Eric A. Walters, Margaret Siciliano, Maggie Hardgrave
and Pat Bauer Marymount School of New York Girls and Learning Carol Gilligan, 1982 The way girls think, interact, display leadership and make decisions is psychologically and developmentally different. Girls need their own learning model Girls and STEM UCLA Study, 2009 Girls’ school graduates have more confidence in mathematics and computer abilities More likely to pursue careers in engineering Girls and STEM AAUW Report, 2010 Increase in the number of women in STEM careers Girls and boys take science and math courses in equal numbers Girls leave high school prepared to study STEM Fewer women than men pursue STEM careers Girls and STEM Girls thrive in an environment of interconnectedness Connectedness is important in relationship with technology Need to connect to others, through technology and interdisciplinary learning Wide range of instructional strategies and techniques Traditional science pedagogy is objective and content-laden Recommendations Academic abilities are expandable and improvable Provide prescriptive, informational feedback Expose girls and young women to female role models who have succeeded in math and science Create a classroom environment that sparks initial curiosity and fosters long-term interest Provide spatial skills reasoning The New Bloom’s Taxonomy The Marymount Model K-12 Science Education Team Based on research on girls’ ways of learning Social Justice and Technology Components Real World Context Career Paths Inquiry-based, project-based The Marymount Model Scientifically-Literate Citizens Curriculum Review Administrative Support Working with Parents, Alumnae Deliberate and Seamless Integration The Big Questions How do we develop problem-solving strategies and persistence? How do we develop visual and spatial reasoning skills? How do we use girls’ natural curiosity and imagination? How do we give young students ownership over their own learning? Engineering in Lower School Problem or challenge-based learning More than one possible solution Collaborative atmosphere Plan or map out a strategy Use materials provided to develop a solution Engineering in Lower School Evaluate and assess Does the solution work? What works well? What could work better? How can we improve the design? Real World Connections Engineering projects allow for rich discussions that tie in with current events Google’s self-driving cars Ethics of using robots in war Renewable resources Gulf Oil Spill Ramps and Pathways Invention Convention Space Robotics Wind Energy and Power Expanding Horizons Middle School: key time to sustain girls interest in science Connecting students to researchers and scientists Using the “real-world” as the classroom and laboratory. iPhones and Bird Tracking
Pilot program for iPhone application,
“Wildlab” Field study identifying birds and bird habitats in Central Park. Students analyze data and report sightings to Cornell Ornithology Lab database, eBird WildLab App eBird Data Clearwater Expedition Environmental education, watershed dynamics
Hudson River ecology, stewardship
Water quality testing, creature
sampling
Navigation, charts, sail physics
History of the Hudson, geology
FLEXE - GLOBE NSF Funded Project
Students explore energy transfer
processes in local environment
Correspond with research scientists
at East Lau Spreading Center between Tonga and Fiji
Analyze similarities and differences
between their local environment, extreme environment of the deep sea Sources Local colleges and universities NSTA/Science Matters Globe Program (globe.gov) NAIS Global Education Listserv NASA ESIP Develop your own! Focus on Inquiry POGIL Originally developed for college chemistry courses HSPI: High School Pogil Initiative Expanding into Biology POGIL Activities AP Chemistry: Coulomb’s Law, Lattice Energy and Bond Strength, Intermolecular Forces and Boiling Point Trends Class X Chemistry: Designing Experiments, Kinetic Molecular Theory, Introduction to Atomic Structure Using Phet with POGIL: Gas Laws What Is POGIL? Student View of POGIL Connecting and Creating Physics & Social Justice Videos Weekend Weather/Two-Day Weather Forecasts Climate Change Podcasts and Action Plan Cell eBooks Physics & Social Justice Weekend Weather Atmospheric Science Student-Produced Video New York City and Los Angeles Posted on YouTube Two-Day Forecast Plus Robotics Showcase for Lower School Parents Light Up Your Mind Event for Middle School Parents and Students Women in Science Luncheon STEM Internship and Research Programs Evidence of Success “Science is cool” 90% of students take 4 years of science 20% of students take 5 years of science Alumnae study and followup Materials scribd.com/marymountnyc