1. Making the “MOST” of STEM Living Classrooms June 10, 2014

2. Agenda Introductions Why STEM? Why STEM in OST? Defining quality STEM Learning for OST Curricula & Partner Review Discussion & What’s Next

3. Why STEM & OST STEM? Jobs of the future Access to STEM opportunity is an equity issue STEM done right is good youth development

4. Defining Quality STEM How do you define STEM? What is different about STEM done afterschool or in informal settings? What makes STEM learning “high quality”?

5. Tools for Quality Indiana STEM & Afterschool Standards: http://indianaafterschool.org/st andards/nat_standards/ California Power of Discovery Resources http://powerofdiscovery.org/

6. What MOST is using: Common Instrument (youth engagement survey) Dimensions of Success (DoS) program quality observation instrument PEAR: http://www.pearweb.org/http://www.pearweb.org/ Project in Education, Afterschool and Resiliency

7. What MOST is using: Click2Science http://www.click2sciencepd.org/ 20 skills – focus on practice not specific content

8. Curricula & Local Partners ▫ Afterschool Math and Afterschool Science Plus ▫ Code in the Schools ▫ Digital Harbor Foundation ▫ FIRST & VEX Robotics ▫ Future Makers ▫ Let’s Go Boys & Girls ▫ Maryland Science Olympiad ▫ NASA Goddard ▫ NASA’s BEST/UMBC ▫ Technovation ▫ The After-School Institute ▫ University of Maryland Extension, 4-H

9. Afterschool Math Plus/Science Plus Developed with NSF funding One of the few STEM curricula that focuses on the M Grades 3-8 (Math), Ages 6-14 for Science Some local assistance available Science Plus training in 2013-2014 school year http://www.edequity.org/programs/science-and- math-programs http://www.edequity.org/programs/science-and- math-programs Guide’s Range $50 - $100, materials vary (no kits) More info contact MOST

10. Code in the Schools Teaching kids to code – mostly middle and high but working on earlier curricula Bring their staff to sites- but also have done train the trainer Not sure about current cost structure www.codeintheschools.org Gretchen Legrand: gretchen@codeintheschools.org gretchen@codeintheschools.org

11. FIRST & Vex Robotics JFLL, FLL, FRC, FTC http://www.mdfirst.org/http://www.mdfirst.org/ Bill Duncan: wduncanfirst@gmail.comwduncanfirst@gmail.com VEX: http://www.vexrobotics.com/vex/competition/ http://www.vexrobotics.com/vex/competition/ Robotics Center: www.baltimoreroboticscenter.com www.baltimoreroboticscenter.com BCPS Robotics: http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/Page/24 419 http://www.baltimorecityschools.org/Page/24 419

12. Future Makers www.kidsmakethingsbetter.com Matt Barinholtz: matt@kidsmakethingsbetter.com matt@kidsmakethingsbetter.com Part of the growing maker movement Works generally in a workshop/residency model ($350 - $500 per workshop) Great way to engage younger kids but also effective with High School

13. Let’s Go Boys and Girls Offer curricula in 3 areas – Science & Engineering, Math, Robotics (non- competition) www.letsgoboysandgirls.com Train the trainer Training (around $1500) – Kit’s around $500 Includes support and evaluation Kourtney Klaiber: kourtney@letsgoboysandgirls.com kourtney@letsgoboysandgirls.com

14. Maryland Science Olympiad www.marylandscienceolympiad.org Elem- High School Curricula Teachers/Facilitators serve as coaches for Teams (competitive at regional and state level) Covers a variety of hands on learning – engineering, robotics, experimental design Costs about $500 a site including materials Kate McGuire: kate_m_mcuire@ymail.comkate_m_mcuire@ymail.com

15. NASA Afterschool Universe: http://www.mdoutofschooltime.org/Technovati on_2.html http://www.mdoutofschooltime.org/Technovati on_2.html (Training @ NASA Goddard) NASA’s BEST: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/b est/activities.html http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/b est/activities.html Catherine Kruchten: crk@umbc.edu

16. Technovation Middle and High School girls –global mobile application challenge Teams of 5 Girls work with Teacher/Facilitator and Mentor MOST organizes “hack day” and “pitch showcase” http://www.mdoutofschooltime.org/Technovatio n_2.html

17. The After-School Institute NPASS2; http://npass2.edc.org/http://npass2.edc.org/ Explore It/Design It Curriculum Train the Trainer (Possible training coming on 6/25 & 6/26) Rebkha Atnafou: ratnafou@afterschoolinstitute.org ratnafou@afterschoolinstitute.org

18. University of Maryland Extension/4h Junk Drawer Robotics AGSploration Free training (train the trainer) Reasonable Materials Rebecca Holiday: rhollid1@umd.edurhollid1@umd.edu http://extension.umd.edu/baltimore-city

19. And there’s more… Baltimore City Kids Chess League Steve Alpern: salpern@bcps.k12.md.ussalpern@bcps.k12.md.us http://www.baltimorekidschess.org/ Digital Harbor Foundation www.digitalharbor.org ▫ Pay what you can Summer Maker Camps!

20. And there’s more… Techbridge : http://www.techbridgegirls.org/http://www.techbridgegirls.org/ (Locally - Girls Scouts & Society of Women Engineers) Discovery Education: STEM Camps http://www.discoveryeducation.com/STEM/co nnect-the- dots.cfm?CFID=204398&CFTOKEN=98600039 http://www.discoveryeducation.com/STEM/co nnect-the- dots.cfm?CFID=204398&CFTOKEN=98600039 Engineering Adventures/Engineering is Everywhere: http://www.eie.org/engineering- adventureshttp://www.eie.org/engineering- adventures

21. How to connect: E-newsletter every 2 weeks www.mdoutofschooltime.org Ellie Mitchell Director emitchell@mdoutofschooltime.org 410-332-0170