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Wednesday, June 5 - Friday, June 7th, 8:30 - 3:30 daily - UALR EIT Open to middle and high school computer science (or related) teachers. This is part of an NSF grant and will require teachers to give feedback on the course and implementation. There will be a stipend paid for participation. More information can […]
ATTENTION TEACHERS of Current 9th-11th GRADE STUDENTS in ARKANSAS!!! Project CAVES is back! Project CAVES (Creative Adventures and Valuable Experiences through Spelunking) is a seven-day/six-night summer residential program that provides an authentic immersion in science outside of the classroom for gifted high-school students. Participating students will experience science in a life-changing way! Activities will center […]
Monday, June 10: Engineering is Elementary (EiE) for Pre K and Kindergarten Educators - 6 hrs Wee Engineering (ages 3-5) and EiE for Kindergarten: Hands-on engineering challenges young children to see themselves as problem solvers. They learn that there’s more than one way to solve a problem, and that it’s okay to fail and try […]
An overview of how to use the most common features of Vex Coding Studio and Vex V5 systems in both the classroom and in competition. - Setting up the motors and sensors in Vex C++ - Using a V5 Controller - Accessing and using the competition templates - Using logic expressions in code - Standard […]
Program faculty will develop a customized professional development (PD) course that will use Library of Congress’s digital primary sources as a portal to cross-curriculum teaching in the 6-12 classroom. 2019 is the Bicentennial of Thomas Nuttall’s Journey across Arkansas and into Oklahoma where he documented in great detail the Native Americans he encountered, the flora […]
Cross-curriculum STEM Teaching in the Classroom (grades 6 -12) – Grant funded project with participant stipend of $500. For Science, Social Studies, and Media Specialist. LOC Information and Registration Program faculty will develop a customized professional development (PD) course that will use Library of Congress’s digital primary sources as a portal to cross-curriculum teaching in the 6-12 […]
During Year 2, participants will continue to focus on a research-based, student-focused model of instruction. Participants will learn ways to increase students' efficiency in mathematics in a manner that is consistent with their current levels of understanding. They will learn to recognize which student-generated strategies lay a foundation for work with larger numbers and learn […]
Monday, June 10 - Friday, June 14 Open to High School Students grades 9-12, and teachers of Computer Science. Teachers will receive 15 hours of professional development credit. Cost is $175 per student or $50 per teacher. More information can be found here.