“Our goal is not to lead our students to a predetermined solution, rather-
our goal is to help students clearly identify their thinking about a problem.” James Hiebert (2003)
Register now for Cohort 2 of the Elementary STEM Endorsement!
This program is designed for K-6 teachers who are eager to enhance their teaching through the integration of STEM. Register now using these instructions!
Program Details:
- Courses: The program consists of three courses, each worth 3 credits.
- Format: 7 Weeks – Hybrid Model (3 weeks synchronous / 4 weeks asynchronous)
- Schedule:
- November 7 – December 18: STEM for Teaching K-6 Technology & Engineering
- In-person dates include: November 7, November 21, and December 5th.
- January 16 – March 12: STEM for Teaching K-6 Mathematics
- In-person dates include: January 23, February 6, and February 20.
- March 13 – May 7: STEM for Teaching K-6 Science
- In-person dates include: March 13, March 27, and April 17.
- November 7 – December 18: STEM for Teaching K-6 Technology & Engineering
- Course Materials: All materials will be provided by the district.
- Cost: Program participation has an upfront cost of $23/credit paid to SUU to be reimbursed once a passing grade has been posted on your SUU transcript.
- Additional Incentives:
- a STEM kit will be provided by Canyons School District.
- a stipend will be provided once the endorsement is added to your license.
STEM For Teaching K-6
*Click the tabs below to see individual course information.
October 24 - December 18
3 Credits
Course Objectives:
- Main Idea #1: Identify and distinguish STEM models.
- Main Idea #2: Participate in learning experiences through examination, engagement, and implementation of engineering design and the Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs).
- Main Idea #3: Engage in the use of effective technological practices and standards to support engineering design and the Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs).
- Main Idea #4: Develop pedagogical practices that help students develop (a) the disciplinary literacy needed to authentically communicate in engineering and (b) the skills needed to integrate the engineering design process with other disciplines.
- Main Idea #5: Model practices to create effective student-centered learning environments and instruction with authentic connections with science and mathematics.
January 16 - March 12
3 Credits
Course Objectives:
- Main Idea #1: Identify and distinguish STEM models.
- Main Idea #2: Participate in learning experiences through examination, engagement, and implementation of Utah Core State Standards for Mathematics and identify Effective Mathematics Teaching Practices.
- Main Idea #3: Develop pedagogical practices that help students develop discourse skills needed to authentically communicate in mathematics and help students develop the skills needed to integrate mathematics with other disciplines.
- Main Idea #4: Model practices to create effective student-centered learning environments and instruction with authentic connections between mathematics and science, technology, and engineering design .
March 13 - May 7
3 Credits
Course Objectives:
- Main Idea #1: Identify and distinguish STEM models.
- Main Idea #2: Participate in learning experiences through examination, engagement, and implementation of the three dimensions of science instruction, Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCIs), Science and Engineering Practices (SEPs), and Crosscutting concepts (CCCs), including the use of authentic phenomena
- Main Idea #3: Develop pedagogical practices that help students develop discourse skills needed to authentically communicate in science and help students develop the skills needed to integrate science with other disciplines.
- Main Idea #4: Model practices to create effective student-centered learning environments and instruction with authentic connections between science, technology, engineering design, and mathematics.
FAQs
Yes! If you do not currently have a math or science endorsement, you can still take the STEM Endorsement courses and earn the SUU credits. These credits will count towards your increment level enhancements. Once you complete the math or science endorsement, the add-on endorsement will be added to your license.
All credits awarded for the STEM Endorsement can still be used for salary level enhancements whether or not they are posted to your license.
A normal endorsement is usually 12-18 credit hours.
Add-on endorsements are usually fewer credits and are meant to build on to the knowledge of another endorsement. In order to add an add-on endorsement to your teaching license, you must have previously completed the prerequisites.
This does not mean you can’t take the courses and receive the credit, it just means that the endorsement won’t be posted as an endorsement on your license until the prerequisite endorsement has been added, in this case the math or science endorsement.
The Canyons District Elementary STEM Endorsement has been created to help educators think about their content differently. Our goal is to help educators seamlessly integrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics within content areas in order to empower students.
The Canyons District Elementary STEM Endorsement is created with Canyons’ educators in mind. We:
- Schedule Around the Canyons District Calendar: Ensuring that the course schedule aligns with the district’s calendar to minimize conflicts and maximize participation.
- Customize Professional Learning: Tailoring the course materials to address the specific needs and challenges faced by Canyons District educators.
- Provide Local Expertise: Leveraging Canyons District Specialists to provide high quality instruction
- Use a Hybrid Learning Model: providing participants three weeks in person to collaborate with peers on projects and four weeks of asynchronous learning to provide flexibility.
- Ensure Immediate Classroom Application: Providing strategies and tools that can be directly implemented in the classroom, ensuring that the learning is practical and relevant.
- Deliver Ongoing Support: proving timely feedback and resources during and after the endorsement to help educators effectively integrate STEM into their teaching practices.
- Promote Community Building: Fostering a strong network of STEM educators within the district to encourage collaboration and share best practices.
If you hold an elementary teaching license. This is the endorsement for you. If you hold a secondary license, you will want to look into endorsements that more closely align to your specific content area.
Each course is 3 credit hours. Therefore, you can expect to put about 6.5-7 hours a week of work into this course. In person weeks will consist of two hours in person and remaining coursework will be asynchronous.
*We have tried to extend weeks out during holidays, parent teacher conferences, etc. to ensure that the workload is manageable for this course.
Participants will be provided with instructions for how to register and pay for each class through the SUU portal. Each course will have a fee of $69 that will be paid by the participant.
Once the course has been completed by the participant with a grade of C+ or better, a refund will be issued from Canyons School District.
*Please be aware that it may take time fore refunds to be issued as this can be a lengthy process.
Instructors
Cynthia Lloyd
Elementary STEM Specialist cynthia.lloyd@canyonsdistrict.org
Chandra Martz
DTL Specialist chandra.martz@canyonsdistrict.org
Emma Moss
DTL Specialist emma.moss@canyonsdistrict.org
