Theres No Place Like the Real World: Internships and Research/Design Opportunities Metro Early College High School Classroom, Internship and Research Experiences Metro Early College High School Classroom, Internship and Research Experiences April 19, 2012April 19, 2012

THE METRO CONCEPT Education that links learning to life: Real World Issues Design Challenges CyberPatriot Competition STEM Competitions Internships Capstone Research Projects FIRST Robotics

THE METRO EXPERIENCE Metro is an Inclusive Public STEM School Program Diverse Lottery Admission Demographics reflect entire county (15 Districts) Accelerated STEM Mastery system Early college Tailored Education Real World Experiences Problem based learning 3 rd /4 th year themed learning center experiences

METRO DEMOGRAPHICS FALL % Free and Reduced Lunch 14% Identified Special Needs

PHASES OF DESIGN: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

Design Challenge/Project Development Template is an integration of work by Wiggins and McTighe, the International Center for Leadership in Education, Robert Marzano and David Conley. Knowledge Taxonomy Application Model 6 – Evaluation5 – Apply to Real World UNPREDICTABLE Situations 5 – Synthesis4Apply to Real World PREDICTABLE Situations 4 – Analysis3 – Apply Across Disciplines 3 – Application2 – Apply in Discipline 2 – Comprehension 1 – Knowledge 1 – Knowledge/Aware ness Cross Curricular Content Integration Cross Curricular Content Integration Math, Science, English, Art, Social Studies, Spanish, Chinese Math, Science, English, Art, Social Studies, Spanish, Chinese Framed by the Greater Columbus Context Framed by the Greater Columbus Context

PARTNERSHIPS ILLUMINATE INTERSECTION OF RIGOR & RELEVANCE In Classroomsfrom the first week of school Design Challenges Authentic Evaluators Experts in the field Internships Research

Scaffolded learning Apply classroom learning to real life problems Professionalism Application of Metro Habits Learning outside the classroom THE INTERNSHIP AND CAPSTONE RESEARCH/DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Scaffolded learning Apply classroom learning to real life problems Professionalism Application of Metro Habits Learning outside the classroom THE INTERNSHIP AND CAPSTONE RESEARCH/DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Scaffolded learning Apply classroom learning to real life problems Professionalism Application of Metro Habits Learning and contributing outside the classroom THE INTERNSHIP AND CAPSTONE RESEARCH/DESIGN EXPERIENCE

EARLY COLLEGE EXPERIENCE LEARNING CENTERS Year-long Thematic Programs College coursework Capstone (Content-specific internship) experiences with professionals in the field Design challenges, competitions and field studies that put education into practice BODIES Biomedical – Partners: Ohio Health Research Campus. Field Studies: China (Eastern vs. Western Medicine), Costa Rica (3 rd World Medicine) DESIGN Robotic Engineering - Partners: COSI, Dublin HS, FIRST Robotics Competition ENERGY Energy and Policy - Partners: Franklin Park Conservatory, Battelle Science & Tech Center (OSU John Glenn School of Public Affairs), Linden-McKinley STEM Academy

METRO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

ASHLAND UNIVERSITY BOSTON COLLEGE BOWLING GREEN BRIGHAM YOUNG BROWN UNIVERSITY BUTLER UNIVERSITY CAPITAL UNIVERSITY COLUMBIA CASE WESTERN CCAD COLUMBUS STATE CORNELL UNIVERSITY DENISON UNIVERSITY DEPAUL UNIVERSITY DILLARD UNIVERSITY FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY HAVERFORD COLLEGE HOWARD UNIVERSITY INDIANA UNIVERSITY JOHN CARROLL KENT STATE LAFAYETTE COLLEGE LANE COLLEGE LINCOLN UNIVERSITY MARIETTA COLLEGE MIAMI OF OHIO MT. CARMEL MUSKINGUM COLLEGE OHIO DOMINICAN OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY OHIO NORTHERN OHIO UNIVERSITY OHIO WESLEYAN PURDUE OTTERBEIN RIT SOUTHERN VIRGINIA THE CITADEL UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA UNIV. OF CHICAGO UNIV. OF CINCINNATI UNIV. OF FINDLAY UNIV. OF ILLINOIS UNIV. OF KENTUCKY UNIV. OF MIAMI UNIV. OF MARYLAND UNIV. OF MICHIGAN UNIV. OF TENNESSEE UNIV. OF TOLEDO VASSAR COLLEGE VIRGINIA STATE WITTENBERG WOOSTER WRIGHT STATE Class of 2011 Admissions Graduating class of 2010 – 36 of the 72 students are currently at OSU Graduating class of 2011 – 47 of the 93 students are currently at OSU Class 2011 High Schools represented: 32 4 year College: 86% 2 year College: 13% In State College: 84% Out of State College: 16% Work/Military: 1%

THE INTERNSHIP AND RESEARCH/DESIGN EXPERIENCE Strong Community Partners

HOW TO BE INVOLVED AT METRO To host and intern/capstone research students, seek to a letter of support for a grant, or share a project idea: Contact Mari Burgett She will connect you to the appropriate person/people.