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Triangle Coalition for Science & Technology Education
Annual Conference on STEM Education Policy
October 22, 2010
STEM Education fosters innovative and collaborative approaches to teaching and learning within existing programs.
Integrative STEM Education
#1. Increased academic rigor & opportunity for ALL students, including “College Now”.
Integrative STEM Principles
APS students in Early Childhood Educationare dual-enrolled in NOVA
#2. Multidisciplinary approaches to problem and project-based learning.
Integrative STEM Principles
LEGO Robotics
Bridge Design Testing
Student-DesignedMarble Sorter
#3. Communication, collaboration and teamwork, using 21st Century technologies
and skills.
Integrative STEM Principles
CanDo Development Team
Television & Multimedia students produce commercials
for Special Olympics
#4. Real-world problems and challenges, which require the high-level application of both
knowledge and skills.
Integrative STEM Principles
Students harness the XO laptop to capture audio from beehives
These principles arebeing implementedat the Governor’s Career & Technical Academy (GCTAA) at the Arlington Career Center.
Governor’s Academy
Governor’s Academy
Creation of Governor’s Academy in the Fall of 2008 adds dual-enrollment
Focus on integrative STEM education to include NOVA’s presence
CTE instructors become certified to teach dual-enrollment classes as adjunct faculty at NOVA.
Virginia Tech trains instructors in integrative STEM pedagogy.
Governor’s Academy Pathways
Engineering and Technology Audio and Video Technology Support Services Information Support Services Automotive Technology
Successes
Dual enrollment Summer opportunities Strengthening our CTE programs Preparing college and career ready students Math in CTE program
◦ National Research Center for Career and Technical Education
Challenges
Staff development Common planning time Transportation challenges
http://www.careercenter.arlington.k12.va.us/gctaa/index.htm