Purpose:
Believe in Ohio provides the program curriculum in a Google Classroom for teachers. This workshop will familarize teachers with the concepts of entrepreneurship and design-thinking ideation by engaging teachers in the very resources that they can utilize with their students to develop a STEM business or commercialization plan. By this process of engagement, this workshop will provide instruction and activities to increase teachers’ conceptual knowledge of the entrepreuneurial mindset, design-thinking, and the relationship between STEM and innovation.
Listen to STEM Advocate, Laurie Godfrey explain Teacher PD
Objectives:
Teachers will: (using the Believe in Ohio Google Classroom)
a. build a conceptual base that uses a process that takes a personally-identified problem through to finding a solution and identifying the underlying STEM concepts in that solution;
b. be able to explain the design-thinking ideation process;
c. understand the implications and importance for entrepreunerial and STEM instruction in the context of today’s economy and students’ future prosperity;
d. identify Believe in Ohio resources that can be utilized for instruction.
Click here to review the roadmap to earn Professional Development Credit!
There are two ways to earn Professional Develop Credit through the Believe in Ohio program:
1) Contact Hours – 7 hours – FREE
2) College Credit – 1 credit hour – $180
- Registration links to pursue the university credit option are below. Both Ashland University and Kent State University are offering 1 credit following the syllabus provided here: Click here to review the syllabus
If you are interested in receiving Professional Development, please complete the form below.
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