Webinars & Workshops
Calendar of webinars, workshops and conferences to attend and learn about Youth Engineering Solutions. Interested in setting up your own YES Professional Learning workshop? Complete our interest form and we will contact you to discuss workshop details.
Webinars
Free Webinar Series
April 25th, 2024 – “It’s okay not to know!” Teaching with and for uncertainty in STEM
Uncertainty permeates all aspects of our lives, but STEM is often thought of as binary – right or wrong – when it is anything but. The realization that life is uncertainty can be a source of stress and anxiety for students and adults. In this webinar we will review uncertainty in STEM fields, the human factor in data collection and analysis, and how we can use these in STEM classrooms to support students in STEM. We also will look at how navigating uncertainty supports students’ socio-emotional learning and mental health. We will share PreK-16 curricular resources from science, technology, and engineering that provide space for students to grapple with uncertainty and data. MOS’s Dr. Katie Bateman will be joined by Dr. Brandin Conrath of the Discourse and Teaching Lab at Penn State University, whose work focuses on students’ uncertainty in making sense of data visualizations as well as Dr. Sam Skrob-Martin or Florida State University.
May 28th, 2024 – Scaffolding Executive Functioning Skills in the STEM Classroom
Executive Functioning skills are critical to our ability to perform well in school. Working memory, mental flexibility, and self-control are all components of executive functioning students need to learn. In this workshop we are joined by Kelly Lohkemper, certified psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner who works with children and adults in the neurodivergent community to discuss how we can support executive functioning in STEM Classrooms. We will provide practical tips and tools teachers can use in their classroom to support engagement in STEM.
Workshops & Conferences
May 8th-10th, 2024 – 3-Day Teacher Educator Institute at the Museum of Science
During this three-day workshop, participants will engage with the Museum of Science’s professional learning team in hands-on explorations of the PreK-8 curricular resources and pedagogical frameworks that define high-quality engineering education. Participants will feel prepared to lead workshops and support educators implementing any of our curriculum programs.
May 22nd, 2024 – Youth Engineering Solutions (YES) Middle School Professional Learning Workshop
During this workshop, participants will engage with our professional learning team in a hands-on workshop focused on our new Youth Engineering Solutions (YES) middle school curriculum. This full-day, learner-driven workshop introduces participants to the concepts of engineering and computer science and prepares them to facilitate YES middle school units with your students.
July 17-19, 2024 – 3-Day Teacher Educator Institute (TEI): High-Quality Middle School Engineering and Computer Science
During this three-day workshop, participants will engage with our professional learning team in hands-on explorations of the middle school curricular resources and pedagogical frameworks that define high-quality engineering education. Participants will feel prepared to facilitate immersive workshops and support educators implementing our YES and EiE curriculum.
July 23-25, 2024 – 3-Day Teacher Educator Institute (TEI): High-Quality Elementary Engineering
During this three-day workshop, participants will engage with our professional learning team in hands-on explorations of the PreK-5 curricular resources and pedagogical frameworks that define high-quality engineering education. Participants will feel prepared to facilitate immersive workshops and support educators implementing our YES and EiE curriculum.
October 8-10, 2024 – 3-Day Teacher Educator Institute (TEI): High-Quality Elementary Engineering
During this three-day workshop, participants will engage with our professional learning team in hands-on explorations of the PreK-5 curricular resources and pedagogical frameworks that define high-quality engineering education. Participants will feel prepared to facilitate immersive workshops and support educators implementing our YES and EiE curriculum.
October 22-24, 2024 – 3-Day Teacher Educator Institute (TEI): High-Quality Middle School Engineering and Computer Science
During this three-day workshop, participants will engage with our professional learning team in hands-on explorations of the middle school curricular resources and pedagogical frameworks that define high-quality engineering education. Participants will feel prepared to facilitate immersive workshops and support educators implementing our YES and EiE curriculum.