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Professional Development Courses

Use the options to help narrow down your choices of workshops, facilitated courses, and special development events.

Enrollment Opens December 9th
STEM for the Preschool Classroom
facilitated

STEM for the Preschool Classroom

February 3 - February 24, 2025

When it comes to giving children a solid foundation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), it's never too soon to start. Statistics have shown that the presence of STEM activities in the preschool classroom encourages exploration, discovery, and problem-solving. In this 3-week training, participants will deepen their knowledge of the importance of STEM, discover successful STEM-centered teaching practices, and learn how to boost students' STEM skills with concrete examples and activities created for the preschool setting. Upon completion of this course, participants will receive a certificate for 15 training hours.

Educator GradePreschool Educator

SubjectsChild Development

LocationOnline

Analyzing Media in STEM (TEAMS Training Session #4)
facilitated

Analyzing Media in STEM (TEAMS Training Session #4)

Dec 10, 2024 | 4 - 5:00 pm

Session#4 of the Virtual Professional Development Series: Creating and Consuming Media in your STEM Classroom. You can sign up for any number of sessions you wish-just one or all four.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator | 3-5 Educator | 6-8 Educator | 9-12 Educator

SubjectsMedia Literacy | STEM

LocationOnline | Zoom

Creating Media in STEM (TEAMS Training Session #3)
facilitated

Creating Media in STEM (TEAMS Training Session #3)

Nov 7, 2024 | 4 - 5:00 pm

Session#3 of the Virtual Professional Development Series: Creating and Consuming Media in your STEM Classroom. You can sign up for any number of sessions you wish-just one or all four.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator | 3-5 Educator | 6-8 Educator | 9-12 Educator

SubjectsMedia Literacy | STEM

LocationOnline | Zoom

Using Media in STEM (TEAMS Training Session #2)
facilitated

Using Media in STEM (TEAMS Training Session #2)

Oct 8, 2024 | 4 - 5:00 pm

Session#2 of the Virtual Professional Development Series: Creating and Consuming Media in your STEM Classroom. You can sign up for any number of sessions you wish-just one or all four.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator | 3-5 Educator | 6-8 Educator | 9-12 Educator

SubjectsMedia Literacy | STEM

LocationOnline | Zoom

Dive into STEM: STEM Day for Teachers at the Pelicans Nest Science Lab
facilitated

Dive into STEM: STEM Day for Teachers at the Pelican's Nest Science Lab

November 2, 2024 | 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Join us for an immersive STEM experience at the Pelican's Nest Science Lab in Fairhope, AL.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator | 3-5 Educator | 6-8 Educator | 9-12 Educator

SubjectsEnvironment | STEM

LocationOn-Site

Implementing Preschool STEM Practices Through Fairy Tales & Nursery Rhymes
on-demand

Implementing Preschool STEM Practices Through Fairy Tales & Nursery Rhymes

In this two-hour on-demand course, participants will explore how to support STEM learning for preschoolers and use strategies and teaching practices to help preschoolers develop reasoning, creativity, problem-solving skills, and language and communication skills.

Educator GradePreschool Educator

SubjectsChild Development | STEM

LocationOnline

The Great Math Detectives
in-person-trainings

The Great Math Detectives

Explore engaging ways to help children apply math skills to their daily lives during this in-person-only training.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator

SubjectsSTEM

LocationOn-Site

Marvelous Mysteries: Fostering Critical Thinking in Young Children
in-person-trainings

Marvelous Mysteries: Fostering Critical Thinking in Young Children

Discover how to implement activities that foster children’s critical thinking skills during this in-person-only training.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator

SubjectsSTEM

LocationOn-Site

Innovative Inventors
in-person-trainings

Innovative Inventors

Explore the world of innovative inventors during this in-person-only training.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator

SubjectsSTEM

LocationOn-Site

APTs Summer and After School Learning Kit (SASL)
in-person-trainings

APT's Summer and After School Learning Kit (SASL)

Alabama Public Television offers this 2-hour interactive hands-on workshop that introduces participants to the Summer and Afterschool Learning Kit, an educational kit geared towards summer and afterschool professionals who work with children ages 4-8.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator

SubjectsReading | STEM | Summer Retention

LocationOn-Site | Zoom

Lego Learning
in-person-trainings

Lego Learning

Join us in exploring how to engage children in learning through Lego.

Educator GradeK-2 Educator

SubjectsChild Development | STEM

LocationOn-Site

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APT EDUCATION SPONSORS

These educational programs and services of Alabama Public Television made possible by the generous support of the following contributors:

Community Events & Engagement
  • Books-A-Million, Young Heroes
  • Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama, Be My Neighbor Day/Young Heroes
  • Brookmont Capital Management, Young Heroes
  • C. W. Daniel Charitable Trust, Young Heroes
  • Medical Properties Trust, Young Heroes
  • Fred Rogers Productions/PNC, Be My Neighbor Day
  • WNET-CPB, Sesame Street in Communities
General Support
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
  • Public Broadcasting Services (PBS)
Learning Adventures
  • Alabama Bicentennial Commission
  • Alabama Humanities Foundation
    a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities
  • Alabama State Council on the Arts
    a state program of the National Endowment for the Arts
  • American Graduate
    a program of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Daniel Foundation of Alabama
  • Malone Family Foundation
  • Robert Meyer Foundation
  • Sybil Smith Foundation
  • Troy Univiersity
  • U.S. Space & Rocket Center
  • Wells Fargo Foundation
Media Library
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting, American Graduate
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting, American Graduate, Getting To Work
PBS Kids Programs
  • Alabama Department of Human Resources
  • Alabama Power Company
  • Books-A-Million
  • Children’s of Alabama
  • HEAL Alabama
  • Medical Properties Trust
  • U.S. Space & Rocket Center
Professional Development for Educators
  • Community Foundation of South Alabama, PBS KIDS EdCamp
  • Sybil Smith Foundation, PBS KIDS EdCamp
Workforce Development
  • CAWACO, Career Forward
  • Southeast Alabama Works, Career Forward

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