[Ohiogift] STEM and STEAM Upcoming Opportunities

[Art Snyder]

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| January 2020  |
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Free Project-based Learning Professional Learning Community
PBLMatters is proud to announce a series of free Project-based Learning Professional Learning Community sessions that are available to any educator anywhere in the country. All sessions are facilitated by emeritus PBLWorks National Faculty, many of whom have authored project-based learning books on the featured topics. Each Professional Learning Community session is a combination of a presentation and an opportunity for participants to engage with each other and the expert facilitator. Sessions are held from 7-8 p.m. EST on Wednesday evenings. One contact hour per session is available. There also is an opportunity to earn graduate credit through Ashland University for an additional fee of $249 for those attending at least eight of the sessions. Registration is required for each Project-based Learning Professional Learning Community. Register here. Contact Rob Engel with questions.

Topics include:   
   - Jan. 27: Project-based Learning and Literacy-Based Learning
   - Feb. 3: Activating Equity and Social-Emotional Learning in Project-based Learning
   - Feb. 17: Key Teaching Strategies for Math-based Project-based Learning
   - Feb. 24: Increasing Student Engagement
   - March 3: Inclusive Project-based Learning Basics
   - March 10: Restorative Practices
   - March 24: Creating High-Quality Rubrics
   - April 14: Student Voice and Choice in Early Childhood Project-based Learning
   - April 21: Understanding and Mastering Difficult Emotions for Educators
   - April 28: Social-Emotional Learning Infused Project-based Learning
   - May 5: Project-Based Writing: Deepening the Writing (and Listening and Speaking) Process Throughout a Project-based Learning Unit
   - May 12: How to Create and Cultivate a Project-based Learning Culture
 
 2021 Ohio Education Technology Conference
The 2021 Ohio Education Technology Conference has gone virtual and registration is complimentary this year. The conference will offer both live and on-demand content from February-June 2021. Please visit the Ohio Education Technology Conference website to learn more about session tracks, schedules and additional information.  Register here. Contact info at oetc.ohio.gov for more information. 
What's Working Webinar
The Dayton Regional STEM School and the Ohio STEM Learning Network will be hosting a What's Working Webinar on February 17th from 3:30-4:30pm. During this breakout room centered webinar, participants will engage in discussion with colleagues from across Ohio to share wins from the classroom and gain insight, strategies, and resources to engage students. Register here. Contact Jenn Reid with questions.
STEMthusiasts
The Past Foundation, ESCCO, the Central Ohio Hub of the Ohio STEM Learning Network (OSLN), and additional partners are hosting forums focused on sharing STEM best practices in all learning environments. These forums take place every first and third Thursday of the month from 3:30-4:30pm. Register for the forums here.  |

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|    For additional information, contact Kimberly Bell
in the Office of Approaches to Teaching and Professional Learning at Kimberly.Bell at education.ohio.gov. |

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