| Title |
Description |
Funding
Source |
Partner
Institutions |
Director
Name |
| Biotechnology Education Workshop |
The course's focus was to instruct Iowa life science teachers in the basic principles and technologies of biotechnology. Teachers received instruction in course content related to hands-on activities, learned how to manage time in preparing lab activities, and perform the lab activities as students would in their classrooms. The activities teachers receive basic content and lab techniques training include: DNA extraction, DNA transformation, DNA restriction analysis, DNA isolation and analysis. The course will provide the teachers with the content and technical knowledge to integrate biotechnology principles and techniques into their science curricula.
Project Status: Current |
Biotechnology fund |
Iowa State University, area high schools |
Mike Zeller (Dr. Becky Burgart facilitated at IWCC)
Biotechnology Outreach Education Coordinator, Office of Biotechnology
IWCC - 13
|
| CareerVision Seamless Education Session for Biology Teachers |
Workshops concentrated on developing assessment benchmarks, essential concepts and skills, and indicators between area high schools and IWCC thus allowing a seamless transition into college General Biology.
Project Status: Current |
|
Loess Hills AEA 13 |
Kim Wise (Richard Christie faciliated at IWCC)
Science Consultant, Loess Hills AEA 13
IWCC - 13
712-755-3896
|
| CareerVision Seamless Education Session for Chemistry Teachers |
Workshops concentrated on developing assessment benchmarks, essential concepts and skills, and indicators between area high schools and IWCC thus allowing a seamless transition into college General Chemistry.
Project Status: Current |
|
Loess Hills AEA 13 |
Kim Wise (Richard Christie faciliated at IWCC)
Science Consultant, Loess Hills AEA 13
IWCC - 13
712-755-3896
|
| College Career Academies |
CCollege Career Academies are a comprehensive STEM
initiative. Academies initiated during 2006-2007 included
the following: Medial Health (5 academies, 14 high schools,
98 students per semester), Information Technology (9
academies, 19 high schools, 174 students per semester), and
Project Lead The Way-Engineering (3 academies, 5 high
schools, 180 students per semester). For 2007-2008, new
academies and courses will be added. An education academy
will begin in 2008-2009 following a planning year. For
2007-2008, all but one of the regions 26 high schools will
participate in one or more of these academies. A key for
College Career Academies is a strong professional
development component. With each career and technical course
offered (most are concurrent enrollment), five days of
professional development are required for every teacher for
each course taught. All career and technical teachers
teaching academies courses must attend to be certified to
teach these courses and they must attend annual
recertification sessions. Because a background in math and
science is critical for success in college career academies,
this project also has a professional development component
designed for these content areas. To date, all of the
region's teachers of anatomy and physiology, chemistry,
biology, and algebra II have undergone three days of
professional development. During the summer of 2008, the
entire region's algebra I, geometry, and physics teachers
will participate in three days of professional development.
The focus of these sessions is curriculum alignment with
emphasis on rigor and relevance. The project also includes a
one-stop agency for related student and teacher workplace
experiences (classroom speakers, workplace tours, job
shadows, internships, and teachers in the workplace). To
date, 60 businesses have signed partnership agreements.
Project Status: Current |
Iowa West Foundation ($2.4 million through AY 2007-2008), Kern Foundation, (for 5 PLTW sites), Tech Prep, Perkins. |
Loess Hills AEA 13, local businesses and industry, all of
the region's high schools. |
Richard Christie
Director College and Career Academies
IWCC - 13
712-366-0503 ext. 237
|
| IWCC Math Day |
Area high school students are invited to campus to take the American Mathematical Contest exams, followed by a double elimination Quiz Bowl event.
Project Status: Current |
Institutional |
|
Lori Higby
Math Program Chair
IWCC - 13
712-325-3301
|
| IWCC Program Days |
Area high school students are invited to participate in hands-on activities in various technical programs, such as architectural, civil, and electronics engineering technology, building trades, and computer skills.
Project Status: Current |
Perkins |
|
Open
Director of Secondary Programs
IWCC - 13
|
| IWCC Tech Daze |
Tech Daze is an annual two-day summer camp for middle school students. Campers participate in hands-on activities in various STEM-related programs and activities such as nursing, civil engineering technology, electronics, programming an robot, computer game creation, web design, build a computer, forensic science, photoshop, technical theater, etc.
Project Status: Current |
Registration fees |
|
Carol Huffman
Dean, Fine Arts, Math, Engineering Technology, and Computer Studies
IWCC - 13
712-325-3320
|
| Professional Development for Career Academy Instructors |
Comprehensive Web Design, Introduction to Computers, and CAD, and AutoCAD I courses were conducted to teach academy high school instructors how to teach college level coursework.
Project Status: Current |
Perkins |
Loess Hills AEA 13 |
Open
Director of Secondary Programs, Also: Karen Schwenke; AEA Registration Coordinator
IWCC - 13
800-432-5804
|
