Past Events

CREATE is getting ready for in-person speaker series to begin in September

We are very excited to bring back our Science Speaker Series, in-person (with Zoom option available), beginning September 28, 2022 with Justin Carmel from Miami University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and the STEM Transformation Institute. On October 18, 2022, we will host Troy Sadler, from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Education. 

ML-PBL Professional Learning for 22/23 begins July 28-29, 2022

The Next Generation Project-Based Learning team is excited to offer a Multiple Literacies professional development opportunity for Grade 3, beginning this summer! The program begins with a summer kick-off, July 27 - 28, 2022, from 9am - 3:30pm EST. 

The ML-PBL introductory support series will be held at CREATE for STEM for the 2022-2023 school year and consists of full-day sessions to introduce Project-Based Learning and curriculum units, and 1-hour virtual sessions focused on developing pedagogical strategies to support students in "figuring out" phenomena. 

Don't miss NSTA chats on Twitter! See the schedule here.

If you've never joined in for a #NSTAchat in the past, now is a great time to give it a try! Join fellow science educators for a Twitter 'chat' on these topics coming up over the summer:

May 26 - Water in Our World - S & C

June 9 -- Preparing and Supporting STEM Educators in Informal and Formal Settings - CSL

June 23 - LS3: Heredity, Inheritance and Variation of the Traits - SS

July 14 - Inclusive Strategies for All Students - TST

July 28 - Activities and Investigations - S & C

 

 

CREATE at NSTA National Conference in Chicago, July 21-23, 2022

CREATE for STEM Institute's Cory Miller will be presenting a workshop, with colleagues Chiara Kirkland and Amber Richmond from Detroit Public Schools, at the National Science Teacher's Association meeting in Chicago, Illinois.  Their session will be held on Saturday, July 23, at 2:20 pm; it's titled "Supporting Early Elementary Students in Asking Questions with Driving Question Boards".

Join us June 28th! Sparking and Sustaining STEM interest through Informal Learning Experiences

Join @informalscience and @STEMVideoHall for a discussion with Scott Pattison, Natalie Davis, and Flavio Azevedo at 3 pm on June 28th. The theme of the conversation will be "Sparking and Sustaining STEM Interest Through Informal Learning Experiences: Reflections on Where We've Been and Where We're Headed as a Field". 

Register Now: https://bit.ly/June28Multiplex

KBS offers 2022 K-12 Partnership Summer Institute, June 21-23, 2022

The MSU Kellogg Biological Station's Summer Institute is back in person for 2022 and the three keynotes will be live-streamed.  

Who?  K-12 teachers and informal educators
When?  June 21-23 2022, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
What?  Three days of hands-on, interactive, inquiry-based, and Next Generation Science Standards aspiring sessions. Themed around: Intentional sustainability: the science behind fuels, wildlife, and justice