1. Bridging the Gap through the Power of Data Project Lori Rubino-Hare, June 27, 2012

2. Status Quo Core Academics increased requirements for graduation Lack context, taught in isolation college prep Lack resources and teachers Test based Vocational Education Tech and engineering Relevant, engaging Not college bound Resource-rich Performance based 2 ?

3. Status Quo Core Academics increased requirements for graduation Lack context, taught in isolation college prep Lack resources and teachers Test based Vocational Education Tech and engineering Relevant, engaging Not college bound Resource-rich Performance based 3 ? The “real” world

4. The STEM Solution Science Foundation Arizona Math/Science Achievement Grant Bridge the career and technical education (CTE) world and the academic world – Collaborative, embedded partnerships – Professional learning experiences – Project-based learning – Problem solving - data collection and analysis utilizing geospatial technologies – an interdisciplinary technology – Build career awareness and 21 st century skills 4

5. The STEM Solution Driving question Core disciplinary ideas Innovative use of technology for inquiry 21 st century skills 5 Project Based Learning

6. Successes Partnerships Modeled effective partnerships and interdependence Resources – Technology – Community – exposure to careers and service-learning opportunities (police, fire, forest management, engineering) 6

7. Challenges Context Funding and time State standards and curriculum alignment Scheduling 7

8. Pathways Strong partnerships with benefits for each member Team teaching during a common period - interdisciplinary Support from administration for collaboration – Joint Technology Education Districts – State Department of Education A shared vision of effective teaching A positive working relationship – roles and responsibilities Ongoing professional development – Higher education partners 8

9. Partnerships “Teaching should not be "stand-alone" type of career. Working with others helps you learn how they see things, and vice-versa. It allows us to "see" into each of our minds and collaborate to improve learning of our kids”. High school CTE teacher “I absolutely could not have done the NAzPOD Project without my wonderful partner. She took care of loading all of the software, simplified instructions for the students, and helped answer questions the students had about ArcMap. We worked well together and gave the students a good introduction to GIS. We planned each activity and all assessments that we implemented. Our team-teaching partnership worked very well.” High school science teacher 9