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November 2019
STEM Entrepreneurship & Innovation Forum
Are Ohio students prepared for their future? Attending a STEM Forum will help them prepare! What today’s students will experience during their lifetimes is simply unimaginable. Their world will be marked by constant change: Every product, service and aspect of life will change again and again. Technology is dramatically changing the world they will live in: 3D printing, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data, alternative energy, advanced materials, robotics, biomedical advancements, automated vehicles, drones, and on and on. Every…
Find out more »Intro into Computer Science Fundamentals
WHY COMPUTER SCIENCE? Every 21st-century student should have the opportunity to learn computer science. The basics help nurture creativity and problem-solving and prepare students for any future career. WHY TEACH COMPUTER SCIENCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? Code.org has developed an elementary school curriculum that allows even the youngest students to explore the limitless world of computing. Courses blend online, self-guided, and self-paced tutorials with “unplugged” classroom activities that require no computer. WHAT IS THE CS FUNDAMENTALS INTRO WORKSHOP? A foundational introduction…
Find out more »Deep Dive Workshop: PBL in Math
Looking for ways to make your math projects authentic and more student-centered? Join a middle school and a high school math teacher at the Dayton Regional STEM School to explore this question and to examine the role of inquiry-based instruction and growth mindset to support project-based learning in your classroom. You will walk away from this workshop with online resources and some strategies you can use with your students, as well as potential ideas for future, authentic project-based learning units.…
Find out more »Fall 2019 Computer Science Professional Development
Popfizz Computer Science offers a range of professional development courses for CS teachers. Teach physical computing using micro: bit, introduction to Python programming, AP Computer Science and much more. Step by step tutorials, activity ideas, teaching tips, and expert code reviews will help you plan activities and boost knowledge and skills in no time. Register by November 25, 2019, for 2019 Fall PD courses.
Find out more »December 2019
Problem Based Learning Design Workshop December, 2019
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 adopted by the 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…
Find out more »Deep Dive into Computer Science Fundamentals
WHY COMPUTER SCIENCE? Every 21st-century student should have the opportunity to learn computer science. The basics help nurture creativity and problem-solving and prepare students for any future career. WHY TEACH COMPUTER SCIENCE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL? Code.org has developed an elementary school curriculum that allows even the youngest students to explore the limitless world of computing. Courses blend online, self-guided, and self-paced tutorials with “unplugged” classroom activities that require no computer. WHAT IS THE CS FUNDAMENTALS DEEP DIVE WORKSHOP? A deep…
Find out more »Believe in Ohio STEM Forum at BGSU
Attention High School Teachers of Science, Mathematics, Technology, Business, & Economics The Northwest Ohio Center for Excellence in STEM Education (NWO) at Bowling Green State University in partnership with the BGSU Paul J. Hooker Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, will hold a Believe in Ohio STEM Entrepreneurship & Innovation Forum on December 5th, from 9:30am to 1:00pm at BGSU to introduce the Believe in Ohio program to high school students in the northwestern region of Ohio. Believe in Ohio is…
Find out more »Computer Science Advocacy day at the Ohio Statehouse
The Ohio STEM Learning Network is partnering with Project Lead the Way, TechCorps, Cleveland State University, Code.org and other organizations to highlight the importance of Computer Science education by hosting a Computer Science Advocacy day at the Ohio Statehouse. The student showcase will take place from 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Statehouse Atrium. Students will meet legislators and share examples of how they use Computer Science to help solve problems that matter and how taking a Computer Science…
Find out more »PBL in Action School Visit: Exhibition Night
Join us for the afternoon to observe classrooms, to eat a light dinner with DRSS teachers, and to learn how we develop, organize and publicize Exhibition Night, where all DRSS students share their project work with the public. Then attend Exhibition Night festivities, where you will see and hear about projects in all subject areas from our grade 6-12 students.
Find out more »Online Book Study: PBL in the Math Classroom
The book PBL in the Math Classroom explains how to keep inquiry at the heart of mathematics teaching and helps teachers build students' abilities to be true mathematicians. The book describes how PBL and inquiry work together in a math classroom and includes structures, processes and strategies for creating those experiences in your own classroom. The book also includes sample projects to implement or to inspire you to create your own. This book study is facilitated by a Dayton Regional…
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