Cooper Middle School - Cobb County

Members of the Cobb STEM team were invited out to Cooper Middle to observe their STEM program in action.  We visited for a little over an hour and saw STEM students in 7th and 8th grade. 
Some of the strengths we saw during our visit were as follows:

• Evidence of Rigorous Curriculum Expectations – Ocean project, Shepard Spinal Center Project, Structure

• Evidence of frequent collaboration among students – PBL learning
• Evidence of technology integration – iPads for research or use as needed, students as producers of digital content
• Evidence of College and Career opportunities
• Evidence of use of STEM Notebooks

Opportunities for Growth included:

• Technology Integration – While students are comfortable using the iPads, evidence of more consistent use of a variety of technology tools by students is  needed.   Students need opportunities to act as producers of digital content more frequently. 

• Business & Community Partnerships – look for opportunities to invite additional partners into the school to engage in and enhance learning opportunities

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