Professional Development @ Ponce de Leon Middle School
Feb. 16th , 2016
Presenters: Ji Shen (Faculty); Uma Gadge, Shiyan Jiang, Guanhua Chen (Doctoral Students)
interdisciplinary & integrated STEAM (iSTEAM) Education
8:30-8:40 Introduction & Software Download
8:40-9:15 iSTEAM Framework: introduce the interdisciplinary/integrated STEAM education framework
9:15-9:45 Examples: go through 2 iSTEAM examples, one in formal setting and one in informal setting
9:50-10:50 Small Group Work (Uma): work in pairs/small group to brainstorm feasible iSTEAM activities/programs
11:00-11:30 Sharing & Closure
Educational Technology
12:30-1:25 Intro to tech tools: introduce a variety of selected tools/platforms (iKOS, Nearpod, ChronoZoom, Bitstrips, WISE, PhET, etc.)
1:30-2:15 Creating Animation (Yan): Hands-on tutorial with Scratch to make animations or games
2:20-3:05 Screen Capture/Production (Chen): Hands-on tutorial with Camtasia to produce KhanAcademy style video
3:10-3:30 Discussion & Closure