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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: 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.

Through hands-on activities and collaborative discussions, participants will gain practical tools to integrate these concepts into their classrooms. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your teaching strategies!

Schedule

  • 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM: Introductions
  • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM: Counting, and Probability (Jacob Winters)
  • 11:00 AM - 11:15 AM: Coffee break
  • 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM: Jim Olsen
  • 12:30-1:30 PM: Lunch/ pictures
  • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Probabilities and Quantum Physics Games (Aparna Kapale)

 Highlights


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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 

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