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***This course fulfills the Washington State OSPI Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Clock hour Continuing Education Requirement STEAM—the integration of music, visual arts, and drama into daily STEM instruction—is proven to enhance student achievement in STEM subjects. Creative, real-world problem-solving is what working scientists and mathematicians do. But how do busy STEM educators weave arts activities into a sometimes-inflexible STEM curriculum? This practical course can be used to engage students in K-8 classrooms. Using a conceptual mode with classroom examples and recommendations to use key aspects of STEAM teaching in action, including creating the correct teaching environment, integrating STEAM content, and supporting students as they develop STEAM-related skills. The teaching model includes problems-based learning, student choice, technology integration, and teacher facilitation. Each chapter incorporates elements of connected learning, drawing on students’ interests that teachers can capitalize on when using STEAM to address real-world problems and make STEAM a schoolwide success. This course is great for educators, instructional coaches, principals, and administrators. Click Here to Buy An Educator's Guide to STEAM Direct from the Publisher Click Here to Buy From STEM to STEAM Direct from the Publisher Click Here to preview the Syllabus -
***This course fulfills the Washington State OSPI Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Clock hour Continuing Education Requirement STEM Lesson Essentials provides all the tools and strategies you’ll need to design integrated, interdisciplinary STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) lessons and units that are relevant and exciting to students. The course provides clear definitions of both STEM and STEM literacy, including organizing and delivering instruction by weaving the four disciplines together in intentional ways. The engineering and technology practices can instead be blended into existing math and science lessons in ways that engage students and help them master twenty-first century skills. The course provides five guiding principles for effective STEM instruction, classroom examples of what these principles look like in action, sample activities that put all four STEM fields into practice, and lesson planning templates for STEM units. Click Here to buy the book STEM Lesson Essentials direct from the publisher. Click Here to preview the syllabus. -
This course provides a critical resource for today’s students about humanity’s responsibility for the Earth. To confront the climate crisis, we need to think differently, build differently, and teach differently. This course provides classroom-friendly readings on climate change, energy, water, food, and pollution, as well as people who are working to make things better. At a time when it’s become increasingly obvious that life on Earth is at-risk, this course provides a valuable resource to help students see what’s wrong and imagine viable solutions. Rather than dwell in powerlessness, this course enables students and educators to respond proactively. Click Here to Buy A People's Curriculum for the Earth Direct from the Publisher Click Here to preview the Syllabus -
Teaching Climate Change to Adolescents Nearly one-third of the secondary science standards relate to climate science, but teachers need design and implementation support to create empowering learning experiences centered around the climate crisis. Teaching Climate Change to Adolescents is THE essential resource for middle and high school teachers to help their students understand and address the urgent issues and challenges facing life on Earth today. Classroom activities have been written and used by teachers and show students posing questions, engaging in argumentative reading, writing, and critical analysis, interpreting portrayals of climate change in literature and media, and adopting advocacy stances to promote change. The course illustrates climate change fitting into existing courses. Click Here to Buy Teaching Climate Change to Adolescents direct from the publisher. Click Here to Buy Teaching Climate Change to Grades 6-12 direct from the publisher. Click Here to preview the course syllabus.