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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 […]

Provided by the Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN)-Akron Hub, these half day sessions focus on coaching administrators, STEM leaders and educators on the core components of leading an effective STEM school, highlighting the foundational elements of leadership and family, community, and school partnerships. STEM 101 focuses on leadership, creation, and implementation of a vision for a STEM model.  Through this interactive experience participants will learn how administrators, as contributing members of the instructional team, lead to increased student achievement. STEM […]

The premier STEM Education professional development conference for all of Ohio!

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Over the past year, we’ve been visiting many of the schools and STEM training centers that make up the Ohio STEM Learning Network. From principals, to teachers, to STEM leaders, we’ve asked each of them: What does the Ohio STEM Learning Network provide for you? Here’s what they had to say.

So you’re ready to start a STEM program at your school, where do you begin? In just 3-4 weeks, you can organize your own design challenge to get teachers and students thinking with a STEM mindset.

Through the STEM Leaders Academy, principals and other administrators can learn from the educators behind some of the most innovative and effective schools in Ohio and Tennessee. This free training is available thanks to support from the Ohio Department of Education, Ohio STEM Learning Network and Battelle.

STEM teaching started as a way to unleash the potential of the next generation of innovators, but it’s grown into a whole-school practice that builds a student’s day around personalized, curiosity-driven learning. Creating a school culture and administration that supports this philosophy requires school leaders to think and act in new ways. To help spread this approach to more schools, we organized an intense workshop series for principals and school leaders. The first session of this STEM Leaders Academy brought […]