1. Ways to Support Your School’s STEM Focus STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Penny Chaney: Floyd Middle School Shirley Trammell: Ford Elementary School

2. Evolving Role 1990 2014 2007 2000 2015

3. Professional Learning Opportunities STEM Conference: West Georgia RESA; Peachtree City; March 3-4STEM Conference: West Georgia RESA; Peachtree City; March 3-4 Technology Training Integration Specialist Edmodo Groups

4. Technology ISTE Standards formally NETS (The International Society for Technology in Education: Permission for Reprints)ISTE StandardsPermission for Reprints iPads (creative apps, documentation projects, pictures, QR codes, etc.) Check Terms of Service Learning Commons Technology Club

5. Collection eBooks: Recommendations (example: Max Axiom )Max Axiom What If / Exploratory books: Explore Spring! 25 Great Ways to Learn About Spring STEM searches (Titlewave,… Pinterest) Inventors / Biographies Histories: Bugged: How Insects Changed History 5

6. STEM Projects Different approaches: short projects to year-long projects Data collection STEM journal Lessons Engineering VS. Arts and Crafts (The Three Little Pigs) STEM Minute

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8. Lessons LEADING THE WAY *ISTE *New Tools (Educreations,…) *Office 365 TRADITIONAL * Inquiry *Research * Plagiarism & Copyright *Integration of Curricula * Stories / Literature

9. Ideas Blog: Renovated Learning 9

10. Suggested Readings Women With Both High Math and Verbal Ability Appear Less Likely to Choose Science Careers Because Their Dual Skills Confer More Career Options http://www.news.pitt.edu/women_STEMhttp://www.news.pitt.edu/women_STEM To Attract More Girls to STEM, Bring More Storytelling to Science http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/budding-scientist/to-attract-more-girls- to-stem-bring-storytelling-to-science/ http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/budding-scientist/to-attract-more-girls- to-stem-bring-storytelling-to-science/ School Librarians Can Be Crucial Partners in STEM http://stemwire.org/2013/07/10/school-librarians-can-be-crucial-partners-in- stem/ http://stemwire.org/2013/07/10/school-librarians-can-be-crucial-partners-in- stem/ STEM Resources http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/STEM_Resourceshttp://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/STEM_Resources 10