Teach STEM

• STEM clock hours are offered through CWU's Continuing Education
• $3 per hour
• 3-5 hours of learning in collaboration with others per course

• Earn CWU credit for each class
• Non-Matriculated enrollment fee in addition to summer tuition assessed per credit
• 3-5 hours of learning in collaboration with others plus assignments via Canvas through August 18th

• Apply for CWU Graduate School by May 15; earn CWU credit per each class
• Summer tuition assessed per credit
• 3-5 hours of learning in collaboration with others plus assignments via Canvas through August 18th

No classes on Monday, July 7th, 2024. 

STP 501 (2cr) Design Authentic STEM Explorations for Diverse Learners

Online launch via Zoom July 8th, 2025 9am-12pm

STEM Leaders will engage in and analyze authentic STEM explorations to identify methods for making STEM learning environments engaging and relevant for a diverse group of learners. STEM Leaders will then use STEM best practices to plan and assess authentic STEM explorations that empower a diverse group of learners to explore and create meaningful demonstrations of their learning. By the end of the course, STEM Leaders will design instructional planning and assessment documents for authentic STEM explorations to be used in K-12 STEM classrooms.

STP 505 (2cr) Reflective Teaching to Increase Student Success

Online launch via Zoom July 8th, 2025 11am-2pm

STEM leaders will collaboratively engage in reflective teaching practices and examine how these practices impact student learning. STEM leaders will develop a flexible plan for using multiple forms of authentic evidence to improve their learning environment design and teaching practices in ways that respond proactively to the needs of students. By the end of the course, STEM leaders will collect student evidence and develop a plan to use the collected evidence to improve teaching based on student needs.

STP 507 (2cr) STEM Network Leadership Seminar

In-Person Field Trip, Wednesday July 9th, 2025 - 9am-5pm with specifics to come. 

STEM leaders will attend seminars led by STEM partners located throughout Washington State. Through participation in these seminars, STEM leaders will gain opportunities to integrate community-based assets and resources into their current educational context. STEM leaders will learn to leverage community collaborations to support STEM education in their districts, developing relationships that they can use as a resource for designing equitable, innovative projects directly connected to STEM careers.

MATH 512 (3cr) Functions and Modeling for Teachers

Online launch via Zoom July 10th, 2025 - 9am-12pm

Educators will explore fundamental properties of functions from a mathematical modeling perspective. Teachers will investigate function concepts by authentically engaging with the full modeling cycle to model real-world scenarios.

MATH 511 (3cr) Statistics: Interpreting the World Through Data Statistics: Interpreting the World Through Data

Online launch via Zoom July 10th, 2025 - 1-4pm

This project-based course will support teachers in constructing, analyzing, and interpreting appropriate statistical models. Teachers will develop statistical habits of mind regarding quantifying variability to nurture future students’ quantitative literacy.

PHYS  513 (3cr) Physics For Secondary Teachers

Online launch via Zoom July 11th, 2025 - 9am-12pm

Teachers will engage in conceptual and computational reasoning as they revisit physics concepts. Teachers will hone problem solving habits of mind as they review and apply the big ideas in introductory physics.