TU Center for STEM Excellence

Maryland Loaner Lab Training 

The Maryland Loaner Lab Training workshop qualifies teachers to borrow from the Maryland Loaner Lab. This 3-hour workshop is offered throughout the school year or you may request a custom training date at our facility. This workshop is free and open to all middle and high school science teachers in Maryland. Check out their link.

STEM professional development opportunity hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) that you may find interesting.

This program offers:

• Engaging lesson plans and free hands-on kits.
• Access to valuable STEM resources and networking opportunities.
• CPD credits toward recertification – at no cost to you
• Lunch is provided.

The program is open to all teachers, no matter your discipline and is entirely free of charge. It’s a fantastic chance to explore innovative STEM teaching strategies while connecting with other educators.

Looking for ways to help students develop their skills in careful reading, listening comprehension, and assessing evidence? 

On Wednesday, January 22, from 4–5 PM, ET, join Anne Helmreich of the Archives of American Art to explore how to use primary sources to engage your students in journeys of discovery, critical thinking, and subject-based active learning. She will share approaches, resources, and learning activities developed through the Archives’ Teaching with Primary Sources program and ground the presentation in the national Guidelines for Primary Source Literacy. Anne will demonstrate how to elicit transformational experiences while advancing students’ skills in close reading, close listening, and assessing evidence.

You will leave with a better understanding of how to access and use the resources of the Archives of American Art, how primary source literacy is applicable to a wide range of subjects, and why engaging students with primary sources in the age of artificial intelligence is so important.

This session is designed for teachers of middle-school, high-school, and post-secondary students.

This interactive webinar is part of Cultivating Learning, a professional development series focusing on techniques to use digital museum resources for learning. This webinar will be captioned. If we can provide additional accessibility services to support your participation, please email us at learninglab@si.edu. 

Not able to attend the live session? No problem! We'll record the session and make it available on the Smithsonian Learning Lab’s Events page approximately 24 hours after the session ends.