Do you have the task of starting a STEM class (e.g., full-half year course, elective, or club) or Makerspace at the middle or high school level? Are you Science teacher looking to integrate Engineering practices and Core Disciplinary Ideas from NGSS into your classroom?
Teachers from various content areas (including media specialists) will receive an introduction to design-based pedagogy and necessary skills for facilitating a safe and effective project based, 21st Century Learning Environment aligned to Next Generation Science Standards. Participants will leave with sample curriculum outlines and strategies for adaptation within their own school(s); as well as sample instructional, curricular, and assessment materials. An integrative STEM course, club and/or elective is an excellent way to acquaint all students to the engineering practices and other conceptual shifts that they will begin to encounter in science, as well as other content areas Grades 6-12. If you are running a makerspace, you’ll certainly need to introduce students to a sequence of activities before they can use the space autonomously!
Each participant will be issued a certificate for PD hours.
Major topics addressed through hands-on, constructivist experience and group reflections:
Major Topics & Lessons
Engineering Design Process
Facilities/Safety
2D/3D Sketching and Drawing
Tools/Machines/Processes
3D Modeling
Color Theory
Creativity, Invention and Innovation
Alignment to NGSS and Common Core
Engineering Core Disciplinary Ideas
Formative Assessments, Portfolios and Engineering Notebooks
Co-curriculars Events and Competitions, TSA Club, Robotics Clubs
Budgeting, Vendors, Donations, Grants
Nature of Technology, Human Impacts, Systems, Product Life Cycle
Areas of Designed World: Construction, Manufacturing, Transportation, Communication/Information, Biotechnology, Power & Energy
Design Challenges/Activities Covered
Engineering/Process Drawings
Morphologic Charts/Brainstorming
Innovative Device Stand/ Shark Tank
Marble Maze Challenge / Paper Engineering
Foam Sculpture/Form vs. Function
Rube Goldberg/Simple Machines
Earth-Friendly Greeting Cards/Structures and Mechanisms
Socially Responsible Device/Fun Theory/Nudging
Recycled LED Light Source/Electricity & Circuits
Mousetrap Car
Magnetic Levitation Breaking & Control Systems
Event date: July 10 - 14, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Professional Development Hours will be provided.
Trainer Information:
Chris Anderson is the Center's lead consultant and coach for K-12 iSTEM education, and has worked with over 70 school districts, in the last four years, developing transitional programming, teacher training, curriculum, facilities and other related best practices for Next Generation Science Standards and design-based pedagogy. Chris was a former Technology and Engineering education teacher for 10 years, grades 5-12, and spent the last 8 years working as an adjunct in TCNJ's School of Engineering.
Chris C. Better has over 16 years experience teaching, developing curriculums and programs of study in technology and engineering education grades 7-12. He also is an adjunct professor for TCNJ's School Of Engineering, teaching courses in engineering design, 3D prototyping and digital/analog electronics for future technology educators.
Disclaimer: Workshops are subject to change. Registrants will be given at least two weeks prior notice if there are any changes.