Palm Beach County STEM Initiative Review July 30, STEM Graduate Certificate Program

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1 STEM Graduate Certificate Program Student Activity at the Fall 2014 Kickoff Celebration of the STEM Graduate Certificate Program Page 1

2 Summary of STEM Graduate Certificate Program The University of Florida approved the STEM Graduate Certificate program, and teachers in the Palm Beach County Title 1 secondary schools were invited to submit applications. Seventeen teachers completed applications and sixteen began program coursework. (One teacher who was accepted in the program had to decline as she was moving out of Palm Beach). Fifteen remained enrolled in the program after The Spring 2014 semester, as one student dropped out after beginning coursework. Each teacher identified an area of specialization, either mathematics or science education and will take three specialization courses in their chosen area. The overall course of study for the certificate consists of two foundational courses and the three specialization courses; the total hours for the certificate are 15 semester hours of graduate credit. The courses approved for the program include: Foundational Courses EDE 6325 Teacher Inquiry/Action Research 3 semester hours EDG 6445 Meeting 3 semester hours Mathematics Education Specialization Courses MAE 5XXX Self Regulated Learning 3 semester hours MAE 6313 Problem Solving 3 semester hours MAE 5396 Formative Assessment 3 semester hours Science Education Specialization Courses SCE 5316 Inquiry-Based Science Teaching 3 semester hours EDG 6931 Learning Science with Technology 3 semester hours EDG 6931 Science Curriculum Development 3 semester hours The first cohort of graduate students took the EDE 6325 during the Spring 2014 semester. Page 2

(One teacher who was accepted in the program had to decline as she was moving out of Palm Beach).

3 Summary of STEM Graduate Certificate Program In the academic year, eleven members of the first cohort completed the STEM Graduate Certificate Program. These students and schools are listed below. The retention rate for this first cohort was 77%. Graduate STEM Certificate Area of Specialization Palm Beach County School Completer Jeremy Battles Mathematics John F. Kennedy Middle Selma Burgess-Bayton Mathematics Bear Lakes Middle Frank Cornell Mathematics Forest Hill High Maureen Hanley Mathematics Okeeheelee Middle Donna Hedman Mathematics Tradewinds Middle Elizabeth Jones Mathematics Lake Worth High Sarah Loureiro Science Boynton Beach High Patricia Hammond (Messer) Mathematics Carver Middle Jean-Michel Millian Science Palm Beach Lakes High Dax Parcells Mathematics Forest Hill High Paula Tomlinson Mathematics Forest Hill High An additional 19 students were recruited for the STEM Graduate Certificate Program in the and began coursework. Page 3

Graduate STEM Certificate Area of Specialization Palm Beach County School Completer Jeremy Battles Mathematics John F.

4 Page 4 Goals for STEM Graduate Certificate Program No new students will be recruited for the program. The primary goals for are these: Continue offering STEM Graduate Certificate courses through the Spring 2016 semester to allow current students to complete the certificate Meet or exceed the first cohort s retention rate of 77% with this second cohort of graduate students The eighteen students currently on track to complete the Certificate, along with their anticipated completion semesters and final classes are shown in the table below: Graduate STEM Certificate Student Area of Specialization Palm Beach County School Anticipated Semester of Completion w/final Class Nancy Bourne Mathematics STEM Integration Specialist, SDPBC Spring MAE 5XXX Self- Regulated Learning Aretha Clarke Mathematics Palm Beach Lakes High Fall EDG 6445Meeting Mira Dhond Science Palm Beach Lakes High Spring SCE 5316 Inquiry-Based Science Teaching Jenny Ellis Mathematics Palm Beach Gardens High Fall EDG 6445Meeting Jocelyn Ferguson Science Roosevelt Middle Fall EDG 6445Meeting Whitney Fisher Science Carver Middle Fall EDG 6445Meeting Jillian Gregory Science Forest Hill High Fall EDG 6445Meeting

the first cohort s retention rate of 77% with this second cohort of graduate students The eighteen students currently on track to complete the Certificate, along with their anticipated completion

5 Graduate STEM Certificate Student Jennifer Hataway Area of Specialization Mathematics Palm Beach County School Secondary Mathematics Curriculum Specialist, SDPBC Anticipated Semester of Completion w/final Class Spring MAE 5XXX Self- Regulated Learning Laurel Lambkin Science Lantana Middle Fall EDG 6445Meeting Ellen La Voie Mathematics Royal Palm Beach High Fall EDG 6445Meeting Shanna Lillis Science Lantana Middle Fall EDG 6445Meeting Jennifer Monroe Science Palm Springs Middle Fall EDG 6445Meeting Lacey Sawyer Science Science Curriculum Specialist, Area 4 Cindi Saint Louis Spring SCE 5316 Inquiry-Based Science Teaching Science Cholee Lakes Elementary Fall EDG 6445Meeting Anna Tabernilla Science Forest Hill High Fall EDG 6445Meeting Laura Tomas Mathematics Orchard View Elementary Fall EDG 6445Meeting Giselle Vargas Mathematics Conniston Middle Fall EDG 6445Meeting Stephanie Webster Mathematics Indian Ridge School Fall EDG 6445Meeting Page 5

6445Meeting Shanna Lillis Science Lantana Middle Fall 2015- EDG 6445Meeting Jennifer Monroe Science Palm Springs Middle Fall 2015- EDG 6445Meeting Lacey Sawyer Science Science Curriculum Specialist,

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