The document summarizes an agenda for a seminar on STEM courses offered by the Endeavour Academy for middle and high school students. It provides an overview of the Endeavour Institute's mission to inspire students through hands-on STEM learning. It also discusses how new standards in Common Core math and English, Next Generation Science Standards, and computer-based assessments require focusing more on skills like problem-solving in addition to content knowledge. An example activity demonstrates teaching graphing concepts through motion detection.

1. Endeavour Academy:
STEM Courses for Middle and High School
Tuesday, Feb 4, 2014
1:30 pm till 2:25 pm

2. Agenda
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Welcome
– Introductions
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The Endeavour Institute
– What we are and What we do.
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The New Standards in a Nutshell
– Common Core ELA
– Common Core Math
– Next Generation Science Standards
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Activity Example
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3. Welcome
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Announcements:
Date
Feb 12
Feb 18
Mar 12
Mar 21
Apr 2
May 3
May 23
May 27
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Event
Science after Dark – Science of Chocolate, Café Roma
Focus Meeting 3,
Science after Dark – A Day in the Life of Rattlesnakes
Collaborative Workshop 3
Focus Meeting 4
Balloon Fest – Paso Robles
Collaborative Workshop 4
Focus Meeting 5
Introductions
Details posted on: http://endeavourinstitute.org click on
Event Calendar (upper left corner)
Balloon Fest: http://championship.endeavours.org

4. Endeavour Institute
The Endeavour Institute is dedicated to
inspiring and engaging our youth and
implementing a new education paradigm
within our schools and communities.
The Endeavour Institute consists of the Endeavour Center and
Endeavour Academies. It is a non-profit (501(c)3) division of
Space Information Labs, Inc (SIL).

5. The Endeavour Academy:
Endeavour_Academy.mpg

6. Our Vision:
America’s youth, enthusiastic and successful, with high paying
jobs; as they actively contribute to America’s technological
future in the new Global economy.
The Endeavour Mission:
To promote effective teaching of critical STEM learning and
problem-solving skills that students need to succeed; as well
as public awareness and support for America’s scientific
and technological endeavors.

7. Endeavour Goals
• Inspire students to
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Understand the world around them,
Succeed academically, and
Give back to the communities in which they live and work.
• Engage students with exciting challenges and practical
applications while developing communication, entrepreneurial,
and team-building skills that can be used for a life-time.
• Educate students to prepare them to be successful in college
and challenging careers in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics (STEM).

8. Our Core Activities
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Academies:
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Seminars and Workshops:
Bringing highly effective hands-on
STEM courses into the schools.
Mentoring
teachers and engaging students.
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CCSTEM:
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Public STEM Events: Engaging students,
Building active collaborations with
STEM organizations both locally and statewide.
schools, parents, and the community in exciting and
challenging events.

9. The Endeavour Center
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Seminars and Workshops:
Mentoring
teachers and engaging students.
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NASA Resource Center:
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Observatory:
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Great Connections: Located just outside
We are the Central
Coast’s source of NASA educational materials.
Research grade telescope available to
schools and amateur astronomers.
Vandenberg Air Force Base.

10. Endeavour® Academy
UC Approved Curriculum
Middle and High School
STEM Classes
• Aerospace Technology & Modeling – 8th grade
• Mission to Planet Earth Systems – 9th Grade
(UC Science, lab D)
• Intro to Engineering Science – 10th grade
(UC science, college prep, lab science D)
• Mechatronics – 11th Grade
(UC science, college prep, honors, lab science D)
• Engineering Design – 12th Grade
(UC science, college prep, honors, lab science D)

11. The Endeavour
Paradigm
A STEM Education Methodology
•Project-based, Learn-by-doing, Inquiry Model
•Fundamental skills  knowledge
•Just-in-Time Lessons: “Pull” vs “Push”
•Guide or Coach vs. Gatekeeper
•Exciting challenges and real problem solving opportunities
•Extensive collaborations with NASA, Universities, and industry
•Enhanced core content, expert mentoring, & advanced technology

12. The Endeavour
Collaboration Model
A STEM Education Methodology
•Students: We must Inspire and Engage them to be active
collaborators in their own education
•Teachers: model skills, increase knowledge, build enthusiasm, and
confidence
•Parents and Community: support, encourage, and volunteer
•Universities: Guidance, Mentoring, review, content knowledge
•Industry: real world applications, mentoring, high tech support
•NASA: Exciting challenges, timely environmental issues, extensive
teacher and curriculum support

13. The New Standards
Just another disruption…
Or
Great news for progressive teachers.

14. Common Core - ELA
Focuses on CCR (College and Career Ready)
standards
 Not just literature and descriptive writing
 Adds technical reading and writing
 Adds speaking, listening, and presenting
 Adds specific responsibilities for teachers in
technical subjects as well as English teachers.
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15. Common Core - Math

16. NGSS
Designed around 3 Dimensions
1. Scientific and Engineering Practices
2. Crosscutting Concepts
3. Disciplinary Core Ideas

17. NGSS - Dimension 1
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Scientific and Engineering Practices
1 Asking and designing problems
2 Developing and using models
3 Planning and carrying out investigations
4 Analyzing and interpreting data
5 Using mathematics and computational thinking
6 Developing explanations and designing solutions
7 Engaging in argument from evidence
8 Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

18. NGSS – Dimension 2
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Crosscutting Concepts
1. Patterns
2. Cause and Effect: Mechanism and Explanation
3. Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
4. Systems and System Models
5. Energy and Matter: Flows, Cycles, and
Conservation
6. Structure and Function
7. Stability and Change

19. Smarter Balanced Assessment
What they can do, not just what they know.
Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortia (SBAC) Computer Adaptive
Testing
The SBAC summative assessment will include:
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selected response,
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constructed response,
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technology enhanced, and
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performance task items.
Advantages of computer adaptive testing:
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More efficient than fixed-form testing, requiring fewer questions to accurately determine
each student’s achievement level.
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Provides information about the full range of learning
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In contrast, A paper and pencil test is confined to the content within the printed document.
Student results are likewise confined to the grade level tested
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Provides information that goes into more depth within the grade level as well as
information outside of the grade level
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Important for classroom educators to plan teaching and learning opportunities
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Precision of the scores is more accurate
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Offers faster results, with the turnaround time of weeks rather months

20. Comparisons
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Mathematics – Graphing – 5th grade
– Previous Math content standards:
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Data Analysis 1.4 “Identify ordered pairs of data from a
graph and interpret…”
– CCSS:
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5.G.A: “Graph points on the coordinate plane to solve
real-world and mathematical problems.”
– NGSS:
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3-5-ETS1: “Students who demonstrate understanding can:
Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a
problem…”

21. Teaching Graphing and Kinematics
walk back and forth
in front of
Motion Detector

22. Graph Matching Activity

23. Close
Endeavour Institute and the new standards
 How will this affect you and what can you do
 Evaluation Survey
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