STEM Professional Development at your School or Organization
The STEM Education Center facilitates professional development (PD) and consulting sessions with schools, districts and community organizations based on desired goals. All of our programs meet the standards for high quality PD and are aligned with National and State Standards. Our PDs are interactive, model cooperative learning pedagogy and incorporate considerations for culturally sustaining practices.
PDs can vary in length and can be conducted in-person or virtually.
Unpacking the STEM Framework
- Core Ideas Progression
- Understanding the 3-Dimensions of the Framework
- Unpacking the 8 NGSS Science Practices
Engineering Design and PBL
- Understanding Engineering Design
- Seeds of STEM: Our PK/K STEM Curriculum
- Engineering a Story: Solving Problems in Storybooks
- Engineering is Elementary (EiE) Training for Teachers
- Math Project and Problem Based Learning
- Problem Based Learning: Authentic, Real World and Relevant
- STEM/STEAM projects
Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum Development
- Scope and Sequence and Unit Development for Elementary Science
- Scope and Sequence and Unit Development for Middle School Science
Online Teaching Tools and Strategies
- Introduction to Online Teaching and Learning: Engage, Enhance, Extend
- Advanced Online Teaching and Learning: Integrating Problem Solving Remotely
Equitable Strategies for an Inclusive STEM Classroom
- Asset Based Collaborative Teamwork in the STEM Classroom
- Supporting Equity, Access and Diversity in STEM
Coding and Computational Thinking
- Coding and Computational Thinking for PK-1
- Coding and Computational Thinking for Grades 2-5
High Quality Assessment Strategies
- Keys to Quality Classroom Assessment
- Developing Standards Aligned Learning Targets
- Developing High Quality Performance Assessment Rubrics
The Storyline Model of Teaching and Learning Science
- Understanding the Storyline Model
- The Process of Doing Science
OpenSciEd Training
- Understanding the Storyline Model
- OSE Storyline Routines
- OSE Unit Planning
Schools and Organizations
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