SV discussion document - principal and school
- 1. EQUIPPING OUR YOUTH FOR CAREERS IN THE NEW KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY
- 2. DOUG WALKER • Math and business school graduate • Son in Grade 7 and daughter in Grade 9 Fun STEM Fact Footprints left behind by astronauts on the moon will stay there forever as there is no wind to blow them away. MARK APPLEBAUM • Business graduate • Twin daughters in Grade 4, and a son in Grade 7 Fun STEM Fact Tim Berners-Lee coined the phrase “World Wide Web” in 1990 KEVIN McCAFFERTY • Engineering and business school graduate • One son in Grade 3 and another in Grade 5 Fun STEM Fact An Engineer discovered that adding dimples to a golf ball helps it to fly further JAMES LOWE • Business graduate • One son in Grade 12 and another in 1st year university Fun STEM Fact Moore's Law, microchips double in power every 18 to 24 months. Our STEM Village Team
- 3. The knowledge economy has generated a dramatic skills gap in our workforce RECORD YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT • 75% of today’s undergraduate degrees • 42% of youth aged 20- 29 are underemployed and living with their parents • 13 compulsory non- STEM high school credits required • 90% of today’s top income and growth careers • Estimated shortage of 1.5 million skilled workers by 2016 • Only 5 compulsory STEM-based high school credits SEVERE SHORTAGE OF HIGH DEMAND SKILLS NON-STEM SKILLS Social Sciences Languages Humanities STEM SKILLS
- 4. Grade 12 Science Courses (Prerequisite to Programs Shown)v Grade 12 Math Courses (Prerequisite to Programs Shown) Grade 12 Science & Biology Health Sciences Medical Sciences Nursing Kinesiology Food & Nutrition Engineering Computer Science Business and Commerce LargestGrad Programs Medical School MCAT SECTIONS: Physical Sciences Biological Sciences Verbal Reasoning Writing Sample Dental School Business School DAT SECTIONS: Natural Science (Biology & Chemistry) Quantitative Reasoning Reading Comprehension Perceptual Ability GMAT SECTIONS: Quantitative Analysis Verbal Analysis Integrated Reasoning Analytical Writing LargestUndergrad Programs LSAT SECTIONS: Logical Reasoning Analytical Reasoning Reading Comprehension Essay Experimental Law School Physician Nurse Dentis t Judge or Lawyer Engineer Computer Engineer Data Analyst Senior Manage r Investment Manager Finance or Economist EntrepreneurArchitect Education Social Science Arts & Humanities Senior High School and University science and/or math courses are prerequisites to 11 of 12 of Canada’s current top professions TopCanadianProfessions byIncomeandGrowth 46% of Canadian undergraduates are in these programs with only Grade 12 English required STEM Village systematically develops skills for top careers Biology (16% Enrollment) Chemistry (17% Enrollment) Physics (10% Enrollment) Functions Calculus Data Management Computer Science
- 5. The unique STEM Village Ecosystem drives student learning towards long-term goals
- 6. How Does STEM Village work? The Internet for Learning Students will learn using the best curated internet-based resources Schools STEM Village can be used in class or on a self-directed basis Student The students are at the center of STEM Village … it is there to help them learn Parents Parents can see what students have learned … and reward them accordingly
- 7. Our solution is aligned with many of the emerging themes to achieve excellence • Focused on modern learning techniques and success in math • Encourages “personalized learning”… can be self-paced and offers choice of resources, depending on student interest and aptitudes • Enhances access to digital tools for educators • Promotes the integration of flexible structures, digital tools and assistive technologies as supports for learning in mathematics • Enables personalized instruction • Engages parents as partners in the learning process
- 8. The curriculum covers all STEM subjects for students in Grades 5 through 8
- 9. The Discovery learning opportunities are expanding each week Learning packages in development for release in July 2016
- 10. The app allows students to explore and be guided into each of the STEM areas The app will guide students to their next unit or skill Students can explore topics in an open non-guided way Math and Science areas map directly to the skills required in the Ontario curricular Custom rewards allow parents to incent their children to progress
- 11. Each unit clearly identifies skills and is easy to navigate
- 12. Each skill contains several curated learning and practice links
- 13. Students can select from multiple leading web- based learning tools and then test their knowledge in the app STEP 1 Select learning resource STEP 2 Learn or practice STEP 3 Assess skill mastery
- 14. The app is student-centric, with a Parent account “owner” and Teacher visibility Student StudentStudentTeacher Teacher Teacher Student Student Student Student Student Parent Parent ParentParent Parent Role: • Student guidance • Student tracking Role: • Participate • Learn • Benefit Role: • Acct ownership • Acct management • Rewards setting • Support liaison Each account in STEM Village requires a Parent-Child relationship. Teachers are added to improve the overall experience
- 15. Reporting and Tracking Leaderboards School Leaderboard Class Teacher No. of Students Avg. Skills Completed per Student BENCHMARK* Skills Completed 5A Gill 15 27.5 41.3 5B Wright 25 11.0 17.6 6A Anderson 16 30.0 45.0 6B James 17 22.8 25.0 7A Scott 22 27.5 38.5 7B Ferguson 19 19.1 26.7 8A Gibson 26 22.7 34.1 8B Henderson 20 24.3 34.0 * Top Quartile performance by grade within designated peer group (country, province, board, area)
- 16. Reporting and Tracking Student Skills Completed Student Skills Completed Grade: 6 Subject: Math Class: 6B CATNAME UNITNAME SKILLNAME Benjamin Carl Joseph Edward Lucas Megan Jan Melanie Rachel Justin Brian Gavin Paul Victor Andrew Tracey Wendy Chloe Pippa Number Sense Whole Numbers Place Value up to 100 Billion ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Whole Numbers Writing Numbers up to 100 Billion ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Operations Whole Number Operations: Word Problems ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Operations Multiples and Common Multiples ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Operations Prime and Composite Numbers ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Operations Factors ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Operations Order of Operations ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Operations Integers: Comparing and Ordering ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Decimals Place Value: Up to Millionths ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Decimals Writing Numbers: Decimals up to Millionths ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Decimals Estimating Products and Quotients ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Decimals Multiplying Decimals by a Whole Number ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Decimals Dividing Decimals by a Whole Number ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Fractions Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Fractions Ratios ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Fractions Equivalent Ratios ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Fractions Percent ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Number Sense Fractions Relating Fractions, Decimals, and Percents ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Patterns & Algebra Patterns Pattern Rules ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Patterns & Algebra Patterns Patterns from Tables ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Patterns & Algebra Patterns Using Variables in Pattern Rules ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Patterns & Algebra Patterns Plotting on a Coordinate Grid ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Patterns & Algebra Patterns Graphing Patterns ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Patterns & Algebra Equations Understanding Equality in Equations ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Patterns & Algebra Equations Keeping Equations Balanced ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Patterns & Algebra Equations Solving One Variable Equations ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Angles Naming Angles ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Angles Measuring Angles ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Angles Drawing Angles ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Angles Angles in Triangles ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Angles Angles in Quadrilaterals ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Triangles Basic Triangles ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Triangles Naming and Sorting Triangles by Angles ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Triangles Drawing Triangles ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Polygons Polygons: Basics ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Polygons Congruence in Regular Polygons ✦ ✦ Geometry Polygons Perimeters of Polygons ✦ ✦ Geometry Rectangles Area of Rectangles ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Rectangles Volume of Rectangular Prisms ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Transformations Drawing Shapes on a Coordinate Grid ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Transformations Transformations on a Coordinate Grid ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Transformations Successive Transformations ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Transformations Combining Transformations ✦ ✦ ✦ Geometry Transformations Creating Designs ✦ Data Mgmt & Probability Gathering Data Using a Questionnaire to Gather Data ✦ Data Mgmt & Probability Gathering Data Conducting Experiments to Gather Data ✦ Data Mgmt & Probability Graphs Interpreting Graphs Data Mgmt & Probability Graphs Drawing Graphs Data Mgmt & Probability Graphs Choosing an Appropriate Graph Data Mgmt & Probability Probability Theoretical Probability Data Mgmt & Probability Probability Experimental Probability
- 17. How can the app be used in a school environment? Supplemental Learning Flipped Classroom Homework Assistance Lesson Augmentation Learning During School Absence Group Motivation 2 1 5 6 4 3 • Alternative to tutoring, Kumon, Spirit of Math, etc… • Available when needed, as needed • Learning resources from the app can be used as all or part of ‘advanced learning’ • Resources from the app are mapped to Ontario curriculum • Simple for students and parents to navigate • App can be used in class as part of the learning process • E.g. Teach lesson, practice and apply learning, and then, use app to augment or reinforce • Teachers can guide parents and students in case of periodic or extended absences Leaderboards and competitions available to help motivate students and classes
- 18. Our approach to working with schools Specific Class Initiatives (as requested) Reporting and Feedback (ongoing) In-Class Rollout Educator Info Sessions Intro to Admin Team and STEM Leaders Objective: Gain support and customize approach for school Familiarize teachers with the app and learning content Introduce app and learning resources to students Motivate and incent students to improve Use app to augment traditional learning techniques Approach: • In-person meeting with school leadership • Customize rollout approach for school • Schedule next steps • 30 minute live demo and introduction with teachers • Setup teacher accounts • Advanced student registration • 20-30 minutes app walk-through with STEM Village team • Provide custom reporting to educators • Conduct contests if requested • Collaborate with educators on specific opportunities • Test concepts such as flipped classroom The approach is collaborative and varies for each school based on their specific needs and goals. Reporting is provided to the Schools and Teachers according to their specific preferences. 1 to 2 weeks
- 19. • Visible in-class “leaderboards” to motivate learning • Students with parent-set rewards are completing skills at 3:1 ratio vs non-reward students • Students pre-learn upcoming skills or review previous units • Individualized student assignments • In-class use at least twice per week • Augment existing lesson plans: 1) Facilitate lesson (no change) 2) Example exercises (no change) 3) Self-directed learning/practice – primary in-class opportunity: • Additional learning/practice • Review/learn pre-requisite skills • Take skill test when ready to work ahead or learn Technology or Discovery Emerging Best Practices