Every year their are administrators
that return to there buildings excited and ready to implement STEM. This
excitement is welcomed and the desire to implement STEM for all students is
needed, but you have to have a plan. This plan will need to be devised by a
team of people that have different positions in the building, but can add to
the effectiveness of implementation.
Your STEM team does not have to be only teachers. This team should include but are not limited to teachers, administrators, counselors, fine arts department, specialist, custodial,
and food service. This team will need to complete a S.W O.T. analysis of the school. This analysis will provide the team with what areas are threats. From the list of threats, the team will need to
devise systematic or smart goals to address 1 or 2 of the threats at a time. It is also wise to look at the schools strengths to see if the strengths can or could address any of the threats. As the year progresses, it will be up to this team to revisit and analyze the school multiple times a year. As the
threats to the success of STEM are reduced; then it is time to have the STEM team to look at training that need to take place for the building. The STEM team will need to be systematic and have smart goals set to ensure the success of STEM implementation.
Having multiple teams working together, will move the school forward faster. The more people that have buy-in on any capacity is a move in the right direction. Yes, there will need to be
multiple teams that have very different responsibilities. The leadership team is the team of your administrators, counselors, grade chairs, and specialist. This team focuses on the requirements of the state and district. Your Building Effectiveness team: this team provides an overview of the building. This team is is comprised of teachers, administrators, counselors, fine arts department, specialist, custodial, and food service. And lastly, the STEM team: this team is comprised of individuals that are willing to go out and learn about STEM and return to the building ready and willing to share and train others. These individuals should also be open to going out to find partners and new resources to support STEM implementation. With these teams in place and with administrators as part of each one of these teams STEM implementation will be easier. The information from each one of these teams will help the Administration guide each team towards success without over stressing the same individuals in a building. However, we all know that some individuals will serve on multiple teams.
If you take time to plan your moves strategically and with a team...STEM is attainable.
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