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 hosts 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 and is open for Grade 4 to 12 teachers, teacher-librarians, as well as all others who support technology in schools. Attendance at this PD session also makes you eligible to borrow a 3D printer at no charge for your class through our Tech Loaning Program.

WE MADEIT in the Classroom

WEMADEIT in the Classroom is a program designed by a consortium consisting of Hydro One, Western University, Toronto Metropolitan 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.

WEMADEIT 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 3D printers over a scheduled 2-week loan period 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 accommodate as many requests as possible. 

 

Contact us at discover@uwo.ca to learn more or to participate in this program.