PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

UPCOMING EVENTS

• MAKEY-MAKEY - REGISTRATION OPENS JANUARY 6, 2020

  In Spartanburg: February 8, 2020 | In Greenville: February 15, 2020 10:00 am–12:00 pm Target Audience: Elementary Educators

  This Makey-Makey Invention Workshop for Educators is a fun, hands-on learning experience where you’ll learn how to teach Invention, Literacy, Making, and Design Thinking using the award winning Makey-Makey invention kit. You’ll explore how basic circuits work, use paper and pencil to create drawings that speak, build pressure sensitive switches from cardboard, and make clever inventions that solve real world problems. Best of all, everyone receives a free Makey-Makey and a certificate of completion.

• PLAYWORKS – REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 23, 2020

  April 25, 2020 | 9:00 am-12:00 pm | TCMU-Greenville

  The Power of Play workshop introduces the importance of play and lays the foundation for creating a safe, healthy, and respectful environment for youth. In the Playworks Power of Play training, we give all teachers and school staff the introductory tools needed to create safe and inclusive play opportunities for all students, in the classroom and in recess play spaces. The training includes a discussion of the various barriers youth may face and how adults can help youth navigate and overcome these challenges. Participants walk away understanding how to select and initiate games that support the physical, social, and emotional development of your students. Come dressed in active wear and be prepared to play like a kid!