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1 STEM at PHM

2 STEM for Elementary & Middle School Junior STEM Academy Summer 2013, 2014, 2015

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6 - CPEG Grants for Bittersweet Elementary - 1 Teacher Schmucker Middle School - 1 Teacher Launch Program

7 - CPEG and City of Mishawaka Grants for Elm Road Elementary - 3 Teachers Meadow s Edge Elementary - 2 Teachers Walt Disney Elementary - 2 Teachers Launch Program

8 STEM for Elementary First Lego League and Jr. First Lego League - CPEG Grants for

9 STEM for Elementary & Middle School Junior STEM Academy Changes for Summer 2016

10 STEM for Elementary Increase Student Access to, Robotics, & Engineering 1 week JUNE STEM EXPERIENCE per grade band. Grades K-1 / 120 Students Grades 2-3 / 120 Students Grades 4-5 / 120 Students A variety of selections per grade band consisting of Robotics,, Engineering, Coding, and the Digital Video Dome

11 Junior STEM Grades K-1 Student Group 1 Student Group 2 Student Group 3 Student Group 4 8:00 8:20 DVT DVT DVT DVT 8:25 9:15 Robotics Engineering 9:20 10:10 Robotics Engineering 10:15 11:05 Engineering Robotics 11:10 12:00 Engineering Robotics

12 Junior STEM Grades 2-3, Student Group 1 Student Group 2 Student Group 3 Student Group 4 8:00 8:20 DVT DVT DVT DVT 8:25 9:15 Robotics Coding 9:20 10:10 Robotics Coding 10:15 11:05 Coding Robotics 11:10 12:00 Coding Robotics

13 Junior STEM Grades 4-5 Student Group 1 Student Group 2 Student Group 3 Student Group 4 8:00 8:20 DVT DVT DVT DVT 8:25 9:15 Robotics Coding 9:20 10:10 Robotics Coding 10:15 11:05 Coding Robotics 11:10 12:00 Coding Robotics

14 STEM for Middle School Students Increase Student Access to & STEM 1 week JUNE STEM EXPERIENCE students in Grades 6-8 June - July 2015 offering at Schmucker Middle School for Discovery and Grissom Students

15 Project Lead the Way- Gateway Schmucker Middle School Design and Modeling Automation and Robotics

16 6th Grade Introduction to Engineering All SMS 6th graders have a 22 day experience as part of their exploration rotation.

17 Introduction to the Engineering Design Process 3D Computer Modeling/ 3D Printing

18 7th Grade Design and Modeling 7th grade students that choose rotation instead of music take Design and Modeling for 9 weeks. Music students have the opportunity to take Design and Modeling before school (8-9am) during the 4th grading period.

19 Students apply the design process and use creativity to solve design problems.

20 8th Grade Automation and Robotics 8th grade students that choose rotation instead of music receive Automation and Robotics for 9 weeks. Music students have the opportunity to take the course before school from 8-9am during the second grading period.

21 Students learn about various mechanisms and use them to solve problems. Students learn basic programming in RobotC and apply it to automate their mechanisms.

22 Possibility of offering two additional courses beginning in 2016 Medical Detectives (biomedical pathway) Computer Science (computer science pathway)

23 SMS Robotics Club First Lego League VEX Robotics Competition This year we have one team participating in the First Lego League Competition. This year s theme is Trash Trek. This year we have two teams participating in the VEX Robotics Competition. This year s game is Nothing But Net.

24 STEM Academy Penn High School

25 Penn High School Academy Mission Statement A Penn High School Academy is a means by which to connect students to community partners, specific to their area of interest, in order to provide them relevant and authentic learning experiences and opportunities.

26 The future of the economy is in STEM, that s where the jobs of tomorrow will be. James Brown, Executive Director of the STEM Education Coalition in Washington, D.C.

27 By the Numbers

28 STEM Academy Pathways Engineering Environmental Manufacturing/ Construction Pre-Medicine Technology Capstone Courses Med Stats Biomedical Innovations Engineering Design & Development

29 Penn offers 10 courses in Engineering and Biomedical Science High quality teacher professional development Outstanding partnerships Dynamic integrated curricula Students gain skills to be successful in the global market

30 GOALS Generate female interest in STEM Inform female students about STEM careers Provide information and experiences to female students in a comfortable setting

31 Whirlpool Challenge CANstruction STEM Projects Recent Examples Hand of Grace ADEC Challenge Maker Faire (B&N)

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34 Hand of Grace

35 STEM Extracurricular Research Club FIRST Tech Challenge FIRST Robotics Challenge Indiana Math League Academic Superbowl, Math & Science

36 Our goal is to conduct genuine, world-changing research that will eventually be published. - Mrs. Reitz, Club Sponsor

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38 Work in Progress Always planning ahead

39 Computer Science New! CPEG Grant Currently piloting Computer Science & Software Engineering Applications, Simulation & Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersensibility, Computational Problem-Solving

40 Computer Science

41 STEM Certification Work in Progress IDOE Stem Certification Rolled out in 2015 To date, no traditional high schools have qualified AdvancED STEM Certification Piloted in International initiative

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