STEM Academy

Dates: July 15-19

9 am - 3 pm
Grades: Students entering 7th - 9th grades in the fall of 2013
Cost: $350 (lunch included)

“STEM” stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Students will explore the exciting ways innovations in technology are changing the way we learn and interact with science. This week will be project based, with activities and field trips that include, but are not limited to, exploration of robotics, video technology, and various forms of digital data collection and analysis. A heavy emphasis will be placed on the scientific method and student inquiry.

Instructor: Ramsey Musallam
Dr. Ramsey Musallam is currently an AP chemistry teacher and science department chair at SHCP, and an adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco. In recent years, Ramsey has been nationally acclaimed as an educator who effectively integrates technology by implementing the “flip” education model into his classes (learn more about this at flipteaching.com). He has been recognized as one of TechSmith’s “20 Educators to Watch,” is a Google Certified Teacher, and was awarded “Best of CUE (Computer-Using Educators) Presenter 2010.” Ramsey firmly believes that we must empower students to become intelligent researchers and investigators of information, harnessing the power of the Internet and their global community, to learn in ways the traditional classroom could never have granted them.

Check out student blogs from the 2012 STEM Academy at www.shcpstem.com.

See first-hand how Ramsey guides the learning process in class and at home.