Education Leaders Forum - Enhancing Learning Culture, 21&22 August 2014 Christchurch Strengthening the Culture of stakeholder engagement

1. Strengthening the culture of
stakeholder engagement

2. Miranda
Satterthwaite
STEM Coordinator at CPIT.
My role is to manage several
STEM programmes in Robotics,
ICT, Engineering, Architectural
Studies and Science at CPIT.

3. Modern learning environments
• http://www.
cpit.ac.nz/ab
out-
us/campus-
master-
plan/latest-
news
Whareora http://www.cpit.ac.nz/about-us/campus-master-plan/stage-1
http://www.cpit.ac.nz/about-us/campus-master-plan
Engineering and Architectural Studies Building
http://www.cpit.ac.nz/about-us/campus-master-plan/latest-news

4. • Modern earning environments - the networks of
institutions and companies supporting students
wherever they interact in training and employment.

5. International Collaborations
STEM projects like The VEX
Robotics Project and the VEX IQ
Project involve international
collaborations between secondary
education, tertiary education,
government and business.

6. Modern Earning Environments
CPIT STEM courses aim to create the mindsets and human
capacity to help our young people compete on the local and
global stage - to be confident, connected, capable to lead
change, creative, innovative and great citizens.

7. How is this done at CPIT?
• Integrative STEM model
• http://youthguarantee.net.nz
• Project Based Learning - through
the design of a product, system,
or environment that provides
solutions to practical
problems.

8. Key Projects
1. Sports Smart Holiday programme.
2. EVolocity - The Electric Vehicle
Initiative and Boot-camps for
teachers.
3. Yr11 and Yr 12 Chemistry
Competition.
4. Yr 11 and Yr 10 Science Competition.
5. Ecobots Holiday programme
– Yr 11-12 students.

9. 6. VEX IQ Robotics Programme for
students and Boot-camp for teachers.
7. VEX Robotics Programme for students
and Boot-camp for teachers.
8. Liquidity Aqua Science Holiday
Programme – Yr 9-10 girls.
9. IT GRLS Coding workshop – Yr 9-10
girls.
10. Airtime Holiday Programme

10. Educators as Stakeholders
Teachers are offered
professional
development through
Boot-camps and lead
many STEM projects.

11. Industry as stakeholders
Industry level qualifications,
languages and programmes
are used for curriculum of
CPIT STEM courses, taught
by industry
qualified tutors
and professionals.

12. IPENZ - Women in Engineering
Specialist STEM courses,
for example IT Grls (Yrs 7-8) and
Liquidity Aqua Science Course,
(Yrs 9-10) are designed especially
for girls. These courses are taught
by female IT lecturers and female
engineers to illustrate how women
can lead in these roles.

13. Students Ambassadors and
Mentors
All our STEM courses are supported
by student ambassadors with the
relevant Science, Engineering or
Business skills who assist students.
A system of mentors in their second
or third year
is set up to tutor and
lead projects.

14. Centre for Maori and Pasifika Achievement
A number of scholarships are offered to encourage Pasifika
STEM skills in the trades http://www.cpit.ac.nz/study-
options/our-study-interest- areas/trades/pasifika-trades-
training and Maori STEM skills in the Trades
http://www.cpit.ac.nz/study-options/our-study-interest-
areas/trades/maori-trades-training
Māori and Pasifika Scholarships covering full fees are offered in
2014 up to 15 EFTs for 10-12 places parallel to the Inspiring
Māori Leadership in Trades He Toki Passport Scheme in 2014 in
areas including Civil Engineering BEng Tech, Quantity Surveying,
Construction Management, Architectural design, Site
Supervision.
Māori and Pasifika are also encouraged to apply for
scholarships to enable Māori to
continue to develop science knowledge eg
http://www.tetapuae.co.nz/scholarships-grants/,

15. How do I keep up with what’s
going on?
CPIT Industry Expo & Open Day 28 August
2pm - 6pm
http://www.facebook.com/CPITNZ
http://www.facebook.com/CPIT.International
http://www.twitter.com/cpitchch
http://www.youtube.com/ChchPolytech
Find these links plus the latest news
and events at campus.cpit.ac.nz