1. 1 Action Plan Guidelines  This is your working document  What do you want to accomplish  Who is going to do what  When is it going to get done  What resources did you see this week that you’d like to adapt for use  What resources do you need for your plan  Tell us what helped you most, what is missing, and what needs improvement  As you work, post your Action Plan on the Ed Academy Community so that others may observe your work (www.inteledacademy.org)  Save your presentation on this USB Memory Stick  Please Title and name the file, identifying your location  Do not write or save over the template, keep it for later reference  A report out of accomplishments is due Nov. 15  Work with your Intel Education Manager to submit  Note: sample completed Action Plans from 2009 are on the Intel website: http://www.intel.com/education/isef/isef/overview.htm

2. Action Plan SCOE/UCD Intel Research Collaborative Intel ISEF 2010 Educator Academy May 2010 Folsom, California

3. 3 High Level Goals Long Term Goals –Shift culture at targeted High Schools to represent a culture of research as a valued asset for learning and instruction –Improve quality and quantity research and inquiry in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) courses and clubs –Increase participation at targeted High Schools in research competitions by 15% yearly for three years

4. High Level Goals 4 Short Term Goals –Start two research clubs in a Washington Unified School District (West Sac) and one in Twin Rivers Unified School District (North Sac) –Develop and implement an elective research course over 2010-2011 school years to implement 2012 –Leverage Intel resource support bank including: mentors, Best Practices, web resources, curriculum, etc –Conduct teacher training and identify students

5. 5 High Level Goals –Short Term Goals UPDATE Schools identified: –River City High School: WUSD –Foothill High School: TRUSD Selected six teachers to participate in program Two 2-hr workshops scheduled for 2010-11 term

6. 6 Objectives Measures of Success –Increase number of students participating in research: clubs, courses, competitions 15% yearly for three years –Increase inquiry projects within the classroom by 25% for collaborative teams (self reported) –Online resource community accessed by all collaborative participants as measured by a participation survey –School participation in regional fair over next three years minimum

7. 7 Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives ActionMeasure success?Who’s Responsible?Deadline? Shift culture at targeted High Schools to represent a culture of research as a valued asset for learning and instruction Increase number of students participating in research as represented in number of students attending and participating in fairs, competitions, clubs and courses. District/Site Admin Participating Teachers Students May 30, 2012 Improve quality and quantity research and inquiry in STEM courses and clubs Increased number of clubs and courses over three years District/Site Admin Participating Teachers October 2013 Increase participation at targeted High Schools in research competitions by 15% yearly for three years Increased number of participants by 15% yearly in fairs and competitions Participating Teachers Students SRSEF/Intel Mentors April 30, 2011, 2012, 2013 Start two research clubs in minimum of two schools in region Number of clubs started with 10 or more students attending District/Site Admin Participating Teachers September 2011

8. 8 Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives Cont. ActionMeasure success?Who’s Responsible?Deadline? Develop elective research course for implementation in participating schools Enrollment of at least 10 students during development year District/Site Leadership SCOE Fall 2011 Implement elective research course in participating school districts in 2011-2012 Enrollment of at least 20 students in year two and at least 30 in year three. Replication of the course in subsequent years (2012 and 2013) District/Site Leadership SCOE Fall 2012, 2013 Intel/IISME will establish a resource support bank including: mentors, Best Practices, web resources, curriculum, etc (OWNED BY IISME/INTEL TEAM) Development of a communication tool for all collaborative teachers to have access to this list and if mentors stick with the projects they are supporting. IISME/Intel Participating Teachers Fall 2010 Intel/IISME Research Collaborative team will utilize science research during instruction (OWNED BY IISME/INTEL TEAM) Participating teachers surveyIISME Participating Teachers May 30, 2011

9. 9 SCOE/UCD Leadership Team Leroy Tripette External Affairs Manager Intel Corporation leroy.j.tripette@intel.com Sue Stickel Assistant Superintendent, K-12 Curriculum and Intervention Services, Sacramento County Office of Education Arthur Beauchamp Director, Sacramento Area Science Project UC Davis, School of Education