Engineering summer academy set for traditional and homeschool educators

April 3, 2015  


The School of Engineering Education's INSPIRE Institute for Pre-College Engineering (INSPIRE) will host a summer academy in July to provide elementary and middle school educators (traditional and homeschool) with the skills, resources and understanding to help integrate engineering into their classrooms.

The INSPIRE Summer Academy, which will be held July 21-24 at Wang Hall, is open to kindergarten through eighth-grade educators. INSPIRE has offered engineering and integrated STEM academies since its inception in 2006.

Examples of workshop topics will include:

* Discovering how broadening contexts for engineering design problems can engage children more fully in engineering design practices and processes.

* Using engineering and literature to motivate and deepen children's mathematics and science learning.

* Developing children's self-confidence while providing opportunities for them to fail -- and learn from failure.

* Nurturing children's natural inquisitiveness and creativity -- how asking questions and exploring crazy ideas are two important parts of engineering.

Applications may be submitted through April 12 at https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_9KWCsKkenI0FjsV. The cost is $250, and a limited number of scholarships are available. Additional details about the summer academy are available here

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