Teaching Engineering

Are you an elementary teacher educator?

Would you like to:

Learn about K-5 engineering education by engaging with curricular materials aligned with the new PA standards?
Help other elementary teachers introduce engineering to their students?
Network with teacher educators to think about engineering education?

The adoption of the new Pennsylvania Integrated Standards for Science, Environment, Ecology, Technology, and Engineering creates a need for curricular materials and professional learning opportunities for teachers across the commonwealth. This workshop focuses on engineering in elementary settings and establishing a network of teacher educators who can help classroom teachers navigate this shift to teaching engineering content using engineering practices and crosscutting concepts.

Teacher educators (those who have the ability to conduct professional learning for classroom teachers) will learn about engineering and best pedagogical practices for teaching engineering. They will experience as learners one early elementary and one upper elementary engineering unit from Youth Engineering Solutions (YES). In exchange for teaching at least one workshop for 10+ teachers, participants will receive a generous voucher for YES – Elementary curriculum with which to start a lending library of kits for teaching in schools without sufficient resources.

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A list of current Workshops
Workshop	Workshop Information	Registration
Teaching Engineering	Target Audience: Length: Date(s): Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm Location:

Past Events:

A list of past Workshops
Workshop	Workshop Information	Registration
Teaching Engineering Workshop	Target Audience: Teacher Educators Length: 2 days Date: April 25, 2024 - April 26, 2024 Time: 11:00am - 5:00pm Location: Arcadia University	Workshop Complete.
Exploring The Depths: Navigating STEM with Underwater Acoustics	Target Audience: Secondary Science, 6th-12th Grade Length: Date: April 13, 2024 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: ARL Science Park, 225 Science Park Road, State College, PA 16803	Workshop Complete.
2024 Introduction to Resonator Science	Target Audience: Secondary Physical Science/Physics Teachers Length: Self-paced learning starts March 23, 2024. One-day in-person workshop, March 30, 2024, 9:00 AM-3:30 PM Date: March 30, 2024 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: 118 Room in Chambers Building, University Park	Workshop Complete.
Beyond the Shadow: Secondary Educator Workshop to Illuminate Science Learning	Target Audience: Secondary (9-12th) Educators, Earth & Space and Physics Length: 1 day workshop Date: February 10, 2024 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: Penn State University Park, Chambers Building Room #119	Workshop Complete.
Beyond the Shadow: K-6 Elementary Educator Workshop to Illuminate Science Learning	Target Audience: K-6 Educators Length: 1 day workshop Date: February 3, 2024 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: Penn State University Park, Chambers Building Room # 119	Workshop Complete.
Improving Signals in Ultrasound using Contrast Agents	Target Audience: Secondary physics, engineering, and technology teachers Length: One-day Workshop Date: February 3, 2024 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: 118 Chambers Building, University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
Twinkle Twinkle: Ultrasound Imaging Minerals in the Body	Target Audience: Secondary physical science, physics, and chemistry teachers Length: One-day Workshop Date: January 20, 2024 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: 118 Chambers Building, University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
2023 Solar Energy Challenge Workshop	Target Audience: Teachers of Students Grades 4-12 Length: One-Day Workshop Date: November 4, 2023 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: Penn State University, University Park, PA	Workshop Complete.
Exploring the Universe: An Introduction to Multi- Messenger Astronomy for Educators	Target Audience: Teachers of students grades 6-12 Length: One-day Workshop Date: October 26, 2023 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: 301D Huck Life Sciences Building Penn State Univeristy	Workshop Complete.
KidWind Regional Educator Workshop 2023- Greater Allegheny	Target Audience: Teachers of students in grades 4th-12th Length: One-day Date: October 7, 2023 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: Penn State Greater Allegheny	Workshop Complete.
KidWind Regional Educator Workshop	Target Audience: Teachers of Students Grades 4-12 Length: One-Day Workshop Date: September 30, 2023 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: Penn State Hazleton	Workshop Complete.
Exploring Aquatic Environments using Real-World Data	Target Audience: Secondary biology, earth science, environmental science, computer science, and mathematics teachers. Length: One-day workshop Date: June 17, 2023 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: 119 Chambers Building, University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
Solar Energy Challenge Workshop	Target Audience: Teachers of students grades 4-12 Length: One-Day Workshop Date: February 4, 2023 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: 118 Chambers Building, University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
PA KidWind Challenge Workshop	Target Audience: Teachers of Students Grades 4-12 Length: One-Day Workshop Date: December 10, 2022 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: 118 Chambers Building, University Park, PA	Workshop Complete.
Mechanobiology: An in-depth example to teach central dogma	Target Audience: Biology Teachers of High School Students Length: Date: May 19, 2022 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: Virtual	Workshop Complete.
PA KidWind Challenge 2020	Target Audience: Students Grades 4-12 Length: Date: April 7, 2020 Time: 8:00am - 3:00pm Location: Penn State University Park, HUB-Robeson Center	Workshop Complete.
Putting one foot in front of the other: Understanding the mechanics of walking using physics and math	Target Audience: Teachers of students grades 6-12 Length: One-Day Workshop Date: February 6, 2020 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: 202 Hammond Building, University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
KidWind Challenge Workshop: Using Wind to Harness the Power of Young Minds	Target Audience: Teachers of students grades 4-12 Length: One-Day Workshop Date: December 7, 2019 Time: 9:00am - 2:30pm Location: 118 Chambers Building, University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
Designing Wearable Devices	Target Audience: Teachers of students grades 6-12 Length: One-Day Workshop Date: December 5, 2019 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: Penn State University, University Park, PA	Workshop Complete.
The Molecular Mechanisms of Diabetes - Two-day Workshop	Target Audience: Secondary Life Science Teachers (7-12) Length: 2 Days Date: November 14, 2019 - November 16, 2019 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: Penn State Hershey, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033	Workshop Complete.
Now You Sea It, Now You Don't: Investigating Our Disappearing Sea Ice	Target Audience: Teachers of students grades 6-12 Length: One-Day Workshop Date: November 5, 2019 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: Canon-McMillan High School, Canonsburg, PA	Workshop Complete.
Is your refrigerator running efficiently? An integrated STEM approach to understanding energy efficiency	Target Audience: Teachers of students in grades 6-12 Length: One-Day Workshop Date: October 26, 2019 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: 121 Chambers Building, Penn State, University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
KidWind Challenge Workshop	Target Audience: Teachers of students grades 4-12 Length: One-Day Workshop Date: October 26, 2019 Time: 9:00am - 2:30pm Location: 118 Chambers Building, University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
Krista Farner	Target Audience: Length: Date: Time: 12:00am - 11:59pm Location:	Workshop Complete.
Jennifer McMurray	Target Audience: Length: Date: Time: 12:00am - 11:59pm Location:	Workshop Complete.
Primate Perspective Unavailable	Target Audience: Length: Date: Time: 12:00am - 12:00am Location:	Workshop Complete.
Cyber Security Workshop	Target Audience: Middle and High School Teachers (6-12) Length: 4 Days Date: (all day) Time: 12:00am - 11:59pm Location: University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
Mitochondria in Motion: Beyond the Powerhouse	Target Audience: Middle and High School Teachers (6-12) Length: 1 Day Date: May 22, 2019 Time: 8:30am - 3:30pm Location: Penn State Brandywine	Workshop Complete.
Discover Women in Geosciences	Target Audience: Middle and High School Females Length: 1 Day Date: May 7, 2019 Time: 10:30am - 1:30pm Location: 1st Floor Deike Building, Penn State University Park, University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM Workshop: Now You Sea It, Now You Don’t: Investigating Our Disappearing Sea Ice	Target Audience: Middle and High School Teachers (6-12) Length: 1 Day Date: April 27, 2019 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: Penn State University, University Park, PA	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM Workshop: Engage with the Building Blocks of Code A Hands-on Approach to Coding	Target Audience: Elementary Teachers (K-3) Length: 1 Day Date: April 6, 2019 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
2019 KidWind Challenge	Target Audience: Length: Date: Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location:	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM: The Molecular Mechanism of Diabetes	Target Audience: Middle and High School Life Science Teachers (7-12) Length: 1 Day Date: March 30, 2019 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM Workshop: Teaching Radiation Application and Cycles in our Environment	Target Audience: Middle School Teachers (5-9) Length: 1 Day Date: March 28, 2019 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM Workshop: Designing Wearable Devices	Target Audience: Middle and High School Teachers (6-12) Length: 1 Day Date: January 26, 2019 Time: 8:30am - 3:30pm Location: Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM Workshop: Primate Perspectives: A Crash Course on Our Closest Living Relatives	Target Audience: Elementary Teachers Length: 1 Day Date: December 1, 2018 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: Matson Museum of Anthropology University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM Workshop: Call for KidWind: Using Wind to Harness the Power of Young Minds	Target Audience: Elementary and Secondary Teachers (4-12) Length: 1 Day Date: November 8, 2018 Time: 9:00am - 2:30pm Location: The Londonderry School Harrisburg, PA 17110	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM Workshop: Earth's Environments - Past, Present and Future	Target Audience: Elementary Teachers (3-5) Length: 1 Day Date: November 3, 2018 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: Penn State University University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM: Call for KidWind: Using Wind to Harness the Power of Young Minds	Target Audience: Elementary and Secondary Teachers (4-12) Length: 1 Day Date: October 25, 2018 Time: 9:00am - 2:30pm Location: BLaST IU 17 Williamsport, PA 17701	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM Workshop: Habitat Diversity - Diaries of Worm, Spider and Fly	Target Audience: Elementary Teachers (K-2) Length: 1 Day Date: October 6, 2018 Time: 9:00am - 3:30pm Location: Penn State University University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM So Many Changes: Everyday Chemical and Physical Changes	Target Audience: Elementary Teachers (2-5) Length: 1 Day Date: September 22, 2018 Time: 9:00am - 2:30pm Location: 106 Whitmore, University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM Workshop: So Many Changes: Everyday Physical and Chemical Changes	Target Audience: 2nd-5th Grade Teachers Length: 1 Day Date: May 30, 2018 Time: 9:00am - 2:30pm Location: 106 Whitmore Lab, University Park, PA 16802	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM Workshop: It's a Matter of Truss: Designing Structures	Target Audience: 6th - 12th Grade Teachers Length: 1 Day Date: May 24, 2018 Time: 8:30am - 3:30pm Location: 207 Sackett Building University Park, PA	Workshop Complete.
Fun with Frogs: Making Observations in Nature	Target Audience: K-4th Grade Teachers Length: 1 Day Date: May 23, 2018 Time: 9:30am - 2:30pm Location: Millbrook Marsh Nature Center State College, PA	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM Workshop: Messages from the Skies, A Physics Investigation	Target Audience: 6th-12th Grade Teachers Length: 1 Day Date: May 10, 2018 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: 301D Huck Life Sciences Building, University Park, PA	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM Workshop: Catastrophic Cyclones	Target Audience: 6th-12th Grade Teachers Length: 1 Day Date: April 11, 2018 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: The Learn Lab, 202 Chambers Building, University Park, PA	Workshop Complete.
Exploring the Stream and Wetland Ecosystem – Using Ecological Indicators	Target Audience: Teachers grades 6-10 Length: 1 Day Date: (all day) Time: 12:00am - 11:59pm Location: Millbrook Marsh Nature Center State College, PA	Workshop Complete.
A Chilling Experience: Investigating Life in the Arctic and Antarctic	Target Audience: Teachers of students K-5 Length: 1 Day Date: January 11, 2018 Time: 9:00am - 2:30pm Location: Penn State University Eisenhower Auditorium	Workshop Complete.
Call for KidWind	Target Audience: Teachers of grades 4-12 Length: 1 Day Date: December 4, 2017 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: Saint Francis University	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM Workshop: The Highs and Lows of Landscapes: Demystifying Topographic Maps	Target Audience: Teachers of grades 5-10 Length: 1 Day Date: (all day) Time: 12:00am - 11:59pm Location: Earth and Mineral Science Museum: 16 Deike Building, University Park	Workshop Complete.
i-STEAM Workshop: Catching the Sun	Target Audience: Middle and High School Teachers Length: 1 Day Date: June 27, 2017 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm Location: 301D Huck Life Sciences Building	Workshop Complete.

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