Customized Training for In-District Programs

CIESE offers a variety of long-term systemic professional development programs focused on science, mathematics, engineering, and literacy that can be customized to meet your district’s needs. Training for up to 20 teachers can be provided at your school or district computer lab, or on the Stevens campus. Workshops are grade level and subject-area specific. Any of the current professional development offerings or long-term systemic programs listed below can be delivered as described or customized to suit specific needs and times.

Integrated Science & Engineering Program for Middle School Earth, Life and Physical Science Teachers
This 30-hour professional development program strengthens teachers’ science content knowledge and pedagogy by preparing them to use online, award-winning curriculum resources developed by CIESE. These NJCCCS-aligned curricula engage students in science inquiry, engineering design and problem-solving through use of Internet-based, real-world data and technological design. Teachers participate in hands-on science investigations and team-based engineering design activities in life, earth, and physical science. Activities reinforce topics measured by the NJ ASK8.

Savvy Cyber Teacher® (SCT)
This research and standards-based program was initiated through the U.S. Department of Education’s Technology Innovation Challenge Grant (1998-2003) in which over 8,000 teachers in Arizona, Florida, and Ohio were trained in a two-tiered turnkey training program in partnership with community colleges. SCT is a 30-hour graduate level professional development program to assist elementary, middle and high school teachers in implementing Internet-based resources that engage students in quantitative, inquiry-based activities in science, mathematics, social studies and language arts. SCT can be implemented on a weekly basis with after-school 3-hr workshops or as an intensive 5-day summer institute held on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology or a computer lab in your district.

Technology in Mathematics Education (TIME)
This 18-hour professional development program is targeted to teachers of students in grades 6-8 and capitalizes on the interactive nature of the Internet. With a focus on algebra, pre-algebra, number sense, geometry and trigonometry, lessons are designed to meet the curriculum standards that lead to improved student achievement on the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge (NJ ASK) and the Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment (GEPA). Held on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology, or at your district or school computer lab.

K-3 Literacy Institute:
Using Technology to Enhance Literacy Instruction
This 30-hour professional development program provides teachers, technology coordinators, and library media specialists with the skills and knowledge to use technology effectively to enhance the language arts literacy curriculum for younger students. Participants will be engaged in activities which meet technology and literacy core curriculum content standards while enhancing literacy instruction in the K-3 classroom. This institute can be implemented on a weekly basis with after-school 3-hr workshops or as an intensive 5-day summer institute held on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology or a computer lab in your district.