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The STEM Center of Excellence at The Citadel 171 Moultrie Street Charleston, SC 29409

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Strategic Initiative Objective 2.2

The STEM Center of Excellence at The Citadel

Report of Activities for Academic Year 2011-‐2012 (August 2011-‐August 2012)

Executive Summary Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education continue to be at the forefront of our national and regional agendas. Both national and global development and sustainability are contingent upon fostering a passion for and innovations in the STEM disciplines. The STEM Center of Excellence at The Citadel, established July 2010, completed its second year of activity in August 2012. The STEM Center of Excellence at The Citadel is a collaborative effort between the Schools of Education, Engineering, and Science and Mathematics. The focus and charge of the STEM Center is to build networks within the college and across K-‐12 communities to enhance STEM literacy in the lowcountry and beyond as well as to increase the competitiveness of South Carolina’s students. The STEM Center achieves its goals by: 1) impacting graduate-‐level teacher training; 2) offering K-‐20 teacher Professional Development opportunities; 3) offering K-‐20 student experiences; and 4) via the Lowcountry STEM Collaborative. In total approximately 2,100 people have been served since July 2010 with approximately 600 people served in the first year and approximately 1,500 people served during the second year of operation. This increase in service can largely be contributed to the Center moving from a part-‐time initiative at The Citadel to a full-‐time initiative in August of 2011. Over fifteen hundred (1500) people have been served between August 2011-‐August 2012. Of these, 178 were K-‐20 teachers (12%), 1,154 were K-‐20 students (77%), and the remaining 230+ individuals represented STEM industries, non-‐profits, government, and K-‐20 administration, etc.

The STEM Center of Excellence at The Citadel 2010-‐2011 Annual Report



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Number of Individuals Served

Outreach Approaches The STEM Center uses overlapping methods to reach their audiences, including:

Teacher Professional Development: 48% Program Development: 86% Curriculum Development and Dissemination: 86% K-‐20 Student Youth Programs: 29% Graduate Level Teacher Training: 10%

Target Audiences The majority (73%) of The STEM Center’s 2011-‐2012 programs and activities targeted K-‐20 students. One thousand one hundred and fifty-‐four (1,154) K-‐20 students have been served by the STEM Center this academic year. Different methods that the STEM Center uses to reach students include: STEM Competitions, STEM Camps, and STEM Center Internships. K-‐20 Student Youth Programs Of the 1,154 students served this year by the STEM Center: 0% were kindergarten students, 44% were elementary school students, 24% were middle school students, 20% were high school students and 12% post-‐secondary students. Number of Students Served by Level

178

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230 K-‐20 Educators

K-‐20 Students

Other (STEM Industries, non-‐proAits, government, K-‐20 administration, etc.)

480

257

224

193 Elementary School

Middle School

High School

Post-‐Secondary




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K-‐20 Student Youth Programs:

Program Date(s) Number of Students by Level

K Elem MS HS Post STEM Innovation Kickoff and Experiential Training

November 14, 2011 184 76 60 81

Storm The Citadel! 2012 February 18, 2012 56 48 118 40 STEM Innovation Expo April 24, 2012 195 78 46 50 Robotics Camp June 11-‐15, 2012 11 22 5 Camp Invention July 23-‐27, 2012 34 9 Forensics Camp (Gear Up Grant)

July 9-‐July 13, 2012 July 16-‐20, 2012 July 23-‐27, 2012 July 30-‐August 3, 2012

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TOTALS 0 480 257 224 193 School Districts Served Anderson I and II Berkeley County School District (BCSD) Beaufort Charleston County School District (CCSD) Colleton School District

(Colleton SD) Dorchester District 2 (DD2) Dorchester District 4 (DD4) Hampton 1 Hampton 2

Lancaster Orangeburg 3 Private Richland 2 York Other (outside of the state)

Number of Teachers Served by District




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Teacher Professional Development Programs Of the one hundred seventy-‐eight (178) teachers that have participated in the formal STEM Center Professional Development programs: 0% were kindergarten teachers, 24% were elementary school teachers, 28% were middle school teachers, 30% were high school teachers, and 18% were post-‐secondary educators. Number of Teachers Served by Level

Teacher Professional Development Programs:

Program Date(s) Number of Students by Level

K Elem MS HS Post 2011-‐2012 Morris Island Lighthouse (MIL) Institute

August 2-‐6, 2011 September 17, 2010 October 15, 2010 November 29, 2010 May 17, 2011

6 7 5

STEM Innovation Kickoff and Experiential Training

November 14, 2011 12 4 7 2

2012-‐2013 Morris Island Lighthouse (MIL) Institute

July 30-‐August 3, 2012 September 28, 2012 October 26, 2012 November 30, 2012 January 31, 2013 May 2013: Date TBD

13 7 5

Digital Storytelling Monday’s, October 2011 2 1 3 4 Website Development and E-‐portfolios

Monday’s, November 2011

4 1 4 1

Open Source Technologies Monday’s, December 2011

2 1 3 2

App Development Monday’s, February 4 2 3 2

42

50 54

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Elementary School

Middle School

High School

Post-‐Secondary




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2012 Scratch Monday’s, March 2012 1 2 2 2 Pencil Monday’s, April 2012 1 0 2 2 Island Invaders: The Kiawah Island Chinese Tallow Tree Survey Institute

June 11-‐15, 2012 and June 18-‐22 2012

4 16 9 5

STEM Innovation Expo April 24, 2012 12 4 7 2 TOTALS 0 42 50 54 32

Graduate Level Teacher Training Accelerated Masters of Arts in Teaching Biology or Math: The STEM Center assisted in student recruitment for the Accelerated Masters of Arts in Teaching Biology or Math Graduate Program. This program is designed for new graduates and career changers. Efforts to recruit students included: providing information about the program via the STEM Center listserv system, advertisement on the STEM Center web site and in the STEM Center newsletter, a targeted email and telephone campaign directed to influential individuals within the industry, and dissemination of marketing material to the South Carolina Department of Labor in Charleston. Ten students enrolled in Fall 2011 and nine of the ten students received funding through a Boeing grant secured in 2010 in partnership with CCSD ($7,000 over the course of the degree program). Additional students have been recruited for Fall 2012. M.Ed. Interdisciplinary STEM Education: The STEM Center lead the development of a new degree in interdisciplinary STEM education. Thirty-‐one faculty members participated in developing this program while a subset contributed to developing the syllabi for the new coursework. As of August 2012, The Citadel’s School of Education Committee, Professional Education Board, Graduate Council and the Academic Board have approved the degree program. The Commission on Higher Education has approved the pre-‐proposal and the full proposal will be reviewed later this summer. The Lowcountry STEM Collaborative The Lowcountry STEM Collaborative is a non-‐profit, regional collaborative for strategic planning, promotion, and implementation of STEM education initiatives. By effectively engaging STEM industries, educators and administrators, community stakeholders, non-‐profits, and governmental entities, STEM literacy is advanced systematically. Overall, the Collaborative works to bolster the STEM pipeline and establish our region as a leader in STEM education. The collaborative, working with one voice, helps leverage funding and more quickly achieve a long-‐term sustainable model for STEM education. Since November 2010, the STEM Collaborative has worked to build a strong network of prestigious leaders in business, government, and education all working to advance STEM literacy in the Lowcountry. The Collaborative has made extraordinary progress in a short amount of time—a direct result of college and community teamwork and support. As examples, the Collaborative has:

1. Established a broad base of participation across the region to advance STEM literacy, bolster the STEM pipeline, and establish our region as a leader in STEM education.




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2. Gained national attention and recognition from the Aerospace Industry Association, Change the Equation, and the Business and Higher Education Forum, among others.

3. Crafted six work groups that are all working on first-‐year priorities that include: mapping assets, developing a website as a communication tool, recruiting STEM volunteers, and increasing student participation in STEM activities and courses, among others.

As of August 2012, 300+ individuals contribute to the growing Collaborative. K-‐20 educators and administrators, STEM industry representatives, non-‐profits, and governmental representatives compose the membership of the Collaborative. Discussions are underway with the state S2TEM Centers and upcountry funders in order to bring the STEM Collaborative statewide. Outreach Of the twenty-‐one (21) STEM Center programs and activities, 62% contained significant Industry involvement: • The Morris Island Lighthouse Project-‐Based Learning Institutes (2011-‐2012 and 2012-‐1013) • Storm The Citadel! • The STEM Innovation Kickoff • The South Carolina STEM Innovation Expo • The Lowcountry STEM Collaborative • Digital Technology Professional Development programs • The development of the STEM Ambassador program 2011-‐2012 Funding

Source Title Award STEM Center

Commission on Higher Education: Institute for Teacher Quality Supplemental Grant

Island Invaders: The Kiawah Island Chinese Tallow Tree Survey

$52, 000

Commission on Higher Education: Institute for Teacher Quality Grant

Morris Island Lighthouse Project-‐Based Learning Program (year 3)

$85,000

Commission on Higher Education: Center of Excellence Grant

STEM Ambassadors ~$500,000 (over 5 years)

Gear Up Grant Forensics Camps $16,900 Google Storm The Citadel Trebuchet Challenge $30,000 Boeing Development of Terra Ignota and Robotics

Camp Scholarships $10,000

The Citadel Class of 1986 Funds to create a STEM Center office, computer lab, classroom and lab

$375,000 each in cash and pledges

STEM Collaborative Boeing STEM Collaborative ($100,000 challenge

grant) $33,000 earned thus far

SAIC STEM Collaborative Logo Competition $1,000 Zucker Foundation STEM Collaborative $25,000 Google STEM Collaborative (asset mapping,

coordinator salary and volunteer web portal)

$25,000




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Synergies/Projects STEM Center logo produced in-‐house STEM Center brochure produced in-‐house STEM Center website created STEM Center website updated with new program information Lowcountry STEM Collaborative website created Lowcountry STEM Collaborative six workgroups underway Lowcountry STEM Collaborative Charting Impact document and timeline created Conducting formal HBCU partnership discussions

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