The STEM Teacher Leadership Team met at Vernon Malone College and Career Academy and was fortunate to learn more about VMCCA's Hendrick Automotive Grant with Jason Schlafer, History Teacher and STEM Leadership Team Member. Mr. Schlafer, thank you for sharing the details of the grant with our team and for giving us a look at the racecar (shown in photo above) that students will be rebuilding!

Our team also continued to work on the two goals they formulated in August:

Goal 1

By the end of the 2022-2023 school year, the WCPSS STEM Consortium Teacher Leadership Team, to make learning more authentic, will begin to create and curate resources that support understanding the WCPSS K-12 Vision for STEM Learning for teachers at all STEM Consortium schools.

Action Steps

• Provide professional learning to teachers that supports widespread understanding of the WCPSS K-12 Vision for STEM Learning.

• Create examples of IBL and PBL lesson plans.

• Curate curricular and instructional resources that support IBL/PBL.

• Begin to create professional learning for teachers that supports widespread understanding of IBL and PBL.

Goal 2

By the end of the 2022-2023 school year, the WCPSS STEM Consortium Teacher Leadership Team will strengthen the connections in our consortium.

Action Steps

• Conduct instructional rounds in the district and state.

• Create a STEM Mentor system to connect novice and expert STEM Teachers.

• Connect with business and community partners by incorporating business immersions with teachers and students.

• Increase the level of communication and collaboration among consortium teachers who are not on this team.

STEM Teacher Leadership Team Members Attend Bridging The Gap Conference