STEM Professional Development Opportunities
Choose Aerospace - OEIP
When: May 31
What: Networking & American Airlines Tour
Where: American Airlines
May 31 is for teachers, counselors, administrators, and business to network and discuss the need to aviation maintenance in Oklahoma. The session will be held at American Airlines. A tour of American Airlines will follow the networking session.
Choose Aerospace
When: June 1 - June 2
What: Aviation Maintenance Generals
Where: Tulsa Tech Riverside Campus
June 1-2 will be for teachers teaching Choose Aerospace (General Aviation Maintenance) curriculum. Teachers will learn how to plan and practice student labs that will be in the curriculum. Teachers will also learn how to navigate the Choose Aerospace Learning Management System.
Registration and Additional Information
Aerospace Grant
Educators may apply for up to $500 in classroom materials or curriculum related to Aerospace Awareness.
This Form must be submitted no later than 5 pm on Friday , June 8th, 2023.
Award recipients will be notified via email by Whitney Blaylock.
Attend one OEIP Aerospace event
o May 31– American Airlines Tulsa, OK
o TBD – Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK
This is a reimbursement grant. We ask the purchase be made through your school, and we will reimburse the school district directly based on the information submitted. As such, the reimbursement process for purchases begins after July 1, 2023 and all purchases must be made by August 31, 2023.
Aerospace Grant Application
Aerospace Externship
Externships are learning experiences that help educators enrich their students interactions and academic content by using real-world applications. By having their own industry experiences, educators may also become better-equipped to prepare students for the workforce.
• Earn up to $750 by spending 30 hours with an approved aerospace company
• Engage in high quality professional development without missing time in class
• Expand and improve partnerships that result in addressing the aerospace workforce opportunities and needs
• Submit a completed application with selected aerospace company by May 3, 2023
•Compete the externship no later than July 31, 2023
APPLY HERE
Vex IQ
When: June 6th , 7th, and 8th
Where: Stillwater Middle School
What: How to build, register, program, and compete in VEX IQ
Vex V5
When: June 20-21
Where: Tulsa Tech - Broken Arrow Campus (4000 W Florence St, Broken Arrow)
What: This session will cover competition, registration, coding, building, engineering notebook and student retention. Bring a claw bot kit or a robot you've already built and a laptop with software downloaded from here: https://www.vexrobotics.com/vexcode/install/v5. There will be time for building so if you already have a robot built, you may be helping someone build who never has before.
Incorporating TSA in the Classroom
When: June 21st
Where: Stillwater, ODCTE
What: This session will focus on how to make TSA a co-curricular part of your STEM classroom.
Professional Development
Click this link ctYOU.org PD Course
Guest access key: STEM2020
Contact Karsyn Bradshaw for access questions karsyn.bradshaw@careertech.ok.gov or 405.743.6817
CareerTech Master Educator
We are excited to introduce professional development that fits your schedule and your needs. CareerTech’s Master Educator is an online professional development management system designed to inspire continuous learning through a variety of online courses, while also giving individuals the opportunity to track and manage their personal professional development. Course topics range from instructional strategies and classroom management to coaching skills and avoiding burnout. We also have more than 7,000 courses from LinkedIn Learning. By participating in the CareerTech Master Educator program, you’ll earn professional development hours that may assist with certification and enhance your professional abilities. Your opportunity awaits!
Interested? Contact James Gordon James.Gordon@careertech.ok.gov or 405-743-5518.
Online Career Planning Tool
OK Career Guide is an easy online tool available for all Oklahomans to explore and guide their futures. You can take assessments, identify occupations, establish education plans and ultimately connect to employers. Whether you are a student searching for career and college options or an adult looking for a new career path, OK Career Guide is the powerful tool to provide all the career and educational resources you will need to chart your course for the future.
Oklahoma Summit
Oklahoma Summit Registration
