PD for Teachers This year, APEGA launched its first professional development conference for teachers, aimed at helping them foster a love of learning about engineering and geoscience through real-world connections. We shared our unique perspective on experiential, project-based engineering and geoscience education to 69 Alberta educators from four school districts. After two immersive days of collaborating, creating, and brainstorming, participants walked away with industry-focused classroom activities, community-based project ideas, and a new way of thinking about STEM education.
We got some great feedback from participants.
“ T h a n k y o u s o m u c h f o r p r o v i d i n g t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y f o r m e
“ T h e t o p i c s w e r e r e l e v a n t . A P E G A i s o n t h e c u s p o f e m e r g i n g t r e n d s t h a t e d u c a t o r s n e e d t o b e r e s p o n s i v e t o . ”
t o r e f i n e m y s k i l l s i n t e a c h i n g S T E M t h i n k i n g . O h w h a t p o s s i b i l i t i e s
l i e a h e a d f o r t h e s t u d e n t s I t e a c h ! ”
“This was new information, not just rehashed stuff from other sessions. Loved the examples, the activities to get people thinking and sharing. Really a great succession in terms of scaffolding information.”
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