TEACHER RECRUITMENT FLYER: ​Learn How to Design Computer Models & Games

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We are recruiting teachers from schools in Baltimore, Denver, Indianapolis, Memphis and throughout the state of Wyoming to participate in a study funded by the National Science Foundation. The “Bessie Coleman Project: Using computer modeling and flight simulation to create STEM pathways” builds upon our previous robotics and game design project where we reached nearly 1,000 students in Wyoming and Pennsylvania. 
 
Teachers will take a short professional development course to learn the skills needed to lead STEM clubs on computer modeling and game design. Then they will lead their students in a one-week online module. Stipends will be provided for PD and participation as an instructional leader. 
 
Pending school district approval, teachers and students will  be invited to participate in STEM camps to learn how to fly drones to collect community-based data in summer 2021. 

Professional Development Required – January 2021                           
in collaboration with Rhodes College  

• Earn $500 for online PD
• Learn how to use Tinkercad
• Learn how to develop games in Scratch
• Teachers will lead students to complete weeklong STEM modules 

 
Program features for teachers in spring 2021  programs: 

• Participate in learning community to deliver modeling, online computer modules to 3rd-8th graders
• Earn $1,000 stipend for implementing online module to upper elementary or middle school students
• Enjoy online guest speakers
• Participate in focus groups 

 
Contact Information:
Dr. Jacqueline Leonard
Jleona12@uwyo.edu
www.bessieproject.com 
NSF #1757976