IO STEM is a joint commitment of the Werklund School of Education and the Imperial Oil Foundation to design and implement engaging learning experiences for K-12 students who will become the scientists and engineers of the future. To that end, the Galileo Educational Network has designed a professional learning series to build STEM capacities for teachers, learning leaders and discipline specialists.
IO STEM K-9 Professional Learning Series
The aim of this professional learning series is to explore the implications (structures, supports, processes) required for practitioners and school leaders to be able to further promote teacher and student engagement in STEM areas. During the series participants will have opportunities to collaboratively design learning activities alongside disciplinary and pedagogical experts from the Galileo Educational Network and from the Werklund School of Education at the University of Calgary. Participants will also be invited to participate in a research study investigating the impact of professional learning upon STEM culture in schools.
IO STEM Learning Series Intentions
● Design an experiential STEM learning environment for teachers in which they are supported to develop student STEM tasks
● Build capacity to design and enact intellectually engaging, experiential student tasks and assessments in STEM
● Sponsor research-informed, evidence-based practices for effective teaching, learning and leading in STEM areas
● Engage in an iterative process of reflection and action for continual quality improvement in designing STEM learning opportunities
● Build capacity of teachers as designers and leaders in STEM
● Strengthen a STEM professional learning network where participants are committed to making teaching, learning and leadership visible, sharing artifacts, and disseminating learning with the broader community
Dates and Location
Sessions for K-9 teachers will be held on campus from 1 – 4PM on the following dates:
January 27, 2016
March 2, 2016
April 20, 2016
May 11, 2016
Sessions will take place in the Doucette Library classroom EDC 370A, on the third floor of the Education block at 2500 University Drive NW, T2N 1N4.
