I had the opportunity to watch a webinar titled "Engaging Students in Real-World STEM Problem-Solving." Please click on the button above to visit the website, read a summary, or have the opportunity to watch the webinar. This webinar focused on opening students' mind to STEM. It was very interesting and useful. They provided resources for educators who were following along with the slides that had lesson plans, activities, and other useful materials to implement STEM problem-solving. I appreciated that one of the speakers was a math teacher so she encouraged me to think about STEM problems in a way that easily fit into the classroom. It was also interesting to see the comments that people were adding in during the live recording and how enthusiastic they were about it. I watched the webinar at a later time, but I am excited to have the opportunity to watch the webinar live to see if it has a different feel when I can comment with the other educators. The leaders of the webinar were also able to allow the viewers to decide what direction to go with the webinar based on viewer's votes in a poll. This webinar fits into component 4E because it provides an opportunity to grow and develop professionally. Educators watching this webinar are able to learn different ways of engaging students in STEM projects and learning as well as given the resources necessary to implement this learning. It fits more specifically into element 1 because it enhances knowledge of content and pedagogical skill. It enhances applications for STEM learning in the classroom as well as provides the pedagogical skill to apply this learning.
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