Free Online Knowles STEM Teacher PD
Posted on April 19th, 2022 by Mary Lord
The Knowles Teacher Initiative, an immersive professional learning community for P-12 STEM teachers, is offering free, short online courses throughout the school year. Register for the May 9. 19, and 26, 2022 courses.
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Learn how to integrate engineering design into your STEM curriculum this summer with a pair of TeachEngineering two-day virtual workshops – the nation’s first engineering teacher professional development endorsed by the American Society for Engineering Education. 
Join engineering educator Barbara Oakley, creator of “Learning How to Learn,” the world’s most popular MOOC, for an ASEE master class on using brain-science insights to create a practical guide for instructors of all levels. January 6-8, 2021, 1 to 4 p.m. Eastern. Register 
Want to involve your middle or high school STEM students in rigorous research and top-level competions but not sure how? Sign up to attend the Society for Science & the Public’s annual research teachers conference – all expenses paid! Lottery closes August 15, 2020 for the middle school virtual conference September 11-13 or high school conference October 2-4. 
The American Society for Engineering Education’s Pre-college Engineering Education (PCEE) Division offers $500 and $800 grants to help P-12 teachers implement an engineering project in their classroom. Apply by Jul1 1, 2020.
ASEE’s Pre-College Engineering Education (PCEE) division invites teachers to participate in high-quality professional development June 22-26 at ASEE’s first-ever Virtual Conference, where they will learn best practices for integrating engineering and STEM in their P-12 classroom. The PCEE will cover both annual ASEE and division dues for the first 35 non-member teachers who register and pay to participate in ASEE’s “At Home with Engineering Education” Virtual Conference.
The Trustey Family STEM Teaching Fellows program at the University of Notre Dame’s Center for STEM Education provides top-tier professional development and continual feedback to teachers in grades 5 to 8 over the course of two years. The program, which covers travel, meals, and lodging for a two-week summer institutes on campus and January summit, includes a $6,000 stipend. Apply by Feb. 21, 2020.
Nominate an outstanding K-6 mathematics, science, or computer science teacher for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Nominations are due March 1, 2020, with applications due May 1.
Science research competitions can spur confidence and open college doors, but many students – particularly those from underrepresented groups – don’t know about these opportunities. The Society for Science & the Public seeks to broaden participation through its Advocate Grant Program, which offers training, a $3,000 stipend, and paid trip to Washington, D.C., for individuals to help a minimum of three underserved students navigate the transition from conducting to presenting their research at a competition. Apply by March 4, 2020. 
