Consortium Connects are online professional learning roundtables or webinars that are free for NCSSS Member Schools.
Register for the topic you're interested in. Join other teachers and administrators for professional learning and the sharing of ideas.
Consortium Connects Schedule
Date |
Topic |
Host |
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| February | 2/27 | STEM Summer Camps | Rick Smith, Lauren Zarandona, and Meagan Pollock |
| April | 4/26 | Exploring Research Competitions | Scott Bolen |
April
Join Scott Bolen, Research Coordinator at the Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology to discuss research competitions available/open to high school students.
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Date: Thursday, April 26
Scott Bolen is the Research Coordinator at the Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology (RMSST) in Conyers, Georgia. Before serving in this position, Scott spent six years teaching Biology and nine years teaching Research at RMSST. He serves as co-director for the Rockdale Regional Science and Engineering Fair. In addition to these roles, he currently works with underrepresented Research students as two-time Society for Science and the Public (SSP) Advocate.
In 2015, Scott received the Georgia Junior Science and Humanities Symposium’s Science Teacher Award. Scott hold degrees from Georgia State University and the University of Georgia. He is the busy father of three children: Georgia Xan, Peyton, and Caralee.
Scott will lead a discussion of research competitions and how to help students prepare for those competitions. We will look at timelines for some of the major competitions as well as brains storm about other opportunities that all of our students might benefit from.
February
Join Rick Smith, director for student affairs, and Lauren Zarandona, lead mathematics instructor and leader of summer camps, from The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science and Meagan Pollock, executive director of Design Connect Create, a STEM camp in Texas, for a conversation about STEM Summer Camps.
Time: 2 p.m. ET
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 27
Are your students interested in furthering their STEM knowledge beyond the classroom? Enter STEM summer camps. But how and when should you steer your students to camps, and which ones are best for their varied interests?
Rick, Linda and Meagan will discuss their experience with STEM summer camps and preparing students for the best experience out of the school environment.
Please join our speakers in a conversation that will cover the following questions:
- How do you help your students pick a summer camp?
- What are the best summer camp experiences out there?
- How do I design a STEM summer camp at my school?
The webinar will include time for discussion and interactive conversation.