Grade Level(s): 3-12

Date(s): August 2, 2016 9am-3pm

Location: Haywood Community College Regional High Tech Center: The physical address for the RHTC is 112 Industrial Park Drive, Waynesville, NC

Cost: $65 *Participants from Swain, Clay, Haywood, Cherokee, Macon, Graham, Jackson, and Cherokee Central Schools are invited to register for this session at no cost due to a grant that your systems are involved in.

Description: How can I better incorporate STEM into my classroom?  How do I provide students with the structure they need and yet promote an atmosphere of discovery and innovation?  Join us as we explore these questions and more.  Participants will learn to use the Engineering Design Cycle and 4 Frameworks of STEM to develop lessons that focus on standards and promote student inquiry simultaneously. Experience strategies that help students stay focused, summarize learning targets and encourage student ownership of the learning. This is a day full of STEM lessons and networking. Limited to 25 participants. If you have questions, contact Michelle Benigno (828-206-3014/mtbenign@ncsu.edu)  Contact hours: 5

Registration will be online at www.wresa.org

Contact(s): Michelle Benigno (828-206-3014/mtbenign@ncsu.edu)

Application Deadline: July 31, 2016 Register at www.wresa.org