Class Overview
Course Code: T&L 2900, Reinventing Learning Through STEM
This event will provide an engaging, hands-on experience to learn and teach STEM for K-12 educators. Using the 4 pillars: Explore, Make, Design and Innovate, attendees will engage in tools and resources that encompass a wide spectrum of STEM education. Teachers will discover ways to reinvigorate classroom curricula and discover the power of learner-centered, authentic STEM learning experiences.
In a world that’s becoming increasingly complex, where success is driven not only by what you know, but by what you can do with what you know, it’s more important than ever for our youth to be equipped with the knowledge and skills to find problems, gather and evaluate evidence, develop theories, design and test prototypes and find solutions. All young people should be prepared to think deeply and collaborate to become the innovators, educators, researchers, and leaders who can solve the most pressing challenges facing our nation and our world, both today and tomorrow.
Attendees will experience and pursue the pillars through speakers, panel discussions, hands-on sessions, and events such as networking, team design challenges, a STEM innovation playground, and makerspaces. Participants will be able to define and articulate STEM education by developing a personalized action plan to advocate the importance of STEM in their schools.
Learning Goals
At this week-long event, teachers will work together to:
- Develop an understanding of the why’s and how’s of STEM education
- Explore Coding, Programming, Robotics, Engineering, Electronics, Multi-media production, and 3D Design
- Explore STEM resources to enhance hands-on learning for students
- Develop ideas for classroom projects
- Connect and collaborate with a cohort to reflect, share ideas, and create lesson plans
- Develop a basic understanding of Makerspaces and explore different ways to create and facilitate in a classroom and school
- Create and design 3D models and build on 3D printers
- Engage in the Design Thinking Process
- Build a customized implementation plan
Course Cost
Non Credit : $399
Credit : $1549
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Through our partnership with the University of North Dakota, we offer 3 graduate-level professional development credits for all of our courses. Upon courses completion, participants will receive an official University Transcript. Courses are also available in Non-credit version where participants can receive credit hours to submit for Act 48.