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How Schools will Benefit Program team
Deakin SS - STEM
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics
h#p://www.ss-­‐stemproject.org.au Structure: • 
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Scope of the STEM Program
Support structures
Induction workshops/meetings
Performance measurement – data collection
Scope of the STEM Program
•  8-10 schools in Greater Geelong Region
•  Focused on Years 7 and 8
•  Partnerships between schools, Deakin, industry partners
•  3 years (2015 – 2017)
•  State Government funded
•  Focused on student attainment and participation, school
curriculum development, and teacher capacity building
•  Potential for making STEM vital and exciting!!
Program Timeline
including significant elements
Skilling the
Bay Goals
addressed by
Program
Key
Performance
Indicator
Program
Outcome
Program
Objectives
Improved quality
of STEM related
teaching in
partner
secondary
schools
Improve educator
capability and
innovation in the
teaching of STEM
related subjects
in schools
Teachers
reporting
improved
capability post
intervention
Teacher survey
and interviews
Improve student
awareness of and
aspirations for
STEM related
education,
training and
employment
pathways
Increased student
attainment in
STEM subjects
Year 7 and 8
student
awareness and
intentions about
STEM subjects
and jobs
Student survey
Raise
education
attainment and
engagement
Increase in
levels across
proportion of
the region
students
undertaking
STEM related
subjects
Measure
Year 10 to Year
School based
11 VCE STEM
data
subject selections
Deakin Commitment
•  Assist schools to:
–  Develop engagement STEM-related learning experiences
–  Develop curriculum
–  Increase engagement with industry and Deakin science students as
ambassadors for Science and Deakin
–  Access to Deakin SEBE expertise and infrastructure
–  Access and utilise industry-based practices and personnel
•  Funding:
–  3 teacher leaders per school (funded as a GRANT, equivalent to 10.5
days per participant) to attend 3 formal Professional Learning
sequences
School and teacher commitment
•  Nominate and support at least 3 STEM-related teachers
for 3 years
•  Participate in project activities
•  Support curriculum development and implementation
•  Support data collection to inform student learning, teacher
development, and STEM Program implementation
•  Collaborate with the Deakin team and industry partners to
strengthen STEM teaching and learning
Geelong Industry contexts
•  Possibilities:
–  Relationships between schools and industry
–  STEM related exemplars and illustrations to
inform curriculum development
•  Emergent and responsive
•  Biolab
Web structure to support the project Public (open to all)
www.ss-stemproject.org.au
Home
Science Technology Engineering Mathematics
About
STEM
Resources
News
Project(goals
Research
Industry(Contexts
FAQ
News(blog
Events(and(calendar
Science(and(Technology(
informaCon
Contacts
Resources(
Links
(registered(
teachers(only(
resources?)
Project
Schools &
Teachers
Network(parCcipants
Project(parCcipants
Hosted as an external site
with own domain name.
(Deakin eSolutions providing
infra-structure)
Domain name
www.ss-stemproject.org.au
allied domains:
www.successfulstudents-stem.org.au
www.stemskills.org.au
Project
Network Only
Resources
Registration
Scootle'
Communi-es
Project
Project related forms
PL documenation
Activities
Discussions
Network agendas
School generated
resources
Blogs
Discussions
Shared resources
Network
Hosted by Scootle, each as a closed
community accessed by registered users of
each community.
www.scootle.edu.au