Believe in Ohio

Trials and Triumphs

About me

• Walter Baber

• 12 years experience as Civil Engineer prior to teaching

• Engineering/PLTW instructor at MCCTC - Canfield, OH

• Junior Lab (IED, POE)• Senior Lab (AE, DE, CEA)• AutoCAD

• Master Teacher with PLTW in POE

Enhance Learning thru Competitions

• Goodyear

• NEOREP

• MVMBBC

• VEX

• Skills USA (6-8 separate competitions)

• Believe in Ohio

This Past Year’s Winners

Local/Regional Competition won total of $2,500 Cash

5 Qualified for Regional

4 Went to State

State Cash Winnings:

Group 1 - $10,000 Group 3 - $5000

Group 2 - $5000 Group 4 - $2500

What is Believe in Ohio

• Free program from The Ohio Academy of Science

• Designed to help high school students prepare for the future

• Developed in collaboration with Entrepreneurial Engagement Ohio

Three Principle Objectives

1. Help students understand the challenge and opportunity the future

presents for them and how to prepare for it through STEM forums, virtual

field trips and online courses into Ohio's Innovation Economy of the future.

2. Help students understand the importance of a STEM education and an

entrepreneurial mindset to become competitors in Ohio's Innovation

Economy of the future through engagement with STEM & entrepreneurial

experts and mentors, and participation in STEM Commercialization & Business

Plan competitions.

3. Inspire students to Believe in Ohio and pursue their education and

careers in Ohio by introducing them to Ohio's robust R&D and entrepreneurial

ecosystem that offers great opportunities for them to create their future.

Why Believe in Ohio

From the Students and Parents Perspective

○ Open students eyes to what students will experience in the future and how to prepare

for it.

○ Inspire students interest in STEM where many of the best jobs and careers of the

future will be.

○ Plant in students the seed of entrepreneurship to give them the tools to help create

their own futures.

○ Provide students an opportunity to compete for cash awards and Ohio college

scholarships.

Why Believe in Ohio

From the Teachers and Administrators Perspective

• Helps address the challenges presented by the implementation of the

Common Core (CCSS) Technical Reading and Technical Writing Standards,

the Ohio Core, and the new Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES), and

the need for real-world experiential learning.

• Provides training, program support grants, subsidized professional

development courses and other incentives for teachers to participate.

• Is a complete, FREE, turn-key program

OTES Rubric

Why Believe in Ohio

From the Perspective of the Citizens of Ohio

• Helps address Ohio’s brain drain by showcasing the substantial benefits

Ohio has to offer.

• Leverages the investments Ohio has made in the future through the Third

Frontier program.

• Will help create the new products, services and jobs in the future that Ohio

will need.

Commercialization Plan STEM discipline categories

• Advanced Materials

• Aerospace & Aviation

• Agriculture, Food Technology & Bio-Products

• Computer Science & Information Technology

• Energy – Alternative Energy and Energy Storage

• Environmental Technology

• Medical Devices, Products & Services

• Cellular, Molecular, Genomic, Pharmaceutical & Regenerative Medicine

• Sensing & Automation Technologies and Manufacturing

Business Plan STEM discipline categories

• Biological/medical

• Physical/engineering/computer/mathematical

• Earth/space/environmental

12 Milestones to Success

• BIO “Roadmap to Ohio’s Future Jobs & Prosperity”

• Scientific Method

• Engineering Design Process

• Steps 1-8

• Research based

• Brainstorming, Associated costs, ROI, Competitors

• Steps 9-12

• Plan and Report Development

Major Points of Struggle

Focusing on an attainable topic

Procrastination

Not following procedure

Focusing on an Attainable Topic

Look out World

Extra! Extra! Energy Crisis Solved by HS Senior Team

Only need

$1.4M

Several acres of land

new element added to the periodic table (not yet discovered)

Find the pain

Bus Window Latch

The Pain

45 minute bus ride to school

Wake up with snow on your head

Procrastination

March is long way away

Google Classroom / Schoology

Due Dates aligned with Roadmaps

Simple Fill-in Templates for each Milepost (1-8)

Regular Team/Individual Meeting

Show me progress

Redirection as necessary

Not Following Procedure

“But I’m Done”

No research

No format

No real solution

Sloppy unedited report submitted

Benefits of a Good Project

Technical Writing

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Presentation Skills

Technical Writing

Top three must haves for YSU

Critical Thinking

Presentation

APA vs MLA

English Class book report vs Science Lab Report

Abstract / Executive Summary

Problem Solving

Not your typical class

“Out of the box” project for an “Out of the box” class

No plug and chug

CAUTION - THINKING REQUIRED

Teamwork

Only if working as a team

But then important aspect :)

Communicate (face to face)

Collaborate

Share

Accept Criticism

Learn to give Criticism

Presentation

#1 FEAR

Especially for my ‘Enginerds’

Winnings Available

Local Level depends on # of projects

We have approximately $1000 to award

State Level:

$20,000, $10,0000, $5,000 scholarships

Multiple Cash Awards

Contact Me - Questions

Walter Baber

Mahoning County Career and Technical Center

330-729-4000 x1620

References

Believe in Ohio. (n.d.). Retrieved November 9, 2015, from http://www.believeinohio.org/