STEAM In-Service Proposal
Thursday, Aug 27, 2015
Purpose:
- Introduce staff to NGSS Engineering Standards
- Provide an opportunity to practice a hands-on engineering problem that they can use with their students.
- Provide time, resources and and support for teachers to plan an engineering activity to use in an existing unit - any content area
- Share STEAM opportunities already in place and share ideas for the upcoming year
8:00 - 8:30
Explanation of day (Ellen)
Note: have video loop of Greg with students last year playing as folks come in
Intro to Engineering Standards NGSS (Ellen)
- Defining Engineering Problems
- Developing Possible Solutions
- Optimizing the Design Solution
Update about Science Committee - district curriculum, NGSS (checking with Rick about status)
8:30 - 10:30
Hands-on Engineering Task (Greg Young)
- Allows for all steps in engineering design process
- Provides an activity teachers can use in their classroom
10:30 - 12:00
- Showcase of resources for engineering tasks (Ellen, Greg)
- Teacher work time to review resources, pick a task that would apply to existing unit and begin planning (Greg and Ellen circulate)
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 3:00
- Share out of initiatives for this year (Marie, Danielle, Ellen, Cara, Mary F, possible 2nd and 4th grade teachers to describe EiE units)
- Classroom teacher time to meet with specialists to plan for STEAM block
- Continued teacher work time to plan an engineering task (document it in a shared google doc)
- Share out of teacher ideas
Wow you had a whole day to work with teachers. Looks good. A great initiative for teachers to use with students through out the year.
ReplyDeleteI agree that this time of year, teachers are concerned about getting their classrooms ready for students, but what you have planned will soon have them eating out of your hands. Dry inservice presentations about policy, nut awareness, etc. leaves us all feeling like, "we already know this." Having a hands on activity will be an engaging way to spark interest in the Engineering Standards NGSS. Can you come do this for our inservice:)?
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