Transcript Intro to the NC School of Science & Math

North Carolina School
of Science and Mathematics
CCRESA
March 15, 2013
North Carolina School
of Science and Mathematics
NCSSM Residential Student Enrollment
• Students enrolled at NCSSM from all of NC’s 13 Congressional
Districts
• 93 of NC’s 110 counties represented on campus this year
• Residential Enrollment (Grades 11-12):
• 2012-2013 = 680 students
• 2013-2014 = 1267 applicants for 350 11th grade spaces
North Carolina School
of Science and Mathematics
Class Enrollment Formula
Mandate
• # of Bed Spaces Divided by the # of CD’s in the state
350 (available bed spaces) ÷ 13 (CD’s) = 27
approximately 27 Applicants Per CD
~and~
Flexibility Allowance
• ± 2.5% of 350 = 8 Per CD
27 + 8 = 35 Maximum in a district
27 – 8 = 19 Minimum in a district
North Carolina School
of Science and Mathematics
Helping Meet STEM Educational Needs in NC
North Carolina School
of Science and Mathematics
Helping Meet STEM Educational Needs in NC
Interactive Video Conference (IVC)
Course Offerings (2012-2013)
Enrollment = 390 students taking 515 courses
Mathematics
• Honors Calculus
• AP Calculus AB
• Honors Statistics
• AP Statistics
• Honors Precalculus Algebra
• Honor Precalculus Trigonometry
Humanities
• AP US History
• Honors African American Studies
• Honors Cosmology and Culture
• Mandarin Chinese I and II
Science
• Honors Physics
• Honors Genetics and Biotechnology
• AP Environmental Science
• Honors Forensic Science
• Honors Forensic Science:
Anthropology
• Honors Forensic Science: Materials
Analysis and Accident Investigation
• Honors Aerospace Engineering
North Carolina School
of Science and Mathematics
Helping Meet STEM Educational Needs in NC
Online Course Offerings (2012-2013)
Enrollment = 190 students taking 488 courses
Mathematics
• Applied Finite Mathematics
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Calculus BC
• Applications of Calculus/Vector
Functions
• Multivariable Calculus
Humanities
• Intro to International Relations
• Intro to Western Political Thought
• Science, Catastrophe and Culture
• Ecocriticism: Nature in Thought and
Writing
Science
• Advanced Physics and AP Physics B
• Genetics and Biotechnology
• AP Environmental Science
• Forensic Science
• Climate Change Biology
• AP Environmental Science
• Introduction to Applied Chemistry
and Engineering
• Advanced Chemistry and AP
Chemistry
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Introduction to Computational
Science
• Bioinformatics-Computational Biology
North Carolina School
of Science and Mathematics
Helping Meet STEM Educational Needs in NC
• Teacher Professional Development
•
7 Statewide webinars focused on Common Core Math (300+ teachers)
•
14 Statewide math and science webinars for AIG teachers
•
3 Summer professional development sessions for Common Core Math
• Curriculum Development
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Developing Curriculum for new STEM themed schools and and Career
and Tech Ed:
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Agriscience and Biotechnology, Aerospace, Automation and Security,
Biomedical Engineering, Energy and Sustainability
• STEM @NCSSM Digital Resource Repository
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1,000+ digital assets (videos, animations, lesson plans) created by
NCSSM and available to educators in NC and beyond
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http://www.dlt.ncssm.edu/stem/