model site for

observations.

• Build K-college

engineering/STEM

pathways.

• Continue school-wide

engineering instruction.

• Support teams to

participate in The Tech

Challenge.

The Tech Academies Three-Year Partnership

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Focus:

Engineering integration

into instruction

Focus:

Leadership development

Focus:

Model site, systems to

expand/sustain

• Observe an engineering

lesson with students.

• Try engineering lessons with

students.

• Share engineering best

practices at Community of

Practice meetings

• Support a team to

participate in The Tech

Challenge.

• Attend a stipended two-week

Summer Institute to co-

develop cross-curricular

engineering lessons aligned to

NGSS and CCSS.

• Co-facilitate at least one

Community of Practice.

• Support others at school site

with engineering instruction.

• Support teams to participate in

The Tech Challenge.

• Serve as a model site for

observations.

• Build K-college

engineering/STEM

pathways.

• Continue school-wide

engineering instruction.

• Support teams to

participate in The Tech

Challenge.

The Tech Academies Three-Year Partnership

The Tech Academies Content Engineering:

• Engineering design process (with The Tech)

• Mechanical Engineering (with The Tech)

• Software Engineering (with San Jose State University)

• Alignment to CCSS (ELA and Math)/ NGSS (Science

and Engineering)

Additional Content:

• 21st Century Skills

• Lesson Development

• Leadership Development

– Engineering Education Leaders (EELs)

– Software Engineering Education Leaders (SEELs)

Key Partners

Getting Started—Application Process Purpose:

• Build relationships

• Ensure buy-in and commitment from all levels

• Assess level of readiness

• Teachers have band-width and administrator support

• Aligned with other school/ district efforts

• School/district will invest some of their own time/ money (critical to

sustain the work)

Our Process:

• Request for Information phone call (ensure good fit/ help strategize team

recruitment)

• Online application—sections for all team members to complete

• Site Visit

Implementation at

Meadows

Elementary Magdalena Moore, Principal

Meadows’ Teacher Leaders

Professional Development -annually

• Two week summer institute

• 4 Community of Practice Meetings

• Katrena Andrist EEL/SEEL

• Thi LeNguyen EEL

• Monica Mercado EEL/SEEL

• Erin Cardona –mechanical engineering

• Sonia Duenas –SEEL in training

How Meadows Went Whole-School

2013-14 School focus selection & research

2014-15 Tech Academy of Innovation Year 1 (grade 6)

-mechanical engineering in grade 6

2015-16 STEAM lab opening

Tech Academy of Innovation Year 2 (grades 5-6)

-school wide implementation of mechanical engineering

-year 1 Tech Challenge participation

2016-17 STEAM teacher K-2 (monthly)

Tech Academy of Innovation Year 3 (grades 5-6)

-school wide mechanical & grade 5 software engineering

-year 2 Tech Challenge participation (best costume award)

2017-18 GATE teacher weekly – software engineering

Tech Academy of Innovation Alumni (grades 4-6)

“What I learned is that it is okay to fail, and as

long as you keep on trying, you will not lose.”

“By participating in engineering projects this

year I learned that I can do it. I have confidence

in myself.”

Impact on Meadows…

School Culture of Perseverance

In one year, Meadows went from 75%

to100% of students reporting on the

school climate survey that if they

failed at an important goal, they would

not give up.

Tech Academies Evaluation:

• Report higher interest and self-

efficacy in engineering.

• Want to pursue engineering as a

career, and feel prepared to do so.

• Increased appreciation of teamwork

and improved collaboration skills.

Impact of The Tech Academies program…

Educators:

• Increase their sense of

competence and confidence in

teaching engineering.

• Teach more hours of STEM (from 1

to 4.5 hours per week).

• Create a learning environment

where it’s safe to learn from

mistakes/ failure

• Develop as leaders reinvigorated

in their work

“I used to be very intimidated by the idea of

teaching engineering. The Tech Academies helped

me to see that engineering isn’t intimidating after

all.”

“Since we were able to try all the activities first, I

had the confidence to bring them into the

classroom. We got so many ideas for fun, engaging

and inexpensive projects.”

Our collective impact

Together we have impacted over 1,000 educators and

nearly 35,000 students!

EELs/SEELs are tripling our impact!

2015 2016 2017 Total

Tech Academy

Meetings

41 102 96 239

EEL/SEEL-led PD NA 377 422 799

Total Educators 41 479 518 1038

Students Impacted 1,055 14,718 18,773 34,546

Lesson Downloads 159 482 651 1292

Students Impacted 6300 13,294 28,510 48,104

Next Steps District-Wide Program

• 2-year program for any

individual teacher or after

school educator in the

district

• Strategically selected with

districts to build district-

wide capacity

STEM Pathways Program

Expanding Spheres of

Influence & Impact!

Expanding Spheres of

Influence & Impact!

District

District

School

School

Educator

Educator

Student Student

Meadows’ Pathway Team Pathway: Franklin McKinley School District

Elementary *Meadows Elementary

Middle School Bridges Academy

High School Yerba Buena High School

After School Partner Catholic Charities

Library Buddy Tully

Parent Leader(s) TBD

Industry Partner Zynga

Pathway Facilitator Ignited

Goals

• Map existing STEM opportunities and resources preK-college with a focus on:

• Design-based learning

• Computer Science

• Fill gaps or bridge critical transitions

• Communicate pathways out to parents and youth

Sustaining the Work- Museum Perspective

Museums Need

• Long-term institutional commitment to the work

• Financial fundraising priority

• Strategic mission priority

OR

• A plan for how to end the partnership in a way that is respectful to

partners

Other Recommendations for Success

• Build both your museum and your school partners’ capacity incrementally

• Redundancy (multiple schools/ districts and minimum teams of 3 teachers)

• Focus the work: Less is more!

• Increase impact through strategic partnerships

Sustaining the Work- School Perspective

Schools Need

• Mentors from the STEM fields

• Fieldtrips to STEM companies

• Experts to lead workshops

• Ideas for real-world application of skills

• Hardware for software engineering

• Funding for innovative ideas (e.g., 21st

century learning environments.

Other Recommendations for Success

• Stay inspired

• Remember the why

STEM-Rich Institutions PreK-12 School Districts Out of School Programs

It takes an ecosystem!

Tech Academy

Sponsors

Industry Partners Higher Education Family Programs

NASA

About IMLS

Who are we? IMLS is the primary source of federal support for

U.S. museums and libraries.

Established in 1996, we are funded through annual congressional appropriations.

We have a presidentially appointed Director and Museum and Library Services Board.

What do we do? We make grants, convene groups, conduct

research, and publish in order to build the capacity of museums and libraries to serve the public.

Museum Funding Opportunities

1. Museums for America

2. National Leadership Grants for Museums

3. Native American/Native Hawaiian Museum Services

4. Museum Grants for African American History and Culture

5. Museums Empowered

Museum Grant Opportunities

Museums for America Museums Empowered National Leadership Grants

Program Goals

To strengthen the ability of individual museums to serve the public

To invest in professional development of museum staff

To address critical needs of the museum field and advance museum practice

Project Categories

• Learning Experiences • Community Anchor • Collections Stewardship

• Digital Technology • Diversity & Inclusion • Evaluation • Organizational

Management

• Digital Assets and Capacity

• Collections Care, Access, and Use

• Diversity & Inclusion • Professional

Development

Funding Levels

$5,000-$25,000 (no cost share)

$5,000-$25,000 (no cost share)

$5,000-$50,000 (rapid prototyping; no cost share)

$50,001-$1,000,000 (non-research; 1:1 cost share) $25,001-$250,000 (1:1 cost

share) $25,001-$250,000 (1:1 cost share)

$50,001-$1,000,000 (research; no cost share)

Deadline December 1, 2018 March 1, 2018 December 1, 2017

Museums for America (MFA)

Program Goal

To strengthen the ability of individual museums to serve the public

Project Categories

Learning Experiences Community Anchors Collections

Stewardship

Deadline December 1, 2017

Funding Levels

$5,000-$25,000

$25,001-$500,000

Cost Share None

permitted 1:1 required

Activities can include: School and public programs Exhibitions Collections management Collections care Conservation Digital media development & delivery Publications Training Community outreach Audience research and evaluation Planning Database development Digitization

Museums Empowered

Program Goal To invest in professional development opportunities for museum staff

Project Focus Areas

Digital Technology Diversity & Inclusion Evaluation Organizational

Management

Deadline March 1, 2018

Funding Levels $5,000-$25,000

$25,001-$250,000

Cost Share None

permitted 1:1 required

Project Categories & Activities:

• Digital Technology: for museum staff to fully optimize the use of digital technology in museums

• Diversity & Inclusion: for museum staff to develop cultural competency and support museum relevancy in their communities

• Evaluation: for museum staff to build capacity in conducting formative and summative evaluation of programs and practices

• Organizational Management: for museum staff to learn best practices in organizational management, strategic thinking, innovation and managing change

National Leadership Grants

Program Goal To address critical needs of the museum field and advance museum practice

Project Categories

• Digital Assets and Capacity • Collections Care & Access • Diversity & Inclusion • Professional Development

Deadline December 1, 2017

Funding Levels $5,000-$50,000

$50,001-$1,000,000

Cost Share

rapid prototyping; no cost share

1:1 cost share

There are four NEW categories this year: Advancing Digital Assets and Capacity for projects that can benefit the museum and larger community through the development, adoption, and adaptation of digital technology Diversity & Inclusion for projects that explicitly address issues of diversity and inclusion and develop resources that can help the entire sector Collections Care & Access for projects that focus on preservation and care of collections, as well as those that work to expand access and use of the collections Professional Development provides opportunities, to develop, enhance or refine professional development programs and explore networks and shared platforms for optimal benefit to the sector

Characteristics and Eligibility

Museums for America And Museums Empowered

National Leadership Grants

Characteristics of Successful Proposals

Institutional Impact Broad Impact

In-depth Knowledge In-depth Knowledge

Project-based Design Innovative Approach

Demonstrable Results Collaborative Process

Shared Results

Eligibility

Museums Museums

Higher Ed

organization advancing museums and the museum profession

Review Criteria

Field Review Panel Review

Project Justification • Clearly explain project • Clearly explain and support need or problem • Involve stakeholders in planning • Address current field-wide needs/institution’s strategic

plan goals • Align with the project category chosen Project Work Plan • Demonstrates knowledge of the field • Includes the right resources (people, money, time) • Tracks progress toward desired results Results • Clearly articulates intended results • Results in resources or findings for broad use in the

field • Sustains the benefit

Meets the goals of the grant program and project category Is poised for successful implementation Will achieve its intended results

Notice of Funding Opportunity

www.imls.gov

Tips

1. Choose the right grant program

2. Align the need, activities, and intended results

3. Show you know your stuff

4. Include your intended audience in the planning of the project

5. Don’t be late or incomplete

Where to learn more…

The Awarded Grants Search gives you an opportunity to explore our archive of grants.

Where to learn more…

Important Dates (MFA & NLG)

Projects start: October 1, November 1 or December 2018

December 1, 2017

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December 2018

Applications due: 11:59 pm Eastern Time on December 1, 2017

Awards announced: September 2018

External Peer Review of Applications

Helpful Links for Applicants

IMLS Website: http://www.imls.gov/

Notice of Funding Opportunities: https://www.imls.gov/grants/apply-grant/available-grants

Search Awarded Grants: https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded-grants

Sample Applications: https://www.imls.gov/grants/apply-grant/sample-applications

Mark Isaksen Senior Program Officer, IMLS

Email: misaksen@imls.gov Phone: 202.653.4667

Mark Isaksen Senior Program Officer, IMLS

Email: misaksen@imls.gov Phone: 202.653.4667

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