Professional Development

Explore CESTEM's hands-on and engaging STEM Education Professional Development Opportunities.

Hands-on workshops
PK-12 STEM Education Conference
Informal Training & One-on-One Consultations
Sandbox Sessions
Design Your Own PD
Team Meeting Space

Want to be notified of upcoming PD opportunities?

Weather Wise ft. Pepper Hill

Grades: K-8

Date & Time: Saturday, September 13, 9 am – 12 pm

Conduct a temperature experiment to practice using scientific tools and making predictions. Explore evaporation, condensation, and precipitation with fun, hands-on activities. Discover what causes wind and make a tornado in a bottle. Investigate using the Vernier weather data collection tools available through CESTEM’s Technology Loan Program. Consider various ways to uncover and address students’ misconceptions. Access weather resources that are engaging for students.

Location: CESTEM Makerspace

Credit: 0.3 CEUs

Fee: $15.00 [non-refundable after 9/10 @ 12 PM]

Register by September 10 @ 12 PM: bit.ly/cestem003-26

StarLab

Grades: K-12

Date & Time: Tuesday, September 16, 5 - 8 pm

Teachers will learn to operate CESTEM's Cylinder Based StarLab Planetarium. This training is required to borrow the StarLab from CESTEM.

Location: Sayed Hall

Credit: 0.3 CEUs

Fee: $15.00 [non-refundable after 9/15 @ 12 PM]

Register by September 15 @ 12 pm: bit.ly/cestem006-26

SeaPerch: New Coaches

Grades: 6-12

Date & Time: Friday & Saturday, September 26 & 27, F: 5:30 - 8:30 pm & S: 8:30 am – 1 pm

Teachers will work with other new coaches to build a SeaPerch ROV from start to finish just like they will do with their new teams in grades 6-12. While supplies last, schools new to SeaPerch with a representative that completes the training will receive one ROV kit to build with their new team. (Limit one kit per school.)

Location: CESTEM Makerspace

Credit: 1.0 CEUs

Fee: FREE

Register by September 25 @ 12 pm: bit.ly/cestem007-26

Code to Learn the SEPs

NEW Fall Session!

Grades: 3-12

Date & Time: Tuesday, September 30, 5:30 - 7:30 pm

Come explore the micro:bit as a vehicle for introducing students to problem-solving using real-world content. Experience lessons using the micro:bit and the Forward Education Climate Action kit. Both are available to borrow from CESTEM. Discover how the hands-on activities allow students to apply the Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs). Consider ways to include code to learn lessons into your content area to increase your students' understanding.

Location: CESTEM Makerspace

Credit: 0.2 CEUs

Fee: FREE

Register by September 26 @ 12 pm: bit.ly/cestem010-26

Complimentary Registration for WCE Faculty, Staff & Students

Sandbox Sessions

CESTEM Sandbox Sessions

Schedule a CESTEM Sandbox Sessions to get acquainted with the items in CESTEM's Technology Loan Program. We can accommodate a group of 8-12 teachers from your school for a 3-hour session of learning and fun.

Participants will:

Tour the CESTEM storeroom.
Pull some items of interest off the shelf and learn to use them.
Explore connections to curriculum standards.

If you would like to integrate more technology into your instruction, this session will allow you to see what is available to borrow for free.

Contact Michelle Hafey at hafeym@uncw.edu for more information about scheduling a CESTEM Sandbox Session.

Design Your Own PD

Design Your Own PD!

Let CESTEM help you design a Team Based Workshop. Here is your chance to participate in a session that is relevant for you and your entire team.

Do you want to learn how to operate a specific technology offered through CESTEM's Technology Loan Program?
Do you want to explore ways to integrate more student-centered activities?
Do you want to develop connections with your team as you work through STEM Challenges?

Contact Michelle Hafey (hafeym@uncw.edu) for more details about this unique workshop opportunity.

Team Meeting Space

Consider Having Your Team Meeting at CESTEM!

As you begin the school year, consider spending a few hours at CESTEM while you start planning activities for the new year.

Take time to browse the Technology Loan Program inventory, try out some of the devices you plan to use, ask questions about technology integration, and reserve items early.

For more details or to secure a meeting time, contact Michelle Hafey at hafeym@uncw.edu.