McMINNVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTK-12 COMPREHENSIVE STEM

Building the STEM Pipeline, so we can build our own

engineers

McMINNVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICTK-12 COMPREHENSIVE STEM

K-7th Grade Field- and Industry-Based STEM Teaching and Learning

Elementary Afterschool STEM (Robotics) 6th-8th STEM Center: Project Lead The Way

Coursework STEM for Girls (middle school STEM course

exclusively for girls) STEM Summer Camp for Girls (6th-8th) Migrant Student STEM Camp 9th STEM Core (interconnected math/biology

STEM problem-based learning) The Engineering and Aerospace Sciences

Academy (9th-12th) SOAR broadcasting, engineering, productions

(STEAM) STEM/STEAM-focused Career Pathways

“McMinnville School District is a

bright spot in STEM Education in the

state”—Oregon STEM

Initiative

Kindergarten: Natural World Unit with Projects @ Rotary Nature Preserve at Tice Park

1st Grade: Science of Structure Unit with Engineering Design Challenge Projects @ Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum

2nd Grade: Insecta Inspecta Unit with Field Guide Projects @ Miller Woods Nature Preserve

3rd Grade: Science of Water Unit with Water Filter Design and Water Quality Projects @ McMinnville Water and Light water treatment facility

3rd Grade: Robotics Challenge Competition with culminating experience @ Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlDOnp0hJGE&feature=youtu.be

4th Grade: Ecology Unit with Bird House Design and Water Quality Projects @ Miller Woods Nature Preserve

5th Grade: The Physics of Skateboards Unit with culminating experience at Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum

6th Grade: Tsunami Structure Challenge Unit with testing of student designed and built structures at Evergreen Waterpark wave pool

7th Grade: Landforms and Erosion Unity with Stream Lab @ Metzger Park

K-7TH GRADE FIELD- AND

INDUSTRY-BASED STEM

2012/13 MATH Student Subgroup McMinnville Oregon % McMinnville Above/Below State

3rd Grade All Students 80.9% 61.3% +19.6%

English Learners 65.9% 34.3% +31.6%

Students w/Disabilities 51.4% 34.0% +17.4%

4th Grade All Students 77.9% 63.6% +14.3%

English Learners 68.0% 36.7% +31.3%

Students w/Disabilities 48.7% 31.7% +17.0%

5th Grade All Students 73.3% 58.2% +15.1%

English Learners 45.1% 21.3% +23.8%

Students w/Disabilities 35.2% 24.3% +10.9%

6th Grade All Students 74.5% 59.1% +15.4%

English Learners 41.9% 16.8% +25.1%

Students w/Disabilities 38.0% 21.5% +16.5%

7th Grade All Students 79.5% 61.1% +18.4%

English Learners 34.9% 14.7% +20.2%

Students w/Disabilities 37.3% 20.7% +16.6%

8th Grade All Students 70.8% 62.8% +8.0%

English Learners 10.8% 17.8% -7.0%

Students w/Disabilities 25.3% 22.0% +3.3%

11th Grade All Students 71.6% 68.8% +2.8%

English Learners 25.8% 18.1% +7.7%

Students w/Disabilities 26.1% 23.2% +2.9%

AFTERSCHOOL STEM FIRST LEGO

League STEM Week Outdoor School STEM

Professional Development for afterschool program teachers

McMinnville School District 5th Graders performed 14% above state average on the 2013 OAKS Science Assessment!

6TH-8TH STEM CEMTER COURSES

Engineering Applied Robotics Transportation and

Aerospace Design and Modeling Automation

BUILDING THE STEM PIPELINEStrategies to Recruit and Retain Traditionally

Underrepresented Students in STEMo STEM Summer Camp for Girls held at the Engineering and Aerospace Sciences

Academy, located in the Evergreen Space Museum. The camp serves 75 girls and features project-based learning, including

Wildlife monitoring Paper engineering Newton’s Laws

o STEM Center course exclusively for middle school girlso Migrant Summer Camp with STEM-focused teaching and learning

9TH STEM (MSP) PROJECT(ALGEBRA/BIOLOGY)

MSP Funded Project Featuring

o STEM Summer Professional Development Workshop (32 hours)

o Job-embedded Instructional Coaching in math, science, and STEM

o Four STEM problem-based units (40 lesson plans)

o Structured, Collaborative, problem-based Learning

9TH STEM (MSP) PROJECT(ALGEBRA/BIOLOGY)

MSP Funded Project Goals

1. Increase teacher knowledge and skills

2. Increase student interest in and preparation for mathematics, science, and STEM careers

3. Increase student achievement in mathematics, science, reading, and writing

9TH STEM (MSP) PROJECT(ALGEBRA/BIOLOGY)

MSP Funded Project Case Study Approach

September-Corn (variables math

and science)

December-Photosynthesis &

Respiration (graphing)

March-Hardy-Weinberg

equilibrium (quadratics)

May- Clover Cyanogenesis

(statistics)“I didn’t understand how math

related to science and it seemed too complication, but once you

start doing it, it’s easier to understand the connection.”–

MHS 9th grader

9TH STEM PROJECT CORE COMPONENTSo Summer STEM Institute provided in partnership with Pacific

Universityo Job-imbedded instructional coaching focused on research-

based instructional strategies and content pedagogyo Demonstration lessons and modelingo Rigorous Curriculum Designo Data Teams/Professional Learning Communitieso Project Leadership Team: Project Director, Instructional

Coaches, Math Teacher-Leader and Science Teacher-Leader

“I think this project is kinda cool because it links both of them (math and science). It helps me learn better because I have 2

classes focused on the same concepts, so if I don’t understand a concept in on class,

the other one helps me to understand it.” – MHS 9th grader

“I’m not the best at science, but getting to see it again in math helps clarify it up for

me.” – MHS 9th grader

EASA is a McMinnville High School 9th-12th grade Career Pathway program located at the Evergreen Space Museum. EASA is a hands-on program that prepares students for college and careers in engineering, technology, and science. The STEM-intensive EASA curriculum, some of which is PLTW, is focused on creative and practical problem solving using industry-standard equipment and technology. EASA offers dual high school/college credit and a complete four-year instructional sequence in engineering topics.

Course Grade MHS Credit College CreditBiology for Engineers 9th-12th 1.0 Advanced Biology for Engineers 11th-12th 1.0 15 Credits

Physics for Engineers 1 and 2 9th-12th 2.0 Calculus 1 Honors/AP 11th-12th 1.0 10 CreditsCalculus for Engineers 11th-12th 1.0 5 CreditsGeometry for Engineers 9th 1.0

Algebra 2 Honors 9th-12th 1.0 5 CreditsAdvanced Trigonometry 9th-12th 1.0 5 Credits Architecture 11th-12th 1.0 3 CreditsAstronomy for Engineers 11th-12th 1.0

Aviation 1 10th-12th 0.5 Engineering Projects 1-4 9th-12th 4.0 Survey of Engineering 9th-12th 1.0 Basics of Engineering 11th-12th 1.0 3 CreditsIntro to Engineering 11th-12th 1.0 6 CreditsEngineering Graphics CAD 1 11th-12th 1.0 Engineering Graphics CAD 2 11th-12th 1.0

EASA COURSEWORK

Saturday academies at easa

Saturday Academies at EASA provide curriculum enrichment in engineering related projects and activities, including:ÞCircuitsÞEnginesÞModel Aircraft and Remote Control AircraftÞRobotics

MHS STEM/STEAM-FOCUSED CAREER PATHWAYS

o Construction and Industrial Engineering

o Health Serviceso Natural Resource

Systemso Media Arts and

Communications Academy (technology-infused design)

o SOAR Visual Communications(broadcasting and media engineering and production)

The SOAR Visual Communications Career Pathway, located in a state-of-the art production studio and facility at Evergreen Space Museum, is a media production program of McMinnville High School. This Career Technical Education Program was developed in partnership with KOIN Television, Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum, VMI, Sony, and McMinnville Community Media. SOAR provides authentic learning, utilizing 21st century communications and broadcasting technology, for 11th and 12th grade students interested in a variety of careers, including broadcast journalism, public relations, communications, marketing and advertising, sound engineering, entertainment broadcasting, and film making, among other professions. o SOAR connects rigorous classroom learning with the challenging and

frenetic real-world broadcasting environment through project- and production-based learning, including live-feed news broadcasts

o SOAR students have direct access to and interaction with professionals in communications and broadcast fields

o SOAR offers dual credit coursework