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Volunteering in the Classroom - Bringing STEM Industry to Schools

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Course Features

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Duration

8 weeks

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Delivery Method

Online

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Available on

Lifetime Access

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Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

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Language

English

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Subtitles

English

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Level

Beginner

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Effort

3 hours per week

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Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

This ExpertTrack will help you become a more efficient school volunteer in science technology engineering (STEM) subjects.

These courses are for STEM professionals who want to share their expertise with young people.

It is extremely valuable to receive feedback from students and other educators. We will examine the various types of feedback received in classrooms and learn how to use it to evaluate your effectiveness during STEM activities.

You can start to teach STEM lessons that are more relevant to your country's curriculum by understanding the best student feedback tools.

Find out how to find quality STEM classroom resources. Find out how to adapt science technology engineering and maths resources to meet the needs of your group. This will encourage student engagement.

This ExpertTrack will help you to plan, deliver and review how you collaborate with students and teachers in order to provide STEM activities.

Communication is essential for your volunteer role. It helps you connect with students when leading STEM activities.

This ExpertTrack will allow you to improve your communication skills, both verbal and nonverbal. It will also help you become a school volunteer and inspire young people with STEM education.

We examine the current STEM education diversity rates and discuss how we can encourage more STEM-related careers for young people.

This ExpertTrack will equip you with the confidence and skills to inspire young people to pursue STEM education or careers in STEM. This type of outreach work may be valued by your employer. They might encourage you to connect with local schools and colleges.

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Prerequisites/Requirements

They will provide safeguarding (child protection) and health and safety guidelines which do not form part of these courses due to local variation

This ExpertTrack would be suitable for you whether you're new to volunteering with young people or experienced in working with STEM in schools and youth groups

This course was created for both for those starting out in a volunteer role, as well as individuals looking to develop their skills and improve their practice

To get the most from this course, you should already be part of a programme in your state or country that works with schools/colleges

What You Will Learn

Collaborate with educators and group leaders to plan and arrange volunteering activities as part of a formal programme in your country or region

Collect immediate feedback for young people about practical STEM activities, using different tools

Contribute towards employer and programme evaluation of STEM volunteering activities

Demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communication with young people

Develop your confidence, skills and ability to do practical activities with young people

Identify a range of resources to support practical STEM volunteering activities

Modify resources for a specific audience and activity, reflecting the diversity and context of the activity

Produce activity plans to use when delivering practical activities in schools or youth organisations

Target Students

This ExpertTrack is suitable for anybody who has a career related to science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computing, or any other STEM subject

This course guides you through how to get started as a volunteer how to work with schools and colleges and how to develop effective communication skills when volunteering with young people

Working within a STEM industry means you have the potential to engage young people in your profession

Course Instructors

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Angela Rust

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Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Works for STEM Learning as the Training Coordinator for the STEM Ambassador programme.
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