PENNSYLVANIA REGIONAL STEM PARTNERSHIP PROJECT -A six region mathematics and science partnership professional development project focused on the new core standards PA3.wikispaces.com
GRANT REGIONS East- Chester/Upland Philadelphia, Delaware and Montgomery Counties Central- Lycoming county, Harrisburg Scranton Area West- Fayette and surrounding counties Lancaster County York, Berks and Adams Counties
NUMBER OF GRANT PARTICIPANTS 400-500 teacher grades 3-12 who teach mathematics or science. includes special education teachers who teach one or both of the target subjects.
PROJECT GOALS To increase teacher knowledge and skills of the New Core Standards To increase teacher knowledge of stem topics through professional development from NASA and other partner organizations. To increase student performance on core standards in mathematics and science. To increase student interest in Stem careers.
PARTNER IHE- (COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES) Immaculata University Bucknell University University of Pittsburgh University of Scranton Lycoming College Albright College 7 th university to serve York amnd Adams counties
OTHER PARTNERS NASA- Goddard Space Flight Center Space Telescope Institute- Baltimore, Maryland Globe Project B.E.S.T. Pre Engineering Program Real World/ In World- Engineering Challenge Program History of Winter Project- NASA NASA- Summer of Innovation Grant
PROGRAM ELEMENTS Elements Each Year 3 day Trip to Goddard Space Flight Center- Greenbelt Maryland – 4 options of weeks- June 19-21, June 26-28, July 10-12, and July 17-19 Immaculata Institute – Week long Professional Development sessions presented by professors for partner IHE- 10 mathematics and 10 science professors focused on the core standards July 29-August 2. Regional follow up- 2 day- cover areas of additional content instruction 8 monthly- 3 hours meetings at a regional location to do additional content instruction and work on 2 team instructional units focused on targeted core standards and NASA content
PROJECT EVALUATION Pre/post/post Teacher content assessment based on targeted state core standards-mathematics or science. Pre/post Student Core standards tests based on targeted standards at the level of the students. Control school districts- teachers and student take pre/post teacher and student tests.
WHAT DOES TEACHER GET?? 108 hours of professional development in math or science - paid at $30 per hour Hotel and other lodging expenses paid by grant at Goddard Space Flight Center and Immaculata. Technology- Last project everyone received an ipad and a document camera. Access to other grant equipment- Geodome portable planetarium, high end infrared camera, sun spotters . Optional training and class participation in Globe Project, Real World- In World Project, and B.E.S.T. Engineering Program Optional attendance at History of Winter project- Lake Placid
OTHER BONUS ITEMS Summer of Innovation Grant- Participation to present a summer NASA- STEM Camp for district students in grades 4-9. Teachers paid $30 per hour, provided with professional development on camp curriculum and all materials needed to run the camp. Earn 6 graduate credits per summer for involvement in camp. Credits only $100 per credit
OPTIONAL STEM MASTERS PROGRAM Participants have the opportunity to enter in a STEM masters program for which 12 credit of the 36 credit masters is received from the grant. Stem Master ’ s program will be held regionally. See handout for program details.
CURRENT PROJECT RESOURCES PA3@wikispaces.com
PEQUEA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTICIPATION 6 Elementary 3-5 th Grade Representation 7 Intermediate: 2 6 th Gr. Math 2 7 th & 8 th Gr. Math 1 6 th Gr. Science 1 8 th Gr. Science 1 8 th Gr. STEM
PEQUEA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT PARTICIPATION High School 1 Ag Science and Technology 2 Science 3 Technology 3 Math
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