Gilda Lyon STEM Coordinator Georgia Department of Education - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Gilda Lyon STEM Coordinator Georgia Department of Education 12/22/2015 1

Why STEM? Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org 12/22/201 2 5

Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org 12/22/201 3 5

Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org 12/22/201 4 5

Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org 12/22/2015 5

Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org 12/22/201 6 5

Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org 12/22/2015 7

Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org 12/22/2015 8

Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org 12/22/2015 9

76% of Georgia’s seniors took SAT in 2015 Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org • 76% of Georgia’a seniors took SAT 12/22/2015 10

Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org 12/22/2015 11

STEM Certified Schools in Georgia Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Elementary Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” Center for Advanced Academics- Marietta CS (S) gadoe.org gadoe.org Hightower Elementary-DeKalb (S) Henderson Mill Elementary-DeKalb (S) Dunwoody Elementary-DeKalb (S) Ford Elementary- Cobb (S) Tritt Elementary- Cobb (S) Cowan Road Elementary- Griffin-Spalding (P) Carrollton Elementary- Carrollton City (S) Rocky Branch Elementary-Oconee (S) Brookwood Elementary- Dalton City (S) Gilbert Elementary-Walker (S) Clark Creek Elementary- Cherokee (S) River Eves Elementary- Fulton (S) 12/22/201 12 5

STEM Certified Schools in Georgia Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Middle Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org Tucker Middle School- DeKalb (P)-Engineering Rex Mill Middle School- Clayton (P)-Health Science Marietta 6 th Grade Academy-(P) Advanced Academics Memorial Middle School- Rockdale (P)- Environmental 12/22/201 13 5

STEM Certified Schools in Georgia Richard Woods, Richard Woods, High Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology- (Rockdale) (P)- Advanced Academics Gwinnett School of Math, Science, and Technology-(Gwinnett) (S)- Engineering Lanier Center for Design & Technology- (Gwinnett) (P)-Computer Science Wheeler Center for Advanced Studies-(Cobb) (P)-Advanced Academics Kennesaw Mountain Academy of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (Cobb) (P)-Advanced Academics Forsyth Central STEM Academy-(Forsyth) (P)-Engineering & Biotechnology 12/22/201 14 5

On Deck: Pleasant Grove Elementary- Henry Co. Richard Woods, Richard Woods, McNair Discovery Learning Center- DeKalb Co. Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org Northside Elementary- Houston Co. Eagle Springs Elementary- Houston Co. Sgagamore Hills Elementary- DeKalb Co. White Oak Elementry- Gwinnett Co. Burke County Middle- Burke Co. Marietta Middle School Lithia Springs High School Jenkins High School- Savannah 12/22/201 15 5

On Deck: Ridgeland High School- Walker Co. Richard Woods, Richard Woods, All seven Columbia County Middle Schools Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org Elm Street Elementary- Rome City Schools 12/22/201 16 5

Wh What t do do we e lo look k for? r? Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org • Math needs strenghtening • Business partnerships • Integration • Project-Based Learning 12/22/2015 17

STEM Georgia Online Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent STEM resources, materials, links to STEM “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org schools, grants, competitions, lesson plans http://stemgeorgia.org Follow us on Twitter for STEM updates, grants, scholarships, workshops, information, articles, resources @stemgeorgia http://twitter.com/stemgeorgia 12/22/2015 18

Contact information: Richard Woods, Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org gadoe.org Gilda Lyon STEM Coordinator glyon@doe.k12.ga.us 404.463.1977 12/22/2015 19

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Usin ing g the he State te Lo Long ngit itudinal udinal Data ta System stem (SLDS) DS) and d Teac acher her Resour ource ce Lin ink (TRL RL) ) to Su Suppor port t the he ST STEM EM Sc Scho hool ol Certi tifica icati tion on Proces ocess s Kelly Stewart Educational Technology Specialist GaDOE July 16 th , 2014

Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” Using Georgia's SLDS helps educators: gadoe.org • Identify students' academic strengths and weaknesses • Identify recurring impediments to student learning • Make data-driven decisions to improve student learning • Increase student achievement and close achievement gaps • Quickly create targeted differentiation groups

What t areas as speci ecificall ically y does s SL SLDS/TRL S/TRL Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Suppor Su pport t in n the he ST STEM EM Sc School hool Certif tifica ication tion “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Rubric? ric? Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org

5 Ways s to Use o Use the he SL SLDS DS/T /TRL L to o Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent Supp Su ppor ort t ST STEM EM Pr Prog ogram am “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Development De lopment Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Review STEM program/school population longitudinal data to determine the current state of STEM and the potential to develop a STEM program in your school. What are your overall strengths and areas of concern in STEM related instruction that affect student achievement?

5 Ways s to Use o Use the he SL SLDS DS/T /TRL L to o Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Supp Su ppor ort t ST STEM EM Pr Prog ogram am Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent De Development lopment “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Drill down into the data to identify and encourage students for your program. Who have we overlooked and underestimated?

5 Ways s to Use o Use the he SL SLDS DS/T /TRL L to o Richard Woods, Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” Su Supp ppor ort t ST STEM EM Pr Prog ogram am gadoe.org Richard Woods, De Development lopment Georgia’s School Superintendent “Educating Georgia’s Future” gadoe.org Examine the data to make sure the STEM program population reflects the diversity of the overall school population. Are there girls and minority students succeeding in Math and Science that have not been actively encouraged in STEM?