- Online STEM Professional Development Course (Un-Facilitated)
- $495/participant
- Facilitated STEM Professional Development Webconference Course
- $1,500/course
- On-site, Face-to Face STEM Workshop (4.5 hours)
- $2,500/course
Please contact Joel Jacobson, EVP Business Development, at 847-850-0188 x202 ( ) for information on how to schedule your professional development.
Online STEM Professional Development Course (Un-Facilitated)
Objectives
The course covers connecting STEM subject areas to curriculum through:
- Standards-based instruction
- 21st Century teaching and learning
- Rigor/Relevance Framework
- Multiple Intelligences
- Differentiated Instruction
- Webb's Depth of Knowledge
- New Bloom's Taxonomy
- Performance assessment
- Understanding by Design
- Analytical Rubrics
- Integration of technology tools
- Authentic assessment
Facilitated STEM Professional Development Webconference Course
Objectives
This presentation will provide an overview of the website and provide a detailed script highlighting all components of the media rich resource.
- Through experiential learning, participants will have an overview of how Defined Learning content can be integrated into differentiated classrooms through promising practices in instruction and assessment including:
- Standards-based instruction
- 21st century teaching and learning
- Rigor/Relevance Framework
- Multiple intelligences
- Differentiated Instruction
- Webb's Depth of Knowledge
- New Bloom's taxonomy
- Performance assessment
- Understanding by design
- Analytical rubrics
- Integration of technology tools
- Authentic assessment
- Following this experience, participants will engage in the un-facilitated Online Professional Development Course followed by a one hour face-to-face videoconference as follow-up. This session will be used to bring all aspects of curriculum integration with Defined Learning content together with the culminating products within the online course. This session will be closely tied to the goals and objectives determined by the participating school/school system.
Defined Learning's On-site Face-to Face STEM Workshop (4.5 hours)
Objectives
To building a STEM Vision, using video to connect rigor/relevance through project based learning activities.
- Using Defined Learning content to reach upper levels of Bloom & Webb (modeling)
- Website Overview
- Promising practices in instruction and assessment including:
- Multiple Intelligences
- Differentiated Instruction 21st Century Teaching and Learning
- Literacy Tasks and Performance Tasks
- Connecting the Dots
- Each participant should have their own computer.