Qi Learning Academy

Cohort Collaboration and Instructor Contact Information

Announcements and Syllabus

Platform Tutorials

For Iowa Scale-Up Awardees - REQUIRED

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July 15-16 Kickoff

The Nature of Science

Resources

BONUS: Is it craft or STEAM? Here's how you can tell!

REQUIRED: Kickoff Assignment - DUE July 31st

REQUIRED: July end-of-month survey

8/3 Session 1 - Mindset: Nurturing Identity Through Interactions

8/10 Session 2 - Methodology: Building Community Through Interactions - August 10th at 6 pm CDT

8/17 Session 3 - Mastery: Aligning the SEPs to the 4Cs

Understanding the Science and Engineering Practices

BONUS: The Scientific Method is Dead - And Why It Should Stay That Way

BONUS: Card Towers STEM Challenge

BONUS: Card Tower Lesson Plan

REQUIRED: Aug Assignment Directions - DUE AUG 31

REQUIRED: August Assignment Submission - DUE AUG 31

9/7 Session 1 for Instructional Coaches - Mindset: Planning a STEAM PD Rollout

9/7 Session 1 for Librarians and Teachers - Mindset: Using Qi Tools for SER

9/14 Session 2 - Mindsets: Using Skills-based Assessments and Student Self-Assessments

9/15 Session 3 - Mastery: Using StarrMatica Texts with ISL, Nature Walks, and Weather

BONUS: Nature Walks K-5 Activity

BONUS: Weather journals for at home or school

REQUIRED: September Assignment Submission - DUE SEP 30

10/5 Session 1 - Mindset: The Impact of Culture on Common Student Behaviors

10/11 Session 2 - Mastery: Going Transcurricular with STEAM Challenges

10/19 Methodology : SEL and STEAM

REQUIRED: October Assignment Submission - DUE OCT 31

BONUS: Office Hours - STEM BEST Program

11/2 Session 1 - Mastery: Planning for November

11/8 - Mindset: Making the Case for STEAM

11/15 Methodology: Evidence and Assessment in STEAM

REQUIRED: November Assignment Submission - DUE NOV 30