1. Project Elements to look for

2. STEM students work in TEAMS not groups.
How do we prevent teams from turning into your worst nightmare?
How do we teach students to have mutual responsibility?

3. Project Launch
Entry
Knows/Need to Knows
Driving Question

4. Contract Every project has a team contract.
The team decides specifics of the contract but must have:
Project name, team name, and date of contract.
Member name and contact information
Job title/role and responsibilities
Absence policy
Work policy
Strike/Firing policy
Signature section

5. Daily Work Logs Required for each team, each day.
DWL will help teams manage their daily progress during a project and document individual participation.
Google Sheet
Live
Multiple Users
Tracks Changes
Auto Save
Teacher can view

6. 1
Sample 2 3 4

7. Daily Work Log Rubric
Formative Grade at the end of each week.

8. Rubric Each project has at least one STEM rubric.
Rubrics will be provided to students and on NetSchool.
All rubrics will have 4 columns:
Emerging
Proficient
Commended
Breakthrough

9. Mutual Responsibility
The entire project is the responsibility of the entire team!
“My part” or “your part” doesn’t exist!
Example: John completed the Google Sketch-up for his team.
BUT his entire team is responsible for checking
John’s work and ensuring it is accurate.

10. General STEM Information

11. Work Ethic Demonstrates an understanding of the importance of work
Proper use of work time
Commitment to high quality work
Prepared for class each day
Focused during class
Two summative grades each six weeks.
Same rubric used by each facilitator.

12. Grading: Team vs. Individual
No more than 50% of the six weeks grade will be based on TEAM assignments/projects.
Grade book will show the difference:
Science Quiz (Indiv.)
Project Presentation (Team)
Work Ethic (Indiv.)

13. Professional Dress
STEM students will be required to dress appropriately for presentations and events.
Two types of dress:
Business Professional:
Suit/Tie
Dark Colored Skirt or Slacks/Dressy blouse
*NO tan or khaki pants/skirts
*Dresses/skirts should be knee length
Business Casual:
Khaki pants/Collared shirt
Skirt or Slacks/Blouse
Shoes, hair and accessories are important, too!
If it is fashionable, it is probably NOT professional!