STEM LOGO
STEM
SLOGAN
“Always question, Always
wonder”
What are the new STEM Education and Initiatives
in M-DCPS?
What impact does the CCSS/Florida Standards
have on the teaching of science?
What progress has been made on the Next
Generation Science Standards (national science
curriculum)?
What should teacher education programs be
teaching/telling our pre-service teachers about
science in M-DCPS?
CAREER AND
TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
MATHEMATICS
STEM
SCIENCE
STEM VISION
• Dade County Public Schools aspires to engage and
prepare all our students in Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) to ensure our
community has the next generation of inventors,
explorers, innovators and leaders.
STEM MISSION
• The mission of Miami-Dade County Public Schools
STEM is to leverage the expertise and capital of the
Department of Career and Technical Education and
the Department of Mathematics and Science to
increase student achievement in STEM curriculum to
enhance career and college readiness.
STEM Website
• http://stem.dadeschools.net
MATHEMATICS Website
• http://math.dadeschools.net
CTE Website
• http://dcte.dadeschools.net
SCIENCE Website
• http://science.dadeschools.net
STEM
Initiatives
STEM
Expo
Mobile
STEM
Labs
UF STEM Tips
FCR-STEM:FSU/FIU/MDCPS Partnerships
FCR-STEM Statistics and
Probability Institute
FCR-STEM Physical Science
Institute
M-DCPS/FIU Partnerships
Wall of Wind Challenge
Annual Engineering Expo
Graduate STEM Certificate
Ten80
Students
Racing
Challenge
Community
STEM Events
SCIENCE
STEM
Initiatives
Dream in Green:
Green Schools
Challenge
SECME
The
Fairchild
Challenge
SECME STARS III
South Florida
Regional Science &
Engineering Fair
EARTHECHO
International
Toyota USA
Foundation
Grant
MATHEMATICS
STEM INITIATIVES
MU ALPHA THETA
Honor Society
MATH COUNTS
CTE
STEM
Initiatives
Youth Fair
CTE Contests
CTE Programs
Aligned to STEM
Career Cluster
Career & Technical
Student Organizations
CTSO
U.S. Naval
Academy MiniSTEM Program
Robotics Competition
Mini-Urban Challenge
LEGO MINDSTORMS
Florida First LEGO League-Grades 4-8
Battlebots and VEX Robotics at the
Youth Fair
Starbot ES & MS-STEM Activities
Engineering
Encounter
Bridge Design
Contest
STEM FUSE
Gaming Design
Competition
Project
Lead The Way
STEM TECH
Olympiad
Industry
Certification
Females in STEM
Careers
Impact the CCSS/Florida Standards
have on the teaching of science
Supportive of science instruction through:
-Explicit language for literacy and mathematical practices
-Strengthened scientific investigation conclusion writing
(claim-evidence-reasoning)
-Increased emphasis on reading informational text K – 12
-Increased opportunity for interdisciplinary collaborations
Increased demand for teacher professional
development and informational text resources
June 2013:
Team of MDCPS teachers
reviewed NGSS
to provide
comments and
feedback to
FDOE during
public review
for state
adoption
Aligned some
content (i.e.,
clarification
statements) in
Middle School
Science
Pacing Guide
Learning
Goals, where
appropriate
Currently
teaching Next
Generation
Sunshine
State
Standards for
Science
(2008), until
final decision
is made by
FDOE
Progressive
5 Es
Hands-on
Planning
-Aligns to national standards: CCSS and NGSS
-Incorporates national best practice trends: inquiry,
formative assessments, learning goals and progression
scales, technology integration
-Pacing Guides
Follows Bybee’s 5-E Model for inquiry
Emphasizes learning science by doing science through
laboratory and investigation activities
-In-classroom, outdoors, mobile labs, informal science
institutions, science fair
Stresses deep planning both horizontally (among grade
level peers) and vertically (across grade levels and
feeder patterns)
on strong collaborations with community
Collaborations Depends
partners - Industry and Institutions of Higher Education
Cristian Carranza
Administrative Director, STEM
1501 NE 2nd Avenue, Room 327, Miami, FL 33132,
305-995-1939
ccarranza1@dadeschools.net
Department of Career & Technical Education (CTE)
10151 NW 19th Avenue, Room 14
Miami, FL 33147
Phone: 305-693-3030
Lupe Ferran Diaz, Ph.D.
Executive Director, CTE
lupediaz@dadeschools.net
Department of Mathematics and Science
1501 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33132
Phone: 305-995-1939
Michele White
Executive Director, Mathematics
michellewhite@dadeschools.net
Ava D. Rosales, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Science
arosales@dadeschools.net