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Students at Baltimore’s Barclay Elementary School (Image: Will Kirk \/ Homewood Photography)<\/p><\/div>\n

Baltimore City Public Schools, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University, has adopted a program to strengthen science, technology, engineering, and math instruction in the district’s elementary schools.<\/p>\n

The partnership marks a significant milestone for the program\u2014STEM Achievement in Baltimore Elementary Schools<\/a>, or SABES\u2014which was designed to prepare students for recently introduced Next Generation Science Standards and bolster teachers’ command of the subject matter.<\/p>\n

With a $7.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation,\u00a0SABES was introduced in 2013 as a pilot program in nine elementary schools<\/a>\u00a0to bring more instruction in STEM disciplines.<\/p>\n

“The fact that the district has recognized the success of our SABES schools and invested in rolling this out across the city is a step forward for our children’s futures,” said\u00a0Michael Falk<\/a>, vice dean of undergraduate education at JHU’s\u00a0Whiting School of Engineering<\/a>\u00a0and the principal investigator for the SABES project. “Getting kids to work hands-on with science and engineering is essential for instilling the wonder with our world that helps kindle a lifelong pursuit of careers in these directions.”<\/p>\n

Janise Lane, Baltimore City Public Schools’ executive director of teaching and learning, said that under SABES, students tackle scientific topics in three stages. They read about the scientific concept, try to model the phenomenon using real materials, then work on solving a problem related to the idea.<\/p>\n

Christine Newman, the Whiting School’s assistant dean of engineering educational outreach\u00a0and head of the Johns Hopkins Center for Educational Outreach<\/a>, said the city school system’s decision to use the SABES program is “an opportunity for Baltimore City to lead the state in Next Generation elementary science standards.” These new standards for K-12 science instruction\u2014emphasizing student-driven inquiry and a focus on concepts that apply across scientific disciplines\u2014were first adopted by the state of Maryland in 2013.<\/p>\n

Under the SABES program, schools provide 45 minutes a day of classroom science instruction for students in grades 3 through 5. SABES, which currently involves about 2,200 students and more than 200 teachers, has enabled youngsters to study in class, devise after-school projects, and present their work at two annual showcases.<\/p>\n

The city school district plans to expand the program to all 124 schools that have elementary grades, including 25 charter schools, although the charter schools will have more flexibility on whether they adopt the SABES program. Along with instruction for students, SABES also includes professional development courses for teachers who want to bolster their command of science and their skill in teaching it.<\/p>\n

Research on SABES suggests that the effort is boosting student interest in science and engineering. A survey administered by the\u00a0Johns Hopkins School of Education<\/a>\u00a0showed that at the end of the 2014-2015 school year, the number of students in SABES who wanted to be an engineer was 27 percent higher than in non-SABES schools.<\/p>\n

Lane said that 65 percent of the city’s traditional elementary schools received science materials for some grades, with the goal of introducing SABES to all students in kindergarten through 5th grade. The school district is applying for grants for the approximately $2.4 million needed to provide SABES to all elementary students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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