Kim Law Cyber Technology Team Lead STEM Bridge Team Lead Susan Gallagher NSC Project Director Assistant Director, Sponsored Programs Anne Arundel Community College NATIONAL STEM CONSORTIUM

What is the National STEM Consortium? Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland College of Lake County in Illinois Clover Park Technical College in Washington State Cuyahoga Community College in Ohio Florida State College at Jacksonville Ivy Tech Community College in Indiana Macomb Community College in Michigan Northwest Arkansas Community College Roane State Community College in Tennessee South Seattle Community College in Washington State

What is the Role of the NSC? Design and deliver Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs that are: Nationally portable High-quality certificate-level Responsive to labor market needs Embed contextualized remediation – “STEM Bridge” Build a national model for multi-college cooperation

Curriculum Development Partners Public workforce agencies Identify industry trends Employers Identify industry needs – learning outcomes Provide input on curricula Community colleges Prepare curricula Identify “bridge” components

Composite Materials Cyber Technology Electric Vehicle Environmental Technology Mechatronics National STEM Consortium NSC Industries

NSC Technical Curricula 30+ Credits per pathway All course materials available as an Open Educational Resource on Platform+ Additional interactive “sticking points” Comprehensive Program Guides providing information on all aspects of program adoption *Conversion to OER in progress: to be completed by 4/30/15

Employer Involvement Needs Assessment Face to face meetings, local and national National conference calls Technical and Soft Skills equally important Curriculum Building Validation Industry Subject Matter Experts Student Placement

Quality technical curriculum Embedded industry certifications Soft-skills training Intense wrap-around support (guided pathways to success) Cohort enrollment Block scheduling Valued employees and job placement Hypothesis

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Curtis Fernandez – NSC Cyber Student wmSFLXKBcEzCxERGKxOEWa?dl=0 wmSFLXKBcEzCxERGKxOEWa?dl=0 Student Profile

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STEM Bridge Composites Cyber Electric Vehicle Environmental Mechatronics

Outcomes 84% Term to Term Retention 69% Completion80% Job Placement

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STEM Bridge is a two-part strategy to provide support to learners in the STEM certificate programs Part 1: “STEM Readiness” Course Embedded contextualized online course Designed to quickly refresh math, communications and professional skills. Part 2: FAST TRACKS: “STEM Foundations” Course Modularized set of curriculum “bundles” Designed to target foundational skills in Math and Workplace Communications. What is the STEM Bridge?

FAST TRACKS STEM Foundations Technical Curriculum STEM Readiness (OLI) Lower-Level Learner Entry Point Certificate-Ready Learner Entry Point STEM Bridge Implementation Technical Curriculum STEM Readiness (OLI)

STEM Readiness Curriculum Math -Placement Test -Arithmetic -Measuring Systems -Charts and Graphs -Basic Algebra -Triangle Geometry -Cartesian Plane -Summarizing -Oral & Written Communication -After-Action Reporting -Troubleshooting Critical Thinking & Workplace Communication -Customer Service -Confidentiality -Organizational Skills -Time Management -Teamwork -Resume Writing -Cover Letters -Interviewing Professional Skills 15 hours

Industry Partners Helped Develop Scenario Based Learning Tell a story of a workplace that can be visualized Richly model a context for learning Provide a step before learning-by-doing Help learners problem-solve issues Encourage reflection on work practices Contextualized, Scenario-Based Learning

Unit 2 - Critical Thinking and Workplace Communications Present introductory story Present contextualized challenges

STEM Bridge Strategy STEM Readiness Component is FLEXIBLE and can be delivered in a variety of ways: Hybrid format with face to face instruction to support. Online only in class or in attached lab. Delivered up front in first term or spread across multiple terms as needed by each team. Inserted into key points in the technical curriculum. Delivered as credit or (0 credit) credit equivalent modules.

STEM Readiness Course Targets multiple learning styles Text description of diagrams available

Explaining a Concept: Walkthroughs Slide show with audio narration Captioned for accessibility

Student Practice: Learn By Doing Activities Hints available to help struggling students Immediate feedback for answers Multiple problems per learning objective to promote concept mastery

STEM FAST TRACKS: STEM Foundations Twenty two short modules focusing on the development of key skills that are lacking in lower level learners will be built in the Platform+ system. Examples: Identify main idea and supporting ideas and summarize. Build a paragraph and write a short essay. Prepare and deliver an effective presentation. Apply Order of Operations in math Explain concept of a variable

Scaling STEM Readiness April 2015: 7,773 STEM Readiness users 2,027 STEM Foundations users CMU OLI site 10 NSC Community colleges High schools Middle School 472 distinct course sections

OER Curriculum Hosted on OLI Employer Outcome Driven Programs Five STEM Certificate Programs NSC Curriculum Program Guides STEM Bridge Courses Program Materials & Deliverables

NSC OER Available On OLI Spring 2015 Program Guide Course Toolkit SyllabusLesson PlanInstructional MaterialsLabs

Accessing NSC OER Content STEM Bridge Content – Fully Available and Free: Open Learning Initiative (OLI) website: Sign Up on main page STEM Readiness use Course Key: ALL-STEM4 STEM Foundations use Course Key: STEMBASIC2 Technical Content – available by 5/30/15 Sign up to receive a notification when content is available

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Impact “Best decision I’ve made” “In the end it’s worth it” “Changed my life!” “You have to go for it” “It’s a DREAM JOB for me”

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