This two-day Summit will introduce participants to K-20 best practices in education focusing on innovative teaching and learning in STEM. Attendees will examine curriculum for incorporation of best practices in STEM teaching and learning.

This free event includes lunch and snacks, materials, and fun giveaways.

Your educational colleagues will be sharing their strategies for incorporating STEM in the classroom
Industry professionals from aerospace and advanced manufacturing, education, energy, and information and computing technology will highlight emerging technology and workforce trends.

The STEM Summit keynote is Dr. Bradley Layton. His presentation will focus on Energy Technology Education in Efficiency To Engender Energy Independence:Science & Math Lay the Foundation for the Next Generation of Energy Technology Leaders.

The curriculum development this year will be facilitated by Dr. Michele Royer. Expect an innovative practicum developed by Dr. Royer which will allow you to take a project and adapt it using STEM principles to your classroom.

In a fun hands-on environment of multi-disciplinary faculty teams, develop engaging student STEM projects in the context of aerospace, education, energy, and Information and Computing Technology industries using innovative collaborative teaching/learning processes. Through the guided activity you will:

-Create multi-disciplinary student projects that can be applied to your classroom or to an online environment
-Explore innovative processes for student collaboration across programs and institutions, and for industry engagement in student learning experiences
-Share perspectives from different disciplines and different education levels through the lens of a collaborative project
-Discuss barriers and possible solutions to implementing truly multidisciplinary student experiences to meet the needs of growth industries and emerging technologies

STEM Summit has reserved the Hotel Sierra, a premier boutique hotel, a less than five minute walk from the N-Building at Bellevue College, for you at a great rate. Visit the Hotel Sierra to reserve your room now. After Friday, January 20, 2012, the room rate may no longer be available. Mention or use the code “STEM Summit” to get this rate. Please contact us if you have any problems with this code.
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  • General Advanced Technological Education
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