• Why Personalized Learning...Watch the TedX Columbus from 2014. POWERFUL
• 3 Opportunities to Engage with Personalized Learning
• Battelle STEM Grant Informational Meetings Schedule
• Battelle STEM Grant
• STEM Twitterchat on 9/19
• Schedule for next week and upcoming availability

Last year, Mrs. Tina Michel participated in the Ohio STEM Design Challenge that asked the question to students across the state, "How could they reimagine a space in their school, community or the world that could be used in a more efficient way or was being underutilized. Her students set out using the design process to problem solve and develop presentations on their solutions to reinventing a space or in some cases a complete overhaul. In the end, one group was chosen to represent Shenandoah Elementary and the SE Region of Ohio at the statewide showcase. As the students finished their presentations and watched the awards being announced. They were disappointed, yet knew the competition was very strong from the presentations they attended. As the awards wrapped up, the Ohio STEM Learning Network surprised everyone with another round of awards that had not been announced previously. For their efforts to reduce the energy consumption of Shenandoah Elementary and also have a plan for how to reinvest the saving back into programming for students, Mrs. Michel's 5th graders pictured above (actually in 4th last year) earned the top award for Clean Energy Proposal. To be recognized, the team earned the Green Energy award and received the Green Energy Machine for their Elementary.

Think you would like to add clean energy to your curriculum...Let's collaborate and write a Battelle STEM grant and get your school their own Green Energy Machine.

The Green Energy Machine is a mobile learning lab, but also can be used as mobile power source. Students will be able to have real-time data based on the amount of energy it is creating along with many other activities they can have a hand-on experience with. Congratulations to Mrs. Michel and her class from last year.

Are you a teacher or principal interested in learning more about how a STEM Classroom Grant can support increasing Learner-driven opportunities in your classroom. I will be holding an informational meeting on Sept 14 at 4:15. The meeting will last about 25-30 minutes and provide an overview of the application process and how you can potentially use these resources to grow a program or potentially add one. Click the link below.

While employed through a collaborative grant effort by the Ohio Valley and the Athens/Meigs ESC, I serve the majority of SE Ohio as a Ohio Personalized Learning Facilitator and would like to connect with teachers, principals, and other administrators to see how I can support your current work and potentially enhance your current practices through a Personalized Approach. If you would like support in any of the following, I would be happy to assist. If you have other issues/challenges or a new initiative you would like some additional support for, please contact me and I will support you and work to connect you with resources.

Personalized Learning means meeting each student at their own level, challenging them with high expectations for academic achievement and growing learner agency through:

• Instruction aligned to rigorous academic standards and social-emotional skills learners need.
• Customized instruction that allows each student to design learning experiences aligned to his or her interests (Learner Agency).
• Varied pacing of instruction based on individual learner needs, allowing students to accelerate or take additional time based on their level of mastery. (Path and Pace)
• Real-time differentiation of instruction, supports and interventions based on data from formative assessments and student feedback to ensure every student remains on track.

To find out more details, please reach out to me. I can work with individual teachers, grade levels, buildings, districts.

Powerful...Powerful video from the Columbus, OH TedX...worth the 13 minutes...

One of the quotes from the video below from Katherine Prince that makes you reflect on our current system, "We keep operating schools for the most part with a one size fits all model...Every child deserves a radically personalized learning."

There are 3 ways to learn or deepen your understanding of personalized learning.

Explore:

On-demand resources for educators interested in learning at their own pace, plus regular opportunities to learn from peers also exploring personalized learning.

Launch:

Two-year cohort for school and district teams ready to re-energize your vision for learning and implement transformational personalized learning practices.

Transform:

Five-year cohort for districts ready to transform to a more equitable system of teaching and learning by implementing a district-wide system of personalized learning

The Ohio STEM Learning Network and Battelle are once again offering classroom grants for up to $5000. See details below.

Eligibility

• Eligible applicants are teachers or school administrators in public, charter, or independent STEM schools, grades K through 12.
• The applicant’s school must be located in Ohio.
• Awards must be made to an organization or fiscal agent that is tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Service code 501(c)(3) or a governmental agency. A current and signed W9 must be submitted with the application.

Funding Guidelines

• The award will be a one-time grant for either $2,500 or $5,000, as selected by the applicant.
• Funds may not be used for furniture, cash, gift cards, salary, food, general office supplies not related to STEM activities, or sports. Travel may be included but may not be greater than 20% of the total budget.
• Everything purchased with the grant funds is to become property of the school/organization and must stay with the school/organization if the grantee (i.e., teacher) were to depart.

Reporting

• Grantees will be required to complete an online Student Impact Report, which includes providing:
• an explanation of how the funds were used,
• a summary of the educators supported and students impacted by the grant,
• a brief description of the implementation of the project and
• at least one photograph.

Deadline is Oct 10, 2022. Contact me at chad.miller@ovesc.org and I would be happy to help write the grant for you.

Email: chad.miller@ovesc.org
Website: ovesc.org
Phone: (937)508-8680
Twitter: @CMill_STEMguy