1. Making STEM Connections Along and Across the Educational System STEM Summit February 2010 Ted Ducas Physics Department Wellesley College
2. Making STEM Connections II. Along the Educational System Connecting to Potential Pre-College Teachers The TOPS Summer Program STEM Summit February 2010 I. Across the Educational System Connecting liberal arts college students to opportunities at engineering institutions Introduction to Engineering Science at Wellesley III. Beyond the Local Propagating the Programs
3. I. Connecting Across the Educational System Connecting liberal arts college students to opportunities at engineering institutions Liberal Arts College Engineering Schools STEM Summit February 2010
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5. STEM Summit February 2010 ENTERING WELLESLEY INTERESTED BUT UNINFORMED ENGINEERING OPPORTUNITIES AT OLIN AND MIT THE SOLUTION: An impedance match to optimize access to engineering opportunities
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7. Introduction to Engineering at Wellesley College STEM Summit February 2010 Introduction to Engineering Course Engineering Career Seminar Series Coordinated Advising Opportunities at Olin and MIT
10. STEM Summit February 2010 II. Connecting Along the Educational System Connecting to Potential Pre-College Teachers
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13. TOPS : Teaching Opportunities in Physical Science • Six Week Summer Program • Eight Undergraduates in two teams of four work with experienced lead teachers to develop curricula and hands-on experiences and teach a: 1-week course to middle school students at the Boston Museum of Science 2-week course to high school students at MIT • Topics are based on CUA-related themes: Heat/Energy and Light/Waves
14. STEM Summit February 2010 Week 3 Week 1 Week 2 Week 4 Week 5 Wrap-Up Week 6 TOPS SCHEDULE Intro / CUA Tour / Form Teams / Start Planning Develop Courses / CUA Talks / Prep & Practice Teach Middle Schoolers at Museum of Science Review MOS / Prep & Practice for High Schoolers Teach High Schoolers at MIT Teach High Schoolers at MIT Review / Teaching Opportunities / Certification
17. STEM Summit February 2010 III. Connecting Beyond the Local: Propagating the Programs • Identify key components of the programs • Communicate with colleagues at other institutions • Give talks and publish • Consider larger scale umbrella programs e.g. TEU - Teaching Experience for Undergraduates (analogous to NSF REU Research Experience for Undergraduates)
18. Acknowledgements STEM Summit February 2010 Introduction to Engineering Prof. Brian Storey, Olin Prof. Gill Pratt, Olin Prof. Robbie Berg, Wellesley Mellon Foundation Davis Educational Foundation Wellesley College Olin College of Engineering
19. Acknowledgements (Cont.) STEM Summit February 2010 TOPS Prof. Dan Kleppner , MIT Jamie Formato, Thayer Academy Kim Meyer, Newton North High School Laura Nickerson, Beaver Country Day School Amy Winston, Newton North High School Don Donovan, Thayer Academy Denise Labieniec, The Winsor School NSF Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Florence Hewlett Foundation Boston Museum of Science MIT/Harvard CUA
