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Teacher Professional Development Day

Goal

The Long Island STEM Hub is excited to announce a Long Island Teacher Professional Development Day to be held on November 5th, 2019 as part of the Hub’s goal to bring industry and education together. This region-wide initiative provides a variety of opportunities for educators to meet Long Island business leaders in their industry settings, tour their facilities, and learn about the broad spectrum of career paths and the skills and education needed for employment in Long Island’s high tech companies. Educators will also explore how to integrate this information with their academic content to bring greater relevance and an interest in high tech careers to the classroom. Introducing our educators to the industry partners in science, healthcare, engineering, manufacturing, aerospace, information technology and more is an important step in our regional collaboration focused on promoting student interest in STEM fields, building business and academia networks that facilitate interaction, and preparing our next generation high tech workforce.

Anticipated Outcomes

Teachers influence a multitude of students, our future workforce, on a daily basis. Many teachers have had limited opportunities to gain industry experience making it difficult to connect curriculum to applications in a business setting. Teachers will:

  • Gain a greater awareness of the high tech, high growth industries on Long Island and increase career awareness to support integration into their classroom content
  • Develop relationships between teachers and industry partners for continued interactions and resources as well as sharing challenges and opportunities
  • Share ideas about creating project-based curriculum with relevant industry examples which can have a positive impact upon student learning
  • Have the opportunity to join the STEM Hub Regional Industry Council’s to facilitate further collaboration with industry partners

COMPANIES HOSTING

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Industry: Energy, Engineering, Architecture, & Environment, Information Technology, Life Sciences
Contact:  Aleida Perez
Time: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location:  Brookhaven National Laboratory
Meeting Room:  Berkner Hall
Description: For information about the event and registration please visit the Sci-ED.


Cradle of Aviation & Northwell Health

Industry: Aerospace, Healthcare, Life Sciences
Contact:  Kerri Mackay
Time: 8:00 am – 1:30 pm
Location:  Cradle of Aviation: Charles Lindbergh Blvd, Garden City, NY 11530
Meeting Room:  Main area
Description: STEM HUB PD Day is an exciting opportunity, open to all educators across Long Island, which aims to integrate STEM into course curriculum. Experienced museum educators from the Cradle of Aviation Museum and representatives from Northwell Health will focus on the growing fields of healthcare and aerospace. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact, explore, and experiment in each workshop session. At the end of the day, walk away with tangible lesson plans for your classroom.


Microsoft Stores – Roosevelt Field

REGISTRATION CLOSED – ALL SPOTS FILLED!

Industry: Information Technology
Contact:  Jerelyn Zontini
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location:  Roosevelt Field Mall
Meeting Room:  Microsoft Stores
Description: This two-hour academy is designed to give educators an understanding of how Office 365 can provide the right environment for better learning outcomes. With Office 365, educators will learn how to become more innovative with cloud-based tools, regardless of the device they use. It is aimed at educators for whom Office 365 is relatively new and who are looking to implement solutions to classroom problems right away. This training will explore Office 365 through hands-on activities that will introduce educators to OneDrive for Business, Office Online, Microsoft Teams, Forms, Sway, OneNote and Class notebook, as well as get a high-level overview of other tools that can enhance a classroom environment.


Microsoft Stores – Walt Whitman

Industry: Information Technology
Contact:  Dayna Quinn
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location:  Walt Whitman Shops
Meeting Room:  Microsoft Stores
Description: This two-hour academy is designed to give educators an understanding of how Office 365 can provide the right environment for better learning outcomes. With Office 365, educators will learn how to become more innovative with cloud-based tools, regardless of the device they use. It is aimed at educators for whom Office 365 is relatively new and who are looking to implement solutions to classroom problems right away. This training will explore Office 365 through hands-on activities that will introduce educators to OneDrive for Business, Office Online, Microsoft Teams, Forms, Sway, OneNote and Class notebook, as well as get a high-level overview of other tools that can enhance a classroom environment.


Nebula Academy

Industry: Information Technology
Contact:  Melissa Wyle
Time: 8:30 am -1:00 pm OR 2:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Location:  180 Michael Drive, Syosset, NY 11791
Description: Teaching Complex Math Through Coding with Drones: Join us for a fun, and exciting way to engage children in coding without them realizing that they are learning complex math with drones.  Learn to code with small, indoor friendly drones that will fly on autonomous missions. Through our curriculum students will learn the basics of block style coding applying fundamentals of math and logic.


New York Institute of Technology Entrepreneurship & Technology Innovation Center (ETIC)

Industry: Information Technology
Contact: Dr. Michael Nizich
Time: 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location:  New York Institute of Technology – ETIC – Room 107 Harry Schure Hall – Route 25a & Valentines Lane -​ Building Location: Click Here – Parking Location: Click Here
Description: “Introducing Students to High Technology Entrepreneurship & Innovation”
In this seminar, high school and middle school educators are introduced to methods for teaching high technology entrepreneurship & innovation concepts to students grade 6 to 12. Teachers are exposed to a combination of business concepts as well as high technology prototyping tools including, but not limited to, 3D printing (PLA & Resin), CAD design, cybersecurity, PCB circuit board printing, software design, robotics design, mixed reality application design, and clean energy production. Teachers will gain actionable knowledge on how to engage students, how to incorporate technology into their programs, and how to entice and promote students to try and “change the world” through entrepreneurship & innovation.

 

OceansWide

Industry: Life Sciences
Contact: Sally Wellinger
Time: 8:00 am – 2:30 pm
Location:  Marshall Field III Manor, Caumsett State Park, 25 Lloyd Harbor Road, Lloyd Harbor, NY 11743
Meeting Room: Marshall Field III
Description: “OceansWide has a mission to prepare our next generation with the knowledge and tools required to make this world a better place.  We have pulled some of the best minds together for our Environmental Professional Development Workshops to share what they do. The day will consist of 3 workshops of your choice, plus we provide lunch.  The cost for the day is $25.00. Payment for the day can be paid in cash or check made out to OceansWide on the day of the event.
Workshops: BatMap Long Island by Maria Brown, Master Teacher, Sea Turtle Necropsy by Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, Marine Archaeology by OceansWide, Design and Build ROVs by OceansWide, Energy and Sustainability in Education by Going True Green, iMapInvasive and iNaturalist by Long Island Invasive Species Management Area, Marine Forensics by OceansWide, Geology and Ecology of Caumsett State Park by OceansWide”

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