1. Career & Technical Education STEM Resources Jane Harvey & Chip Leonard

2. What is CTE?
Career Technical Education (CTE) provides middle and high school students with the academic and technical skills, knowledge and training necessary to succeed in future careers and to become lifelong learners. In total, about 22,000 middle and high school students are enrolled in CTE across the district. CTE prepares these learners for the world of work by introducing them to workplace competencies, and makes academic content accessible to students by providing it in a hands-on context. In fact, the high school graduation rate for CTE concentrators is about 90% – 15 percentage points higher than the national average.

3. S.T.E.M. Video

4. Engaging Students
Perhaps the best definition of student engagement comes from the work of Phil Schlecty (1994), who says students who are engaged exhibit three characteristics:
they are attracted to their work,
they persist in their work despite challenges and obstacles,
they take visible delight in accomplishing their work.

5. Let’s Practice Student Engagement
It’s time to layout the foundation of the house we intend to build. Starting with a perfect 900 angle will be critical.
As a contractor, you have the following supplies:
15’ of string
Sharpe pen
25’ tape measure
Since you are new to the jobsite you can work in teams of 4-5 members. After all, two heads are better than one.
You have 10 minutes to complete the task. Good luck!

6. Let’s Practice with the Pythagorean Theorem
The Pythagorean theorem is a fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry among the three sides of a right triangle. It states that the square of the hypotenuse (the side opposite the right angle) is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides. The theorem can be written as an equation relating the lengths of the sides a, b, and c, often called the "Pythagorean equation":

7. The Pythagorean Theorem in Action
Construction technology makes frequent use of this theorem. Laying out a perfect right angle is critical to the foundation of a building or wall.
The relationship is 3,4,5 or a=3, b=4, and c=5.
Form groups of four or five members
Using the string and tape measure, you and your team must create your own right angle using the following measurements:
A = 3 feet
B = 4 feet
C = 5 feet

8. Integrating Engaging Technology
“Most educational technology experts agree that technology should be integrated, not as a separate subject or as a once-in-a-while project, but as a tool to promote and extend student learning on a daily basis. The challenge, of course, is in finding ways (and time) to use technology -- and to help students use it -- that don't take time away from core subjects.” -

9. Learning Blade
Are you looking for an engaging way to expose your students to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math?
Learning Blade has four goals:
Get students interested in STEM and STEM Careers.
Build basic skills necessary for success in STEM.
Expose students to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math concepts in an engaging manner.
Provide reinforcement for academic standards and goals.

10. Code.org Website
(click to access website and watch the intro video)
Recommended Progression:

11. Piper Kits
Piper is a perfect gift to inspire kids to invent with electronics and coding through the Raspberry Pi Edition of Minecraft.
As students build their Piper Kit and progress through the games, they develop both technical skills and approaches that lead to inventive solutions.
Students learn the basics of coding with over 7 physical electronic games students code themselves.

12. Lily Pad
LilyPad is a wearable technology developed by Dr. Leah Buechley and cooperatively designed by Dr. Buechley and SparkFun.
The LilyPad Sewable Electronics Kit lets students explore the wonderful world of electronic sewing (e-sewing) and e-textiles through a series of introductory projects using the LilyPad system.
Students learn how to sew basic circuits to light up LEDs, control them with buttons and switches and even experiment with a pre- programmed LilyMini circuit that reacts to ambient light levels.

13. Scratch
With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.
Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for life in the 21st century.
Scratch is a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab.
It is provided free of charge. Students can create free accounts that they can access at school and at home.

14. Makey Makey? Did you say Makey-Makey?
 Makey Makey is an electronic invention tool that allows users to connect everyday objects to computer programs. Using a circuit board, alligator clips, and a USB cable, the toy uses closed loop electrical signals to send the computer either a keyboard stroke or mouse click signal. This function allows the Makey Makey to work with any computer program or webpage since all computer programs and webpages take keyboard and mouse click inputs.

15. Your Turn to Play and Explore
Open up the Makey-Makey kit
Take out 4 lumps of playdough to use as arrows
Connect the red Micro USB cable to your laptop and to the MakeyMakey
Connect the grey alligator clip to a set of the “earth holes” also known as a ground
Pick 4 additional alligator clip cords and connect one end to Up, Down, Left & Right on the Makey-Makey circuit board
Place the other ends of the 4 alligator cords into separate lumps of playdough
On your laptop open up the website:
Hold grey ground in one hand and use your other hand to tap the dough for how to move PacMan

16. Cohort Lesson Plan

17. Cohort Lesson Exit Slip

18. Resources
Integrating Technology in the Classroom: It Takes More Than Just Having Computers:
Academic Ways to Use the MaKey-MaKey in the Classroom: makey-in.html
Makey Makey Poetry Slam: hacking-poetry-with-makey-makey/
Makey Makey Lesson for Numbers:
Makey Makey on Scratch:
Maker Space for Education:

19. Additional Resources
Build your own computer with the STEM toy Piper Computer Kit! Assemble the case for the computer, connect the wires, and start playing through a Minecraft- inspired game! Teaches concepts of physical engineering and electronics! Even includes a version of Minecraft and can be used as a regular computer with internet browser and more!
LilyPad items and supplies:
MyCareerShines is a free online resource for Career exploration and planning
Scratch.mit.edu
Code.org
Kahoot.it (teachers use Create.Kahoot.it to create an account and get questions
Quizlet Live