PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (non-Science Center)
Click on any of the following items for further information:
ONGOING:
Exploring the Arnold Arboretum for Educators: first Saturday of each month
New England Aquarium : Teacher guides
MIT - Edgerton Center: Maker Workshops (for K-12 Educators)
Wade Institute for Science Education - Professional Development
Tufts University Teacher Engineering Education Program
OCTOBER:
Seeds of STEM: A problem-based STEM curriculum for PreK and Kindergarten teachers. (WPI)
Dates: October 15-16 from 10am-2:30pm ET + 2 additional dates TBD by participant; over zoom
Wednesday, October 20: 5:30PM via Zoom
Christa McAuliffe Center, Framingham State University
2021 VIRTUAL MASSACHUSETTS ENERGY WORKSHOP for K-12 teachers and after-school programmers. (NEED)
The NEED Project designs and delivers teacher-tested educational materials, evaluation techniques and tools, recognition of student achievement, and professional development for educators. NEED materials and training programs provide comprehensive, objective information about the scientific concepts of energy and the sources of energy – their use and their impact on the environment, the economy and society.
Saturday, October 23, 2021
Please register at least one week prior to workshop so we can send needed materials. Click here to register.
NOVEMBER:
2021 MAST Conference & Awards Banquet - November 5,2021
The MAST Conference Committee is proud to announce that MAST will be hosting an in-person conference at the
Best Western Royal Plaza in Marlborough on Friday, November 5, 2021. The conference theme is “Rekindle, Rethink, Recharge”.
Click here to Register for the MAST Conference
ORGANIZATIONS:
Wade Institute (formerly MITS: Museum Institute for Teaching Science)
Wade's Science by Connections website: searchable PD opportunities
Massachusetts Association of Science Teachers
National Education Energy Development Project (NEED)
National Science Teaching Association
Project Learning Tree Workshops
WPI STEM Education Center