Immersive Professional Development STEM Experiences

CU Science Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµy’s Immersive Professional Development STEM Experiences are a unique PD model featuring day-long, activity-based programs for teams composed of one teacher and five students. Teachers and students (grades 4-8) work side-by-side, allowing teachers to observe students’ interaction with inquiry and innovation-driven activities grounded in standards-based content. These PD Experiences feature three interconnected modules on a specific science, engineering or pedagogical theme that:

  • Combine to provide a full-day of engaging, tactile STEM learning and activities
  • Share new, standards-based activities, skills and technologies
  • Develop inquiry, innovation, engineering design and/or science process skills
  • Bring the best of cutting-edge science and pedagogy from the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ
  • Supply program resources, curricula and CDE/NGSS standards correlations
  • Provide a certificate documenting 5 hours of professional development

Contact Science Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµy directly for pricing. Grant and scholarship opportunities may be available for some Immersive PD STEM Experiences. Additional travel and logistical fees apply for schools outside the Denver metro area. A general overview of program logistics is below:

Program logistics: 

  • Each team must pre-register with the site coordinator.
  • Cost per team of 1 teacher/adult chaperone and 5 students is $215. This cost can be adjusted based upon a school’s Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Rate.
  • Each team must be led by either a teacher or an adult chaperone.
  • All participants should arrive at the STEM Experience site by 8:45am with a sack lunch and water bottle.
  • Participants can expect to leave between 2:30-3pm.

Current Immersive Professional Development STEM Experience topics include: 

Questions? Please contact us via email.