Make it, Break it, Hack it STEM & DIY
Dates:
July 9-13, 2012
8:30am - 4:00pmLocation:
LAPDA Meeting Space, Montpelier VTCost:
$605 for members
$750 for nonmembers
* Additional $324 for 3 Graduate Credits from Union InstituteRegistration: http://www.lapdavt.org
Call (802) 224-9110
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Corse Description:
In this hands-on workshop, we will use the philosophy and innovation of the growing movement of DIY and “Making” to create and develop innovative classroom activities, units, and projects that have explicit connections to STEM. Ultimately you will leave this workshop with a set of classroom ready lesson plans, a product or project, documentation of the process, and the skills to embed it into your curriculum.
Why this approach? Innovation in STEM education requires new
approaches to teaching and learning. By applying the principles of
project based learning, and leveraging an approach to innovating that is messy and interesting, we can develop classroom activities that teach STEM and 21st century skills to students.
Details about this workshop:
In this five day workshop, we will start by looking at some of the
principles of project based learning and the DIY movement, but fear
not, this will not be a lecture style workshop, we’ll roll our sleeves up
and get started immediately by working on a group project. We will
transition to addressing the specific interests and project ideas of the
group and will engage in some individual work and group sessions
that will utilize a “critical friends” approach to support the work and
learning. At the end of this course, we will showcase the work and you
will leave with a project and implementation plan for the school year
for your own project, plus the work of others in the workshop that you
can share with teachers at your school
About the Instructor:
Greg Young is an educator with 10+ years of experience in both traditional and non-traditional high
schools. He has worked as a high school science teacher, and also as an advisor at the Met School.
He is currently the VT State Liaison for the New England Secondary Schools Consortium, as well as an
instructional coach in Big Picture Learning schools in VT and around the country. Greg holds a masters
degree in Ecological Teaching and Learning from Lesley University, and is a ‘small’ paper away from a
PhD in Education from the University of Rhode Island.
