BRIDGES

Broadening Regional Impact by Developing and Growing Excellent Schools

BRIDGES provides school teams with the framework for building integrated Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) units, with a focus on common core math practices and grade level science standards. One of the focuses of the project is to raise student awareness of STEM related careers and the pathways toward those careers by building a strong educational foundation in the classroom. In addition to integrating curriculum, BRIDGES trainings provide teams with an understanding of their school specific observation tool and how it related to classroom practices and student achievement. The culminating project of the 2012-2013 school year involves teachers designing and teaching an integrated STEM-career related lesson with a student product that will be displayed at the 2013 STEM Expose on May 21st.