There’s No Place Like the Real World: Internships and
Research/Design OpportunitiesMetro Early College High School
Classroom, Internship and Research Experiences
April 19, 2012
THE METRO CONCEPT
Education that links learning to life:• Real World Issues • Design Challenges
CyberPatriot Competition
• STEM Competitions• Internships• Capstone Research Projects
FIRST Robotics
THE METRO EXPERIENCEMetro is an Inclusive
Public STEM School ProgramDiverse
• Lottery Admission• Demographics reflect entire county (15
Districts)
• Accelerated
• STEM Mastery system• Early college
• Tailored Education
• Real World Experiences• Problem based learning• 3rd/4th year themed learning center
experiences
METRO DEMOGRAPHICS FALL 2011
Asian
Black
Hispan
ic
Native
Ameri
can
Multira
cial
White
0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%
Ethnicity
2011-12 Metro Ethnicity
Gender
Male
Female
• 30% Free and Reduced Lunch
• 14% Identified Special Needs
PHASES OF DESIGN: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Design Challenge/Project Development Template is an integration of work by Wiggins and McTighe, the International Center for Leadership in Education, Robert Marzano and David Conley.
Knowledge Taxonomy
Application Model
6 – Evaluation 5 – Apply to Real World UNPREDICTABLE Situations
5 – Synthesis 4—Apply to Real World PREDICTABLE Situations
4 – Analysis 3 – Apply Across Disciplines
3 – Application 2 – Apply in Discipline
2 – Comprehension
1 – Knowledge
1 – Knowledge/Awareness Cross Curricular Content Integration
Math, Science, English, Art, Social Studies, Spanish, Chinese
Framed by the Greater Columbus Context
PARTNERSHIPS ILLUMINATE INTERSECTION OF RIGOR & RELEVANCE• In Classrooms—from the first week of school
• Design Challenges• Authentic Evaluators• Experts in the field
• Internships • Research
Scaffolded learning Apply classroom learning to real life problems
ProfessionalismApplication of Metro Habits
Learning outside the classroom
THE INTERNSHIP AND CAPSTONE RESEARCH/DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Scaffolded learning Apply classroom learning to real life problems
ProfessionalismApplication of Metro Habits
Learning outside the classroom
THE INTERNSHIP AND CAPSTONE RESEARCH/DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Scaffolded learning Apply classroom learning to real life problems
ProfessionalismApplication of Metro Habits
Learning and contributing outside the classroom
THE INTERNSHIP AND CAPSTONE RESEARCH/DESIGN EXPERIENCE
EARLY COLLEGE EXPERIENCE LEARNING CENTERS
Year-long Thematic Programs• College coursework• Capstone (Content-specific internship) experiences with professionals in the field• Design challenges, competitions and field studies that put education into practice
BODIES Biomedical – Partners: Ohio Health Research Campus. Field Studies: China (Eastern vs. Western Medicine), Costa Rica (3rd World Medicine)
DESIGN Robotic Engineering - Partners: COSI, Dublin HS, FIRST Robotics Competition
ENERGY Energy and Policy - Partners: Franklin Park Conservatory, Battelle Science & Tech Center (OSU John Glenn School of Public Affairs), Linden-McKinley STEM Academy
METRO STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
ASHLAND UNIVERSITYBOSTON COLLEGE BOWLING GREENBRIGHAM YOUNG BROWN UNIVERSITYBUTLER UNIVERSITYCAPITAL UNIVERSITYCOLUMBIA CASE WESTERN CCAD COLUMBUS STATECORNELL UNIVERSITYDENISON UNIVERSITYDEPAUL UNIVERSITYDILLARD UNIVERSITYFRANKLIN UNIVERSITYHAVERFORD COLLEGEHOWARD UNIVERSITYINDIANA UNIVERSITYJOHN CARROLL KENT STATELAFAYETTE COLLEGELANE COLLEGELINCOLN UNIVERSITYMARIETTA COLLEGEMIAMI OF OHIOMT. CARMEL MUSKINGUM COLLEGE
OHIO DOMINICANOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY OHIO NORTHERN OHIO UNIVERSITYOHIO WESLEYANPURDUEOTTERBEINRITSOUTHERN VIRGINIA THE CITADEL UNIV. OF CALIFORNIA UNIV. OF CHICAGOUNIV. OF CINCINNATIUNIV. OF FINDLAYUNIV. OF ILLINOISUNIV. OF KENTUCKYUNIV. OF MIAMIUNIV. OF MARYLANDUNIV. OF MICHIGANUNIV. OF TENNESSEE UNIV. OF TOLEDOVASSAR COLLEGEVIRGINIA STATEWITTENBERG WOOSTERWRIGHT STATE
Class of 2011 Admissions
Graduating class of 2010 – 36 of the 72 students are currently at OSU
Graduating class of 2011 – 47 of the 93 students are currently at OSU
Class 2011• High Schools represented: 32• 4 year College: 86%• 2 year College: 13%• In State College: 84%• Out of State College: 16%• Work/Military: 1%
THE INTERNSHIP AND RESEARCH/DESIGN EXPERIENCE
Strong Community Partners
HOW TO BE INVOLVED AT METRO
To host and intern/capstone research students, seek to a letter of support for a grant, or share a project idea:
Contact Mari Burgett [email protected]
She will connect you to the appropriate person/people.