This content is available for individual self-paced learning or can be used to facilitate the training of groups of K-8 teachers (in person or online) in Massachusetts.
If this course is being taken to document Professional Development hours, use the checklist (also listed on the left) to document the following teaching lab and reflections.
If you are interested in CEU credit, please contact:
UMass Boston is developing the content which will be available as one-credit courses: ECDH 476 Developing a STEM Empower Program. Check the website at www.umb.edu
This course provides knowledge and skills in supporting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) infusion throughout Out-of-School (OST) environments. Administrators learn about Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, Universal Design for Learning , Thematic Curriculum and Project-Based Learning and explore strategies to implement improved lesson planning and instructional practice, creating a shift in policies and programmatic culture to develop a STEM-empowered program.
These online modules are interactive and engaging, providing experiential learning opportunities as well as reflection.
(If you working directly with children in an Out of school time program, consider taking the course Bridges to STEM learning K-8.)
Additional Readings
This course is developed by Elise Scott and Susan Vinovrski from BOSTnet. Funding was provided by the Department of Early Education and Care, Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant.