How can I prepare my students for careers that don't exist yet?

Participate and share : Interactive lecture

Sunday, June 23, 10:00–11:00 am
Location: 204C

Chris Link
Explore a research-based STEM Education Framework that helps teachers, coaches, administrators, and curriculum writers 1) design instruction that provides students with opportunities to develop the skills needed to thrive in the modern workplace, 2) promote research-based pedagogy, 3) support and facilitate effective instruction.

Audience:	Curriculum/district specialists, Teachers, Principals/head teachers
Skill level:	Beginner
Attendee devices:	Devices not needed
Focus:	Leadership
Topic:	Curriculum planning and evaluation
Grade level:	PK-12
Subject area:	STEM/STEAM
ISTE Standards:	For Education Leaders: Empowering Leader Empower educators to exercise professional agency, build teacher leadership skills and pursue personalized professional learning. For Educators: Learner Stay current with research that supports improved student learning outcomes, including findings from the learning sciences. Designer Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.
Disclosure:	The submitter of this session has been supported by a company whose product is being included in the session

Proposal summary

Purpose & objective

Participants will reflect on their own instructional practices and examine ways to align curriculum development and instructional methods with research-based practices.

Participants will discuss instructional methods that will most effectively support student development of STEM content knowledge and relevant skills.

Outline

15 min - Introduction to presenter, New York Academy of Sciences and why this framework was developed.
15 min - Exploring Part 1 of the Framework: Core Competencies; participants will reflect on their own practices and discuss ways the framework can improve their own practices.
15 min - Exploring Part 2 of the Framework: Instructional Design; participants will reflect on their own practices and discuss ways the framework can improve their own practices.
15 min - Exploring Part 3 of the Framework: Implementation; participants will reflect on their own practices and discuss ways the framework can improve their own practices.

Supporting research

The New York Academy of Sciences partnered with researchers at SRI International and more than a dozen STEM education experts to perform an analysis of the entire field of research that pertains to STEM Education. The body of research is cited at length within the framework. The framework and the research will be made available to participants.

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