September 4, 2018
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STEM Innovation in San Diego Unified
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What an incredible month in San Diego Unified! We kicked off August by developing and delivering the first round of TK/K STEAM training as part of our effort to invigorate learning experiences and environments for primary students / teachers. We closed out the month putting the finishing touches on a high school entrepreneurialism in biotech excursion with our partners at LaunchBio and Biolabs.
What makes this work so powerful is that we have embarked upon these journeys in partnership with our community. It is inspiring to see what is possible when education, business, parents, universities, everyone in our community, come together to open up a whole new world of possibility for students. What will students look like and be able to do after a their experience in grades TK-12 and beyong has immersed them in environments and situations that push us all (student and teacher alike) to work together to examine and solve problems relevant to our communities?
We are breaking new ground here in San Diego Unified and bringing to life programs and experiences the likes of which may not have been seen before, anywhere. This Fall students are experiencing STEAM at 28 schools across the district (and growing) and our business partners, BioLabs, LaunchBio, Institute of Americas / Qualcomm, Raytheon, SeaWorld, the USS Midway, and others are all ramping up to open up the world of work for students this school year. Companies like ECOLIFE are donating cutting edge technologies that are helping us transform learning spaces and inspire young learners.
In over 30 classrooms students can now wonder at aquaponics first hand while they investigate how technology and natural systems can work hand in hand to produce food. We have so much more to come.
You can stay up to date on all things SDUSD STEAM by following us on Twitter @sd_stem.
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Civil Right Leader To Visit Morse
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Morse High School will be visited by Congressman John Lewis on September 21, 2018. His visit is to coincide with the KPBS One Book One San Diego promotion of his book, March, which is the first graphic memoir of a trilogy based on Congressman Lewis’ personal experiences in the civil rights movement. John Lewis will be accompanied by the book’s co-author Andrew Aydin and illustrator, Nate Powell. Morse students will attend an assembly and photo opportunity with the trio, and be able to participate in a Q & A with them. The entire event will be livestreamed and available for viewing after the event.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/civil-rights-leader-to-visit-morse.html |
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Creating Video Games to Bring Math to Life
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In today’s society, computer science is everywhere. It’s in every piece of technology we interact with. It’s becoming a skill that is needed regardless of the career field a student pursues. Math is the gateway that unlocks limitless possibilities for students – including computer science.
This summer math teachers from Clairemont, Hoover, Kearny, Mission Bay, and Morse learned a new way to support students in Integrated Mathematics I (IM1) – through computer science! The pilot course, Bringing Math to Life: Unlocking the Secrets of Software Design and Data Science, reinforces the concepts taught in IM1 and introduces coding to provide a relevant and engaging math experience for students.
The course was developed through a partnering with UCSD CREATE, UCSD’s Computer Science and Engineering department and Bootstrap. Joe Politz (UCSD CSE professor and Bootstrap developer) helped adapt Bootstrap Algebra and Bootstrap Data Science material for this one-of-a-kind class. During training, teachers experienced the course as students, learning the basics of coding and how math can be supported and emphasized through it. They created their own videos games and used their newly developed skills to use data to answer questions such as “Who is the best athlete?”
This exciting new hands-on way to bring math to life will allow students to create their own unique video game and use data to answer their own questions. The age old questions of “When will I use this in life?” and “How is this used in the real world?” will be answered immediately and often.
UCSD-TV will be releasing a video about this innovative way computer science can support math skills and introduce students to computing on Friday, September 7, 2018.
Strengthening math skills. Building computer science skills. Our students are being prepared for their futures!
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/creating-video-games-to-bring-math-to.html |
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JROTC STEM Pathways 2018
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The JROTC STEM Pathways camp was a unique opportunity for cadets to explore their interest in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – the “STEM” disciplines- through applied workshops with collaborative projects and hands-on activities. This year, hosting a total of 57 incoming junior and senior cadets from the SDUSD Joint Brigade, STEM Camp was held at UCSD, where cadets not only fulfilled STEM education, but explored the campus and college life through overnight stays in the dorms of Revelle College.
This year’s workshops were comprised of bioengineering, oceanography, biology, and robotics. From July 31st to August 4th, cadets were split into four different groups that rotated between four workshops over the course of the week. On the final fay, during the closing awards ceremony, each group presented their final presentation based on their last workshop to show parents, guests, and cadre what they learned and explored.
Click here to download the full JROTC STEM Pathways Newsletter.
https://sdusdoss.blogspot.com/2018/09/jrotc-stem-pathways-2018.html
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Scripps Ranch High School - National JROTC Leadership and Academic Bowl Champions
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 Front Row (left to right): Raymond Sun, Albert Gu, Jackwin Hui, Alan Hang
Back Row (left to right): Col Paul Lips, Lt Col Michael Sheldon
(left to right): Col Paul Lips, Alan Hang, Jackwin Hui, Albert Gu, Raymond Sun, Lt Col Michael Sheldon
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For the third consecutive year, the AFJROTC Academic Team from Scripps Ranch High School has won the Joint Leadership Academic Bowl. The competition involved over 3000 schools throughout the nation and overseas in an academic competition between JROTC programs from all four military services and the Civil Air Patrol. The competition occurred during the weekend of the 25th and 26th of June on the campus of the Catholic University of America in Washington D.C.
The format of the event involved team competitions answering questions covering a wide variety of academic areas. Cadets needed to be well versed in math, literature, science, current events, and many other topics. The team Captain Albert Gu, led Scripps Ranch High School to victory with a perfect 11-0 record in the initial Air Force JROTC only bracket to be selected to compete in the National Championship. Fellow cadets, Jackwin Hui, Alan Hang, and Raymond Sun placed first going into the finals.
The National Championship round was the most challenging with very strong competition from the Navy JROTC program from E.W. Clark High School, Las Vegas Nevada. Going into the fourth and final round, the overall score was tied at 220 points per team. During the last round of 16 questions, our team from Scripps Ranch High School was able to monopolize the round and gain an additional 180 points by answering 9 questions correctly. The final score was 320 to 400, sealing the third straight win for Scripps Ranch High School in the past three years.
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La Jolla High Featured on 10News...
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| STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES |
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Horatio Alger Scholarship Program
The Horatio Alger Scholarship Program is one of the major scholarship programs nationally that specifically assists high school students who have faced and overcome great obstacles in their young lives. The National Scholarship is valued at $25,000. State scholarships are awarded to eligible students in all fifty states and the District of Columbia and are valued up to $10,000.
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Deadline: October 25, 2018 |
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United States Senate Youth Program
The California Department of Education administers the United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP), an annual scholarship competition sponsored by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and endorsed by the United States Senate. Each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia select two high school juniors or seniors to participate in the USSYP.
The delegates receive a $10,000 college scholarship and attend a one-week, all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. from March 2–9, 2019, to deepen their understanding of America's political processes and strengthen their interest and desire for a career in public service
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Deadline: October 5, 2018 |
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Wendy's High School Heisman Scholarship
CLASS OF 2019, DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO EARN A WENDY’S HIGH SCHOOL HEISMAN SCHOLARSHIP?
Eligibility begins with maintaining a GPA of 3.0 (B average) or better. Applicants also need to be proven leaders and role models within their school and community. And applicants must perform in at least one of the 47 school sponsored sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games or the National Federation of State High School Associations.
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Deadline: October 12, 2018 |
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