2016
Below is contact information and additional handouts for all presenters. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact Katie Elmes.
Innovating STEM Education Through Flight and Aerospace Exploration
George Charles Allen
AeroVenture Institute
Website: http://www.aeroventureinstitute.org/
Create Your Own Cereal Box
Christine Robbins, crobbins@auburn.k12.ma.us
Auburn Middle School
The Cereal Box STEM Math Problem (PDF)
Packaging Design Unit Description (PDF)
Bootstrap
Independent Program with WPI Affiliation
Kathi Fisler, kfisler@wpi.edu
Bootstrap in the news: Read the Article
Solar Power from Antarctica
Erin Da Silvaneto, edasilvaneto@nrsd.net and Cathy Plumb
Center School
Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy PowerPoint (PDF)
Clean Air Booklet (PDF)
Mission 6: Renewable Energy (PDF)
Mission 7: Saving Energy (PDF)
Project Lead The Way
WPI
Website: www.pltw.org
Carol Malstrom (program implementation, curriculum content, PLTW agreement, PLTW policies, budgeting, equipment/supply requirements, student scheduling), cmalstrom@pltw.org
Terry Adams (core training at WPI, college credit from WPI, issues specific to Massachusetts),tadams@wpi.edu
PLTW School Support, schoolsupport@pltw.org or 877-335-7589
Detailed Overview (PDF)
MySTEM - Mentoring Youth in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Jessica Haggett, Jessica.haggett@bbbscm.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Mass/Metrowest
Website: http://www.bbbscm.org
STEM Mentoring (PDF)
Popsicle Stick Catapult (PDF)
Master's Degrees for Educators: Math and Physics
WPI
Website: WPI Licensure & Degrees
Katie Elmes, kaelmes@wpi.edu
Mass Academy Professional Development
WPI
Website: www.massacademy.org
Mike Barney, mbarney@wpi.edu, and Rick Connell, rbconnell@wpi.edu
WPI Undergraduate Projects for the K-12 Community
WPI
Contact stemcenter@wpi.edu for more information.
Opportunities to Partner with WPI Faculty
WPI
Ivon Arroyo, MathSpring, iarroyo@wpi.edu
Erin Ottmar, Graspable Math, erottmar@wpi.edu
Oleg Pavlov, System Dynamics, opavlov@wpi.edu
Research Experience for Teachers
WPI
Aaron Sakulich, arsakulich@wpi.edu
STEM Education Center Professional Development
WPI
Website: www.wpi.edu/+pd
Mia Dubosarsky, mdubosarsky@wpi.edu
ASSISTments
WPI
Website: http://www.aboutus.assistments.org
Neil Heffernan, Cristina Heffernan and Andrew Burnett, assistments@wpi.edu
One Cool Friend
Lizz Trahan, etrahan@millburyschools.org, Amy Sullivan, Joan Bellerose, Jen Kephart, Julie Richards, Megan Wheeler, Sarah Beckeman, and Michelle Gauthier
Elmwood Street School
Lesson Materials (PDF)
Pre-collegiate Outreach Programs
WPI
Website: WPI Pre-Collegiate Outreach
Sue Sontgerath, ssont@wpi.edu
CSI: Millbury
Bonnie Nieves, bnieves@millburyschools.org
Millbury Memorial Jr/Sr High School
Lesson Plan (PDF)
Assay of Photosynthesis Based on Leaf Flotation
Andrea Pereira, Pereira.andrea2011@gmail.com, and Jo vanderSpek, jovanderspek@gmail.com
Worcester Technical High School
Overview and Lesson Sequencing (PDF)
Leaf Flotation Assay (PDF)
Absorption Spectrum of Pigment Extracted from Chokecherry (PDF)
Leaf Disc Assay Questions (PDF)