Innovate, Inspire, & Impact: STEM Teaching SummitCreating Synapses: Igniting Transformative Teaching through Inquiry and Cross-Curricular Connections
June 17th and 18th, 2025 | 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Rice University BioScience Research Collaborative |
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Join us for Innovate, Inspire, & Impact: STEM Teaching Summit, where educators and STEM leaders unite to spark curiosity, foster innovation, and transform STEM education!
Connect with passionate educators, engage in hands-on workshops, and explore cutting-edge ideas to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders. |
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About: This two-day immersive experience will equip you with cutting-edge teaching strategies, hands-on inquiry-based lessons, and dynamic cross-disciplinary approaches to engage and inspire your students.
Choose from interactive 90-minute lab-based workshops or engaging 45-minute discussion-driven sessions tailored to deepen your instructional toolkit. Experience hands-on STEM challenges, technology-driven teaching tools, and real-world applications to make science, technology, engineering, and math come alive in your classroom.
Be inspired by engaging speakers in an electrifying plenary session that will challenge you to rethink how we teach STEM for the future. Network with passionate educators, collaborate with experts and walk away with ready-to-implement lessons, innovative teaching strategies, and a renewed enthusiasm for shaping the next generation of STEM leaders. |
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Conference Details:
Highlights:
- Engage in innovative breakout sessions- multiple to choose from
- Networking opportunities with Greater Houston area educators
- Engaging STEM professional development sessions
- Practical strategies to integrate inquiry-driven learning
- Resources for designing impactful, student-centered lessons
Registration fee includes: - Access to all sessions
- Keynote speakers
- Networking
- Complimentary meals and on-site parking
- Certificate for PD & GT Hours
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Day 1 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast & Networking
9:00 a.m. -9:15 a.m. Welcome
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Transition Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Morning Breakout Sessions
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch & Networking
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Sessions
1:45 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Transition Break
1:50 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Sessions
2:35 p.m. - 2:40 p.m. Transition Break
2:40 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Closing Remarks & Wrap-Up |
Day 2 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast & Networking 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Welcome 9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Transition Break 10:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Breakout Sessions 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Sessions
1:45 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. Panel Discussion
2:35 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Closing Remarks & Wrap-up |
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