Item 5. How Schools will Benefit Program team Deakin SS - STEM Science Technology Engineering Mathematics h#p://www.ss-‐stemproject.org.au Structure: • • • • Scope of the STEM Program Support structures Induction workshops/meetings Performance measurement – data collection Scope of the STEM Program • 8-10 schools in Greater Geelong Region • Focused on Years 7 and 8 • Partnerships between schools, Deakin, industry partners • 3 years (2015 – 2017) • State Government funded • Focused on student attainment and participation, school curriculum development, and teacher capacity building • Potential for making STEM vital and exciting!! Program Timeline including significant elements Skilling the Bay Goals addressed by Program Key Performance Indicator Program Outcome Program Objectives Improved quality of STEM related teaching in partner secondary schools Improve educator capability and innovation in the teaching of STEM related subjects in schools Teachers reporting improved capability post intervention Teacher survey and interviews Improve student awareness of and aspirations for STEM related education, training and employment pathways Increased student attainment in STEM subjects Year 7 and 8 student awareness and intentions about STEM subjects and jobs Student survey Raise education attainment and engagement Increase in levels across proportion of the region students undertaking STEM related subjects Measure Year 10 to Year School based 11 VCE STEM data subject selections Deakin Commitment • Assist schools to: – Develop engagement STEM-related learning experiences – Develop curriculum – Increase engagement with industry and Deakin science students as ambassadors for Science and Deakin – Access to Deakin SEBE expertise and infrastructure – Access and utilise industry-based practices and personnel • Funding: – 3 teacher leaders per school (funded as a GRANT, equivalent to 10.5 days per participant) to attend 3 formal Professional Learning sequences School and teacher commitment • Nominate and support at least 3 STEM-related teachers for 3 years • Participate in project activities • Support curriculum development and implementation • Support data collection to inform student learning, teacher development, and STEM Program implementation • Collaborate with the Deakin team and industry partners to strengthen STEM teaching and learning Geelong Industry contexts • Possibilities: – Relationships between schools and industry – STEM related exemplars and illustrations to inform curriculum development • Emergent and responsive • Biolab Web structure to support the project Public (open to all) www.ss-stemproject.org.au Home Science Technology Engineering Mathematics About STEM Resources News Project(goals Research Industry(Contexts FAQ News(blog Events(and(calendar Science(and(Technology( informaCon Contacts Resources( Links (registered( teachers(only( resources?) Project Schools & Teachers Network(parCcipants Project(parCcipants Hosted as an external site with own domain name. (Deakin eSolutions providing infra-structure) Domain name www.ss-stemproject.org.au allied domains: www.successfulstudents-stem.org.au www.stemskills.org.au Project Network Only Resources Registration Scootle' Communi-es Project Project related forms PL documenation Activities Discussions Network agendas School generated resources Blogs Discussions Shared resources Network Hosted by Scootle, each as a closed community accessed by registered users of each community. www.scootle.edu.au
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