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Exploring Climate Change Through Transdisciplinary Thinking with Bob Chen

Monday, February 3, 2020 For Immediate Release Exploring Climate Change Through Transdisciplinary Thinking with Bob Chen Quincy, MA – Education is an ever-changing landscape of learning. In the [...]

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Educators Examine Extreme Events & Climate Change Concepts During MITS Seminar

Thursday, February 1, 2018 For Immediate Release Educators Examine Extreme Events & Climate Change Concepts During MITS January 2018 Professional Development Seminar Worcester, MA — On Wednesday, January 24th, [...]

By MITS Admin|2020-02-04T18:19:38+00:00February 1st, 2018|News|

“It was great to learn about how other teachers do things and find success.” – Fitchburg Public Schools Teacher

“Thank you so much. This has been an EXCELLENT course and I hope to take many more in the future.”
– Winchester Public Schools Teacher

“I am thinking a lot about how to make my lessons more engaging and more authentic as a result of today’s activities. I am also thinking of how to integrate phenomena learning into my classroom. I see how cool it is and how good it could be for engagement and learning.” – Easton Public Schools Teacher

“I loved this workshop! I was excited to go back for a second day when usually I can’t wait to leave from the first day in most workshops I attend. I hope to get more comfortable with using the Arduino and coding so that I can get some of my students interested too!” – Engaging Students in the Engineering Design Process Using Sensors Participant