Professional Development

Introduction to Elementary GLOBE DATE: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 TIME: 8:30am - 3:30pm (6 hours of ADE approved PD) LOCATION: UALR STEM Education Center - ETAS Building - Room 181 REGISTRATION: https://tinyurl.com/UALRElementaryGLOBE2019Nov12 COST: $20 includes 2 storybooks, activities and lessons.  Lunch is on your own. Payment by check or money order only and mailed to: UALR […]

Learn how to use coding in your science classroom. No experience required! About this Event No coding experience required! Laptops strongly encouraged. Computational thinking is an emphasis in the NGSS standards, and coding in the physics and physical science classrooms are great ways to include it. Participants will use text-based coding to make their own […]

The UA Little Rock STEM Education Center is hosting an ACT Aspire for Science Teachers Workshop  on Monday, January 6, 2020 from 8:30 am to 3:30pm Registration Link: https://tinyurl.com/ACTAspireScienceUALR2020Jan6  Do your students find it challenging to conduct scientific investigations and interpret the resulting data?   In this workshop, participants will use strategies, tools, and resources to learn how to support students in […]

Introduction to Modeling Methods Course, January 14 - April 21, 2020. This course is designed as a first exposure to Modeling Instruction.   What are conceptual models?  What is modeling?  What is Modeling Instruction - what is it like for teachers?  For students?  How does it work?  Why does it work?  What does it have to […]

The Middle School Advanced Topics Distance Learning Course is for Modelers who would like to learn more about Middle School Modeling.   Middle School Modeling Advanced Topics is a 5-week distance learning course for teachers who have already taken any Modeling workshop, thus bringing together a group of participants who are familiar with the pedagogy […]

Microscopic E&M Modeling™ course, January 16 to April 23, 2020. A 2nd semester physics workshop led by Holly McTernan and Jess Dykes.   This Spring on Thursdays from 7-10 PM (EST), AMTA will offer a 45-hour Distance Learning Electricity & Magnetism Modeling Course.  It will run for 15 consecutive weeks, meeting for 3 hours per week for synchronous […]

Annual STEAM Conference for Early Childhood Providers. This year's emphasis will be on cooking and mathematics in the classroom and each participant will receive 8 hours approved PDR.