STEM EXPOSITION 2015
Workshop #4
February 9, 2015
Edmonds School District
Agenda
• Congratulations!!!
• Welcome & Introductions
• Teacher Check In
• Registration Process
• What to Expect at the Expo
• Planning/Questions
• Evaluations/Time Sheets
Checking In
• Introductions
• What’s working well?
• What can you use support with?
ONLINE
REGISTRATION
Registration Overview
• Open from Feb 9 – Feb 27
• Link sent by email to teachers or parents of independent
entrants – it will NOT be posted on website
• Will take about 3 minutes to register. Before students
start, make sure they:
• Know how to spell your name
• Have a title for their project
• Know their T-shirt size (these are adult sizes)
• If they are a Team, all team members should be present to register
together
• If I don’t receive registration information from your
students, I will send you a reminder 1 week before
registration closes
Registration Overview
• After registration closes, a list of your students and their
information will be sent to you to check that
• Everyone has registered
• Your name is spelled correctly
• Project titles are appropriate and free of misspellings
• Students have identified the proper school
• Please respond with any corrections ASAP. This
information will be used to print our STEM Expo program.
WHAT TO EXPECT
AT THE STEM EXPO
At the STEM Expo
• If you wish, we will pick up completed poster boards from
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your students and set them up at their assigned table
Students will be responsible for taking the poster boards
home with them
There will NOT be an opening address
There will be photos of the event, but take ones of your
students if you want to be sure you have a photo record of
everyone
Students will have a specified time to stand by their
projects, and a specified time to visit other projects
Can start setting up as early as 5:00
At the STEM Expo
• Open to the public from 6-8
• Representatives from STEM industries & higher ed will
have tables
• STEM Ambassadors from industry and higher ed will be
walking around and talking with students. They will wear a
badge that identifies them with this info
• Name
• Institution or Career
• Ask me about …(STEM Topic)
At the STEM Expo
• Students should be encouraged to interact with the public
• Questions they should be prepared to answer include:
• How did you chose this topic for your project?
• What was something unexpected that you learned?
• What was your greatest challenge?
• How would you like to see your project (findings) used?
• Have you considered working in a STEM career? What would you
find rewarding?
• If you had time and resources, what would you do next?
• What are some interesting student projects you saw here at the
STEM Expo?
Speaking to the public
Talking to People
• Write a 2 minute "speech"
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summarizing your project.
Make a list of questions you
think people will ask you
Review your background
research.
Practice explaining your
project to others
Practice explaining your
project in simple terms
Presenting Yourself
• Wear your STEM Expo T•
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shirt
Make good use of your
display board.
Always be positive and
enthusiastic!
Be confident with your
answers.
It is okay to say "I do not
know.“
Treat each person who visits
you like a judge
DISPLAY
BOARDS
Project Boards
Need Display Boards?
Email Mary Glodowski
• Number of display boards needed
• Date needed
• School
See examples of display board layouts in the Student
Handbooks at http://www.edmonds.wednet.edu/Page/8398
Thank You!
• Did you sign in?
• Time Sheets – “STEM Exposition Teacher Workshop #4”
• Evaluations