STEM Exposition 2016
Workshop for Experienced STEM Teachers
November 5, 2015
Edmonds School District
Agenda
• Welcome & Introductions
• STEM Expo 2016 Overview
• Categories
• Student Handbooks
• Safety & Ethics Regulations
• STEM Website as a Resource
• Sign In/Time Sheets
Who Are We?
Mary Glodowski - CTE STEM TOSA
Who are you?
Where do you teach?
What grade(s)?
Have you participated in the STEM Expo before?
Are you doing this with a colleague?
STEM Expo 2016 Overview
Celebration of student growth in STEM literacy
Edmonds School District Students in grades 4-12
• 2013~250 students
2014~250 students
Teachers, parents, community members
College Representatives
STEM Ambassadors
2015~450 students!
STEM Expo Event Logistics
• Monday, April 18, 2016
• 6:00-8:00 pm
• Mountlake Terrace High School
• Students grouped with their classes
• Display board at their assigned table
• Trifold Posters will be provided. Delivery date TBD
• Google Forms Registration open from Feb 18 – Mar 11
• T Shirts
Categories
Students can enter
individually or as teams
with their teacher/class/club or independently
Categories:
Science Investigation
Engineering Design/Invention
Scientific Inquiry Essay
Computer Sciences
STEM Club Projects
STEM Classroom Demonstrations
Student Handbooks
Science Investigation
Engineering Design/Invention
Scientific Inquiry Essay
Computer Sciences
Available at our STEM Expo Resources website as word.docs
Accessible to teachers, parents, students
Project Planning Proposal
Modify the Project Planning Proposal form to meet your class needs EXCEPT for the
section about Safety and Ethics
• Briefest overview – on Project Planning Proposal form (in handbooks)
• Summary overview – on STEM Expo Resources webpage http://goo.gl/RlRkck
• Full Regulations – Intel ISEF website https://goo.gl/ZKZMPH
Contact Mary Glodowski glodowskim@Edmonds.wednet.edu for more information
Safety & Ethics Regulations
All projects must be approved, and YOU are the “Approver” –
EXCEPT FOR THESE CIRCUMSTANCES:
• You aren’t sure if it is solid proposal
• Your student wants to use the following in a project:
 human subjects (even if it’s just to
ask them questions for a survey)
 any micro-organisms (bacteria,
viruses, fungi)
 controlled or hazardous
substances
 chemicals not generally found in a
household
 vertebrate animals (animals with
a backbone)
 animal tissue
 DNA
 Radiation
 Explosives
In those circumstances, contact Mary Glodowski for next steps to take.
Explore STEM –
Edmonds School District Website as a Resource
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STEM Edmonds SD – info for parents
More STEM for Students – internships, job shadows, summer camps
More STEM for Students & Families – STEM events for the public
STEM Competitions – help students move beyond the STEM Expo
STEM Exposition – overview & categories
• Teacher Workshops – Dates
• Resources for Students, Teachers, & Families – all workshop materials available here
Access from the District home page, select “Explore STEM” from the menu
bar on the left side of the page – or – http://goo.gl/7e3e3f
Thank You!
• Did you sign in?
• Time sheets
Baby Triceratops