Hands-on STEM:  Connecting Curriculum Frameworks to Interactive   Lessons for Out-of-School Time

Course Description:

This training focuses on linking the 2016 Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Standards to OST programming. Providers will gain a greater understanding of the Frameworks by participating in fun, engaging, hands-on ST/E lessons that can be implemented at their sites.  The training also provides curriculum-planning tools to promote the learning and teaching of elementary science, engineering and technology.  

Participant Outcomes: Participants will gain an understanding of the 2016 MA Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Frameworks/Standards. They will begin to develop STEM programming for OST youth, which is aligned with the 2016 MA Curriculum Standards. At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Locate and interpret the MA Science and Technology/Engineering Frameworks
• Recreate a lesson from each of the 4 content areas in the MA S/TE frameworks.
• Align their afterschool/OST curriculum with the 2016 Science and Technology/Engineering Standards
• Create an environment that supports ST/E learning in their OST program

More Information

EEC Training Hours: 5

CEU: 0.5

Core Competency Alignment: 5: Learning Environments and Curriculum

QRIS Alignment: Curriculum and Learning

This training is funded in part by the Department of Early Education and Care              

and sponsored by the Southeast Education Professionals Partnership

Lead Agency - Child Development and Education, Inc.