Transforming the Education of Future Generations in Engineering and Engineering Technology

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1 2011 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration (CIEC) February 2-4, 2011 San Antonio, TX Transforming the Education of Future Generations in Engineering and Engineering Technology Jan Morrison President, TIES

2 What is STEM EDUCATION? STEM Education refers to the teaching and learning of these disciplines usually in a trans-disciplinary fashion to a level of rigor at least sufficient for college readiness without remediation and the T & E informs the S & M. A student's high school experience with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) coursework has proven to be an important indicator for overall college readiness, postsecondary success, and preparation for STEM careers. But the numbers are cause for concern. Of the 1.9 million students who enrolled in college, only 1.3 million were ready for college-level STEM work without remediation, and less than 280,000 intended to major in STEM-related fields.

3 What is STEM EDUCATION? The special significance of STEM education, and its challenges, has led to three primary areas of focus: Student achievement in STEM disciplines in high school is among the strongest predictors of success in college. Consequently, the effort to develop more effective teachers in math and science as well as new STEM curricula and classroom assessments will offer greater opportunity for youth. STEM disciplines pose some of the highest barriers to college readiness for students, especially students from disadvantaged and underserved backgrounds. And yet STEM study, when taught well, can be powerfully motivating for students, engaging and nurturing their natural curiosity about how their world works. The foundation is pursuing the creation of academic supports across the curricula, including STEM coursework, aligned with college-ready state standards. The STEM education challenge and the concerns it raises about U.S. economic competitiveness has provoked the nation s STEM experts, innovators, and leaders to get more directly involved in developing solutions. The STEM sector s engagement on education reform issues and its efforts to help school systems incubate, pressure test, and adopt effective innovations are a critical factor in improving student achievement Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2011

4 How does US education respond to The rapid evolution of the new global knowledge economy with profound effects on the world of work all work? The sudden and dramatic shift from information that is limited in terms of amount of availability to information characterized by flux and gut. The increasing impact of media and technology on how young people learn and relate to the world and to each other. (Wagner, Tony: The Global Achievement Gap, 2008.)

5 The Problem: A Leaky Pipeline

6 The Problem: Being Shut Out of STEM Careers

7 Theory of Action: Scaling Innovation Through Managed Networks Three key elements 1. Investing in key states that can creatively apply their own intellectual and scientific, technical and corporate and financial to leverage and sustain multiple STEM approaches 2. Connecting these states and other partners through active networking designed to learn, capture and distribute innovation and change behavior 3. Funding national advocacy through a coalition of outstanding champions that range from corporate executives and political leaders to Nobel Laureates

8 Theory of Action: Outcomes Aligned with College Ready and Post-Secondary Success College Readiness Equity Ecooomic Competitiveness Teaching Effectiveness Knowledge Capture and Transfer Real Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

9 Collaborative Opportunities Core Focus Catalyzing STEM Communities Via Networks STEM Can Harness This Momentum Through an Integrated Mesh Network Approach Building and Linking Operational Networks Building and Linking Strategic Networks Creating Enabling Infrastructure Multi-state network assets as new channels for scaling to accelerate the spread of key College Ready initiatives A receptive and catalyzed community for adopting, adapting, and piloting initiative activities Deeper connections to influential and non-traditional players with unique expertise, competencies, and resources A powerful convening strategy that allows for broader collaboration and co-construction Mechanisms for supporting information and capturing lessons learned from new approaches Harnessing Political Will and Rebranding STEM A sense of urgency around which government and industry can rally and mobilize Accelerating Transformative Models of STEM Learning New methods that raise the bar on both rigor and improving student and teacher engagement

10 The Active Playing Field Washington STEM Center California STEM Learning Network IPS Empire STEM Network IPS NGA Designated STEM Center State IPS IPS OSLN IPS IPS Tennessee STEM Learning Network IPS * * New Schools Project * * * * * NCSTEM * * IPS T-STEM Network IPS In-place STEM Schools/Networks STEM Network Start-Up NGA Designated STEM Center Race to the Top Winner STEM Platform School or Site IPS Intensive Partnership Site IPS

11 Innovation by Networking States and Powerful Partners State Innovation Networks T-STEM Initiative Ohio STEM Learning Network OSLN North Carolina STEM Community Collaboratives NC STEM Empire State STEM Learning Network NYSTEM California STEM Learning Network CSLNet Washington State STEM Center Tennessee STEM Learning Network TNLN New Mexico STEM Learning Network

12 7 T-STEM Centers West El Paso T-STEM UT El Paso 12 El Paso area school districts Region 19 Panhandle Texas Tech T-STEM Texas Tech Lubbock ISD ESC Regions Central Transformation 2013 Region 13 in Austin (partnering w/) ESC Region 20 in San Antonio UT Austin College of Engineering San Antonio ISD Taylor ISD Dana Center at UT Austin Providing support to centers and academies, as well as other schools across Texas North North Texas STEM Texas A&M Dallas ISD ESC Region 10 South El Centro del Futuro Region One (partnering w/) UT Pan Am 13 school districts, and the UT Dana Center East East Texas STEM UT Tyler TX A&M Texarkana ESC Regions 5-8 & 6 ISDs in NE Texas Southeast Regional STEM UT Medical Branch Rice Texas State NASA ESC Regions 3-5 Houston Museum of Natural Sci 9 ISDs (including Houston, Galveston, Cypress Fairbanks)

13 T-STEM Academies Early Innovators 2006 Academies 2007 Academies 2008 Academies West Burnham Wood Da Vinci El Paso Harmony Science El Paso El Paso ISD/El Paso CC Panhandle New Deal ISD Harmony Science-Lubbock North Irving Academy Harmony Science-Fort Worth Waxahachie ISD Waxahachie Global Dallas ISD - Conrad HS Richardson ISD Berkner HS Peak Academy-Williams Prep Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD - METSA Harmony School of Nature - Dallas Central Waco ISD AJ Moore Texas BioSci - Temple College Manor ISD Rapoport - Waco Harmony Science-Bryan/College Station Harmony Science - Waco Harmony Science - Austin South Harmony Science San Antonio North East ISD Lee HS/Nimitz MS Corpus Christi ISD Innovative Academy IDEA Academy San Benito IDEA Academy -Mission La Sara ISD Valley View ISD School of Excellence San Antonio Harmony Science Laredo Harmony Science Brownsville Pharr San-Juan Alamo/South Texas College East Aldine ISD Carver HS YES Prep SE Harmony School of Excellence KIPP Houston Harmony Science- Beaumont Harmony Science NW Houston Longview ISD Longview Global Fruitvale ISD Galveston ISD Ball HS Harmony School of Science Energized for Excellence - HISD

14 Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN) Alignment of State, Private and Local Design Principles and Investments STEM Regional Hub Funding Model Partnership for Continued Learning State Of Ohio Ohio STEM Learning Network Managed by Battelle and Core Team PCL STEM Subcommittee H.B. 119 Grant $$ Grant $$ + Technical Assistance capacity building, regional & statewide impact through network-centric participation Intermediary Battelle + Support Team Cleveland Dayton Akron Cincinnati Columbus coordination STEM Regional Hubs* Platform Schools & Connected K-8 Programs of Excellence $$ + In-Kind Support Regional Partnerships and Investors contribution of talent and resources tied to clear regional benefit 09/10 Biennium Budget $20 Million new Included in H.B. 1

15 Building a Network of STEM Communities Ready to Launch 3 STEM Communities engaged in 2009 Emerging/Incubating Communities Future STEM Communities being identified

16 North Carolina STEM Community Collaborative NC STEM Our Challenge is Ours, Collectively EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS COMMUNITIES GOVERNMENTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE CAPTURE & TECHNOLOGY ECONOMIC PROSPERITY POLICY & REGULATION PARENTS, TEACHERS & STUDENTS GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS By connecting communities to the state of the art programs, standards and assessments, curriculum/content, professional development, and expertise, the entire network benefits.

17 Empire State STEM Learning Network Network design derived from progressive dialogue: A state-wide system of multi-dimensional, public/private partnerships to manage and execute strategic roadmap Multi-dimensional: State-wide project office S Regional hubs R Local innovation teams Connections to national resources Public/private partnerships: Business Education (PK-20+) Parents NGOs* Government Agile systems design approach: Concept (define the market, requirements, solution architecture) Prototype (develop beta, soft launch) Adapt (refine) Implementation (scale) *Non-government organizations R Objectives: Grow STEM teaching and learning capacity Accelerate knowledge capture and sharing of effective policies and practices Stimulate ongoing collaborative innovation R R R R R R S R Collaboration with other state and national leaders Web-based access to knowledge assets and the network Effective policies, programs, processes Research on STEM education Value proposition and recommended actions aligned to constituency Links to other state and national initiatives

18 Engineering Partners in Innovation & Networking: Battelle Product Innovation Content Informal vs. Formal Curriculum Instruction Process Innovation Platform Schools Hub Implementation Hub Management In-Residence Programs Lenses of Innovation Business Model Innovation Strategic Partnerships Shared Funding: People & Services Blurring Lines (HS / College) Capacity Culture STEM for All STEM as Context for College Ready Deep Partner Engagement Sense of Urgency, Courage, Will

19 Systems Engineering Informing Public Education RAYTHEON AND BHEF BRINGING SYSTEMS MODELING TO STEM TEACHING AND LEARNING Systems models have the potential to offer an organized and comprehensive approach to understanding the U.S. education system. BHEF 2009

20 Engineering and STEM Instruction: The Application of Underlying Phenomena and Logic and The Importance of Fabrication K-12 NAEP 2014 Engineering in the Science Framework and Science Standards The MIT Fab Lab Serious Gaming Engineering Innovation MESA SEEK Camp Invention Engineering The Future (NCTL and MOS)

21 Engineering in Action: MIT Fab Lab in Cleveland

22 Evidence of Success College Ready/Work Ready STEM Learning Environments Improved Student Performance Metro High School, Columbus, OH* MC 2 STEM High School, Cleveland, OH % of Students Passing State Exam (OGT) 2009 Metro State Average (OH) % of Students Passing 10 th Grade State Tests as 9 th Graders at MC2 vs. % of Same Students Passing 8 th Grade Test in 8 th Grade 9 th Graders Taking 10 th Grade Test at MC2 Same 8 th Graders Taking 8 th Grade Test Writing Reading Math Science Social Studies Math Reading Social Studies Science T-STEM Network, Texas % of Students Passing or Commended on State Exam (TAKS), 2008 TSTEM Network Schools (average) Denver School of Science and Technology, CO 10 th Grade Math, % of Students Proficient or Advanced, 2008 DSST was named highest performing school in CO DSST DPS State Average (TX) Reading Science Math Black Hispanic Low Income % of Metro students taking the test who are free and reduced-lunch is 35%, compared to 24% statewide

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