STEM Expo 2016 Workshop #1 October 22, 2015 Edmonds School District

Agenda Welcome & Introductions STEM Expo Overview Categories Student Handbooks Safety & Ethics Regulations STEM Website as a Resource Sign In/Time Sheets

Who Are We? Mary Glodowski - CTE STEM TOSA Who are you? Where do you teach? What grade(s)? Have you participated in the STEM Expo before? Are you doing this with a colleague?

STEM Expo Overview Non-Competitive, celebration of student growth in STEM Edmonds School District Students in grades ~250 students 2014~250 students 2015~450 students! Teachers, parents, and community members College Representatives STEM Ambassadors Mountlake Terrace High School, Monday, April 18, 6-8pm Students grouped with their classes Display board at their assigned table

Categories Students can enter individually or as teams with their teacher/class/club or independently Categories:  Science Investigation  Engineering Design/Invention  Scientific Inquiry Essay  Computer Sciences  STEM Club Projects  STEM Classroom Demonstrations

Student Handbooks Science Investigation Engineering Design/Invention Scientific Inquiry Essay Computer Sciences Available at our STEM Expo Resources website as word.docs Accessible to teachers, parents, students

Project Planning Proposal Modify the Project Planning Proposal form to meet your class needs EXCEPT for the section about - Safety and Ethics Briefest overview – on Project Planning Proposal form (in handbooks) Summary overview – on STEM Expo Resources webpage Full Regulations – Intel ISEF website Contact Mary Glodowski for more

Safety & Ethics Regulations All projects must be approved, and YOU are the “Approver” – EXCEPT FOR THESE CIRCUMSTANCES: You aren’t sure if it is solid proposal Your student wants to use the following in a project: In those circumstances, contact Mary Glodowski for next steps to take. human subjects (even if it’s just to ask them questions for a survey) any micro-organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi) controlled or hazardous substances chemicals not generally found in a household vertebrate animals (animals with a backbone) animal tissue DNA Radiation Explosives

Explore STEM – Edmonds School District Website as a Resource STEM Edmonds SD – info for parents More STEM for Students – internships, job shadows, summer camps More STEM for Students & Families – STEM events for the public STEM Competitions – help students move beyond the STEM Expo STEM Exposition – overview & categories Teacher Workshops – Dates Resources for Students, Teachers, & Families – all workshop materials available here Access from the District home page, select “Explore STEM” from the menu bar on the left side of the page – or –

Thank You! Did you sign in? Time sheets Evaluations Baby Triceratops