Continuing Professional Education

February 27 or April 10 | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

As educators know, students cannot engage in STEM without the foundation of reading and writing. In this session, you will investigate the constructivist connections between STEM and Literacy through balanced literacy and hands-on STEM. Explore readers workshop activities using STEM-based books and writers workshop activities providing authentic writing experiences in the service of STEM. Learn to develop STEM and literacy activities to create a lesson plan.

Session Cost: $50

March 20 | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM 

The DoSeum is honored to partner with Celebrate Dyslexia to host an open enrollment Professional Development session focused on understanding and identifying Dyslexia. Celebrate Dyslexia has collaborated with The DoSeum to host the Beautiful Minds - Dyslexia and The Creative Advantage special exhibit and will lead the PD session. The session is composed of two parts

Part I – Understanding Dyslexia Simulator
What is it like to be dyslexic in a traditional classroom? What are the challenges? How will your unique way of thinking benefit you? In this compelling simulated experience, educators will participate as learners to experience what it is like to be dyslexic students. Through a series of exercises designed to immerse learners in the varied range of challenges that dyslexic people experience, educators will gain a deeper understanding of the limitations of traditional teaching approaches to engage dyslexic students while developing a strong sense of sympathy for these learners.

Part II – Identifying Dyslexia & Engaging with Caregivers
How can educators identify dyslexia? What are the signs and symptoms of dyslexia to look for in the classroom? Often dyslexic students are not easy to identify as they develop coping mechanisms to function within challenging environments and situations. And although they and their families would benefit from identifying their dyslexia, they miss opportunities to improve their engagement with school. In this session, educators will learn how to identify students at risk for dyslexia and consider approaches to communicate with their caregivers to pursue formal diagnoses of dyslexia as well as the resources available to their children.

Session Cost: $50 

May 1 | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM 

Look at the world around you and consider how human-made objects and systems have been thoughtfully designed. In this session, you will learn how the maker framework contributes to the development of agency: the ability to see the world as designed and the empowerment to innovate and invent. Experience maker-centered learning using thinking routines. Discover and design ways to incorporate the maker framework into core content areas and project-based learning.

May 29 | 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM 

What is a maker-space? Can a classroom become a maker-space? In this session, educators will gain a deeper understanding of Maker-Spaces as learning environments.  Educators will engage as learners in a maker-centered thinking routine to explore the parts, purposes, and complexities of maker learning space within The DoSeum. Educators will develop ideas for enhancing their own maker learning spaces. Through this session, educators will explore how their learning environment can build a sense of agency and empowerment.

All children are curious. Curiosity is the door to the path of learning. What can educators do to keep the door open? In this session, You will explore the connections of the inquiry structure for learning science and the student-directed research process of an “I-search” writing project, Discover visual thinking strategies that enhance understanding of visual art and promote the STEM skill of looking closely. Learn to design STEAM activities and lesson plans that activate inquiry.    

Registration Information:

• A session begins the first Monday of the month but all course work is due by May 14. 
• 6 CPE Hours upon completion of the STEAM & Inquiry course
• Registration for STEAM & Inquiry is $50
   

Look at the world around you and consider how human-made objects and systems have been thoughtfully designed. In this session, you will learn how the maker framework contributes to the development of agency: the ability to see the world as designed and the empowerment to innovate and invent. Experience maker-centered learning using thinking routines. Discover and design ways to incorporate the maker framework into core content areas and project-based learning.

Registration Information:

• A session begins the first Monday of the month but all course work is due by May 14. 
• 6 CPE Hours awarded upon completion of the Maker-Centered Learning: The Maker Framework course
• Registration for Maker-Centered Learning: The Maker Framework is $50