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Ohio Department of Education
Ohio Schools
Join Statewide Challenge to Fight Opioid Abuse
STEM network and state organize push to create student-directed
solutions
Ohio is facing a major opioid overdose crisis. And as many Ohio
families fight opioid abuse, the impact cascades into the learning
environments in Ohio schools. Today, the Ohio Department of Education
and the Ohio STEM Learning Network are announcing a program to help
schools better prepare for this crisis.
This year, several Ohio science, technology, engineering and math
(STEM) schools will complete design challenges aimed at understanding
and eliminating Ohio’s opioid crisis. A design challenge is a
multi-week project in which students learn by creating new solutions to
real-world problems. Design challenges offer an approach to
problem-based learning that can go deep into content areas while
offering students a wide range of questions to consider.
Throughout the year, the Ohio STEM Learning Network will post resources
and events to support schools in organizing local design challenges
that will help in the fight against opioid abuse. A page on the Ohio
STEM Learning Network website,www.osln.org/design, provides templates
and early guidance on creating a design challenge. The network also is
hosting two free informational webinars on design challenges in
November.
The Ohio Department of Education is supporting the effort with public
appearances by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Paolo DeMaria
and amplifying these opportunities through the department's
communications channels.
“Real-world challenges offer students powerful opportunities to lock in
learning,” said DeMaria, superintendent of public instruction. “With
this challenge, Ohio students will put their learning to the test to
help solve a critical challenge facing our state.”
All Ohio schools are welcome to participate. Schools interested in
participating should visit www.osln.org/design and register to receive
information about support and promotion opportunities.
Several Ohio STEM Learning Network schools already have started
planning design challenges fighting opioid abuse. Participating schools
include:
Bio-Med Science Academy
DECA Prep
Dayton Early College High School
Dayton Regional STEM School
Global Impact STEM Academy
Geauga iSTEM Early College High School
Metro Early College High School
Metro Institute of Technology
Northwestern Local High School
Reynoldsburg eSTEM Academy
Reynoldsburg (HS)2 Academy
Reynoldsburg STEM Middle at Baldwin Road
STEM Academy of Lawrence County at Collins Career-Technical Center
The Ohio STEM Learning Network, managed by Battelle, was created as a
public-private partnership in 2008. Today, more than 30 STEM schools
and seven regional hubs make up the network.
“Ohio created this network of schools to serve as a catalyst for field
testing promising ideas in education,” said Aimee Kennedy, vice
president of education, STEM learning, and philanthropy at Battelle.
“In classrooms across the state, students will be mastering the content
they need while laying the groundwork for a drug-free future.”
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