1. 21st Century Learners SPS Professional Development December 11, 2013

2. Swampscott School District PD 21st Century Learners December 11, 2013 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. The purpose of today’s district wide PD is to: - Review the district mission statement - 21st century literate students - Understand the district STEM Initiative - Self inventory of integrated projects in your classroom - Discuss the integrated approach of STEM in the classroom - Identify what teachers need to be successful in such an integrated curriculum (future PD)

3. Agenda 12:30 - 12:45 PD introduction in Auditorium 12:50 - 2:00 Break out groups (please go to the room number on your packet) 2:05 - 2:20 Reconvene in Auditorium - Discussion 2:20 - 2:30 Evaluation

4. Vision is to graduate students from SPS that are : ●Self-confident ●Self-disciplined ●Resilient ●Resourceful ●Accountable ●Respectful ●Responsible and contributing members of a global society ●Independent thinkers ●Effective communicators ●Life-long Learners

6. Why 21st Century Learning?

7. STEM is a vehicle that can make this happen!

8. Why STEM Now in Swampscott? ■Gelfand Funding ■Accepted into the Gateway Institute ■STEM career and college readiness is growing ■Common Core and NGSS Standards

9. But what is STEM?

10. How do we get there?

11. The Integrated Approach! STEM isn’t STEM unless it has a + + History English Fine Arts Health/P.E. Foreign Language

13. 21st Century Skills in action SMART Boards K-12 ROV construction -7 th grade GIS in AP French Simple Machines 3rd grade Trebuchets in Ancient World History HS Art: Scientific drawings Engineering of musical instruments : 6 th grade

14. Outside of the traditional school day Cable Club – Auction Night Sailbot STEM Family Night Chinatown with Chinese Exchange Students

15. Community Partnerships Digits Program: Scientist visiting a 6 th grade class 7th grade video conference with South African sister school

16. Next Steps...where do we go from here?

17. Real World Applications

18. STEM Consulting Teacher Roles ■Work collaboratively with teachers ■Co-develop standards based hands-on projects ■Grant writing ■Research model best instructional practices ■Create new STEM based offerings ■Develop community connections ■Integration of technology ■District level STEM planning

19. We can help you move from this …..

20. to this…...

21. Questions/Comments for District STEM Team ■ Pam Angelakis, Asst. Superintendent ■ Bob Murphy, MS Principal, Team Leader ■ Brandy Wilbur, HS STEM Consulting Teacher ■ Sharon LaRosa, Elem STEM Consulting Teacher ■ Adam Scharfenberger, MS STEM Consulting Teacher ■ Natalie Paine, MS Computer Teacher

22. Special Thanks To: Gelfand Family Charitable Trust

23. Break Out Groups