KC STEM Alliance typically offers annual professional development events called Teacher Mentor Days, organized by field of study or grade level. For the 2020-21 academic year, these opportunities will shift to more frequent virtual networking opportunities for educators, tentatively called Teacher Talks.
What: A series of Zoom gatherings for middle and high school PLTW teachers hosted by KC STEM Alliance and rotating guest post-secondary or industry partners who will provide 10 minutes of STEM content that complements a different featured PLTW curriculum each session, followed by 50 minutes of smaller breakout sessions where teachers can share best practices, pain points, resources, and tips.
Who Should Attend: PLTW middle and high school teachers. Although teachers associated with each session’s featured curriculum presentation will want to attend, the sessions are open to all PLTW teachers!
When: Sessions will take place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. every other Thursday this winter and spring:
- 2/11/2021: Session 1
- 2/25/2021: Session 2
- 3/11/2021: Session 3
- 3/25/2021: Session 4
- 4/8/2021: Session 5
- 4/22/2021: Session 6