Teacher Professional Development Program

Throughout the year, the Western Engineering Outreach team offers and participates in a variety of Teacher Professional Development workshops across London and the surrounding area. Interested in learning more? Contact us at discover@uwo.ca. 

 

3D Printing Teacher Development

Western Engineering Outreach is hosting a FREE Teacher Professional Development (PD) session to provide teachers with hands on training on 3D modelling software and 3D printer hardware with the aim of supporting implementation in the classroom.  This session is suitable for all levels of prior experience,  is open for Grade 4-12 teachers as well as teacher-librarians (and others who support technology in schools). Attendance at this PD also makes you eligible to borrow a 3D printer at no charge for your class through our Tech Loaning Program. All participants are entered into a raffle draw for classroom technology!

This year we are hosting only one session on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 on Western's campus. Parking and location details will be emailed to registrants before the event date. 

What: 3D modelling and 3D printing professional development
When: 3D modelling and 3D printing professional development
Where: On-campus at Western University

 

REGISTER HERE

 

Schedule:
8:45am - 9:00am - Sign-In
9:00am - 10:00am - 3D Modelling Software
10:00am - 10:15am - Break and Refreshments
10:15am - 11:45am - 3D Printing Hardware
11:45am - 12:00pm - 3D Printer Loans and Raffle Draw

 

WE MADEIT in the Classroom

WE MADEIT in the Classroom is a program designed by a consortium consisting of Hydro One, Western University, Ryerson University, Ontario Tech University and Waterloo University. The program offers STEM professional development for teachers working in grade 7-8 classrooms with the potential to run in grade 5-6 classrooms.

WE MADEIT has run successfully for the last five years in the Waterloo District School Board, Toronto District School Board, Thames Valley District School, St Clair Catholic District School Board and Lambton Kent District School Board, reaching over 500 teachers and 18000 students. Western Engineering Outreach is looking to expand more into southwestern Ontario with school boards like LKDSB.

WE MADEIT has 12 FREE curriculum-linked activities, and provides all professional development workshop materials for a cross curricular learning experience. For more information on the program please visit: http://wemadeit.ca/teachers/

 

 

Technology Loaning Program

As an extension of the Western Engineering Outreach Teacher PD program, teachers can request to borrow technology for 1-4 weeks to bring hands-on learning to their classrooms. Available technology and request forms are distributed via email to teachers who have participated in the Teacher PD program. The Technology Loaning Program is only available to teachers who have completed a PD workshop with Western Engineering Outreach. This is a popular program and we do our best to accomodate as many requests as possible. 

If you have participated in a teacher PD workshop, you can request technology here.