2016

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)