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1. Learning Blade: STEM/CS/CTE Career Awareness Resources - Agency for Teaching, Leading, and Learning

Program: RPDC - Agency for Teaching, Leading and Learning

Location: Park Central Office Building (ROOM 112) (Springfield, MO)

Dates: 6/5/2024

Join us for an enriching learning experience at our Regional Learning Blade Professional Development sessions across Missouri. In these sessions, you will learn how Learning Blade supports STEM, computer science, and CTE, and how our program can be implemented in a variety of classroom settings!

What is Learning Blade?

Learning Blade is an online system that allows ANY teacher to provide Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), Computer Science (CS) and Career and Technical Education (CTE)

  • Aligned to MO 5th-9th grade math, science, ELA, social studies, and technology standards.
  • Builds skills, awareness, and interest in STEM, CS, and CTE careers and technologies.

    • STEM:

  • Hands-on projects
  • Interdisciplinary lessons Design
  • Thinking exercise
  • 3D printing projects and models

    • CS:

  • 20+ hours coding course CS
  • Career Exploration
  • Online and offline engagement of CS principles

    • CTE:

  • Exploration of 100+ careers with interactive lessons
  • Career videos

    • This session will cover:

  • Best practices for integrating interdisciplinary curriculum.
  • How to implement support to educators and the whole school building.
  • How to train other building instructors to work with Learning Blade.

    • Participants will receive a $150 stipend for attending. (paid after the workshop)

    • Enrolled: 4/30
    • Wait: 0/5

    2. 3-5 Science Network

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

    Audience: 3-5 Science Teachers

    Dates: 9/17/2024 to 3/11/2025

    We know that formative assessments can help guide success of learning, so how are your assessments? Do you have assessments that can drive your students to success? Do you have enough assessments or assessment items to know if success has occurred? Do your assessments measure the rigor, alignment, and type of thinking needed to meet the Missouri Learning Standards? Do your assessments measure the information needed to know where your students are in relation to learning?

    Come join us as we:
    * Analyze district state science reports for strengths and challenges
    * Revisit unwrapping of standards to ensure intent is captured in assessments and/or assessment items
    * Generate a bank of assessment items
    * Collaborate and network with other district teachers over science content/activities/skills needed to master standards
    * Create benchmark assessments and/or assessment items for classroom use

    Lunch included. Graduate credit available.
    • Enrolled: 1/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    3. 6-8 Science Network

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

    Audience: 6-8 Science Teachers

    Dates: 9/18/2024 to 3/12/2025

    We know that formative assessments can help guide success of learning, so how are your assessments? Do you have assessments that can drive your students to success? Do you have enough assessments or assessment items to know if success has occurred? Do your assessments measure the rigor, alignment, and type of thinking needed to meet the Missouri Learning Standards? Do your assessments measure the information needed to know where your students are in relation to learning?

    Come join us as we:
    * Analyze district state science reports for strengths and challenges
    * Revisit unwrapping of standards to ensure intent is captured in assessments and/or assessment items
    * Generate a bank of assessment items
    * Collaborate and network with other district teachers over science content/activities/skills needed to master standards
    * Create benchmark assessments and/or assessment items for classroom use

    Lunch included. Graduate credit available.
    • Enrolled: 1/25
    • Wait: 0/0

    4. Biology Network

    Program: RPDC - Northwest

    Location: 5. St Joseph (St Joseph, MO)

    Audience: Biology Teachers

    Dates: 9/19/2024 to 3/13/2025

    We know that formative assessments can help guide success of learning, so how are your assessments? Do you have assessments that can drive your students to success? Do you have enough assessments or assessment items to know if success has occurred? Do your assessments measure the rigor, alignment, and type of thinking needed to meet the Missouri Learning Standards? Do your assessments measure the information needed to know where your students are in relation to learning?

    Come join us as we:
    * Analyze district state science reports for strengths and challenges
    * Revisit unwrapping of standards to ensure intent is captured in assessments and/or assessment items
    * Generate a bank of assessment items
    * Collaborate and network with other district teachers over science content/activities/skills needed to master standards
    * Create benchmark assessments and/or assessment items for classroom use

    Lunch included. Graduate credit available.
    • Enrolled: 0/25
    • Wait: 0/0