STEAM ECHO Registration 2022-2023
Please apply to join the STEAM ECHO professional development, an innovative and collaborative professional development series for elementary and middle school teachers who want to:

-    Learn and share best practices to engage students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math
-    Develop fluency delivering lessons grounded in the Next Generation Science Standards
-    Gain tools, strategies, and relevant interdisciplinary lessons and resources
-    Become part of a supportive learning community

The STEAM ECHO professional development series will build on your knowledge and skills regardless of whether you are a seasoned educator or brand new to the field; whether you are proficient in STEAM or aren’t quite sure what the acronym stands for.

Here's our emerging vision of STEAM: “An educational approach to learning that uses science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, creativity, dialogue, and critical thinking.”   We encourage the group to participate in evolving this definition as a dynamic and extensible practice, rather than treat it as a fixed truth.

The STEAM ECHO will be facilitated by a cross-sector collaboration of educators passionate about STEM, STEAM, and the Next Generation Science Standards, including Explora Science Center, the Fractal Foundation, and Monte Vista expert STEAM educators.

STEAM ECHO takes place at 4:15-5:30 on roughly alternating Wednesday afternoons and consists of a kickoff session and 12 Zoom sessions from October 26, 2022 - April 26, 2023.

KICK-OFF October 26 
November 2 Session 1
November 16 Session 2
November 30 Session 3
December 14 Session 4
January 11 Session 5
January 25 Session 6
February 8 Session 7
February 22 Session 8
March 8 Session 9
March 29 Session 10
April 12 Session 11
April 26 Session 12

Upon completion of the STEAM ECHO professional development series, participants that have attended at least 10 sessions will receive a stipend of $20 per session.
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Email *
First Name *
Last Name *
Phone Number *
School *
School District *
What grade(s) do you teach *
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How many years have you been teaching elementary school? (We're looking to create a group with a diversity of experience levels, so there's no right or wrong answer!) *
STEAM is inherently interdisciplinary. Which of these areas do you consider yourself strongest in?
Which STEAM areas could you most use expert help in? *
Required
Would you be willing to present a STEAM lesson to the group? *
Do you have a laptop / computer with a webcam and microphone? *
Do you have access to internet with a speed of at least 1 megabit per second (Mbps)? To check your internet speed go to http://speedtest.net  *
Please indicate your skill level in applying the Next Generation Science Standards in your lessons *
Have you used any of the Fractal Foundation's Fractivities? If so which ones and how did they work out for you? (https://fractalfoundation.org/resources/fractivities/) *
Please tell us what you'd like to get out of your participation in this project
In submitting your application you are agreeing to the following:
Participate and contribute to the conversation. ECHO is not a spectator sport. You agree to attend at least 10 of the 12 scheduled online sessions. We will ask participants to prepare and present a STEAM based lesson to the group.  We expect you to engage respectfully and collaboratively with the group, and share your input about the lessons to help everyone learn. We’ll also have very short reflection surveys after each session, and a followup assessment at the end to help evaluate the effectiveness of the program. You also consent to be recorded during the video conferencing sessions. For any questions, please contact julie@fractalfoundation.org.

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