STEM Discovery Professional Development Workshop

The one-day STEM Discovery Workshop introduces a comprehensive framework for developing high-quality, hands-on STEM learning activities for students that support classroom, school, and district learning goals. Designed for teams of educators at any grade level (K-12), the workshop provides opportunities for both individual skill-building and meaningful dialogue within the teaching staff. During the workshop, educator teams collaborate to develop a hands-on STEM learning activity they could implement in the classroom. This is accomplished through a gamified, multi-step process (the “Learning Design Process”) that uses Design Thinking to strike a balance between engaging learners, delivering required content and staying within the educator’s capacity. This workshop is primarily geared toward teachers and support staff who teach STEM-related content OR who teach a traditionally non-STEM subject but have an interest or expectation to integrate STEM in their classroom activities.

Objectives:

In this one-day STEM Discovery Workshop, participants will:

• Identify and understand key elements of an effective STEM learning experience
• Build skills in facilitating STEM learning activities and developing original STEM projects
• Explore pathways for integrating STEM within existing teaching goals, including within “non-STEM” disciplines
• Collaborate with colleagues to develop a hands-on, learner-centered STEM activity they can implement in the classroom
• Redefine their relationship with STEM