Elementary Stem Program project management plan

Abstract

This project produced a science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) summer program. A multi-phased process was used to determine the appropriate course of action for data collection and a summer program curriculum creation. The summer program and curriculum will be used as a blueprint for improving the current elementary school program. Phase one included assessment of educator’s and students’ utilization of the existing STEM program, through surveys, observation, and interviews. Phase two analyzed data obtained through phase one, providing an outline of the STEM program status. Phase three used data obtained from phases one and two, creating a single, week-long summer STEM program curriculum. Standardized STEM lesson specifications along with benchmarking were utilized for curriculum creation. The summer program consists of three rotational lab stations: an outdoor exploration and discovery lab, an outdoor hands-on engineering lab, and an indoor technology-based lab. The school has committed to use the lessons learned and curriculum as a foundation for future summer camps. Lessons learned from this project were provided to the elementary school to implement and improve the current STEM program and it was successful.