PAST TRAINING EXPERIENCES
View past training experiences and resources
View past training experiences and resources
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Teachers' Summer STEAM Retreat 2021
Summer 2021 This ABC CREATE summer experience focused on supporting teachers as they reflected upon their experiences teaching through the challenges of the past year+, as they refreshed understandings of the changes in work, education, and society, and as they designed pathways for STEAM integration and the teaching of future ready skills. Watch the Day 2 'Shifting Paradigms' Conversation Get handouts and links to retreat resources |
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STEAM Showcase Show & Tell 2021
Spring 2021 Inspired and inspiring teachers came together to reflect, connect and honor the persistence and resilience of educators within the ABC CREATE community and beyond! Teachers and/or our education partners shared tech tools and pedagogical approaches that have helped them to resolve challenges that arose while teaching through a global pandemic. Explore and/or view all 27 Show & Tell sessions are viewable HERE. Get your own copy of our Kickoff Interactive Notebook and/or Celebration Interactive Notebook |
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Finch 2.0 Training
Winter 2021 In this 2 hour, hands-on, virtual PD workshop, participants learned to use the brand new Finch 2.0! They learned basic programming and also did a few fun, hands-on activities. Kelsey Derringer and Matt Chilbert of CodeJoy made sure all participants received a personalized, hands-on experience! |
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OBS/Multiple Cameras Training from CodeJoy
Fall 2020 Facilitated by Kelsey Derringer and Matt Chilbert of CodeJoy, these virtual sessions taught educators how to use OBS Studio, a free, open source software. Participants learned how to use the split screen, share screen, and seamless video integration features of OBS to improve their virtual/hybrid teaching. Learn more about OBS features from THIS 90 second video. |
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Teaching Hands-On Learning in Virtual and Hybrid Learning Environments
Early Fall 2020 Educators joined Kelsey Derringer of CodeJoy, an online coding, robotics, and engineering classroom, to learn tips, tricks, and tools for teaching engaging, hands-on lessons via Zoom. Hummingbird in the Virtual and Hybrid Learning Age Early Fall 2020 Educators joined Kelsey Derringer from BirdBrain Technologies, to learn the basics of coding, building, and teaching with the Hummingbird Robotics Kit. |
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Racial Equity Book Study
Summer 2020 A group of ABC CREATE educators explored their understanding of race through personal reflection and discussion. Participants used what they learned and developed an action plan to share their learning and impact policies and practices in their school/district. |
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Summer STEAM Virtual Retreat 2020
June 2020 This experience focused on supporting teachers through the challenges and opportunities presented by the pandemic with online/distance learning. Focal points for discussion, dissemination of resources, and areas of exploration focused on helping educators to be better prepared for integrating online learning and/or STEAM education into their teaching repertoire to best prepare students to navigate a digital world. View Our Retreat Journals - Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4 |
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STEAM Showcase 2020: Integrating STEAM for Life in a Digital Economy
March 2020 Educators learned how ABC CREATE and Nextovation are collaborating with local businesses and providing innovative opportunities for teachers and students, discovered how schools are using voice and agency to promote equity and authentic learning, explored educational approaches that focus on student-centered learning, connected with peers and more! Learn more about our 20+ breakout sessions and presenters! |
Learn more about all of our past STEAM showcases and teacher summer camps