Kitchen Science for RSVP held March 26 was highly successful. Purpose was to provide RSVP volunteers with tools to work with youth to engage them in STEM activities. Thank you to Christi Luks for leading it. Great fun was had by all. The hand-out for the eleven activities is available. … Read More
DCAR IR April 2015 Update
Working with PEAR to pilot a next generation assessment survey. Working with ImpactTulsa to design secure data storage and analysis methods. Working to determine what data needs to be collected long-term in order to understand what’s working best.
SMIR April 2015 Update
Mentorship IR wrapping up the school year and looking for summer opportunities. Me and My Math Mentor (M^4) is wrapping up and conducting celebrations at the five schools that implemented programs (KIPP Tulsa Academy, Moore, Sequoyah, Kendall-Whittier, and Celia Clinton). The 10 week pilot Engineering Alliance for the Art (EAA) … Read More
Legislative IR February 2015 Update
The focus is to stay abreast of STEM related legislative issues and to communicate with legislators, state superintendent, business leaders, and chamber of commerce the position of TRSA. HB 1537 – which is an attempt to rewrite science standards in Oklahoma. We have worked with science educators, state superintendent, and … Read More
Macro / Micro IR February 2015 Update
Multiple meetings with Tulsa Astrology Club Looking at partnership with astrology club to provide programming and events in conjunction with TPS and Y. Digging deeper into potential for microscope use with TCC student mentors. Union High School teacher Ken Woxell and Y have met multiple times to design programmatic impact … Read More
DCAR IR February 2015 Update
Data Collection, Analysis, and Reporting IR: Forging Best Practices Focused on building secure data collection, storage, analysis, and reporting protocols, we have formed 3 Working Groups: PEAR Pilot Facilitation – Aimed at helping Harvard University’s Program in Education, Afterschool, and Resiliency (PEAR) produce a second-generation assessment tool to help us … Read More
Comm IR February 2015 Update
Communication Goals Established – Discovering Tactics Great meeting on 2/25/15 – focused on 2 main target audiences: Funders and Consumers. Understanding how a funder meeting would go and the materials / resources that would be need. Focused on a Tactics Wheel that demonstrates the offline and online methods of communication. … Read More
PD IR January 2015 Update
PDIR Members met at Rhoades Elementary School in Broken Arrow Public Schools to set a mission statement and set goals for IR. PDIR will establish a STEM Point of Contact in each district AND school within the boundaries of the TRSA in order to communicate STEM opportunities PDIR will create … Read More
SMIR January 2015 Update
Spring ’15 Term Sees Mentorship Pilots Gaining Momentum… “Me and My Math Mentor” (aka “M^4”) elementary level math tutoring mentorship program continuing in Spring ’15 term at Union Moore and Sequoyah Elementaries and KIPP Academy. M^4 in planning stages at 3 additional TPS elementary schools. About 20 mentors from the Oklahoma … Read More
SMIR December 2014 Update
Mentoring-Celebrating Successes and Planning for Expansion… Fall term celebrations held for “Me and My Math Mentor” mentors and students at Union Moore and TPS Sequoyah elementary schools. Expansion to additional pilot schools for Spring 2015 is in the planning stage. Mentoring On-boarding and training session for the Engineering Alliance for … Read More