If you’re looking to expand your knowledge of STEM resources, engage in hands-on professional development that pushes your thinking, and connect with like-minded educators, you have homework this weekend! That’s right, because on Tuesday, February 4th at 5pm ET the application window closes for the Siemens Sumer of Learning. Want to know what you’re missing?
JOIN TONIGHT! “Standards for Mathematical Practice: They’re Not Just for Students!”
FREE PD Virtual Event: Standards for Mathematical Practice: They’re Not Just for Students! This session will examine the mathematical practices in classroom tasks with an emphasis on how teachers can use the practices to deepen our own content knowledge and to improve our instruction. Example tasks will span K-12. Presented by: Christopher Danielson Normandale Community
Siemens STEM Academy Inspires Educators
If you’ve heard about the Siemens STEM Institute or have wondered what it’s like, I encourage you to watch the following video recap from our 2013 STEM Institute. Having been a part of this phenomenal event for several years, I truly believe it’s as worthy as these educators express. So take a look, and after
Tuesday 11/12 Virtual PD Event: thinc Differently – Earning Straight C’s is a Good Thing
Lance Rougeux, VP, Learning Communities & Educational Consultants 11/12 Virtual PD Event: thinc Differently – Earning Straight C’s is a Good Thing In the context of conceptual shifts and crosscutting concepts articulated in the Next Generation Science Standards, it is essential that we think outside the box, outside the book, and outside the classroom,
Discovery, Innovation, Sustainability: A Virtual Field Trip from Discovery Channel Headquarters
Discovery, Innovation, Sustainability: A Virtual Field Trip from Discovery Channel Headquarters If you saw Chad’s post about what the DEN is doing for Connected Educator Month you know that there are a number of virtual events available for your students to participate with us. To wrap-up our STEMtember promotion (yes, we know the date is in October
Siemens STEM Institute: Apply Now!
If you are a middle school or High school educator in a STEM field, and interested in being a leader of STEM integration opportunities in your community, the Siemens STEM Institute is an opportunity you do not want to miss. Fifty Educators from across the nation are given exclusive training and networking experiences which will
Creating an Integrated STEM Curriculum with Patti Duncan
STEM is a mindset, a way of thinking, and Patti Duncan says there are a lot of misconceptions of what STEM really is. STEM requires kids to think, be independent workers who can also collaborate, but skill sets are important and need to be learned in a relevant way. That way to integration within the
STEMazing Night with Hall: Going Mobile
On Wed February 1, I ended my first big Digital Learning Day by joining in with Hall Davidson for a Siemens STEM Webinar :Making Mobile Media Meaningful in (and Beyond!) Your STEM Classroom. Hall Packed the hour full of so many great ideas using mobile devices to reach higher levels of analysis in the classroom
STEM – description, ideas and resources for educators
by David Andrade, http://tinyurl.com/edtechguy STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is a term that has become more and more popular lately as the federal government is pushing for improvements in student performance in these areas. The United States needs more students to enter these fields and, in general, the public needs to be
What Do Your Students Know About Google? Part 2
Advanced Search under “Search Picking up where I left off on my last post, What Do Your Students Know About Google, Jennifer Brinson toured Google’s main menu features. Let’s continue with NEWS. If you are, for example, researching STEM cells, you have the option to create an ADVANCED NEWS SEARCH. The benefits: your results are