Professional Learning
- STEM K12 6: Educators and leaders participate in an ongoing system of STEM-specific professional learning.
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Our first goal was to ensure that 21st-century instructional resources were available to all students in all core academic classrooms. This meant that each classroom was equipped with an interactive whiteboard, document camera, student response system, and other digital resources to ensure students had the opportunity to become masters of these 21st-century tools.
On-demand technology was essential for it to be truly infused into instruction and learning. Since all of our teachers and administrators had various levels of competency skills with technology, it was essential to have on-going, individualized professional development for staff and administrators. Carrollton City Schools hired a technology coach to provide the professional development that included awareness, demonstration, practice, feedback, and coaching activities. |
The Technology Coach provided professional development in the school setting in an effort to support creative and multiple scheduling options and included face-to-face and online job embedded professional learning. In addition, state, federal, and local funds were combined to provide STEM professional development opportunities during the school year. Each year, a substantial part of the CTAE budget is designated for professional learning growth opportunities/activities that our staff is encouraged to participate in. The following is just a sample list of professional development opportunities that members of our STEM staff have participated in:
CHS STEM teachers, students, and administrators have been asked to present our STEM efforts and provide professional development opportunities to education professionals at conferences all over the United States. Many educators request to visit the CHS Campus and Southwire to view our program facilities, students, and partnerships.
To date, the CHS STEM presentation has been made at the following conferences:
The CHS STEM Program AdvancED Certification Presentation was delivered at the following conferences:
CHS STEM/Southwire Tours have been given to:
- ACSD National Conference
- Active Expression Training
- ActivInspire Training
- ActivInspire Intermediate
- Association for Career Technical Education National Conference
- Autodesk University
- Cybersafety and Digital Citizenship
- GADOE Exemplar SLO Training
- Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education Conference
- Georgia ETC Conference
- ITEEA National Conference
- Intelitek: CNC Mill and Scorbot Robotic Arm
- Intelitek: LearnMate Management System
- Microsoft 2007 update
- National STEM Symposium
- Project Lead the Way National Summit
- Safari Montage Training
- West Georgia RESA STEM Conference
- West Georgia RESA Instructional Technology Conference
CHS STEM teachers, students, and administrators have been asked to present our STEM efforts and provide professional development opportunities to education professionals at conferences all over the United States. Many educators request to visit the CHS Campus and Southwire to view our program facilities, students, and partnerships.
To date, the CHS STEM presentation has been made at the following conferences:
- Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education Conference (2012 Program, Presentation Evaluation Summary, Evaluations)
- Georgia Association of Curriculum and Instructional Supervisors Conference (2011)
- West Georgia RESA STEM Conference (E-Mail Creating CHS/RESA Partnership to share STEM, Program from 2013, 2014, 2015)
- ITEEA National Conference - Long Beach, California (Presenter Confirmation Form and Agreement)
- Griffin RESA, STEM Drive-In Conference (November 12, 2015)
The CHS STEM Program AdvancED Certification Presentation was delivered at the following conferences:
CHS STEM/Southwire Tours have been given to:
Artifacts:
- Survey on teachers' STEM learning needs
- Getting to know your new Chromebook presentation for Teachers
- CHS Students, Brenden Whitaker and Arizona Greene were selected to give the keynote address at the 2014 West Georgia RESA STEM Conference. View their keynote address. View RESA Tweet on Twitter.
- Email from Mr. Travis Thomaston (Assistant Principal/STEM Coordinator at CMS)-Professional Development support for his staff at CMS provided by our students.