Helios STEM Academy…
The Hillsborough County Public Schools and Council for Educational Change STEM Strong and Steady journey, supported by a grant from the Helios Foundation, began in August 2012. The Council obtained the grant and facilitated the process along with district leaders and participants from 17 middle schools. The academy model program began with the vision to develop a greater understanding of STEM, provide additional STEM training, and increase communication and collaboration among STEM educators. It has resulted in the development of 12 integrated middle school STEM lessons that connect inquiry-based instructional practice, rigorous science and mathematics standards and technology-augmented learning. The lessons were created, presented, vetted, recreated, enhanced, and are now available online to Hillsborough educators.
The Hillsborough County Public Schools and Council for Educational Change STEM Strong and Steady journey, supported by a grant from the Helios Foundation, began in August 2012. The Council obtained the grant and facilitated the process along with district leaders and participants from 17 middle schools. The academy model program began with the vision to develop a greater understanding of STEM, provide additional STEM training, and increase communication and collaboration among STEM educators. It has resulted in the development of 12 integrated middle school STEM lessons that connect inquiry-based instructional practice, rigorous science and mathematics standards and technology-augmented learning. The lessons were created, presented, vetted, recreated, enhanced, and are now available online to Hillsborough educators.
On June 9-11, over one hundred middle school educators from the growing STEM initiative attended the Academy, “Solving the STEM Equation.” The networking and conversations about integrated STEM lessons continued along with presentations of the original and new lessons. Additional presentations were made by STEM related partners from Tampa, such as the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute and theMuseum of Science and Industry (MOSI).
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