Integrated STEM 4 project - summary of school project details Project School organisation STEM delivery Benefits Class Teachers For teachers Ambarvale High School Year 8 2 teachers per KLA, with support new ways of group learning Entire cohort improved technical skills collaboration between faculties Topic - teacher chosen Timetable Groups learnt from each other Students designed a modification for a 10 sessions Teacher-allocated opportunity to work with students learning, social or physical school 30 periods of 60 minutes 4 students per group in different learning environments environment, in own school and in Periods donated by each KLA and structures primary school Plus a three-hour block timetabled every fortnight For students Unique features Learning spaces Assessment increased engagement and to build specific Usual KLA classrooms Formative assessments: ‘Mini-challenges’ motivation through skills as required for final project No modifications exit slips teacher observations gained confidence in problem At times, other spaces used, learning logs solving and collaborative learning for project-based learning access to university activities Group presentation to teacher panel: engaged with wider school assessed using a rubric audience by using stars and a Wish’ ‘Two Class Teachers For teachers Baulkham Hills High School Year 8 TAS, science and mathematics teachers increased opportunities to Selected students who were Each taught STEM independently collaborate, resources and “naturally inclined to STEM” integrate the curriculum Topic - teacher chosen Timetable Groups For students Design and produce a digital weather 10 KLA lessons: Student-formed friendship groups improved problem-solving skills station and collect, analyse and TAS - 2 x 40 minute lessons/week explored real life case studies interpret weather-related data around Maths - 6 lessons developed teamwork capabilities the school Science - 14 lessons Unique features Learning spaces Assessments
Integrated STEM 4 project - summary of school project details Project School organisation STEM delivery Benefits Ambarvale High School Class Year 8 Entire cohort Teachers 2 teachers per KLA, with support For teachers new ways of group learning improved technical skills collaboration between faculties learnt from each other opportunity to work with students in different learning environments and structures For students increased engagement and motivation through gained confidence in problem solving and collaborative learning access to university activities engaged with wider school audience Topic - teacher chosen Students designed a modification for a learning, social or physical school environment, in own school and in primary school Timetable 10 sessions 30 periods of 60 minutes Periods donated by each KLA Plus a three-hour block timetabled every fortnight Groups Teacher-allocated 4 students per group Unique features ‘Mini-challenges’ to build specific skills as required for final project Learning spaces Usual KLA classrooms No modifications At times, other spaces used, for project-based learning Assessment Formative assessments: exit slips teacher observations learning logs Group presentation to teacher panel: assessed using a rubric by using ‘Two stars and a Wish’ Baulkham Hills High School Class Year 8 Selected students who were “naturally inclined to STEM” Teachers TAS, science and mathematics teachers Each taught STEM independently For teachers increased opportunities to collaborate, resources and integrate the curriculum For students improved problem-solving skills explored real life case studies developed teamwork capabilities Topic - teacher chosen Design and produce a digital weather station and collect, analyse and interpret weather-related data around the school Timetable 10 KLA lessons: TAS - 2 x 40 minute lessons/week Maths - 6 lessons Science - 14 lessons Groups Student-formed friendship groups Unique features Learning spaces Assessments