Intel ISEF Educator Academy Intel ® Education Programs 2013 Intel ISEF Educator Academy Phoenix, Arizona Amanda Alonzo Science Teacher and STEM Research Coordinator Lynbrook High School

Intel ISEF Educator Academy Intel ® Education Programs Iteration: The Key to Successful STEM Programs Agenda: Lynbrook High School’s Story Data to Inform Fremont Union High School District Story Data to Inform Tools of the Trade Questions

Intel ISEF Educator Academy Lynbrook’s Path… 3

Intel ISEF Educator Academy Intel ® Education Programs Lynbrook High School Before students entering regional fair independently No ISEF or STS participants Teachers reluctant to sign forms Now… 94 students applied in ISEF Finalists 16 STS semifinalists since STS Finalists 10 Teacher Mentors 500% increase in summer research experiences SCIENCE SCORES SOAR Fig. 1 Percent of students scoring proficient or higher since 2005 on CST

Intel ISEF Educator Academy Intel ® Education Programs Lynbrook’s Iterations Educator’s Academy Summer Research Course very little follow through by students or teachers based on parents’ interest School Year Seminars based on student interest and motivation fun to the kids increased trainings for teachers spread what was learned to other schools and districts STEM Research Course more pressure on students to succeed more support for those students enrolled

Intel ISEF Educator Academy Intel ® Education Programs How to build in change within a program: Collect Data from Students Student motivation –Number of students involved –Questionnaire about why they are there Student feedback –Ongoing- what do they need right now –At the end- overall changes to the program Access to ALL students –Surveys on demography and access to scientists Student success –Follow-thru to completion rate –Award rate

Intel ISEF Educator Academy Intel ® Education Programs How to build in change within a program: Collect Data from Teachers Teacher motivation –Number of teachers involved –Questionnaire about what they need/want to be involved –Repeat involvement? Teacher feedback –Ongoing- what do they need right now –At the end- what would they like to see changed for next year Survey on teaching strategy changes –Has their participation in mentoring independent STEM research infiltrated their classrooms to reach more students? –Has professional development by teachers been impacted?

Intel ISEF Educator Academy Intel ® Education Programs Lynbrook’s STEM Research Best Practices Data driven- constantly analyzing for improvement O pen to all (even if not in class) Helping students find their “fire” Developing students’ professional skills Seminars and protocols One-on-one intensive coaching Training for mentors Sponsoring a STEM Expo Allocating limited funds carefully Celebrating and appreciating students and mentors

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Intel ISEF Educator Academy Intel ® Education Programs Pathway in the District Recognized Importance Support in the classroom Pilot class offered Biology focused on inquiry Support out of the classroom Funded collaborative for interested teachers

Intel ISEF Educator Academy Intel ® Education Programs Google Drive leads to iteration Google Drive (formerly Google Docs) enabled tracking of… Collecting information about the students for use on grant applications Student progress Collaboration between students, teachers, and out of area mentor Collecting feedback and final data

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Intel ISEF Educator Academy Intel ® Education Programs AutoCrat with Google Drive My sample letter to help students through the actual day of the Science Fair… Hello >, Thank you for taking this survey. It is important that you know exactly what to do in the following days. Please review answers with the key. You responded as such: > > If you need help with your board, please come to room 305 during 7th on Friday, lunch, 7th and afterschool on Monday, 7th, and lunch Tuesday. > You are NOT missing school on Tuesday, please check-in at the convention center before 6pm on your own. > You must bring your board, master abstract, Compliance Checklist, Form 1C if you worked somewhere besides home or school, all signed Form 4 if you worked with human subjects,lab notebook (if you have one) and your engineering creation (unless it is only on a laptop). autoCrat: Robust Google Docs merge, share, and attachment utility: So you don't have to be the bureaucrat!

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