GROWING GREAT YOUNG MINDS

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Thank you for joining us today
GROWING GREAT YOUNG MINDS Badger State Science
Engineering Fair Marquette University, Milwaukee,
WI March 15, 2008
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21st Century Challenges
Science and Engineering Indicators 2006 In both
mathematics and science, most students did not
reach the proficient performance levelonly about
1/3 of 4th and 8th grade students, and even fewer
12th grade students, reached the proficient
level. http//www.nsf.gov/statistics/seind06/
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21st Century Challenges

• Workforce
• The SE Wisconsin Region offers a well-educated,
  skilled and dedicated workforce. The Federal
  Reserve ranks it the most productive region in
  the Midwest and the ninth most productive region
  nationwide.
• More than 85 of the regions working age
  residents are high school graduates
• 50 have attended college
• 27 are college graduates
• While known as a manufacturing center, the
  service and technology sectors have experienced
  the most rapid growth in recent years.
• Between 1990 and 2004, service positions grew by
  17, with Technology at 16, Management at 35,
  sales office occupations 27 , production,
  transportation and material moving occupations
  17, and construction 7.

77,963 jobs
Mega City Status The Milwaukee-Chicago Region is
one of 25 world Mega Cities defined by the United
Nations as a metropolitan area with a population
of 10 million or more.
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Wisconsin Students Rank 2nd in US
Wisconsin Students rank 2nd in the US in Science
ACT scores. We have the brain trust lets not
let it go unappreciated. From Milwaukee Journal
Sentinel, August 17, 2005.
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21st Century Challenges

• Numbers of graduates in STEM-related careers
• More engineering technical jobs than candidates
• Lack of secondary-education emphasis on Science,
  Technology, Engineering

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21st Century Challenges

• In late 2005, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
  cited a Deloitte Consulting survey of 800
  manufacturers. Over 65 needed engineers and
  scientists at the time of survey, with 18
  calling the shortage severe. Before the year was
  out, the Journal also cited that reading drills
  and fraction practice were drowning out civics
  lessons and science experiments.
• In His 2006 STATE OF THE UNION Address, President
  George W. Bush announced the American
  Competitiveness Initiative to encourage economic
  innovation and stronger math and science
  education. The No Child Left Behind initiative is
  the educational component of this goal.
• Narrowing the Gap As student participation in
  science fairs continues to increase, so does the
  opportunity to close achievement gaps based on
  gender, race and economic status.

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Why Science Projects?

• A science fair project is a self-validating,
  exciting and motivating experience on the
  students way to excel as a scholar.
• Science fair projects open the doors of academic
  opportunity. Fair honors rank high in screening
  at most top universities.
• Students who participate in fairs have their
  projects evaluated by top local scientists from
  research and industry. The exposure and self
  confidence generated cannot be quantified.
• Science Projects integrate virtually all of the
  skills and arts that are usually taught
  separately reading, writing, spelling, grammar,
  math, statistics, ethics, logic, critical
  thinking, computer science, graphic arts,
  scientific methodology, self-learning of one or
  more technical or specialty fields, and (in
  formal competition) public speaking and defense
  in front of expert judges. http//www.sciserv.org/
  isef/students/why_complete_project.asp

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Lt. Governor Lawton

• The Badger State Science and
• Engineering Fair helps to promote
• competition among our most promising
• young scientists and engineers. The
• science and engineering projects that
• Wisconsin students prepare enhance
• their knowledge of STEM-related
• subjects science, technology,
• engineering, and math, preparing them
• for our best colleges and universities,
• resulting in quality candidates for our
• high-tech firms.
• Barbara Lawton
• Lt. Governor Wisconsin

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Dr. Stan Jaskolski

• Badger State Science Engineering Fair is an
  integral part of an overall plan to find
  solutions to declining enrollments in
  STEM-related University and degree programs and
  the low percentage of females and minorities
  pursuing STEM-related careers.
• Stan Jaskolski, Ph.D.
• Dean, Marquette University Engineering

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Intel ISEF

• The Intel International Science and Engineering
  Fair (Intel ISEF) is the world's largest
  pre-college celebration of science.
• Held annually in May, the 2007 Intel ISEF brought
  together over 1,500 students from 51 nations to
  compete for scholarships, tuition grants,
  internships, scientific field trips and the grand
  prize a 50,000 college scholarship.

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Route to Intel ISEF
Student Prepares Project
Local School Fair
Option 1
Affiliated Regional Science and Engineering Fai
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Overall Winners Advance
Badger State Science Engineering Fair
Option 2
Option 3
Of the approximately 1500 student participants at
the International Fair (ISEF), Wisconsin has one
of the lowest levels of participation.
Affiliated Regional and State Fairs can send two
individual and one team project each.
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BSSEF Mission Vision

• Mission Statement
• Inspire enthusiasm for science research among
  Wisconsin students and provide a support system
  to assist them as they make choices through
  experience.
• Vision Statement
• Students will become life long learners through
  the process of finding their own innovative
  solutions to problems. 
• Core Values
• Objectivity                Truth               
  Curiosity                WisdomIntegrity
  Diversity     Inclusion         
  Fairness                
• Creativity               Ethics Goals

• Goals
• To create a state-wide system of affiliated local
  and regional science fairs leading to
  participation in the Badger State Science
  Engineering Fair and the International Science
  Engineering Fair.
• A diversified support base that enables the
  successful and continued accomplishment of the
  goals.
• To increase the participation and stature of the
  Badger State Science Engineering Fair to parity
  the successes of other leading State Fair
  organizations.

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Wisconsin Science Fairs

• 2007 Regional fairs
• Milwaukee Regional Science Engineering Fair
• Madison Regional Science Engineering Fair
• 2008 Additional Regional fairs
• Kenosha Regional Science Engineering Fair
• Oshkosh Regional Science Engineering Fair
• Waukesha Regional Science Engineering Fair
• Sheboygan Regional Science Engineering Fair
• 2009 Growth areas
• Western Wisconsin
• Northern Wisconsin

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One of our own!
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One of our own!
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Working together

• Badger State is in sync with the growing needs of
  our states businesses and industries.
• BSSEF is partnering with many groups addressing
  the growing shortage of qualified STEM employees.
  
• State of Wisconsin Promise Covenant (8th graders)
• UHelp (University of Wisconsin High School
  outreach)
• After School-student direct activities (Boy
  Scouts, Lutheran Services, and adding more)
• Working on partnerships with
• Working with the Milwaukee Madison Economic
  Development Initiatives
• M7
• Entrepreneurial Council of Milwaukee
• Technical College outreach programs
• Private College outreach programs
• By holding a healthy, strong state science and
  engineering fair, there will be an improvement in
  the numbers of students entering the institutions
  of higher learning with an interest in going into
  STEM-related careers after college.

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Marquette is where it all happens

• High School Students will come from all over the
  state on March 15, 2008 to compete for awards,
  scholarships, and a chance to be selected to go
  to Intel ISEF, the preeminent international
  science and engineering fair in the world.

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• How can adults help stimulate STEM interest?
• Get Involved.
• Be Fair Day judge.
• Be a Teacher Sponsor.
• Be an Industry Mentor
• Be a Donor or Financial Sponsor
• Participate in Awareness Programs
• Provide Award Scholarships
• Provide Materials (eg., gifts, supplies, in-kind
  items, etc)

GROWING GREAT YOUNG MINDS Badger State Science
Engineering Fair Marquette University, Milwaukee,
WI March 15, 2008