Summer is here, so if you're looking to refine your skills while recharging, you can try one of these PDcourses. On our store, we now offer PD from littleBits, Wonder Workshop, and Sphero, so teachers can become masters of using these STEAM tools to create exciting educational experiences for students. Plus, the purchase of these professional learning experiences unlocks access to exclusive content for educators and comes with certification upon completion! Keep reading to learn more about these three professional development courses and what exactly they can help educators accomplish.
These virtual PD trainings are extremely helpful for educators who are looking to supplement their STEM teaching. Not only do they provide a lot of in-depth and exclusive information, they’re pretty fun, too! Especially if you’re coming off of the ISTE Conference experience, now is a great time to capitalize on some of that momentum and free time you might have during the summer months. You can complete these three PD courses before heading back to school, helping to create fulfilling STEM learning come fall.
littleBits Online PD Course: 6-Month Subscription
This self-paced course contains five sessions for educators to learn how to use littleBits to help students develop real-world skills. It's relevant, hands-on, and interactive and you'll wind up certified for deploying the littleBits Invention Cycle in the classroom! The content in this course covers using littleBits in different educational subjects and how they help accelerate project-based learning. Ultimately, educators who take this course will develop a better understanding for implementing STEM learning in the classroom and increase their comfort level when teaching with educational technology tools!
Sphero Fundamentals Self-Guided Course
Designed for educators, administrators, and anyone who loves innovating, this online PD course provides users with exclusive Sphero Edu content. Earn credits and gain confidence for teaching with Sphero to help students bolster STEM skills! The program's hands-on nature allows teachers to learn about teaching with Sphero robots and practice integrating them in the classroom. You’ll also get the chance to try out the different Sphero programming methods, including draw coding, block-based coding, and JavaScript text coding, discovering how to incorporate the Sphero robots into just about any learning environment.
Wonder Workshop PD Bundle (Course + Dash Robot)
This bundle comes with access to Wonder Workshop's 12-hour online PD course for teaching with the Dash Robot. After purchase, you'll receive login instructions and learn how to use robotics in meaningful 21st century teaching! This PD bundle also comes with a Dash Robot so you can practice teaching the concepts from the teacher lessons. Ultimately, these PD materials will illustrate how coding and robotics fit into everyday teaching and help participants develop the mindset needed to shift their teaching in this way.
Spending some time during the summer to fine tune your instructional skills is easy and fun with these PD materials. To purchase them from us, visit our store!