Download - STEM is an essential component of the BCS Strategic Plan 2010-2015 and Vision of Excellence
BLOUNT COUNTY SCHOOLSVISION:
Educational Excellence for All
Students!
BLOUNT COUNTY SCHOOLSMission:
To Maximize the Academic Potential of Every Child in a Safe and Personalized Environment. The BCS will graduate students who are college and career ready and prepared to meet the challenges of the 21st Century workplace.
• Focus on math and science for all students in all grades.
Math and science need to be more coordinated and integrated for maximizing instructional time and producing positive results. Through our math and science curriculum, we need to develop the ability to analyze, synthesize and solve problems from which there are no routine solutions.
Who
Mark Andrews, Mary Cooper, Sam Warwick, Mark Rowland, Justin Lane, Kendall Terry, Julie Bell, LaVada Yazel, Lisa Collins, Jared Smith, Colleen Mattison, Shane Rewis, Brad Rasmussen
What STEM
When Bi-monthly meetings
Where HHS STEM Center
HHS STEM TEAM
STEM PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT
To insure our graduates are critical thinkers who are able to solve non-routine problems in a globally competitive society.
They will have developed 21st century technology and communication skills and demonstrated self-direction and social responsibility.
The BCS STEM Program will provide ALL Blount County students with:
Solid STEM coursework foundations
Collaborative problem solving Experiences
Research and Internship Opportunities
Project-based learning
The Challenge to Solve Non-routine Problems
HHS STEM TEAM’S TIER 1 GOALS
• Establish paths of study for STEM endorsements
•Gauge faculty, community, and student interest•Through surveys
•Write a mission statement and goals for the program
•Propose a timeline for implementation
•Identify potential sources of funding and resources•Thinkfinity/Verizon STEM seed money•Regional Business Partnerships
•Pilot a STEM program for HHS and BCS
Paths of Study That Are Currently Being Developed
•Honors/AP Pre-Nursing•Health and Life Sciences
•Honors/AP Pre-Engineering•PRE-Engineering CAD and Design
•Thinkers and doers reacting organically collaborating for success
Inclusive programFine arts CTE Core Academics
Trans-disciplinary
Technology
Initail requests $ PD Early out time
Current sponsors****** logos Roan state TVA BCEF Blount Memorial
Career Cluster
Program of Study
Technology Engineering Education Course Work
5th – 8th Grade
9th grade 10th grade 11 grade 12th grade
Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics
Engineering & Technology
5 - 6th GradeExploring
Technology
Foundations of
TechnologyTechnological Issues
Advanced Design
Applications
Engineering Design (AP)
7th GradeInventions
and Innovations
8th GradeTechnological Systems
Science and Mathematics
5 - 6th GradeExploring
Technology
Foundations of
TechnologyTechnological Issues
Advanced Technologic
al Applications
Problems and
Solutions in Technology
7th GradeInventions
and Innovations
8th GradeTechnological Systems
Technology Engineering EducationSTEM Cluster
Honors/AP PRE-Engineering Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4 Semester 5 Semester 6 Semester 7 Semester 8Math Alg. I H Geom. H Alg IIA H Alg IIB H Prob & St. Pre-Cal H Calc. H AP Calc.English Eng. I H Eng. II H Eng. III H Eng. IV H
Science Bio I H Chem. H Physics H
Science Research
Senior Science
Social Studies
W. Geo H W. Hist H
US Hist H Econ H Govt H
Computer Applications
F. Lang I F. Lang IIPrinciples of Engineering
STEM Capstone
Wellness PE/ P. Fin F. Arts Electives
* AP English may replace Honors English, Can CAD satisfy Comp Apps? Can CAD2 satisy F.Arts? Do we need to include Trig/Adv.Alg? Eng.II H and W.Hist H are taught during the same semester.
Honors/AP PRE-Engineering Pathway
Pre-Engineering CAD and DESIGN Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4 Semester 5 Semester 6 Semester 7 Semester 8Math Alg IA Alg IB Geometry Alg. IIA Alg IIB Finite Math English Eng. I Eng. II Eng. III Eng. IV Science Bio IA Phy. Sci Chem A Chem B
Social Studies
World Geography
CAD US HistoryScience Research
Economics Government
Computer Applications
F. Lang I F. Lang IIPrinciples of Engineering
STEM Capstone
Advanced CAD
Wellness PE/ P. Fin F. Arts Electives
PRE-Engineering CAD and Design Pathway
Building The Capacity
Advanced Placement Courses Being Offered at HHS This Year
AP English III AP Calculus AB
AP English IV AP Calculus BC
AP US History AP Biology
AP Probability and Statistics
Scientific Research: Course Number: 3295
This class will focus on original research to be done in the course of the semester by both the class as a whole and the individual student. We will focus on correct ways to do research as well as ethical ramifications of research practices. There will be a concluding presentation that will be made by each student about the research that they completed in front of peers and faculty. Students will also be encouraged to take part in science research competitions for scholarship money.