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Beyond the Acronym of STEM

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Colorado Convention Center, Bluebird Ballroom Lobby, Table 17

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Josh Griffin
Digital Teaching and Learning Specialist
Wilson County Schools
@JoshTheDTLS
@joshuabgriffin
Josh has 16 years of experience as an educator. Before becoming a Digital Teaching and Learning Specialist, he taught high school English and Digital Media. He enjoys using his video production background to help students and staff make their ideas come to life. He has presented at the local and district level and at state and national conferences.
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Natalie Mercer
District Coordinator of Media & Technology
Wilson County Schools
@MsNatalieMercer
Natalie Mercer is a seasoned education professional with 22 years of experience. With a strong foundation in elementary education from East Carolina University, she furthered her expertise with a Master's in Instructional Technology from Appalachian State University.
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Dr. Christine Mitchell
District STEM Coordinator
Wilson County Schools
@theSTEMnerdette
@thetechnerdette
Dr. Mitchell serves as the district STEM coordinator for Wilson County Schools in North Carolina. She has been in education for 15 years and has a passion for all things STEM, PBL, and inquiry-based learning. She received her doctorate from the University of South Carolina in Educational Practices & Innovation and STEM education. Her research interests include experiential PD and integrative STEM education.
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Heather Pennica
Home Base Section Chief
NC Department of Public Instruction
@readrgrlheather
Heather Pennica recently became the Home Base Section Chief for the NC Dept of Public Instruction after serving as the Executive Director of Tech & Media for Wilson County Schools, NC. She has been in education for over 20 years with varied experiences preK-12 working as a teacher, media specialist & instructional technology facilitator prior to transitioning to leadership roles at the district level. In addition to Mrs. Pennica's degrees & certifications in education she is also a Certified Education Technology Leader (CETL) & a Certified Government Chief Information Officer (CG-CIO). Mrs. Pennica is a champion for innovation in the areas of Media, Ed Tech and STEM.

Session description

Interested in learning what STEM education can look like in a school district? Come learn how a school district in NC built a STEM culture from the ground up. Leave with ideas for developing a district STEM plan, resources for STEM events, and ready to go lessons.

Purpose & objective

The purpose of this session will be to educate what integrative STEM education is and provide resources to help school districts establish STEM in their school buildings. We will share how we've developed our district STEM plan, as well as family STEM events, district STEM hub, and STEM robotics competitions. Google Sites will be used to show participants what website structure we use to house lesson plans and we will also use the engineering design process.

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Outline

Presentation
Intro to integrative STEM education - 5 minutes
What does STEM look like as a district, in our schools, in the classrooms? - 10 minutes
What procedures/protocols did we develop to bring STEM education to our district - 10 minutes
STEM resources, lessons, events, competitions, etc - 15 minutes
"Plearning" with shared resources & walk through building a shell for their own district STEM plans.

Process (throughout presentation)
Mentimeter poll to engage the audience
Gallery walk to see STEM picture books, lessons, and activities
Opportunities to begin their own district STEM plans
Q & A

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Supporting research

https://www.teachmeteamwork.com/files/sanders.istem.ed.ttt.istem.ed.def.pdf

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Session specifications

Topic:
Project-, problem- & challenge-based learning
Grade level:
PK-12
Skill level:
Beginner
Audience:
Curriculum/district specialists, Principals/head teachers, Teachers
Attendee devices:
Devices useful
Attendee device specification:
Smartphone: Android, iOS, Windows
Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC
Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Subject area:
STEM/STEAM
ISTE Standards:
For Education Leaders:
Empowering Leader
  • Build the confidence and competency of educators to put the ISTE Standards for Students and Educators into practice.
For Educators:
Designer
  • Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
For Students:
Innovative Designer
  • Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.

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