3D Printing & Drawing: An Overview at the Noyes Museum of Art
The Noyes Museum of Art at Stockton University 30 Front Street, Hammonton, NJ, United StatesIf you teach students about 3D printing/creating, this session is set up to help you do it even better. Experts Robert Roesch and Suzanne Reese will lead teachers into learning more about the art itself as well as hands-on activities in the use of a free program called SketchUp. This session will provide an excellent
Are Your Students Lazy, Distracted, or Impulsive
FEA Conference Center 12 Centre Drive, Monroe Township, NJ, United StatesIt can seem as if students don’t want to be in class. It often appears that they aren’t paying attention to much at all and what they are hearing doesn’t interest them in the least. In this session, participants will discuss why students appear lazy, unmotivated and/or impulsive and discuss how these challenges can be
Makerspace Monday with Programmable Robots
SRI & ETTC - Library 10 West Jimmie Leeds Road, Galloway, NJ, United StatesThis session is for all k-12 educators involved in robotics or STEM/STEAM education. Participants will learn ideas of how to work with students to gain a deeper understanding of how to build or transform robots with maker materials. Robots like Ozobots, Lego Mindstorms EV3, Finches and Ollies are now available for students to learn from.
NJAHPERD: Health Education Conference K-12 “Mind Your Health”
The Wardlaw-Hartridge School 1295 Inman Avenue, Edison, NJ, United StatesThe focus of this year's Health Education conference is, “Mind Your Health.” Participants will be educated with the latest health information, classroom tools and strategies to engage students in caring for their personal health. This professional development will be “hands-on” and participants will leave feeling revived and ready to utilize a multitude of new tools to
Do Your Students Persevere in Solving Problems?
Busch Campus-Rutgers New Brunswick-100 Sutphen rd. 100 Sutphen Road, PiscatawayFor Math Teachers of 6-12 grades and Math Supervisors, this workshop is designed to (as described on the website): “address what algebraic thinking looks like at the elementary level, and why what happens in the elementary classroom is critical to the success of all students in future years. This session will also explore algebra in
Collaboration
North Brunswick Board of Education 308 Old Georges Rd, North Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThis workshop is intended and planned for teams, teacher pairs, or instructional coaches of ELL students. All planning, instruction and assessment that is discussed will model the WIDA ELD Standards. As the website explains: “Participants will be able to: Describe key steps when co-planning for instruction and assessment of ELLs Select co-teaching models appropriate for
Connecting Math Content to NGSS Thorough Active Engagement
Duke Farms 1112 Dukes Parkway West, Hillsborough, NJ, United StatesWith the intention of becoming a place to encourage environmental stewardship, Duke Farms offers classes and events on their 2,700-acre property to help others be aware of and take care of their environment. The website explains that in this particular class, “Participants will receive an array of ready to use lessons and projects that can
Teach Like a Magician (Grades k-12)
South Jersey Technical Park 107 Gilbreth Parkway, Mullica Hill, NJ, United StatesThis workshop will be taught by Philip La Porta, a Professor at Rowan in the College of Science and Mathematics who has both a Ph.D. in Physics AND is a magician, making him uniquely qualified to discuss how thinking about STEM like a magician increases student engagement and accelerate STEM education in the classroom. As
Supporting Teachers to Encourage Women in Physics
South Jersey Technical Park (classroom 246) 107 Gilbreth Pkwy, Mullica Hill, NJ, United StatesPhysics is known as THE fundamental science, providing understanding that is applicable to all other sciences. Despite its important role in the field of science, the percentage of women earning post-secondary degrees in Physics continues to decline (more than the other sciences). The American Physical Society’s STEP UP 4 Women Project is actively resisting
Implementing the NGSS (NJSLS-S) Science & Engineering Practices
These three activities are essential to the Science and Engineering Practices of NGSS students: Ask questions to learn Create scientific explanations for understanding Create models to represent these ideas In order to enhance the NGSS practices in the classroom, this workshop will help K-8 grade educators (as explained on the website): “facilitate an approach