Educator Cohort

The DoSeum will create in-depth learning experiences for the selected educators that are focused on constructivist teaching methods. Serving as a framework for the program is the multidisciplinary nationally recognized curriculum, Engineering is Elementary, with the arts and literacy embedded throughout:

• Engage in a series of instructional sessions on-site at TheDoSeum;

• Receive classroom materials that support state-mandated content in science and math;

• Receive training and modeling of the Engineering is Elementary curriculum;

• Participate in a two-week long summer practicum at TheDoSeum; and

• Implement instructional materials to personal classroom or compatible group.

1. For educators of K through 8th-grade students;

2. Must be able to participate in each of the meetings and two-week summer practicum;

3. Have the support of campus administration (and/or district administration) to implement the cohort-based curriculum; and

4. Must attend monthly in-person meetings at The DoSeum

Individual participant fee of $400 includes includes:

• 100+ hours of professional development that can be logged as Texas Education Agency CPE for renewing of standard certificates;

• Teacher Guides, Materials Kits, and Storybooks for Engineering is Elementary curriculum units (valued at $1500)

• Research-based resources

• Ongoing coaching and support, both in-person and online, from The DoSeum’s education team;

• On-site practicum at The DoSeum to implement research-based instructional materials in both a classroom and informal educational setting;

• In-depth study and exploration of elementary instructional materials to be implemented in the teachers’ classrooms during the fall of 2020;

• Scaffolding lessons that integrate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; and

• Museum visits that involve teachers’ observations, exploration, and alignment to the program’s curriculum and students’ engagement that connects classroom learning to museum exploration.