STEM Georgia Educator Laureate Awards Rules and Guidelines Overview: The STEM Georgia Educator Laureate Awards are designed to reward Georgia K-12 classroom teachers for exceptional work in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Teachers are provided a list of activities that may be completed in order to earn digital badges worth specific points. Once a completed activity is submitted to the official Edmodo site and verified by the Georgia Department of Education, the badge will be awarded. The award time frame for the 2014-15 school year runs from August 18, 2014 until August 1, 2015. Only activities conducted during that time frame are eligible for badges. Eligibility: Participants must be full-time certified PK-12 classroom teachers in any Georgia (public/private school). Registration Instructions: вЂў вЂў Complete the teacher information document at http://goo.gl/WcIfbZ Once you have completed the teacher information document, you will automatically be sent a code to register as a STUDENT on Edmodo at http://edmodo.com. If you are currently an Edmodo user as a teacher, you will have to create a student account to participate in this program because badges can only be awarded from teachers to students on the Edmodo platform. This will enter you into the STEM Georgia Laureates вЂњclassвЂќ where you will submit all award evidence. Submission Guidelines: All evidence must be submitted to the official Edmodo site for GaDOE by August 1st, 2015 вЂ“ No exceptions. Awards: вЂў вЂў вЂў вЂў вЂў вЂў вЂў Any teacher who achieves a badge point total of 250 points will be awarded the Georgia Department of Education Certificate suitable for framing. Any teacher who achieves a badge point total of 500 points will be featured on the STEM Georgia website as members of the STEM Georgia Educator Laureate 500 Point Club. Any teacher who achieves a badge point total of 750 points will be awarded the Georgia Department of Education STEM Georgia Educator Laureate lapel pin. Any teacher who achieves a badge point total of 1000 points will receive a letter of recognition from the Georgia Department of Education State School Superintendent & sent to the local newspaper. Any teacher who achieves all four Discovery Education badges will earn the Georgia Discovery Educator lapel pin. Any teacher who achieves a badge point total of 1250 points will become the Delta Education STEM Educator Laureates and will be awarded gift certificates to spend on Delta Education materials and a shirt with вЂњDelta Education STEM Educator LaureateвЂќ on it. The top three (3) teachers in the state at the end of the 2014-15 competition will become the Georgia Power STEM Educator Laureates and will be awarded the following: o Trip to a national conference of their choice o Receive a STEM Georgia Laureate Award from the Technology Association of Georgia at the annual STEM Awards in Savannah o Free attendance to the Discovery Education STEM Network Conference in North Carolina Badging Activities Criteria Badge Professional Learning Badges вЂў This must be at the school district level or higher. вЂў Professional learning sponsored by the school will not earn the badge. вЂў Teachers may earn these badges a maximum four (4) times. Attend a non-mandatory local math, science, CTAE, or STEM professional learning conference (RESA or School District Sponsored). Attend a STEM Georgia professional learning opportunity (Georgia STEM Institute, STEM Georgia Teachers Academy, Georgia STEM Forum, etc). Attend a STEM national, regional, or state professional learning conference i.e. math, science, CTAE conference or STEM conference. Conduct a STEM-related presentation at a national, regional, or state professional learning conference. Register to become a Discovery Education Network Star and log a STEM Activity onto their network. Hand2Mind offers the opportunity to earn a badge by viewing any of the webinars available at http://goo.gl/no6OkJ Points 25 25 25 50 75 25 Evidence Copy of each registration and photo of you at each conference submitted to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. Submit request for verification by GaDOE for each event. Copy of each registration and photo of you at conference submitted to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. Copy of each conference program with you listed as a presenter submitted to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. Submit date for acceptance to DEN STAR program along with a copy of the STEM Activity to Edmodo. Watch the webinar, take the quiz, and submit your Certificate of Completion to Edmondo. Integration Badges Teachers may submit multiple integrated lessons and earn the badge for each one. Accepted lessons may be posted on the GaDOE or STEMGeorgia website with credit assigned to the author(s). вЂў Teachers may earn these badges a maximum three (3) times for each level. Level 1: Creates an integrated STEM unit tied to the science, CTAE Georgia Lesson submitted to STEM Georgia Performance Standards and math CCGPS that is accepted by the Ga DOE. Edmodo site and verified by Integrated unit example: http://bit.ly/ZbwVGb GaDOE. Links to template: Middle 50 & High- http://bit.ly/1r21r0r Elem- http://bit.ly/XQkWMF вЂў вЂў Level 2: Completes all requirements for Level 1 and creates a video implementing the unit in the classroom that is accepted by GaDOE. Verification for Level 1 must be verified prior to submitting Level 2. Level 3: Completes all requirements for Level 2 and submits four (4) samples of student work that are accepted by GaDOE. The student work must reflect a continuum of weak work to strong work. Verification for Level 2 must be verified prior to submitting Level 3. Creates an integrated STEM unit tied to the science, CTAE Georgia Performance Standards, math CCGPS and includes the arts (STEAM) that is accepted by the Ga DOE. Elementary would not include CTAE. 75 100 50 Lesson submitted to STEM Georgia Edmodo site and verified by GaDOE. Links to template: Middle & High- http://bit.ly/1r21r0r Elem- http://bit.ly/XQkWMF Lesson submitted to STEM Georgia Edmodo site and verified by GaDOE. Links to template: Middle & High- http://bit.ly/1r21r0r Elem- http://bit.ly/XQkWMF Lesson submitted to STEM Georgia Edmodo site and verified by GaDOE. Link to template: http://bit.ly/1oexgxt Create and share 1 Board in Discovery Education Board Builder that demonstrates a STEM strategy for students or other educators. Board must be shared with the Discovery Education community. 75 Submit link from Discovery Education to view the Board along with the title of the Board. Business/Community/Post-Secondary Partnerships Badges Teachers may submit multiple business partnerships as long as each submission is a different lesson or with a different business partner. Conducts a STEM activity with a business/community/post-secondary Submits photos or video of partner and provides evidence of the partnership with photos or video. activity to STEM Georgia 50 Develops an authentic, real-world lesson for students with a business partner based upon the role of that business in the community. Promotes an on-going partnership with a business/community/postsecondary partner and provides evidence of the partnership. Externship-Teacher participates in a STEM business/industry work experience. 100 75 100 Edmodo site. Submits lesson to STEM Georgia Edmodo site and it is accepted by the GaDOE. Submit documentation of the long-range partnership relationship to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. Submits verification documents to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. Encouraging Student Participation in STEM Teachers may enter student teams in multiple competitions and earn the badge each time. The competition must have an obvious and explicit science, technology, engineering, and/or math connection. Contact Gilda Lyon at [email protected] for any clarification prior to the competition. Sponsor a GaDOE-recognized STEM competitive team where students Submits registration form to STEM participate in a STEM competition (you must show evidence of competing Georgia Edmodo site and evidence 25 via photos at the competition). of competing. вЂў вЂў Sponsor a GaDOE-recognized STEM competitive team where students win a STEM competition (you must show evidence of winning the competition). Sponsor a team of all female students who participate in a GaDOErecognized STEM competition OR all male students if the competition is a health care science competition (you must show evidence of competing via registration form). Sponsor a team of all female students who win a GaDOE-recognized STEM competition OR all male students if the competition is a health care science competition (you must show evidence of winning the competition). Sponsor a team of all minority students who participate in a GaDOErecognized STEM competition (you must show evidence of competing via registration form). See 1* at bottom of page for a definition of minority student. Sponsor a team of minority students who win a GaDOE вЂ“recognized STEM competition (you must show evidence of winning the competition). See 1* at bottom of page for a definition of minority student. Sponsor a STEM Day activity with your classroom (May 8, 2014) 50 25 Submits final official results of competition for each competition to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. Submits registration form to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. 50 Submits final official results of competition to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. 25 Submits registration form to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. 50 25 Submits final official results of competition to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. Register with TAG and submit activity to TAG and to Edmodo site. Create a Maker Space in your school. 150 Participate in a Discovery Education monthly virtual fieldtrip, attend a virtual conference or watch an archive of a STEM presentation. Visit http://blog.discoveryeducation.com to view upcoming field trips. Have a student(s) create and share 1 Board in Discovery Education Board Builder that demonstrates a STEM concept or STEM career. Board must be shared with the Discovery Education community. **please note: any personal information about the students should be removed prior to sharing. Have a student submit a 2-min video showcasing their idea for an invention to the 3M Young Scientist Challenge; http://www.youngscientistchallenge.com Document the process & students using the space by photos to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. Submit date and title of event. 25 75 Submit link from Discovery Education to view the Board along with the title of the Board. 100 Submit project title and date application was submitted. *1-A minority race is one that constitutes less than 25% of the population in Georgia. This includes Native Americans, Hispanics, African-Americans, and Asians. STEM Leadership Badges These badges may be earned a maximum two (2) times per badge. Provide outreach to teachers within your school who are seeking to increase GaDOE document STEM expertise (must provide description of outreach and receiving teacher (http://goo.gl/J8veOz) submitted and school principal must sign GaDOE document). to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. 50 Provide outreach to other teachers or schools who are seeking STEM certification (must provide description of outreach and receiving teacher and school principal must sign GaDOE document). Writes an accepted article for the Delta Education-FOSS newsletter at: http://www.fossweb.com/newsletter 100 50 Writes and receives a grant to implement STEM in the classroom. 150 Win a STEM contest (teacher is the winner). 50 Submit a STEM article and it is published in a STEM professional journal i.e. NSTA, NCTM, ACTE or state publication. 200 GaDOE document (http://goo.gl/J8veOz) submitted to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. Article is published in the Delta Education newsletter and submitted as evidence to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. Grant application and letter of award submitted to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. Submit evidence of winning the contest to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. Article is submitted to STEM Georgia Edmodo site. Effective Technology Integration Badges The effective technology integration badge may only be awarded one time. вЂў The blog badge may only be earned once and is awarded at the end of the school year after verification of a year-long active blog site. Demonstrates effective use of technology in the classroom where students Link submitted to STEM Georgia are producers of STEM digital content. Edmodo site for student work. 50 вЂў Create and maintain a classroom blog that students respond to on a regular basis throughout the year. 50 Link submitted to STEM Georgia Edmodo site for blog. This badge not awarded until the end of the year to verify student participation all year. Level Specific Badges Elementary & Middle School: The badge may be awarded multiple times as long as the entire class is involved in multiple citizen science projects for the school year. вЂў High School: The badge may be awarded for each five students who submit projects to the research journal. Elementary and Middle School Only: Engage classroom in school year-long Submits verification documents to citizen science project STEM Georgia Edmodo site. 75 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_citizen_science_projects) вЂў High School Only: Sponsor at least five students who submit research proposals to the Georgia High School STEM Journal (see link:). Verified by GaDOE. 75