Professional Development Workshops

Adaptive Curriculum hosts workshops for STEM, Math, Science, Professional Learning Communities & Interactive Whiteboards.

Introduction to STEM: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
Learn about the STEM Initiative and its implications for K-12 teachers and administrators. Discover how teachers in all grades and curricular areas can better prepare students in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Strengthen Your STEM Thinking
Learn hands-on how mathematical and scientific thinking can enhance instruction. Explore strategies for rigorous inquiry and problem solving, and observe best practices for enhancing students' STEM thinking.
Using Real-World Data to Enhance STEM Thinking
Learn hands-on how mathematical and scientific thinking can enhance instruction. Explore strategies for rigorous inquiry and problem solving, and observe best practices for enhancing students' STEM thinking.

Supporting Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) through Social Networking
Explore social networking tools that help educators share ideas, enhance their own learning, and facilitate professional learning communities. Learn how to share lessons, strategies, web sites, videos, and more.

Using AC Math and AC Science on Interactive Whiteboards
Learn how to get the most of your classroom Interactive Whiteboards with a certified whiteboard trainer. Experience hands-on practice in creating lesson plans, integrating whiteboard tools with AC Math and AC Science, and optimizing AOs on the whiteboards.

Deepen Student Understanding of Mathematics through Virtual Field Trips (VFTs)
Experience and create math VFTs to help students make connections between themselves and the math concepts in their environments. VFTs make math content more accessible, using photographs, interactive diagrams and experiences, and video and audio recordings.
Problem-Solving Opportunities with Content Across the Curriculum
Explore how real-world content from across the curriculum can be integrated to form challenging problem-solving situations, fostering higher-order thinking skills and better mastery of math content.
Engage Students in Real Mathematical Modeling Using Digital Cameras
Investigate how digital imagery can help students develop a sense of authenticity in their mathematics learning. Using mathematical modeling, explore the concepts of quadratic function and slope through real-life examples.
Five-Step Learning Model to Plan Effective Secondary Mathematics Lessons
Develop lessons to engage students and expand their learning with relevant, real-world scenarios. Learn how to teach math using a research-based five-step model —
Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate.
Enrich Algebraic Thinking
Explore ways to integrate algebraic concepts and activities. Investigate modeling, representations, and patterns using different instructional approaches including virtual manipulatives and online sites. Develop questioning techniques that encourage algebraic habits of mind.

Deepen Student Understanding of Science through Virtual Field Trips (VFTs)
Experience and create science VFTs to help students make connections between themselves and the science concepts in their environments. VFTs make science content more accessible, using photographs, interactive diagrams and experiences, and video and audio recordings.
Using Google Earth and Google Maps in K-12 Classrooms
Satellite imagery puts the world on your students' desktops. Discover how to engage learners and create active, exploratory, and empowering learning environments that give students a sense of reality and a reason to learn.
Using Google Sky in K-12 Classrooms
Students can explore stars and galaxies using imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope. Discover strategies to help learners conceptualize information, build a global perspective, and engage in complex thinking about science.