Professional Development
Sharpen your teaching skills with our dynamic, hands-on sessions!
Engineering the Future® Online Course
Fall session, October 5 - November 1
Four-week session starts October 5 | Information and Registration
Maximum enrollment: 25 educators per session • Cost: $150 • College credit: Available for an additional fee.
This moderated online course, which covers the same engineering education material as in the three-day institute, is ideal for high school teachers from other regions, or for those who prefer to study online.
Using course materials (such as a Snap Circuits™ electricity kit) plus other items that can be gathered from around the home, online participants perform hands-on activities, interacting with course content for about six hours per week. Additional time for designing and building projects is also required.
In-District Sessions
Customized professional development opportunities are available in half-day, full-day, or multiple-day sessions. Contact us for pricing.
Attend a workshop at your school or other chosen location, hosted by education experts from the Museum's National Center for Technological Literacy. Find out how to help your students work cooperatively to innovate, create, and integrate interdisciplinary learning. Learn how to capture students' interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by letting them apply their knowledge creatively to solve real-world problems.
Activities are drawn from the Engineering the Future course. Participants use the engineering design process themselves to solve problems that require the application and integration of STEM concepts.
For questions, or to find out more about our customized, in-district opportunities, please contact Engineering the Future at 617-589-4437, etf@mos.org.
Engineering the Future® Three-Day Institutes
Austin, TX, Summer 2010
Boston, MA, Summer 2010
Delkab County, AL, Summer 2010
Register: Contact etf@mos.org
This concentrated, hands-on workshop is open to all teachers interested in expanding their knowledge of standards-based engineering design. It is ideal for those teaching Engineering the Future for the first time, or for teachers who want to gain a deeper understanding of engineering and physics applications in the classroom.
Participants work through key activities in each of the course's four projects, and have the opportunity to ask questions, practice what they've learned, and discuss concerns with course developers and experienced teachers.
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Professional Development Institute for Educators
Implementing Technology / Engineering Standards
Museum of Science, Boston, Science Park, Boston, MA
Summer / Fall 2010 • Grades: 6 - 12 • Cost: Free • Register: Contact etf@mos.org.
This institute provides the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and deliver a technology / engineering course that meets the Massachusetts Framework. The course demonstrates laboratory activities for teaching technology / engineering standards. Teachers learn technology/engineering content and approaches for design-based curricula that integrates science and mathematics through engineering.