STEM Academy

Innovations in Science & Technology Advanced Careers Pathyway 
The Innovations in Science and Technology program will develop students’ technological literacy and stimulate their interest in pursuing a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). This STEM program will provide students with the knowledge and hands-on experiences they need to be successful in the new global workforce. The ideal candidate for this curriculum has an enthusiastic curiosity and enjoys challenges that involve solving complex real-world problems. Through the four courses that make up this curriculum, students will learn to work in teams, think critically, identify problems, and design and test solutions. Students will learn to read and comprehend complex technical materials and communicate effectively their understanding of these materials in written, oral and electronic formats. Further, they will learn to apply math and science understandings, and use technology to effectively solve challenging problems. Through project based assignments, students will explore the future of science and technology, and learn to apply the habits of mind and behavior unique to professionals in the field. They will learn how to program and use National Instruments’ (NI) LabVIEW software and the myDAQ data acquisition device to work as engineers in making and analyzing scientific measurements.

• Instructor: Julianne Runco

• Grade levels: 9-12
• Years Offered:4
• Funded: SREB and SCS
• SREB Network

Aerospace Engineering Advanced Career Pathway
This program will equip students with the knowledge and skills to be successful in both college and the global workforce. Careers include systems, design, structural analysis, software and aerospace engineers; lab, avionics and radar technicians; materials planners; technical writers; air traffic controllers; pilots; drone designers; inspectors; and aircraft and airframe mechanics. In this four-course AC curriculum, students will explore the designing, building, testing and analyzing science behind the forces and physical properties of planes, rockets and unmanned vehicles. They will utilize tools such as Excel, LabVIEW and sensing systems to collect and analyze data. In addition, students will work collaboratively, manage projects, be creative and innovative, think critically, and solve problems as well as propose solutions to design problems. Further, they will learn to apply literacy, mathematics and science concepts and use technology to effectively solve real-world, challenging problems with business and industry partners. Through project-based learning, students will explore the future of the aerospace industry and learn to apply those habits of behavior and mind unique to the field.

• Instructor: Natalie Campana
• Grade levels: 9-12
• Years Offered: 3
• Funded: SREB and SCS
• SREB Network

NASA NOSL Program
NASA Out of School Learning Network (NOSL Network) leverages a proven STEM engagement model and evidence-based strategies to build capacity of Youth Serving Organizations and formal and informal education institutions (such as museums) to implement quality STEM education programming. The curriculum modules will include engineering design challenges, inquiry-based lessons and resources, and citizen science recommendations. The NOSL Network includes a time-tested model of evidence-based strategies to increase STEM engagement among middle school students.

• Instructors: Natalie Campana
• Grade levels: 5-8
• Years Offered: 3
• Funded: NASA and SCS
• NASA Network

Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management Advanced Career Pathway
Global logistics and supply chain management connect the internal functions of an organization with other institutions around the globe. It is vital to understand the roles of logistics and supply chain management in a global economy where individuals and organizations have access to markets across the world. This field requires critical thinking and problem-solving skills to coordinate the movement of goods and services that may be separated by a few feet or thousands of miles. In an industry always striving for optimization, decision-making skills are paramount. The AC Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management (GLSCM) pathway enables students to practice innovative and critical thinking skills as they develop solutions to authentic logistics problems businesses regularly face both locally and internationally. Students will learn the complexities businesses deal with in securing raw materials from distant locations, moving them across multiple borders, receiving them in various ports, transporting them to warehouses accessible through multiple modes of transportation, storing them efficiently or employing the just-in-time model, and then distributing them to customers through networks that properly balance transit time with cost.

• Instructor:Brian Peckens
• Grade levels: 9-12
• Years Offered: 2
• Funded: SREB and SCS
• SREB Network

Health Informatics Advanced Career Pathway
The health informatics pathway introduces students to the discipline through a series of authentic projects that merge information science, computer science and health care. Through real-world projects, students use information technology, data analysis software and statistics to address a range of health related topics. Students will: a) use a variety of technologies and software that can be applied not only to the field of health care but also to other career fields; b) collect, analyze and prepare data reports targeted to a specific audience; c) read, understand and synthesize related documents that deal with critical health topics in the health field; and d) make sense out of data that can serve to inform the general welfare and quality of health care in the nation. Students will also learn about the array of careers available in the field of health informatics.

• Instructor: Eliza Kelley
• Grade levels: 9-12
• Years Offered: 1 (2018-2019)
• Funded: SREB and SCS
• SREB Network

HOPSports
Grades K-4
To promote active, healthy, sustainable lifestyles and behaviors in the home, school and workplace.
Objectives
Introduce essential skills for a broad array of physical activity, encouraging healthy and sustainable lifestyles.
To make exercise fun through the use of our unique digital platform that incorporates physical activity, educational information and the positive social messaging of popular sport governing bodies, athletes and celebrities.
Align with major advocacy groups, corporations, foundations and institutions that share the common goal of improving the health of America’s youth and communities.
Provide a platform for end users to combine entertainment, education and fitness, achieving "my health, my fitness, on my time."

East Elementary School
• Remo Drums: Healthy Rhythms Curriculum: Series of percussion instruments and curriculum designed to release energy and express emotion through art. 

Wells Elementary School
• Kimochis: This curriculum utilizes dolls as a way to express themselves and identify emotions by assigning various feelings to dolls.

 
West Elementary School
• The HOPSports Training System (HTS): A turn-key physical education interactive system used in your physical education classes and elsewhere. It features a library of pre-loaded PE and wellness content that on a computer, a projector, speakers, and a remote. All the technology exists on a moveable cart so that it may be transported in and out of the gym and stored properly.