Watching for Best Practices
Staff Development Guide
Training Situation: Training (small group)
Length: 30 minutes
Objectives: Participants will compare a fact sheet with videos in Keeping Youth Interacting to see how facilitators encourage youth to collaborate.
Agenda:
- Access and Collaboration – 10 minutes
- Girls in STEM Infographic
- See the Skill in Action – 10 minutes
- Keep Youth Interacting Video-Based Learning Module
- Conclusion – 5 minutes
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Assessing Youth using Graphic Organizers
Participants will watch the Assessing Youth Using Sticky Notes video-based learning module and identify ways to use a stick note chart during STEM activities.
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Stories of Failure
Participants will identify their role and attitude towards failure and discuss strategies for creating an environment where failure feels okay.
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Easy as a Pickle Sandwich
Participants will design a sandwich “protector” to learn how engineers use multiple practices to design solutions.