using stem competition to educate parents rialto unified school district juanita chan, science lead...
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Using STEM Competition to
Educate ParentsRialto Unified School District
Juanita Chan, Science Lead
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Today’s Objectives
1. Expand the concept of STEM competition
2. Share some of my past events
3. Provide a framework for planning your own event
Why is STEM Competition important?
“
”Success demands singleness of
purpose.
~Vince Lombardi
1. Generates a schoolwide excitement about STEM
2. Engages students to take ownership of their learning
3. Allows families to participate in the learning
Event Planning
• Logistics• Timing (NO Fridays)
• Parking
• Administrative Support
• Teacher Recruitment
• Custodian
• Organize Judges
• Funding• Minimum Costs
• Title 1 (Parent Involvement)
• Local Business
• Donorschoose.org
Types of Events
• Theme Based • Crime Scene Investigation
• UFOs
• Art
• Industry Collaboration
• Non-Thematic Events• Physics
• Chemistry
• Engineering
Keep Activities Simple and Directions SHORT!
Get An Audience
• CALL Families
• Create an Incentive
• Create a Teaser Campaign/ Commercial
• Invite Everyone
• Follow- Up• In/ Out of class
• Court Case
• Debate
• Newspaper Article
• Send a Thank you
Parent Outreach
Use Multimedia• NGSS
• Engineering
• Assessment
• District Programs