Winter 2024 CUECamp Registration is Open!

Friday, February 23, 2024
8:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Museum of Science, Boston, MA
$25 MassCUE Member Price/$35 Non-Member Price

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Note: This exciting event will run twice (Tuesday 2/20 ^[4] and Friday 2/23); select the date that works best for you!

REGISTER NOW FOR FRIDAY 2/23 CUECAMP ^[5]

Welcome to Winter CUECamp: Adventures in STEM!

Set against the inspiring backdrop of the Boston Museum of Science, this day-long experience promises an engaging exploration of collaborative challenges and interactive sessions designed to kindle creativity and problem-solving skills.

In the morning, educators will immerse themselves in a variety of hands-on activities, where they will collaborate and share ideas with fellow educators. These sessions are designed to ignite innovative approaches, providing practical and impactful ways to seamlessly integrate STEM concepts into the classroom.

Fueling the day's adventures, our Corporate Partner Sponsors will provide coffee and a light breakfast while the Museum will provide lunch and complimentary parking to ensure a hassle-free experience for all participants. Following lunch, educators are treated to free access to the Museum, allowing them to continue their exploration of STEM wonders.

The day concludes with an exciting scavenger hunt around the Museum, adding a touch of fun and camaraderie to this enriching professional development experience.

ISTE Standards
Educator Standards

2.1: Learner: Educators continually improve their practice by learning from and with others and exploring proven and promising practices that leverage technology to improve student learning. Educators:

2.1.a) Set professional learning goals to explore and apply pedagogical approaches made possible by technology and reflect on their effectiveness.

2.2: Leader: Educators seek out opportunities for leadership to support student empowerment and success and to improve teaching and learning. Educators:

2.2.a) Shape, advance and accelerate a shared vision for empowered learning with technology by engaging with education stakeholders.
2.2.b) Advocate for equitable access to educational technology, digital content and learning opportunities to meet the diverse needs of all students.
2.2.c) Model for colleagues the identification, exploration, evaluation, curation and adoption of new digital resources and tools for learning.

2.3: Citizen: Educators inspire students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate in the digital world. Educators:

2.3.b) Establish a learning culture that promotes curiosity and critical examination of online resources and fosters digital literacy and media fluency.
2.3.c) Mentor students in safe, legal and ethical practices with digital tools and the protection of intellectual rights and property.
2.3.d) Model and promote management of personal data and digital identity and protect student data privacy.

2.4: Collaborator: Educators dedicate time to collaborate with both colleagues and students to improve practice, discover and share resources and ideas, and solve problems. Educators:

2.4a) Dedicate planning time to collaborate with colleagues to create authentic learning experiences that leverage technology.
2.4.c) Use collaborative tools to expand students' authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging virtually with experts, teams and students, locally and globally.
2.4.d) Demonstrate cultural competency when communicating with students, parents and colleagues and interact with them as co-collaborators in student learning.

2.5: Designer: Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability. Educators:

2.5.a) Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.
2.5.b) Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
2.5.c) Explore and apply instructional design principles to create innovative digital learning environments that engage and support learning.

2.6: Facilitator: Educators facilitate learning with technology to support student achievement of the ISTE Standards for Students. Educators:

2.6.a) Foster a culture where students take ownership of their learning goals and outcomes in both independent and group settings.
2.6.b) Manage the use of technology and student learning strategies in digital platforms, virtual environments, hands-on makerspaces or in the field.
2.6.c) Create learning opportunities that challenge students to use a design process and computational thinking to innovate and solve problems.
2.6.d) Model and nurture creativity and creative expression to communicate ideas, knowledge or connections.

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