Creative Science Through Inquiry: Intensive Workshop

The Bagley College of Engineering (BCoE) and Mississippi EPSCoR invites ten 4-12 grade endorsed Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) teachers from Mississippi to participate in a Creative Science Through Inquiry (CSI: Mississippi) workshop. This workshop will highlight content related to the electromagnetic spectrum, polymer science, and catalysis with a forensics and informal twist. The June 18-21 workshop will be taught by a current Mississippi administrator with nearly 20 years of teaching experience, in coordination with two distinguished chemical engineering faculty from the BCoE. The design of the workshop is guided by the State of Mississippi’s science curriculum, and incorporates biology, chemistry, physical science, physics, mathematics, technology, writing and more into an inquiry- and laboratory-based curriculum.

Participating teachers will be provided up to 3 free CEU’s, a standard stipend for meals, and a private dorm room or a standard traveling stipend if they live in a 40 mile radius of Mississippi State University. Lesson materials and supplies will also be provided to encourage ease of transitioning content from this professional development experience into classrooms. Teachers will also be expected to allow faculty and staff from Mississippi State University to provide classroom support during the 2023-2024 school year.

If you participated in this workshop last year, we kindly ask that you not participate, but encourage others you know to join us.

Who?
4-12 grade endorsed Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) teachers from Mississippi 

Where?
Mississippi State University

When?
June 18-21, 2023

Tentative Agenda Draft:
Sunday June 18^th – Arrive in the evening if staying on campus.
Monday June 19^th – Activities from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Tuesday June 20^th - Activities from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Wednesday June 21^st - Activities from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm then depart. (If staying on campus you can depart on the 22^nd)

Registration is filled - if you are interested, please complete the this form. If we have any participants who can't make it, we will contact you.

This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1757220, with the goal of identifying, developing and deploying academic science and technology to increase the state’s research and development competitiveness and foster economic growth.

Contact Dr. Shana Lee at slee@bagley.msstate.edu | 662.325.1360 to learn more about the teacher workshop.