ENGINEERING Mississippi Style

Mississippi Students that are engaged learners produces productive citizens!

Mechelle WelchMonroe County Vocational Center

Fall is in the air in Mississippi when…..

You hear the BANDS echo in the air….Friday Night Lights are Shining Bright…Students have excused absences for Hunting….

Mississippi Snow Day

Mississippi Education Redesign for the 21st Century

• Redesign is a massive statewide educational initiative

• School districts are being systematically phased into implementation

• Classes Developed• 7th Grade—ICT I• 8th Grade—ICT II• 9th Grade—STEM • Career Pathways courses

• Health Services I & II• Construction & Manufacturing• Transportation• Agricultural Sciences• Business• STEM Education (Engineering)

Engineering:

• Engineering Career Preparation• Math and Science– Application Education: Virtual learning and Hands-On– Relevant Education: How and Where Knowledge

• Two year program– Grades 10-12– Pre-Algebra—C or higher– 2 Credits per year—Other Science Credit in Review

• Robotics Competition and/or Skills USA

Other Aspects• CO2 Dragster – SolidWorks with 3-D Printing (1st Year)– Intelitek Curriculum for CO2 Dragsters (2nd Year)

• Introduction to Workforce Training– 21st Century Skills– CNC programming– Modeling concepts – Problem Solving Skills– Writing and Communication Skills

Science Education• Physic Concepts APPLIED!– Motion—Unit 3 – Force—Unit 3– Work—Unit 3– Energy—Unit 3– Sound—Unit 4 Sensors

• Relevance of Content

Each Concept is covered in other Units also! Talk about Remediation, Enrichment, and Depth of Knowledge!

Technology Education

• 3-D Printer• CNC Mill• Electrical, Mechanical, Pneumatic, Hydraulic Trainers • Computers• Software– Learnmate LMS – Learnmate Content– CAD SolidWorks– Office Tools

Engineering Education

• History• Impacts on Society• Investigate Careers in Engineering Fields– Electrical, Mechanical, Civil etc. – Technicians

• Engineering Education Planning• Technical Writing• Design Problem Solving

Math Education

• Creating Excitement in Academic Concepts• Concepts Covered– Common Math—addition, subtraction, division,

multiplication– Algebra– Geometry– Physics

• Relevance of Content

STEM Education

• Engaged Students• Rote Learning flows into Critical Thinking• Produces Productive Students– Employable– Problem Solvers– Self-Motivated

• Attendance Problems?

Robotics in the Classroom• Toy or Educational Tool• Math Concepts • Science Concepts

• • Technology and

Engineering skillsENGAGED STUDENTS!

Learnmate Management Software• Monitoring Student Performance

– Enrichment– Remediation

• Maintain Student Records– Grades– Progress

• Capabilities to Customize– Content, Assessments, Modules– Create New Modules (If desired)

• Standards Mapping– Module– Assessment– Question

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Action

MCVTC Robotics & Engineering

Q & A Time• Mississippi Redesign• Mississippi Engineering • STEM• LearnMate Management System• Mrs. Welch’s Class in Action.

Mechelle WelchMonroe County Vocational Center

(662) 369-7845 (Work) (662) 436-8445 (Cell)mechellewelch@mcsd.us