Professional Development

Unpacking the ACT ASPIRE DAY! Grade 3-10 math educators will have an opportunity to come together to vertically align and unpack ACT Aspire skills for instructional strategies, depth of knowledge, and support deeper  engagement in justification and explanation, modeling, and integrating essential skills. Participants are encouraged to bring a sample classroom task from current instruction […]

This session is based on the premise that project-based instruction engages learners in exploring authentic, important, and meaningful questions of real concern to K-12 students. Participating educators will design authentic learning activities that are enhanced through project/problem-based learning pedagogies to support digital age learners. School district teams are encouraged to attend.     Session Information Wednesday […]

UCA STEM INSTITUTE will be hosting a 2-day summer professional development series for STEM educators. Some of the best presenters will engage Math, Science,and other disciplinary teachers in a variety of STEM based topics including:  Argument Driven Inquiry (ADI), ACT Aspire Math, STEM Instruction Design, Performance Based Learning (PBL), and more. Save the date for this great event! July 10 […]

Hello everyone.  We are doing something a little different this summer that I think is going to be a great opportunity for teachers and students.  We are going to do a Vex IQ summer camp (for students entering grades 4-8) and a teacher training that will run alongside the camp.  Basically, as the students learn, […]

Grasping Phenomenal Science: Formative Assessment (Pre-AP certification) What does formative assessment look like in the science classroom? Participants will examine and revise assessment tasks to elicit evidence of student understanding of the three dimensions. Revised tasks will then be evaluated using the ACT Aspire performance level descriptors and other resources. 6 hour session Participation in […]

You have a task, but now what? By using the before, during, and after approach, teachers will have a structure for implementing tasks. Teachers will find connections among formative assessment, Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices, and Standards for Mathematical Practices. Resources for finding tasks will be shared.   Session Information  Thursday July 11, 2019   8:30 am […]

Many activities exist to engage learners with rich mathematical content. Through these activities, data collection allows learners to investigate, model, and -analyze rich mathematical concepts with the assistance of technology. Participants will engage in a variety of technology opportunities to explore mathematics at a deep level.   Session Information  Thursday  July 11, 2019     8:30 am […]

Friday July 12: Grasping Phenomenal Science: Interpretation of Data (Pre-AP certification) – 6 hrs Location: NWAESC                                                                                                                                        How can engaging in Science and Engineering Practices contribute to student success?  Participants will use strategies, tools, and resources to learn how to support students in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data. This practice supports student success as measured through […]

Complex programming for Vex Robotics using Vex Coding Studio to allow teams and instructors to do more with the V5 systems. This builds upon the information in the introduction to Vex Coding Studio.  - Using sensors in autonomous programming - The use of functions in Vex Coding Studio - Multitasking - Vision Sensor Programming - […]