Live Online Community Workshops
Teacher Techbox with Scratch and Micro:bit
Discover new ways to incorporate coding into your existing curriculum and plan a project with us! This workshop will focus on using Tech Tools to bring increased student voice and engagement. Expand your teacher toolbox with tech! Join us for an interactive workshop that will level up your classroom projects.
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- Date: 9/19/2023
- Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm EST
- Location: Virtual
- Cost: Free
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Game-based Learning in the Classroom
Level up your STEM lessons with educational games that will entertain and inspire while your students solve problems! Educators will explore the best practices for integrating game based learning then they will test a game of their choice and learn how to integrate it into their curriculum.
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- Date: 10/12/2023
- Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm EST
- Location: Virtual
- Cost: Free
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Exploring Math through Code
In this workshop, participants will be introduced to the Python programming language and explore how to use Python to teach simple math concepts and engage students in computational thinking.
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- Date: 11/9/2023
- Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm EST
- Location: Virtual
- Cost: Free
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Live Online Workshops with Lemelson MIT
STEM Equity Series: Intro to STEM Equity Pedagogy
An interactive, discussion based workshop that teaches equity based techniques for engaging and supporting all learners. Investigate how equity based pedagogy and differentiation can improve your classroom culture and make learning fun!
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- Date: 9/21/2023
- Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm EST
- Location: Virtual
- Cost: Free
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STEM Equity Series: Entrepreneurship in the Classroom
Bring entrepreneurship into the classroom and help your students build 21st century skills. In this workshop we will explore ways to boost entrepreneurial mindset and learn how to create relevant design challenges that will fit into your existing curriculum.
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- Date: 10/19/2023
- Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm EST
- Location: Virtual
- Cost: Free
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TechStyles in the Classroom
In this workshop, educators will use textiles as a tool to explore community and perspective taking. Participants will walk away with a foundational understanding of sewable circuits and ideas for integrating it into their curriculum.
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- Date: 11/16/2023
- Time: 7:00 – 8:00 pm EST
- Location: Virtual
- Cost: Free
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Maryland CPD Eligible Courses
Coding and the Curriculum: Intro to Scratch for Educators
This 15 hour discussion and project based course provides an introduction to coding with Scratch and physical computing with the Micro:bit. This course is ideal for educators from any background that want to prepare their students for the computational world and who want to include coding in their content area. Educators who complete the full course are eligible for one MSDE CPD credit (approval number 23-68-31)
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- Date: 10/5/2023, 10/19/2023, 11/16/2023, and 11/30/2023
- Time: 4:00 – 6:00 pm EST
- Location: Virtual
- Cost: $175
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Computer Science for Middle School through MCCE
CS Explorations 1: CS Fundamentals
Are you a Maryland middle school teacher teaching CS Explorations 1: CS Fundamentals for the first time? This introductory Scratch curriculum empowers students to engage with computer science through creative problem-solving challenges. Through the support of the Maryland Center for Computing Education, we are delighted to offer support for those teachers who are new to this curriculum or would love some additional support along the way.
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- Date: 9/12/2023, 9/26/2023, 10/10/2023, and 10/24/2023
- Time: 4:00 – 6:00 pm EST
- Location: Virtual
- Cost: Free for Maryland State Educators
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