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Professional Development
CSU Making Sense of Place
Place-based Education makes STEM locally relevant because…
- Rooted in local context
- Authentic, experiential learning
- Socio-scientific issues – e.g., human-environmental interactions
Our Place-based Education PD series integrates four components
- STEM content
- High-leverage teaching practices
- Social justice
- Networking with mentor teachers
Professional Development Workshops
Outline of PD Workshops
Bioengineering
Climate Science
Citizen Science
Watershed Science
Engineering Design
The Opioid Epidemic
Nutrition Science
Pollinator Biology
Organizing Learning
CRISPR
Climate Modeling