MILTON — Four Santa Rosa County School District educators will join 33 STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — educators from across the world in the 2016 Discovery Education Summer STEMmersion.
The event — hosted by Discovery Education July 14-17 at Loyola University in Chicago, Ill. — focuses on engineering challenges of urban infrastructure. It will provide participating educators a variety of new strategies they can use to deliver effective STEM instruction in their school system, according to a spokesperson with the event.
Participants include:
●Joshua Simmons, Bennett Russell Elementary
●Tally Piscopo, S.S. Dixon Intermediate
●Lauren Goodin, Holley-Navarre Intermediate
●Amanda Hutchins, Jay Elementary School
“As participants in Discovery Education’s Summer STEMmersion, these educators have demonstrated their leadership and commitment to developing a culture of STEM in their school that supports the success of every student,” said Cindy Moss, senior director of global STEM initiatives at Discovery Education.
“STEMmersion will allow educators from across the country to not only come together and collaborate, but then give them new tools they can take back into their classrooms and implement as they create engaging STEM learning environments for their students.”
Attendees will participate in several interactive seminars and hands-on workshops led by Discovery Education STEM experts, local experts and members of the Discovery Education Community.
Topics to be covered include using virtual reality in the classroom, writing grants for STEM, and integrating engineering concepts into instruction, among others.
In addition, the STEMmersion event will provide opportunities for educators to connect, collaborate and share resources, ideas and strategies.
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The Santa Rosa County School District and Discovery Education have partnered on STEAM INNOVATE!, a five-year professional development program for teacher-leaders and administrators as they build a culture of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics-based curriculum.
“Santa Rosa District Schools is excited to expand our horizons in preparing quality teachers for the STEAM experience,” Superintendent Tim Wyrosdick said. “The excitement surrounding this culture change is a catalyst for our community as we prepare students for highly technical careers.”
This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: 4 Santa Rosa educators to attend STEM development, networking event