{"517041":{"#nid":"517041","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Griffin Spalding County School System -  STEM Curriculum Ahead of the Pack","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn March 3, Cowan Road Middle Technology Teacher Amber Smith and Kennedy Road Middle Technology Teacher James Ray, along with Georgia Tech \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022links\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/ceismc.gatech.deu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ECEISMC\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E (Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing)\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022links\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/ampitup.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAMP-IT-UP\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EProgram Director \u003Cstrong\u003EJeff Rosen\u003C\/strong\u003E, shared GSCS successes at the 2016 International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) Conference in Washington, DC.\u003Cbr \/\u003ETheir presentation \u0022The New Power Tool: Student Generated Data\u0022 launched the newly-developed STEM Innovation and Design (STEM-ID) curriculum for sixth through ninth grade students.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe curriculum was developed by \u003Cstrong\u003EJeff Rosen\u003C\/strong\u003E, engineering and robotics program director, and \u003Cstrong\u003EDr. Roxanne Moore\u003C\/strong\u003E, research engineer, from Georgia Tech CEISMC through the National Science Foundation Math \u0026amp; Science Partnership \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022links\u0022 href=\u0022http:\/\/ampitup.gatech.edu\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAMP-IT-UP\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E. The curriculum engages students in experimental design, data driven decision making and prototyping to solve a client driven problem.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe 18-week problem-based learning (PBL) engineering courses present students with a design challenge based on research at Georgia Tech, where each challenge relies heavily on applied mathematics and science concepts. In the sixth grade course, Carnival Tycoon Challenge, students explore the engineering design process and entrepreneurial thinking in the context of a carnival. In the seventh grade course, Flight of Fancy Challenge, students pose as new airline companies and redesign airplanes to be more comfortable, profitable and environmentally friendly. In the eighth grade course, Robot Rescue Challenge, students further their understanding of the engineering design process and entrepreneurship.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGSCS technology teachers piloted the curriculum in all four middle schools. This was the third school year to pilot the curriculum for Carver Road Middle School and Cowan Road Middle School and the first for Kennedy Road Middle School and Rehoboth Road Middle School. All four GSCS middle school technology teachers collaborated and made suggestions to improve to the curriculum before it was finalized.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKennedy Road Middle School Technology Teacher James Ray said, \u201cThe presentation attendees were very excited about the use of the engineering design process log and were interested in our viewpoints of implementing this project-based learning curriculum in our classrooms.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhile attending other sessions at this conference and discussion with others I realize that our current curriculum seems further advanced than the emerging STEM curriculum. This discovery made me feel ecstatic to be a part of a program that was ahead of the pack,\u201d stated Cowan Road Middle School Technology Teacher Amber Smith.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe curriculum was developed by Jeff Rosen, engineering and robotics program director, and Dr. Roxanne Moore, research engineer, from Georgia Tech CEISMC through the National Science Foundation Math \u0026amp; Science Partnership AMP-IT-UP.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"CEISMC helps get Griffin Student\u0027s AMP\u0027ed Up about STEM"}],"uid":"28054","created_gmt":"2016-03-24 13:09:42","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:21:09","author":"Steven Taylor","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2016-03-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"517601":{"id":"517601","type":"image","title":"ITEEA 2016 PIC","body":null,"created":"1459188000","gmt_created":"2016-03-28 18:00:00","changed":"1475895263","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:54:23","alt":"ITEEA 2016 PIC","file":{"fid":"204786","name":"img_0342.jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_0342_0.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/img_0342_0.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":337396,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/img_0342_0.jpeg?itok=a7TjJc65"}}},"media_ids":["517601"],"groups":[{"id":"361651","name":"Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42911","name":"Education"}],"keywords":[{"id":"42171","name":"AMP-IT-UP"},{"id":"411","name":"CEISMC"},{"id":"46351","name":"K-12 education"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJudy Parker, APR\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:judy.parker@gscs.org\u0022\u003Ejudy.parker@gscs.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E770-229-3700\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESee the article online from\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Griffin Daily News\u003C\/strong\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca class=\u0022links\u0022 href=\u0022\/\/www.griffindailynews.com\/news\/local\/school-system-s-stem-curriculum-ahead-of-pack\/article_b179b046-e676-5e61-8572-bb085b861399.html\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.griffindailynews.com\/news\/local\/school-system-s-stem-curriculum-ahead-of-pack\/article_b179b046-e676-5e61-8572-bb085b861399.html\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["judy.parker@gscs.org"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}