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MCPS Leadership Visioning Session

February 2, 2022

Scott Davidson, Facilitator

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How can each of us make today impactful?

1.) What do I need?

2.) What can I contribute?

3.) What is my leadership role?

4.) What needs to happen so that this step launches the next step?

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Our Process So Far

  • District Leadership Meeting Needs Assessment – July 2022
  • School Site Visits – August 2022
  • District Leadership Visioning Session – September 2022
  • School Visioning Sessions – November 2022

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The Purpose of Our Session

  • Share the collective work of MCPS leadership
  • Provide a summary of current work in the cluster
  • Introduce STEM framework
  • Collaborate across schools to determine shared goals for STEM

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Looking Ahead

Building the Vision and Plan

    • Strategic Planning support for Leadership Teams
    • Leadership Team training
    • Full training sessions for staff

Supporting Implementation

    • Customized training for staff
    • Peer visits to participating schools
    • Site visits to STEM-certified schools
    • Consultative support for STEM Certification (or targeted goals)

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District Vision

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Goals for this Project

Outcomes

    • Support for schools currently seeking STEM Certification
    • Process and framework for district support of schools implementing STEM

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Mindsets

    • School is a place where students and teachers want to be
    • Engaged Communities

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What Should This “Feel” Like?:

  • School empowerment
  • District model
  • External support

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  • Students love learning.
  • Every teacher fosters an environment that encourages student creativity and discovery
  • Working together, students learn to integrate their individual skills to build, explore, and gain expertise.
  • Learning becomes meaningful when students can apply their learning to make real world connections.

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STEM Beliefs

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Teachers, parents, and the community working together to build schools that help students grow toward a future with endless possibilities.

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STEM Vision

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  • Attend all training sessions
  • All teachers must be involved – this is a building approach and not a classroom or subject approach
  • Implement the strategies fully
  • Add STEM to ACIP goals
  • Commit to making this a priority and hold everyone accountable to the expectations
  • Fully embed STEM into the school culture so that it will be a sustainable practice

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Commitments

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Current Status

More info

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Themes

  • Leadership
  • Parent perceptions of the value of STEM
  • Fragmented definitions/understanding of STEM
  • Professional Development
  • Alignment of energy and efforts
  • Nature of classroom learning
  • Parent/community engagement

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Open Discussion

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STEM Framework

More info

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Vision: STEM students have the skills, knowledge, and thinking strategies that prepare them to be innovative, creative, and systematic problem-solvers in STEM fields of study and work.

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© Advance Education, Inc.

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STEM in a Community Context

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System Integration

Integrated Curriculum

Academic Standards

STEM Resources

Student Outcomes

STEM PD

STEM Networking

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STEM Learning Ecosystem

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16 standards across 4 domains

Domain

Themes

STEM Community

-Inclusion & Equity -Leadership

-Community Engagement -STEM Educator Collaboration

STEM Learning Culture

-Communication -Project-Based and Inquiry Learning

-Professional Learning -Self-Directed Learning

STEM Experiences

-STEM Discipline Integration -Performance Assessment

-STEM Extensions -STEM Curriculum Organization

STEM Outcomes

-STEM Content Knowledge -Strategic Management

-STEM Skills and Competencies -Program Evaluation

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Standard Taxonomy�

  • Domains – all standards intended as sub-constructs of larger Domains
  • Standard Themes – Identified as major areas of practice or performance aligned to current research on STEM best practices
  • Standard Statements – Descriptive qualities of effective STEM institutions; intended as framework/architecture for quality STEM implementation
  • Standard Concepts – Specific institutional behaviors that contribute to strengthening practice toward intended qualities identified by standard statements

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Body slide

  • With full logo as an option

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Engagement: Do we currently have data and documentation relative to the level of involvement of our stakeholders for this improvement initiative?

Implementation: Do we current have data and documentation to demonstrate that initiative is monitored and adjusted for quality and fidelity of implementation?

Results: Do we currently have evidence that we collect, analyze, and use data to attain the desired results for this initiative?

Sustainability: Do we have data to demonstrate growth and improvement for this initiative over time?

Embeddedness: Can we demonstrate that this practice is deeply ingrained in the culture and practice of our institution?

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Our expectation for STEM schools/programs in each area of practice (standard) is that the organization has reached the point of using data to drive improvement.

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Minimum Score

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Creating a Shared Vision

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Take a moment with your team:

  • How are you feeling?
  • What do you see as the connections between the district vision for STEM and goals for your school?
  • What thoughts or questions would you like to share?

Checking In – Our Thoughts So Far

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Take 20 minutes to work with your team:

    • Who we are as a school community
    • Program highlights
    • What we are working on this year
    • Our ideas for cross-cluster STEM connections

Reflecting Your School Identity

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Open Discussion

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How can each of us make today impactful?

1.) What do I need?

2.) What can I contribute?

3.) What is my leadership role?

4.) What needs to happen so that this step launches the next step?

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Looking Ahead

Building the Vision and Plan

    • Strategic Planning support for Leadership Teams
    • Leadership Team training
    • Full training sessions for staff

Supporting Implementation

    • Customized training for staff
    • Peer visits to participating schools
    • Site visits to STEM-certified schools
    • Consultative support for STEM Certification (or targeted goals)

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“Nothing is; Everything is becoming.”

-Heraclitus (kind of)

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Knowledge is Opportunity

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