Are you interested in agriscience, food and sustainability?
One of the pathways you can choose at this year's NSI is Harnessing the Power of Agriculture with STEM.
The Next Steps Institute (NSI), powered by Earth Force, is the premier professional development program that promotes hands-on, minds-on learning in STEM education. Organized by pathways that take participants on an engaging journey into critical STEM learning arenas, the Institute offers the depth and breadth of content needed to enhance effectiveness in action and advocacy around STEM.
NSI offers participants:
• Inquiry-based professional development at an affordable cost;
• Tools for effective materials management; and
• Strategies for promotion of 21st century STEM skills using an educational partnership model.
2014 Next Steps Institute: Integrating STEM Learning in Communities
Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center
3800 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007
Sept. 22-23, 2014
Registration closes September 16, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Rooms are available for $149/night. Click here to reserve your room.
Cost:
Individual - $360
Team of 3 or more people - $330 per person
See http://www.earthforce.org/NSI for further details of all the pathways.
Here below is the promo for the one focused on Agriculture and STEM.
Here below is the promo for the one focused on Agriculture and STEM.
- Harnessing the Power of Agriculture with STEM
Building an educated workforce with the skills and expertise necessary to sustain the world’s growing population is at the core of this pathway. Responsible for our food, water, shelter, and energy, agriscience provides a compelling and relevant context to address current issues and events on global and local scales. This pathway, facilitated by faculty from Murray State University and DelCastle Technical High School, takes an issues-based approach to understanding the ways agriscience deepens student understanding of STEM content using relevant, real-world examples.
Come share and generate best practices in teaching and learning that excite students and demonstrate the relevance of agriscience now and in the future. Problem-solving and inquiry-based activities provide a structure for learning crucial content, including: biofuels, crop management, biodiversity, conservation, nutrition, and genetics.
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