MiamiDade County Public Schools SECME A Launch Pad for the Next Generation of Explorers

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Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsSECMEA Launch
Pad for the Next Generation of Explorers

• Mrs. Ava D. Rosales
• Curriculum Support Specialist
• Office of Curriculum and Instruction - Science
  Education

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SECME Model
Student Scholarships
National Level
Scholarships to Summer Institute
Professional Development
District Olympiad Competition
District Level
Engineering Site Field Trip
Networking with Teachers and Engineers Nationally
Saturday Design Seminars
National Student Competition
Provides Engineer and University Support
Sponsors National Summer Institute
School Level
Club meetings
Sponsors Teachers to Summer Institute
Classroom activities
People and Expertise
Teachers Counselors Administrators Parents Student
s
Participate in Olympiad
Shadow an Engineer Day
Guest speakers
Involve parents
Resource and Materials
Student , Parent and Teacher Recognition
Student data
Longitudinal Data Statistics
Awards Banquet
Communications Network
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M-DCPS SECME PROGRAMWhat makes it work?

• Teacher, counselor, and parent resource
• Engaging hands -on student activities that
  enhance mathematics, science, and engineering
  concepts
• Collaboration with experts, colleges and industry
  
• Student, teacher, parent motivation
• District support - program coordination

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SECME ENHANCES MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE CURRICULUM
SECME
CURRICULUM
Inquiry based learning Mathematics and science
applications to solving real world problems
School to Career Initiative
Engineering design seminars/Teacher Professional
Development Engineering design and construction
(bridges, mousetrap cars, egg drop containers,
water bottle rockets, robotic hand) Workshops at
Colleges, shadow an engineer day, engineering
site field trips, guest speakers
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M-DCPS SECME StudentProfile
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Percentage of Title I SECME Schools

• Total of Participating SECME Schools 2004 -
  2005
• 40 Elementary
• 27 Middle
• 22 Senior High
• 1 K-8 Center
• 2 Alternative

Note Based on the number of Title I Schools in
the District
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SECME Student Performance on State
Assessments 

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SECME Student FCAT Data Distribution

• LEP Students Grades 3 7
• ESE Students Grades 3 8
• Standard Curriculum Grades 3 10

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District and SECME Performanceon the 2005 FCAT
SSS Mathematics, by Ethnicity, All Students
Tested, Grade 5
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District and SECME Performanceon the 2004 FCAT
SSS Mathematics, by LEP Students Tested, Grade 5

Note Scores for only 26 students.
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District and SECME Performanceon the 2005 FCAT
SSS Mathematics, by Ethnicity, All Students
Tested, Grade 8
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District and SECME Performanceon the 2005 FCAT
SSS Mathematics, By Ethnicity, All Students
Tested, Grade 10
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District and SECME Performance on the 2005 FCAT
SSS Reading, by Ethnicity, All Students Tested,
Grade 5
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District and SECME Performance on the 2005 FCAT
SSS Reading, by Ethnicity, All Students Tested,
Grade 8
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District and SECME Performance on the 2005 FCAT
SSS Reading, by Ethnicity, All Students Tested,
Grade 10
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District and SECME Performance on the 2005 FCAT
SSS Science, by Ethnicity, All Students Tested,
Grade 5
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District and SECME Performance on the 2005 FCAT
SSS Science, by Ethnicity, All Students Tested,
Grade 8
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District and SECME Performance on the 2005 FCAT
SSS Science, by Ethnicity, All Students Tested,
Grade 11
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SECME YesYesYes!!!
Students Solve Problems
SECME Bridge Winner at International Competition
Olympiad Mousetrap Vehicle Competition
Teacher Collaboration
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Site Visits and Seminars
Participating in SECME makes me feel like I am
a part of something special African American
male SECME student, grade 11
Participating in SECME makes me feel like I
can do something that I would never think I can
African American female SECME student, grade 10
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Participating in SECME makes me feel like an
engineer Hispanic male SECME student, grade 8
Participating in SECME makes me feel like Im
an engineer in training! Hispanic female SECME
student, grade 11
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My son wants to be a rocket scientist. Before
SECME he wanted to be a rapper. -Elementary
School SECME Parent
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Saturdays with SECME at local Universities
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All Aboard!

• SECME Engineered to be a Vehicle for Success
• Looking for new partners!