Brown Bag Innovations Judith Hughes A Hands on Approach to Building Excitement and Igniting the Drive for Excellence SMILE Program DUE

S cience and M ath I nnovative L earning E nvironments (SMILE) for Encore Careers in Education S M I L E Noyce Scholars Program

 Online 15-month comprehensive secondary teacher certification program in math or science.  Recruitment of re-careering Engineering, Math, and Science Professionals into a Post-Baccalaureate certification program leading to an Arizona teaching license in grades 7 th through 12 th. SMILE Noyce Scholars Program National Science Foundation

Primary Recruitment Focus Encore Career STEM Professionals Maintain Income Make a Social Impact Add Personal Meaning Freedman, Marc, - Encore, Finding Work That Matters in the Second Part of Life

 Program participants receive:  $16,500 stipend to cover tuition, fees, books and some living expenses  Field experience, teaching seminars and student teaching  Assistance in Job Placement  Success coach support and mentoring program through 1 st year of teaching  Professional development during two year teaching commitment  Must make a 2 year commitment to teach in a high-need school district within four years of completing program SMILE Noyce Scholars Program

Bringing SMILEs to the next generation SMILE Noyce Scholars Program Contact (PI) (Grant Manager)

Brown Bag Innovations Judith Hughes A Hands on Approach to Building Excitement and Igniting the Drive for Excellence

Why Use Brown Bag Projects in your classroom? §Brown Bag Projects support the following *College and Career Ready Standards: College and Career Ready Standards  Significantly raise the bar for our students  Focus on critical-thinking, problem solving, adaptability, collaboration, teamwork, creativity, responsibility and effective communication skills. * Association for Career and Technical Education

Fun Quick Easily Evaluated Uses the Team Approach Encourages Critical Thinking, problem solving, communication, collaboration and teamwork skills Brown Bag Rationale

Brown Bag Bird §Groups of 2-3 §Each group of students receives a brown bag containing the following materials: l 1 craft stick l 2 pipe cleaners l 1 cork l 1 straw l 4 paper clips l 1 rubber band l 2—3x5 note cards Please check you bags to make sure you have all materials

Procedure §Students are given 40 minutes §Design a bird with aerodynamic lifting surfaces (wings) and a streamlined body that will actually fly. §Students may use scissors

Time permitting §Students test their bird then go back to their work area to make improvements to increase their score. §This rebuild encourages students to keep trying and refine their thinking.

Scoring the bird’s flight §Points are given for: l Looks like a bird = 1-10 points l Flying distance: 0-5 ft. = 2 points 6-10 ft. = 4 points ft. = 6 points ft. = 8 points Over 20 ft. = 10 points

When/how to use Brown Bag Projects? §Brown bag projects are often used after a unit test or even before a holiday break when everyone is ready for a break. §At this time new groups can be formed for the next unit’s work §Students enjoy a break from the math or science lessons §Students enjoy the competition §Students form closer bonds with each other creating a community of learners

There is a web address to access more projects

Slide 11 BROWN BAG TOWERS

Brown bag bridges

BRIDGES

Beyond the Brown Bag Large one passanger cardboard cars File folder cars

CARDBOARD CARS

BRIDGES

HOW DO I GET THE MATERIALS? I don’t have a budget.  Write a letter to parents asking for “junk” (pizza tables)  Put an announcement on the district newsletter.  Contact the local newspaper and ask for a spot to ask the community for help.  Contact local businesses.

Brown Bag Innovations by Judy Hughes Rio Salado Community College A Hands on Approach to Building Excitement and Igniting the Drive for Excellence SMILE Program DUE