15 Clock Hours through TCL and NEWESD101 or OESD114

Regulatory Intent

Our 15-hour online course is designed and confirmed to meet OSPI's recent regulation stating, for Initial, Continuing and Residency licenses :

Beginning on September 1, 2019 renewal applications for residency, professional, initial and continuing teacher and CTE certificates must document completion of at least 15 clock hours, or at least one goal from an annual professional growth plan (PGP, with an emphasis on STEM integration to meet this renewal requirement.)

In partnering with two ESDs we can offer 15 approved Clock Hours for renewal of teaching certificates for all Washington state educators.

Details

PRICE:
$100 for curriculum and instruction. Completion certificate will be delivered to selected ESD upon course completion, who will collect an additional $45 for Clock Hour processing and upload to PDEnroller.

FORMAT:
Online Self-Paced - register today and begin immediately or within 60 days. You have 12 weeks to complete the course after start.

INSTRUCTOR:
Paul Wright - Paul has developed and written many of our most popular tech courses. Technology is changing the face and direction of education; however, Paul makes it a point in all of his courses to invoke the human side of the classroom. Technology should be a medium to reach students, but the teacher is what drives the learning and engagement. Paul’s work experiences have taken him around the world to a variety of school districts and classrooms. He is eager to hear your experiences and shares his to reflect together on the art of teaching.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Participants will learn to develop, create, implement, and assess a STEM/STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) program, lessons and units. A variety of frameworks will be reviewed and discussed to allow for easy replication of /STEAM units and activities. A variety of STEM/STEAM careers will be explored and highlighted in resources. Educators will leave the course with a roadmap to better implement STEM/STEAM into their classroom, promote STEM/STEAM questioning, and develop STEM/STEAM PBL (Project Based Learning) units.

Feedback from Washington educators

Thank you for providing the STEM/STEAM class. Rural educators need more access to classes like these. Megan Walter, Odessa WA

Loved all the great web resources in the content of the class! Tara Curfman, Grandview WA

Thank you for the amazing and quick feedback! This course was better than expected, and I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed learning more about STEM/STEAM. Michele Przygocki, Bonney Lake WA

Thank you for everything! It was a very well planned course and what I liked best was how applicable it was and really had me reflect on how I can do this in my own classroom! Lynnsey Campbell, Pasco WA