1. Action Plan Template Educator Academy May 2012 CA East Bay Region (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)

2. Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 2 Intel Confidential 22 Action Plan Template Intel ISEF Educator Academy May 2012 CA East Bay Region (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties)

3. Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 3 High Level Goals Long term goals (3-5 years) –Qualify one student to attend ISEF from Oakland –Develop a network of 20-40 teachers committed to inquiry teaching, research and supporting student participation in science fairs (i.e. going public) Short term goals (1-2 years) –Engage East Bay Green Corridor high school teachers (est. 10) and feeder middle schools committed to supporting student inquiry/research projects that culminate in science fair participation –Develop/assess model for comprehensive supports for students and leveraging of diverse resources (Ex: after school programs, family engagement) –Recruit community partners to support teacher/student teams and their area of focus

4. Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 4 Objectives Number of schools participating in county science fairs will increase Student participation in affiliated schools increases 300% over a three-year period Increased student awareness of STEM related careers and college/career pathways Volunteers/mentors supporting each school site team Inquiry and research taking place in and out of school, with communication/coordination of work across both settings Resources for science fair participation secured for each site

5. Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 5 Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives ActionMeasure success?Who’s Responsible?Deadline? Research site conditions. Draft “straw man” plan and sample budget. Draft available Team Member: Stephanie Couch & Josue Diaz Oct 2012 Secure preliminary resource commitment/support Potential funders identified Team Member: Stephanie Couch July 2012

6. Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 6 Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives ActionMeasure success?Who’s Responsible?Deadline? Engage Green Corridor high school teachers in plan development and identify necessary supports for teacher participation (online site, science equipment, group facilitator, assistance with science fair application process and procedures, STEM college/career exploration and events, etc.). Meeting occurred. All schools represented and willing to participate. Team Member: Josue Diaz August 2012 Work with Green Corridor high school teachers to identify focus areas. Areas of focus identified for each participating school. Team Member: Josue Diaz Sept. 2012

7. Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 7 Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives ActionMeasure success?Who’s Responsible?Deadline? Finalize plan and secure resources. Final plan and funds to support the work. Entire Team: George Alonzo, Stephanie Couch & Josue Diaz Oct 2012 Enlist involvement/support of other resources and partners (e.g., industry, universities, community groups, after school program) Resources secured in accordance with the plan. Team Member: George Alonzo & Stephanie Couch Nov. 2013

8. Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 8 Action Plan – Steps to Meet Your Goals and Objectives ActionMeasure success?Who’s Responsible?Deadline? Initial high school teacher cohort recruits 10 middle school teacher participants At least 10 new teacher participants in 2013 Entire Team: George Alonzo, Stephanie Couch & Josue Diaz Aug. 2013 Work with teachers to get applications in for Alameda fair. Work with elementary sites to get them to bring students to the science fair. All participating teachers have students submitting applications Entire Team: George Alonzo, Stephanie Couch & Josue Diaz Nov. 2013 Note: Our region will be collaborating throughout the year with colleagues in region 3 and region 6 on all of the above.

9. Intel ISEF 2012 – Educator Academy 9 Intel ISEF Educator Academy Reflection As a result of the 2012 Educator Academy, we…… –Obtained important insights into effective teaching/learning from Carl Weiman’s exceptional presentation. –Had time to network and strategize within and across regions (most beneficial element – THANK YOU!). –Beneficial shop talks: Intel resource review, flipped classroom, science research collaborative, thinking about data, creating a culture of research, and PHET. –Shop Talks missing: Models aligned with Wieman’s approach in which “experts” partner with teachers to bring content knowledge and expert thinking to teams. Ways of addressing accessibility for students from underserved communities. Building the pathways into science research in high schools (K- 12 strategy).