SiteVisitandDebriefAgenda

Group:SecondaryESTEM

Date:2/24/16
3/9/16

Time:7:303:30

Location:DSC

MembersPresent:

HeritageAcademyVisit:
JillKind,DanEdwards,AmandaFay,MissyShort
SESVisit:
JuliePokaski,MackenzieMadsen,AmandaFay,MissyShort
,
TiffanyNelson,KevinSchuttinger,JillKind,DanSikowski

MembersAbsent:

AmyKettunenJahnke,EmilyAlbrecht,KellyMcDermott,SamSteinberg,JonFlatness,MelissaOlsen,JulieSiegle,SaraAker,Deborah
Johnson

MeetingPurpose:

Teachersandadministratorsmeettocoordinateactiontoaccomplishthestrategicdirectionsinordertoultimatelyachieveourmissionforall
students.
Goals
:

MeetingNorms

EnhanceandcreatenewESTEMpathwaysatallsecondarysitesalignedwith
PriorLakeSavageAreaSchoolsdefinition
of
ESTEM
Createamultiyearimplementationplanwithgoalsandeventsthatisflexibletorespondtotheneedsofschoolsitesanddistrict
DefineachievementmetricsforSecondaryESTEMprogramming

Startontimeandendontime
Listenandsharerespectfully
Beopentothepossibilities

AgendaItem

Discussion/Notes

ActionSteps/PersonResponsible

SiteVisit

HeritageESTEMMagnet
SchoolofEnvironmentalScience

DebriefVisit

3IdeastoExplore(12postits)
2Questionsorwonderings(8postits)
1hopeforourESTEM(4postits)

Sortandandgroupourideasandquestions

Buildingdesign/layouttosupportwork
exposureofourcommitteememberstovisits
developourlocalpartnerships**
conceptofcollaborativespacebothschools
andclassrooms
ScienceHouse,InSciEdOut*
Visitingclassroomsinotherschoolsbutalso
withinourownschoolswithanESTEM
mindset
CommonPlanningtime(interdisciplinaryaswell
asdisciplinarybased)
Modules
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IdentifyingstrongESTEMcomponents

Howdowedesignforsustainability?
HowdowebuildontheInnovationAcademy?
Howdoweprovidetheresourcesforthestuff
theteacherswantorneed?
Whendoweasacommitteetostartrollingthis
outwithteachers?
howdowegetteachersonboardandnotseem
likeonemorething?
HowdoesESTEMlookforourdistrict?(middle
andhigh)
Financialconsiderationsandcommitments?
Holisticapproachversusamagnetapproach

Hopes
MergingESTEM,innovationworkanddigital
learningframework
Teacherswillcollaborateacrosscurricular
areas.
Authentic

PhilosophicalRouteSchoolWideThematic
questionsthatteacherscanbuildaround(one
assignment)Askeveryteachertofindone
lessontofitthisessentialquestionand
structuredconversationsatpdaboutwhatthey
did

Collaborationaroundinterdisciplinary

Smallstarts!

CohortforESTEM?
Pilotfor20162017
Schedules
Math,Physics,andITWaterPark
Projectwithminiproject

StudentOwnership
Kidswillhatepbl,collaboration
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ParentCommunicationandOwnership
PanelDiscussion

Howdoesmathtrulyfitin?whydowedothis?
Becauseofthetest

Howdowescaffoldskills?

HighSchoolImplementationTwoteacherswork
togetheronESTEM?
Howcanwefindtime?
Arethereopportunitiestobringasmallgroupof
students?
ESTEMPlanning

Outcome
ComponentsofESTEMforPLSAS
Students,Teachers,SchoolsYChart
Structures

ArticlesonESTEM

ComponentsofESTEM
HighSchoolRubric
Mackenzie
HowtogetyourschoolreadyforSTEM
Kevin
IsyourSTEMProgramtheRealDeal?
ExemplaryMiddleSchoolPrograms
StructuresArticle
GoingDeep
Amanda
STEMWhitePaper(PBL)

ComponentsofEnvironmentalEducation
WhatisEnvironmentalEducation?
dan
ProjectLearningTree
Missy
ElementsofEffectiveEnvironmentalEducation

GeneralESTEMPractices
MagnetCompass
STEMPrimer
STEMinMN
tiffany
NEASTEMReport

DanIdeabeyondcharacterandscope,
environmentalliteracy,morethantheGreen
Movement,howhumansareconnectedtothe
environment

TiffanySpiritofESTEMinthebuilding,
creatingcuriosityandwonderment,STEM
liaison,leadershipiscompletelyonboard,
integrateall

Amandatransforming,teachlessonsanddo
projectsthatconnectletters.Indepth
experiences,needinnovativethinking,
autonomy,flexiblescheduling

Missycriticalthinkers,informeddecision
makers,communicators,citizenactionskills,
learningbydoing,stakeholdersinvolved,
evaluationplan

KevinWhy?,What?,mindsetsandpedagogical
shifts,wherecanitstart?,Roboticsclub
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CurricularPlanning
SixCharacteristicsofaSTEMLesson
Julie
STEMCurricularDesigns
HowtoPlanSTEMCurriculum?

Julietechnologyisabroadcategoryandthe
designprocess,multiplerightanswers

MackenziecommunityaspectsofESTEM,11
Attributes,

KeyMessagesfromtheCommittee

NextStepsfortheCommittee

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