STEM

Future-Ready Programs That Make Your School Stand Out: Proving Your Value

Future-Ready Programs That Make Your School Stand Out: Proving Your Value

Presented by Jan Jardine, APEX Grant Coordinator, Aspen Peaks School District (UT); Gideon Sanders, Former Director of Innovative Strategies, Grand Rapids Public Schools (MI), and Current Adjunct Instructor, Grand Rapids Community College; and Yoelia Nava, Administrator of Adult Education, Region One Education Service Center
Moderated by Martha McCabe, Experienced Educator, Senior Vice President of Community Partnerships, Project Lead The Way

Real-World Connections: Instructional Strategies for Using Industry Voices to Deepen Career Exploration

Real-World Connections: Instructional Strategies for Using Industry Voices to Deepen Career Exploration

Presented by Jonathan Wren, Director of Magnet Schools, Metro Nashville Public Schools (TN); Giselle Harper, Magnet Schools Assistance Program Curriculum Specialist, Richard Dinkins Early College Magnet Middle School (TN); Allison Karandikar, Magnet Schools Assistance Program Curriculum Specialist, Isaac Litton STEM Magnet Middle School (TN); and Monica Cougan, Global Education Leader

Making Connections Through Interdisciplinary Teaching

Making Connections Through Interdisciplinary Teaching

A science unit on traits invites students to write explanations and participate in academic discussions. To explore math, learners design a fraction game. A teacher uses picture books to introduce social studies topics.