All trainings count toward SACC licensing hours and qualify for DYCD mandated professional learning credits.
Requirement: 5 courses should be completed by June 15, 2023
Trainings are offered in one of three ways: 1) asynchronously through Teachable, 2) live and in-person, or 3) live and over Zoom.
Recommended for veteran educators
Want to boost collaboration with the other educators at your site? Explore varying approaches to build up the STEM team at your site, learning from and uplifting one another.
This course features the Chem Car Design Challenge lesson plan.
Sign up here: https://expandedschools.teachable.com/p/collaboration-with-your-stem-team
Recommended: Interested in how to support science learning in both the school day and afterschool? Join our partners from the New York Hall of Science in exploring different strategies you can us to heighten the connection to school-day content in afterschool. This course features the Creature Feature Design Challenge lesson plan.
Sign up here: https://expandedschools.teachable.com/p/curricularbridging
Recommended: A celebration like a showcase or fair can help tie together STEM experiences for young people. In this workshop, learn from successful examples of culminating events from peers and explore strategies to incorporate multiple stakeholders into your planning process to make sure the event includes and serves your intended audience. This course features the Trap Attack Design lesson plan.
Sign up through Teachable: https://expandedschools.teachable.com/p/building-a-stem-showcase-or-fair
Recommended: Spend time in this course exploring connections between Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Leave with tools like icebreakers and closing circle activities to heighten connectivity and self-awareness in your STEM program. This course features the Zombie Apocalypse Design Challenge lesson plan.
Sign up for the asynchronous session through Teachable - coming soon!