Ensuring that every student can thrive in the regional STEM economy
Our work revolves around four pillars of STEM education:
to provide authentic STEM experiences for students and teachers
Christa McAuliffe's "Lost" Lessons
One of Christa McAuliffe most quoted lines was, "I touch the future. I teach." McAuliffe, the first teacher chosen to go into space, had planned to distribute science and engineering lessons and share demonstrations with students around the world. She, along with the other crew members of flight STS-51, died when their Challenger shuttle exploded 73 seconds into flight. Now, this long-mourned high school social studies teacher's "lost lessons" have recently been updated and made available to teachers by The Challenger Center.
Learn More:
www.challenger.org/challenger_lessons/christas-lost-lessons/
50th Anniversary of Apollo Landing
During the Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s, NASA sent nine missions to the Moon. Six of them landed astronauts safely on the surface, the only times humans have visited another world.
July 20, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the first humans landing on the Moon on July 20, 1969 as part of NASA's Apollo 11 lunar mission.
NASA has put together a site celebrating the anniversary with videos, audio, and photos from the mission.
Learn More: www.nasa.gov/specials/apollo50th/index.html
If you and your students want to launch your own rockets, LinkEngineering has lots of resources to get you started.
www.linkengineering.org/default.aspx?id=10&q=Rockets
STEM School Improvement Support
The Wayne Regional STEM Network (MiSTEM) will be offering STEM School improvement support through Carnegie. More information will be coming soon!!
Also MDE is providing School Improvement support for all schools:
2019 MDE Fall Continuous Improvement Conference
When: Nov. 18-19, 2019
Where: Lansing Center, Lansing
Meeting the Needs of the Whole Child through Systemic Thinking
The two-day conference will focus on Supporting the Whole Child.
November 18
Featuring keynote speaker Jim Harris discussing Supporting the Whole Child in a Complicated World. Attendees will also attend breakout sessions by fellow educators on a variety of themes, including:
• Building Systems for Continuous Improvement
• Deepening Learning
• Thinking Systemically
• Supporting the Whole Child
• Implementing MTSS
• Creating a Positive Climate & Collaborative Culture
November 19
Attend a day-long intensive session with keynote speaker Michael Fullan. A worldwide authority on educational reform; a prolific, award-winning author whose books have been published in many languages; and an advisor to educational leaders in helping to achieve the moral purpose of all children learning, Michael Fullan, OC is the former Dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto.
Request for Presentation Proposal
The Wayne Regional STEM Network (MiSTEM) will also be offering STEM School improvement support through Carnegie. More information will be coming soon!!
masaonline.gomasa.org/Masaonline/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=19_SI
Event Display - MDE Fall 2019 Continuous Improvement Conference
November 18: Featuring keynote speaker Jim Harris discussing Supporting the Whole Child in a Complicated World. Attendees will also attend breakout sessions by fellow educators on a variety of strands...50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing
Apollo 11 Moon Landing 50 Years Later. July 20 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing and the first steps on the Moon. Join us as we revisit the next milestone of Apollo 11.
www.kennedyspacecenter.com/landing-pages/apollo-50th
Celebrate the Apollo 50th Anniversary | Kennedy Space Center
Celebrate and learn more about the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program! Learn about upcoming events, commemorative giveaways, and all of the Apollo artifacts at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex...The Michigan Department of Education Presents:
Educator Evaluation & Student Growth Collaborative Workshop
When: July 31-August 1, 2019
Where: Crowne Plaza Lansing West, Lansing
Bring your team to Lansing this July to learn how to measure and better understand student growth and how to attribute that growth to educators!
Districts often have more questions than answers when it comes to accurately measuring student growth & appropriately attributing that growth to educators. This workshop will help districts better understand student growth.
This two-day workshop for school administrators, principals, teachers & all others that are involved with district student growth. You are encouraged to bring your team to work collaboratively during this workshop, which will focus on:
• Guided engagement in the components of Student Learning Objectives
• Supported team work time sessions to develop local district policies & practices
• Guidance for use of the MDE SGP Educator Evaluation Calculator Tool for state assessments
• Student growth framework implementation problem-solving & barrier busting
• Integration of student growth with feedback cycles
What to Bring
• Five or more district SLO samples; across content and grade (and/or data access to create SLOs)
• Communication plans (and all products from SLO process and workshop)
• Identify current barriers to local implementation
• Invitation to share best practices with others, especially struggles and strategies to overcome
• District procedures for feedback conferences and cycles
• Laptops and tablets with access to internet and district data
masaonline.gomasa.org/Masaonline/Events/Event_Display.aspx?EventKey=19_MSIFN
Event Display - Michigan School Improvement Facilitators Network
© Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators 1001 Centennial Way, Suite 300 | Lansing, MI 48917-9279 phone: (517) 327-5910 | fax: (517) 327-0779Tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing
Apollo 11 Moon Landing 50 Years Later. July 20 marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing and the first steps on the Moon. Join us as we revisit the next milestone of Apollo 11.
www.kennedyspacecenter.com/landing-pages/apollo-50th
Celebrate the Apollo 50th Anniversary | Kennedy Space Center
Celebrate and learn more about the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program! Learn about upcoming events, commemorative giveaways, and all of the Apollo artifacts at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex...Wow, this is deep. We become a better teacher, parent, coworker, etc. when we are mindful of what comes out of our mouths.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVD8YRgA-ck&t=1141s
www.edsurge.com/news/2019-07-16-educators-don-t-agree-on-what-whole-child-education-means-here-s-...
Educators Don’t Agree on What Whole Child Education Means. Here’s Why It Matters. - EdSurge News
“How do you judge a person on one bad act that they do and what should be the parameters?” This ethical question formed the center of a thoughtful, ...mobile.edweek.org/c.jsp?cid=25919901&bcid=25919901&rssid=25919891&item=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.edweek.or...
Teachers Support Social-Emotional Learning, But Say Students in Distress Strain Their Skills
Many teachers say knowing how to help students who struggle outside of school is a major challenge as they take on teaching social-emotional learning, according to an Education Week Research Center su...We need social workers in schools EVERY DAY.
Most College Students Interested in Teaching Never Make It to the Classroom
How likely are those who consider teaching to actually make it into the classroom? New federal data highlight a leaky pipeline for would-be teachers in college. Read more.
blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2019/07/leaky_pipeline_teacher_training.html?cmp=e...
Most College Students Interested in Teaching Never Make It to the Classroom
How likely are those who consider teaching to actually make it into the classroom? New federal data highlight a leaky pipeline for would-be teachers in college.