building a sustainable, successful stem reform system

National Science Teachers Association

Building a Sustainable, Successful

STEM Reform System Dr. Gerry Wheeler, Executive Director

[email protected]


The Issues:

Science

Standards

Scale

Sustainability


NSTA’s Solution:Science Objects and SciPacks


Life Science• Cell Structure and Function• Cell Division and Differentiation• Cells and Chemical Reactions• Regulation and Behavior of

Organisms• Heredity and Variation• Biological Evolution• Natural Selection• Interdependence of Life• Flow of Matter and Energy in

Ecosystems• Resources and Human

Impact

Earth and Space Science• Earth, Sun and Moon• Gravity and Orbits• The Solar System• The Universe• Weather and Climate• Earth’s Changing Surface• Earth’s History• Rock Cycle• Plate Tectonics

Physical Science• Magnetic and Electric Forces• Force and Motion• Nature of Light• Energy• Elements, Atoms and Molecules• Atomic Structure• Chemical Reactions

KEY

• IN PRODUCTION

• COMPLETED SCIPACKS

Total List of SciPackScience Standards Topics


• Three Districts in 3 states• Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC• Omaha Public Schools, NE• Everett Public Schools, WA

• Blended f2f and online only• Participants Feedback• Independent third-party pre/post

assessment instrument• Final embedded assessment

District Pilot TestsEvaluation Data


Participant Feedback very confident in their abilities to teach the subject matter:

7%: Before completing F&M SciPack60%: After completing F&M SciPack

– 98%: Found SciPack content relevant to their needs– 96%: Would recommend SciPack to their colleagues– 98%: Found interactive sims worthwhile to their learning

Pre/Post Assessment and Final Assessment Results– Horizon Research, Inc. Instrument:

positive significant gains in learning between pre/post test– Final Assessment: 92% passed the final assessment

District Pilot TestsEvaluation Data


e-PD Products and Services

Sites, Solutions, Success


Valuable classroom resources for science teachers interested in integrating the web into theirteaching

Each SciGuide consists of: – Approximately 100 standards-aligned

web-accessible resources – customized lesson plans using

selected web resources – teacher media vignettes describing

and showcasing the lessons

– samples of student work


SciGuides


SciGuidesStudent work sample accompanies each lesson


SciGuide Unsolicited Awards

• National Association of Elementary School Principals

• Best of the Web: Learn NC, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Education

• The School Library Journal

• KLRU TV's Special Pick for Internet resources for teachers


N A T I O N A L S C I E N C E T E A C H E R S A S S O C I A T I O N

NSTA e-PDProducts and Services

Symposia andWeb Seminars


• Half day face-to-face experienceat NSTA conferences

• ID template with learning outcomes

• Utilizes government scientists,engineers, educators from NASA,NOAA, NSF, & FDA partners

• Mechanism for agency sessions• Pre/Post assessment, participant

feedback surveys and evaluation reports/debriefs

• Online web seminar follow-up (2)• Archive of program


Symposia and Web SeminarsProgram History

Since 2003:– 39 Face-to-face Symposia – Over 1,500 educators– 75 Web Seminars – Over 3,500 educators– Average attendance: 40-50

Program Archives Available Online:– Program Agenda, Photo Gallery,

Presenter Bios, Web URL resources, PowerPoints, links to Web Seminars

http://learningcenter.nsta.org/symposia.aspx


Symposia and Web SeminarsEvaluation Data

Participant FeedbackSurvey Data– 99.9%: Would strongly recommend to others– 98%: Delivery format is appropriate for topic– 95%: Content was relevant to their needs

Evaluation Reports:Web Seminarshttp://institute.nsta.org/webseminar_stats/web_seminars_stats.html

Symposiahttp://institute/webseminar_stats/symposia_stats.html


LIVE INTERACTIVE LEARNING @ YOUR DESKTOP


PD Products and Services

Online Journal Articles

University Online Affiliates

NSTABooks and online Chapters

Symposia &PD Institutes

Regional/State Face-to-Face PD

TeacherPD Indexer connecto

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reminder

SciGuidesdocument

NSTACertification

NSTA’s Solution:The NSTA Learning Center

My Prof. Develop.Plan

MyTranscript

MyLibrary

MyPortfolio

MyCalendar

NSTA SciPacks and Science Objects

SearchEngine connector

OnlinePD Catalog

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FLASH: http://institute.nsta.org/learningcenter/flashdemo/index.html

WEB SITE: http://learningcenter.nsta.org


Beta Launch:The NSTA Learning CenterOver 1700 PD

Resources and Opportunities– 1250 Journal Articles– 126 NSTA Press Books– 12 NSTA Press e-books– 144 NSTA Book Chapters– 21 SciGuides– 75 Web Seminars– 39 Symposia– 38 Science Objects – 9 SciPacks

Over 1/3 Completely Free or under $1.00– 367 products free

($0)– 184 products ($1)– 0 product ($1-3)– 758 products ($3-$5)– 122 products ($5-10)– 98 products ($10-20)– 118 products ($20+)


TeacherProfile

NSTA Products and Services

Online Journal Articles

University Online Affiliates

Books and online ChaptersSymposia

PD Institutes

Face-to-Face PD

Vetted Agency & NGO PD Opportunities

connector

reminder

SciGuides

School Report

document

N A T I O N A L S C I E N C E T E A C H E R S A S S O C I A T I O N

NSTACertification

NSTA’s Solution:The e-PD Portal

My Prof. Develop.Plan

MyTranscript

MyLibrary

MyPortfolio

MyCalendar

SciPacks andScience Objects


For a beta preview of the NSTA Learning Center

http://learningcenter.nsta.org

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