STEAM: From your house to the White House

Published on Nov 19, 2015

This is for the TED talk at JerseyShore MakerFest 2015.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

from your house to The White House

the Maker Movement = full STEAM ahead! 
Photo by Serge Melki

Jay Eitner, Superintendent of schools

@Jay_Eitner / www.jayeitner.com

https://goo.gl/9zuRy3

follow along on your wireless device (case sensitive) 

Where do we begin?

Lower Alloways Creek

  • 67% without regular cell phone service (most get service from DE)
  • 59% without cable (due to location)
  • 30% free-reduced lunch
  • 28% special education
  • NO local tax levy
  • Farmers, crabbers, or "the island"

Can it get any more challenging?

  • Low staff morale
  • High teacher pedagogy based on 1950's methods
  • Students hated school
  • Schedule not matching to students needs or wants
  • Technology? LOL
Photo by gopal1035

The GOAL:

Create a learning environment that learners & staff want to be in 
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"begin with the end in mind."

Grant wiggins

alphabet soup

  • (S) cience
  • (T) echnology
  • (E) ngineering
  • (M) ath
Photo by revbean

Or are you...

  • (S) cience
  • (T) echnology
  • (E) ngineering
  • (A) rts
  • (M) ath

Get the vibe.

what stakeholders want something like this? 
Photo by Gerg1967

get the space.

either an empty room or some shoeboxes!

get the buy-in & get them excited.

admin, teachers, parents, students 

get the curriculum.

acquire.  procure. attain. tweak to your own. 

places to look

Photo by kevin dooley

The NJ MAKERSPACE TRINITY

  • Kevin Jarrett: @kjarrett
  • Meredith Martin: @geekyteach
  • Dave Zirkle: @davezirk
Photo by Memekiller

ESSENTIALS

  • makey-makey
  • raspberry pi
  • MinecraftEDU
  • LEGO Education
  • little bits
  • Drones
  • 3D printers
  • Laser printers

essentials

  • marshmallows
  • plastic silverware
  • popsicle sticks
  • dry spaghetti
  • duct tape
  • rubber bands
  • play dough
Photo by JeepersMedia

essentials

  • excess office supplies
  • hand-me-downs from classrooms
  • JUNK
  • excess art room supplies
  • glue
  • paperclips
  • scrap paper
Photo by yoghaert

Get on social media.

connect. brag. show learners learning.
Photo by Tom Raftery

get recognized.

companies, organizations, and government will see it! 
Photo by mac_ivan

get to conferences

showing student work?  clutch. 

get to the white house.

nothing beats it. ever. 
Photo by Justin in SD

questions?

jeitner@gmail.com     /     @Jay_Eitner 
Photo by Stefan Baudy