This professional development opportunity is intended for Middle School Science and STEM teachers who teach in either MULTNOMAH or CLACKAMAS COUNTY only. Future sessions may be offered  state-wide. 

Join us for a collaborative workshop to help you learn proven methods for engaging your middle school students in STEM. Learn evidence-based teaching methods and resources to effectively integrate engineering design into your science teaching. Participate in a lively exchange and networking with your peers and STEM faculty experts to develop lessons ideas for bringing STEM engagement for ALL students in your classroom. 

Schedule:  Workshop will be held at Clear Creek Middle School in Gresham.

June 21: 8:30-3:30

June 22: 8:30-3:30

June 23: 8:30-12:30

OUR OFFER: Come Learn, Mix with Peers, Develop an Activity, Get Materials, Get Paid.

YOUR PART: Come Learn, Mix with Peers, Develop an Activity, Get Materials, Get Paid ... Then Try It In Class!

Workshop Highlights

Focus on the crucial middle school years - a key time for engaging students and closing the STEM equity gap.

-     Gain insights from 2 decades of research on effective student engagement and learning.

-     Evidence-based activity design framework for creating purposeful and effective learning experiences integrating engineering with science.

-     Work collaboratively on 2-3 example activities of purposeful engineering and science. (Some example activities: LED lighting, clean water purification and testing, microscopes, telescopes, indoor greenhouse...)

-     Develop lesson plans in collaborative teams, leveraging the ideas from the workshop.

-     Small group interactions with workshop faculty and peers.

-     Cross-disciplinary methods/activities suitable for all science branches.

-     Compensation at your hourly rate (~$500-1000).

-     Class materials for ~150 students for each participating teacher.

The session will draw on the nationwide field experiences of our workshop facilitators and STEM experts, and rooted in the latest research in STEM education.

Workshop Facilitators: Mihir Ravel, Steve Scannell, Dan Robinette, Cary Sneider

References

Ravel, M.K., and Sneider, C. (2023). The benefits of integrating engineering into science: Evidence from 21st-century research. Science Scope, 46(5), 14-16.

Sneider, C.I. and Ravel, M.K. (2021) Insights from two Decades of P-12 engineering education research, Journal of Precollege Engineering Education Research (J-PEER), 11(2), p.5. (https://doi.org/10.7771/2157-9288.1277)

If you have questions, please contact:

Stephen Scannell, GBSD Instructional Coach, President OSTA

scannell@gresham.k12.or.us

503-512-0231