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WIU NOYCE Workshops

Each year, WIU will provide professional development workshops in STEM teaching and learning for Noyce scholars and area teachers.  These workshops are free and participants can earn up to 5 hours of PD credit while strengthening their content knowledge and gaining new ideas and activities for their math and science classrooms.  For more information please contact NOYCE@wiu.edu.    

Join Our Upcoming STEM Workshop: Culturally Responsive STEM Teaching: Connecting Science Phenomena and Representation in STEM Classrooms

Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking professional development workshop designed for pre-service and in-service STEM educators. This session will explore the intersection of culturally responsive teaching, phenomenon-based instruction, and diversity in STEM education. Together, we will explore how to design instruction that connects meaningful science phenomena with students’ diverse cultural and lived experiences.

Workshop Highlights:
  • Understanding Frameworks – Clarifying the differences between culturally responsive teaching, and relevant teaching in STEM education.
  • Culturally Responsive Phenomenon-Based Instruction – Moving from traditional phenomenon-based instruction to culturally responsive strategies that make STEM learning meaningful for all students.
  • Diversity & Representation in STEM – Examining strategies to increase representation and togetherness in STEM classrooms.

 Highlights

  • Date: April 4, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
  • Location: WIU Macomb Campus, Horrabin Hall, Room 62
  • Registration: [Click here] 
  • Link to workshop materials [Click here]

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The Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program, authorized under the National Science Foundation responds to the critical need for K-12 teachers of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by encouraging talented STEM students and professionals to pursue teaching careers in elementary and secondary schools. This material is based upon the work through the National Science Foundation under Award No. 2243323 

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Workshop Archives 

Discrete Math and Probability Applications: A dynamic workshop designed for STEM educators looking to find innovative and creative ways to incorporate these concepts and their real-world applications into their lessons. T his full-day session will explore probability, combinatorics, and quantum mechanics lessons that enhance problem-solving and analytical thinking in the STEM classroom.

Active Learning and Data-Driven Assessment: In this workshop, you will develop active learning strategies that promote collaboration among students and truly get students engaged and thinking deeply about the course material. 

Understanding Scientific Communication & Data Display Techniques: Master the art of representing data effectively in science and math using various tools and methodologies.

Data Analysis & Decision Making

Level Up Your STEM Teaching and join us for an interactive workshop designed for 6th-12th grade STEM teachers. 

Argument-Driven Inquiry

Learn how to implement argument-driven inquiry to transform instruction and get students excited about STEM subjects.

Exploring Rates & Relationships in Mathematics & Science with DESMOS

This workshop delves into the fascinating world of rates, ratios, proportions, and their applications using Desmos. 

Models, Modeling, & Model-Based Instruction in Science & Mathematics Teaching