Beyond the Webinar

Dynamic Online STEM Professional Development

By Alexandria Brasili and Sue Allen

A group of six afterschool educators come together for a monthly professional development course in which they are learning to facilitate STEM programs effectively. Today’s meeting focuses on how to model science practices. To begin the meeting, the facilitator sets up an icebreaker to allow the other five educators to get to know one another better. The facilitator asks, “What upcoming STEM program are you most excited about?” Sofia, an afterschool educator at a 4-H program, talks about the summer coding club that she is starting; the other participants join in.

Tags: Workforce Development, Professional Development, STEM, Academic Subjects, Technology