STEM Education

Why: Preparing students for their future with meaningful skills and ways of thinking

How: STEM education involves hands-on, real-world, problem-based learning challenges that encourage students to think of various ideas and create the best solution while applying their knowledge and skills in contexts.

Hands-On Teaching

Learning how to incorporate STEM through a PLC has hundreds of benefit's, but being Hands-On is one of the best. With every group session, Educators will be tasked

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Group Sessions

Indulge in the Whymaker experience and the P.D. Offering you chose by yourself or with a group of up to 20 Educators. Whymaker will have Group sessions with you and your colleagues to professionally develop your skills with STEM teaching.

Not only that, you'll be able to chat and brainstorm amongst each other to formulate new ideas and projects within your school. Each PLC includes Sessions of up to 1 hour each, Including 20 educators maximum, in a virtual or in person enviroment

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Collaboration
Communication
Critical thinking
Creativity
Empathy
Planning
Risk taking
Perseverance
Problem finding and problem solving
Use of technology and other resources

What:

There are many ways to incorporate STEM and STEAM into the classroom, from low-tech tools like paper and cardboard, to high-tech tools like 3D printers and robots.

Check out our blog on the 50 Best Kept Secrets of Teaching STEM.

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Professional Development for STEM

WhyMaker can help support educators in developing meaningful projects that connect to content and have students running to your classroom with their faces lit up, ready to learn.

During STEM professional learning, participants will think about the opportunities to connect their content to design challenges where students use tools and materials to solve problems.

Educators who engage in STEM professional development will:

Experience hands-on projects that use their creativity and personality to build success
Discuss procedures and methods of implementation to develop a culture of STEM in their classroom
Identify the connections between core content and STEM projects
Build a library of projects and activities for specific students needs