STEM Professional Learning
Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8
Workshop Information
- Registration will begin at 8:30AM.
- All workshops will run from 9AM - 3:00PM (unless otherwise noted)
- Lunch is on your own.
- ACT 48 Credits Available
- Participation in workshop provides you with access to IU8 STEM Lending Center provided your district has paid the maintenance fee of $250.
April 12 - Sphero
LOCATION: ALTOONA OFFICE
4500 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602
AUDIENCE: Teachers: K-12
Teachers will be working through the lessons and challenges to gain familiarity with Sphero and learn how this robot can inspire curiosity, creativity, and invention through connected play and coding.
COST: $50
REGISTER ONLINE: https://tinyurl.com/Sphero-Training
April 30 - Breakout EDU
LOCATION: ALTOONA OFFICE
4500 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602
AUDIENCE: Teachers: K-12
Breakout EDU is an immersive learning games platform that allows facilitators to easily create and share educational games with their students or staff. These games teach critical thinking, teamwork and complex problem solving. In this workshop, participants will experience a Breakout EDU game and then learn how to start creating them to be played and shared with staff and/or students with content aligned to their own disciplines.
No prior experience is necessary.
COST: $50
REGISTER ONLINE: https://tinyurl.com/y7us9ub4
May 10 - Bee-Bots and Osmos
LOCATION: RICHLAND OFFICE
445 Schoolhouse Road, Room E-212, Johnstown, PA 15904
AUDIENCE: Teachers: K-5
This workshop will explore using Bee-Bots and Osmos in the classroom.
9AM - 11:30AM - Bee-Bots
Bee-Bot is an exciting robot designed for use by young children. This friendly, easy-to-operate little robot is a perfect tool for teaching directionality, sequencing, estimation, problem-solving, and just having fun!!
12:30PM - 3PM - Osmo
Learn how the Osmo can make using iPads even more magical and meaningful. Learn how students can use osmo to build vocabulary, number sense, cause/effect and coding while building problem solving and exploring their creativity.
COST: $50
REGISTER ONLINE: https://tinyurl.com/ybkgrp9b
Questions??
If you have any questions, or would like to know more, please contact Rita Buhite, Curriculum Specialist.
Email: rbuhite@iu08.org
Website: www.iu08.org
Location: 4500 6th Avenue, Altoona, PA, USA
Phone: 814-940-0223