Live Reporting: STEM and Digital Learning

2. Guests / Presentations
a. Update on STEM and Digital Learning (DIP Goal #2) – Dr. Joyce Edwards

slides to be added later (when posted to school website); in meantime, photos of the slides can be viewed.

Science section

One page had an embedded video and that will need to be shared with the actual presentation deck

Update on STEM and Digital Learning (DIP Goal #2) – Dr. Joyce Edwards

elementary page of update

middle school page of update

high school page of update

Linden - I like how it is active. Can you talk about how this relates to the personalization of learning

Edwards - that is one of the reasons why we chose the STEMScopes process; it is individualized as well as personalized; mindful of the marriage of teaching and lesson planning

common assessment development underway to fairly do the assessments; needed to get the curriculum out first

Math section

setting a tone for math in the elementary levels to avoid the stigma of "i can't do math"

ECDC - Elementary page of math update

middle school  page of math update

selected Illustrative Math as supplemental resources  
https://www.illustrativemathematics.org/

most highly rated product per EdReports https://www.edreports.org/

training coming in June for Illustrative Math to prepare for implementation next year

high school page for math update

participating in a beta program with Attleboro and Brockton on Illustrative Math for FHS, the company is looking to extend the program from middle school to high school. FHS is one of three districts in AM as part of the beta; one of 32 nationally

Q - have you considered supporting the parents so they can answer the questions of their students in the proper manner?
A - yes, it is part of the planning process

Digital Learning Section

digital learning update page

digital learning update page 2

link to the PI Day video from Remington included in presentation
http://www.franklinmatters.org/2018/03/remingtons-pi-day-video.html