Provided by the Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN)-Akron Hub, this 3-day institute is  designed to provide workshop attendees with an introduction to Problem-Based Learning (PBL) based on the model developed at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy® (IMSA) and adapted by National Inventors Hall of Fame® School … Center for STEM Learning.

Participants will discover how to:

• Connect your district’s teaching standards through a self-designed PBL
• Design a PBL unit considering the needs and interests of their learners for classroom use
• Identify ways to incorporate existing lessons into a PBL unit
• Understand what it means to be a learning coach in the PBL process
• Explore how PBL strategies increase collaboration, creativity and critical thinking

November 15-17, 2016

NIHF STEM Middle School
199 S. Broadway, Akron

8:00am—4:00pm daily

$475 per educator, includes
lunch and materials

2 graduate credit hours available through the University of Akron for $350 or 2.4 continuing education units are available upon workshop completion

For more information, please contact Sam Crews at ccrews@apslearns.org or (330) 761-3195.

Limited Seats Remain

All grades and content areas welcome

Register at: http://tinyurl.com/PBLNov16*

*No payment needed at time of registration; invoices are sent directly to school districts.

Cancellation/Substitution Policy:

Once accepted, cancelled registrations result in a fee of $100.  Substitutions may be made up to the first day.  Any participant who does not attend the course, but did not provide OSLN Akron STEM Hub with written notice of cancellation at least 24 hours prior to the first day forfeits the entire registration fee.  OSLN Akron STEM Hub reserves the right to cancel the course if enrollment is insufficient.  In that event, full refund of the registration fee will be made.