1. Niagara Falls City School District & Niagara University: Futures in STEM 1 Tracking Professional Development

2. Niagara Falls City School District & Niagara University: Futures in STEM 2 Agenda Project background Project roadblock or barriers Project solution Project outcome Comments/Questions

3. Niagara Falls City School District & Niagara University: Futures in STEM 3 Project background The goal of the Niagara Falls City School District Mathematics Science Partnership Grant is to increase academic achievement in Math and Science by enhancing the subject matter, content knowledge, and teaching skills of classroom teachers.

4. Niagara Falls City School District & Niagara University: Futures in STEM 4 Project background Six buildings –1 High School (2 houses within) –1 Preparatory School –4 Elementary Schools –200 teachers. 60 hours of professional development

5. Niagara Falls City School District & Niagara University: Futures in STEM 5 Project roadblock or barriers Documenting 60 hours of professional development among 200 teachers Identifying teachers who have not had professional development Feedback to content coaches & project director with in a reasonable amount of time.

6. Niagara Falls City School District & Niagara University: Futures in STEM 6 Project solution Custom Microsoft Access Database –Located on Niagara Falls City School District Password Protected Server SPSS (Statistical Package of Social Sciences) –Syntax/Code to run calculations Custom Microsoft Excel workbook –Formula run worksheets, graphs, charts

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11. Niagara Falls City School District & Niagara University: Futures in STEM 11 Project outcome Reports and queries created High accuracy Little time on task. Continuous feedback Continuous Monitoring Individual Guidance.

12. Niagara Falls City School District & Niagara University: Futures in STEM 12 Comments/Questions Lynne M. Tompkins LTompkins@nfschools.net LTompkins@nfschools.net Sheila Smith SSmith@nfschools.net Christine Howard Christine@Ciurczak.net “The instructional practices and assessments discussed or shown in these presentations are not intended as an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Education.”