THE OHIO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE W 3 RD AVE STE 227 COLUMBUS OH BelieveinOhio@ohiosci.org

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1 Believe in Ohio is a program of The Ohio Academy of Science that was developed in collaboration with Entrepreneurial Engagement Ohio with the support of the Ohio Board of Regents and the Ohio General Assembly. THE OHIO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 1500 W 3 RD AVE STE 227 COLUMBUS OH BelieveinOhio@ohiosci.org

2 Believe in Ohio Provides Teachers and Students with a Portfolio of Programs and Resources designed to: Inspire students to develop an interest in STEM. Plant in students the seed of entrepreneurship Develop young STEM entrepreneurs to fuel the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Ohio. Develop the new products & services of the future. Ultimately, create jobs and prosperity for Ohio!

3 Consider what today s students will experience in the future 1. Technology is relentlessly transforming everything, therefore 2. Every product, service and aspect of life will change again and again during your lifetime, as a result 3. Every business and enterprise, and every job and career will in time either change and adapt, or go away, as a result 4. If every product, service and aspect of life will change and have to be re-invented, who will do that? Why not you? Our country and its future prosperity requires the next generation to become the innovators and job creators of the future!

4 What Believe in Ohio teaches students on how to prepare for their future: 1. Commit yourself to being a life-long learner. 2. Come to terms with the reality that technology is literally changing everything. 3. Understand and embrace STEM learning so that you can play a role in the future transformation of your world. 4. Learn to think and act entrepreneurially about everything be a continual force for improvement in whatever you choose to do. 5. Learn about the Innovation Economy of Ohio and become part of Ohio s next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs.

5 Threshold Question for Students?

6 What teachers are saying about Believe in Ohio ANDY BRUENING Science Teacher at Strongsville HS This is it. This is the solution to standardized tests. This is what we need to have more of. This is experiential learning. This is kids finding their own way in Ohio. This is going to help Ohio. I became a science educator to help the Ohio science community and I think that this is the best thing I have seen in my ten years of teaching.

7 What teachers are saying about Believe in Ohio ANDREA HARPEN Science Teacher at Blanchester HS I think that the Believe in Ohio program is a fantastic program. I think that it is dead on. I feel that this program more that anything else I ve done has really benefited my students and really gets at the core of what we are targeting for as we are trying to improve science education.... I think it is so much better than testing, testing, testing.

8 What teachers are saying about Believe in Ohio NANCY MILLER Science Teacher at Canton South HS All of my students benefited. Some of my children who are the lowest excelling in class, excelled in this program. It gives them an opportunity to take what they know and build on it, rather than being chopped down for the things that they don t know.

9 What students are saying about Believe in Ohio JENNA ZUZOLO Student at Tippecanoe HS The Believe in Ohio program is a great opportunity for students from all types of classes to really invest themselves into trying to solve a problem that deals with them personally in their life. I definitely think I benefited from this. It was an amazing experience and I learned so much.

10 Professional Development Programs to support Ohio teachers Regional STEM Forums where students interact with Ohio s leading STEM researchers and innovators STEM Video Gallery of presentations that introduce students to Ohio s cutting edge Research & Development. Urban STEM Mentor Program providing inspirational role models & mentors for Ohio s urban youth. BELIEVE IN OHIO PROGRAMS & RESOURCES Regional Online Courses that introduce students to Ohio s Innovation Economy Statewide Mentor Program providing students with real world STEM researcher & practitioner mentors State STEM Plan Competition awarding up to $1 million in scholarships & cash awards to students Local High School Competitions For student STEM Commercialization & Business Plans

11 Believe in Ohio Offers Teachers and Students a Portfolio of Programs and Resources to work with: All Believe in Ohio programs and resources are free and available to teachers and students to use in whole or in part. While we would like to see all students develop a competitive STEM Commercialization or STEM Business Plan, participating in a local or state competition is not a requirement for participating in other Believe in Ohio programs and resources. Teachers and students who wish to develop STEM Plans for competition are encouraged, but not required to participate in Believe in Ohio s other programs and resources.

12 STEM Video Gallery Created for School Year

13 STEM Video Gallery Includes Short Presentations by 50 of Ohio s Leading STEM Researchers & Practitioners Includes the many presentations given at Believe in Ohio STEM Forums For teacher use as a resource in their classrooms For student use to discover what STEM fields interest and inspire them Videos also included in Online Courses

14 Six Regional Introduction to the Innovation Economy of Ohio Online Courses for Regional courses: Central Ohio Northeast Ohio Northwest Ohio Southeast Ohio Southwest Ohio Dayton/West Central Ohio Course is viewable on: Believe in Ohio website itunes University State s ilearn Platform Features: Each video has assessment quiz Use individually or part of course Potential use in College Credit Plus programs 194 unique videos

15 Here is what students will find when they click on one of Believe in Ohio s online course videos: 1) the video 2) video explanation or speaker bio 3) an online quiz

16 Believe in Ohio Local High School STEM Plan Competitions 2,750 students from 83 high schools from 41 counties participated in STEM Commercialization Plans are for STEM students STEM Business Plans for business students Competitions are organized locally by teachers and use a standardized judging rubric Believe in Ohio funds: Local competition awards Support grants for teachers Amounts based on number of completed plans

17 Regional and State STEM Plan Competitions 591 students earned the right to participate in Believe in Ohio s 2015 regional STEM Plan competitions 183 students from 44 high schools participated in Believe in Ohio s 2015 statewide competition held at Westerville North High School on April 25, 2015 Nearly $1 million in local and state cash awards and scholarships were earned by Ohio students in 2015

18 Scholarships awarded at State Competition: Seventeen $20,000 scholarships to Ohio Colleges and Universities awarded to students at the Believe in Ohio State Competition. Twelve $10,000 scholarships also awarded at State Competition $20,000 Scholarship $10,000 Scholarship Awardee: Blanchester Awardee: Gahanna Lincoln High School: Anna Tobler High School: Sibi Sengottuvel

19 Cash awards for education at State Competition: Sixteen $10,000 awards to winning teams and individual students Seven $5,000 awards to teams and individual students Fifty-nine $2,500 awards to teams and individual students $10,000 Cash Awardee Team: Stow-Munroe $10,000 Cash Awardee Team: Valley Forge High School: Abigail Haynes and Jalen High School: Kara Rubin, Michelle Dalic, and Hooks-Snyder Amanda Bower

20 Believe in Ohio Professional Development Program Includes: A statewide network of STEM Advocates to help find, recruit, train & encourage teachers & students to participate in the program. A teacher support program that provides program support grants, professional development training courses and other benefits. Assistance to teachers in making use of Believe in Ohio to meet Ohio Teacher Evaluation System and Common Core Technical Reading and Writing Standards.

21 Believe in Ohio Addresses Ohio s Technical Reading Standards for Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Cite specific textual evidence Translate quantitative or technical information expressed in a text into visual form and into words Compare and contrast findings in a text to those from other sources

22 Believe in Ohio Addresses Ohio s Technical Writing Standards for Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects: Write arguments focused on discipline-specific content Use technology to produce, publish and update individual or shared writing products Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to answer a question Draw evidence from informational texts to support analysis, reflection and research

23 Believe in Ohio helps Teachers Become Accomplished Teachers Under Ohio s Teacher Evaluation System (OTE Encourages high expectations for all students Connection of content to life experiences and career opportunities Inclusion of student self-assessment and goal-setting Differentiation of instruction to support learning needs of all students Use of activities to promote independence and problem-solving Creation of learning situations for independent and collaborative work Collaboration with local community agencies