This train-the-trainer program is intended to develop capacity for teachers to deliver CS and technology-enabled lessons in their classrooms while also making CS education more inclusive and boosting the number and diversity of CS-savvy teachers.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/14/19
A new "action guide" from the National Council on Teacher Quality provides detailed steps that teacher preparation programs can take to strengthen and diversify the teacher workforce.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/07/19
The program will use virtual reality and online coaching. The purpose: to help principals improve their abilities to observe, analyze and communicate improvements to classroom instruction, particularly as it relates to access and equity in STEM.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 04/01/19
This professional development opportunity helps you with the basics and even includes freely available curriculum.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/28/19
Instructure has released Canvas Practice, a video-based learning tool for use in professional development areas. The program is an addition to the Canvas learning management system, intended for use in teacher training programs.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/27/19
An Ohio education college has established a new center to help teachers attain STEM professional development. The Urban STEM Education Center at the University of Akron's College of Education will also conduct research and evaluate STEM education programs at the local, state and federal levels.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 03/18/19
At Tustin Unified School District, new teachers and their mentors use video of classroom instruction to find which areas of their practice work, and which need improvement.
- By Amanda Heineman
- 03/13/19
Two STEM education companies are working together to market robotic kits with components, curriculum and professional development.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/26/19
There may be no better place to combine lofty education issues with a sense of fun and creativity than the SXSW EDU Conference & Festival, coming to Austin next month. Where else can you attend a variety show inspired by student writing projects, participate in a Moth StorySLAM, view a powerful documentary film screening, discuss teaching and learning strategies and debate policy, all in one event?
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 02/25/19
The University of Oregon's Center of Teaching and Learning is collaborating with Catapult Learning to launch the Institute for Scaling Evidence-Based Education.