1. Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds OpenCourseWare Secondary Education Content Discussion Group Meeting – June 22, 2006

2. Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds OpenCourseWare Secondary Education 1 1 I.The Goals II.Key components III.Content Process Considerations IV.Partnership Principles – Major Partnership Types V.Brainstorm – Team Composition

3. Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 22 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education › Inspire students to pursue degrees, and eventually careers, in STEM fields › Prepare students to excel in STEM fields › Provide materials and support for teachers that help them enrich their science and math classes › Provide resources and materials for students that help them to more easily and deeply learn STEM concepts The Goals Provide compelling content and create excitement and exuberance! Provide compelling content and create excitement and exuberance!

4. Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 223 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education Key Components › 30-50 math, science and engineering secondary education courses  Significant video component  Innovative multimedia applications  Hands on, project based learning › Recognition and teachers in residence program with potential funding for teacher sabbaticals › Certificate programs in areas of science, math, and engineering › National mentors corps, a la peace corps?

5. Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 4 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education Content Process Considerations › Mine as much MIT content as possible  K-12 programs  OCW › Assume some high school and middle school teachers will bring their own content  Labs, quizzes, assignments › Openly licensed  Authors give permission  Some replacement of third party materials

6. Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 5 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education Partnership Principles – Major Partnership Types ContentFundingDissemination › National Academies (Teacher Council) › High Schools › Middle Schools › Corporations › Individuals › Foundations › Department of Defense › Governors / States › National Science Teachers Association › National Council of Teachers of Mathematics › National Academies › Governors / States › School(s) of Education

7. Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering Minds 6 OpenCourseWare Secondary Education Content Development Team - Brainstorm Content Developers High School Teachers Middle School Teachers MIT Faculty and Researchers MIT Graduate Students MIT UROP Students Curriculum Developers Curriculum Designers Evaluation Specialists Potential Team Members Media Developers Programmers Flash Developers Video/Audio specialists Administration Publication Managers Intellectual Property Specialists