Below you will find high quality professional learning opportunities which braid various techniques, routines, and ways of thinking into STEM instruction. You might also find professional learning opportunities to embed systems thinking into the work you do from teaching in a classroom to leading from the C-suite and everything in between. Take advantage of one of these upcoming learning opportunities today!
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Braiding Systems Thinking into STEM Instruction
Patterns and Steps
A braided STEM Virtual (Zoom) Workshop for
PreK-12th Grade Educators
This same workshop will be offered on two occasions to accommodate busy schedules.
OPTION 1: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 from 4:00-6:00 pm
or
OPTION 2: Saturday, August 2, 2025 from 8:00-10:00 am
Brought to you by the ASU Arizona STEM Acceleration Project
To register, click HERE.
Join DaNel Hogan for this interactive, virtual (Zoom) braided STEM workshop designed for PreK-high school educators who want to enhance their STEM lessons with powerful systems thinking tools. You'll discover how to seamlessly integrate behavior-over-time graphs and the ladder of inference into your lessons, helping students recognize patterns and examine their thinking processes across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Through engaging picture book examples and scientific phenomena suitable for all ages, you'll see practical demonstrations of these tools in action and leave with ready-to-use strategies for your classroom. Don't be surprised if you find creative ways to apply these tools in your personal life as well! This standalone workshop requires no prior experience, and even if you participated in last year's Arizona STEM Acceleration Project cohorts, you'll encounter fresh examples and new applications. Best of all, this professional development opportunity is completely free.
Braiding Systems Thinking into STEM Instruction
Connections and Loops
A braided STEM Virtual (Zoom) Workshop for
PreK-12th Grade Educators
This same workshop will be offered on two occasions to accommodate busy schedules.
OPTION 1: Wednesday, August 20, 2025 from 4:00-6:00 pm
or
OPTION 2: Saturday, August 23, 2025 from 8:00-10:00 am
Brought to you by the ASU Arizona STEM Acceleration Project
To register, click HERE.
Join DaNel Hogan for this interactive, virtual (Zoom) braided STEM workshop designed to empower PreK-high school educators to weave connection circles and causal loop diagrams into their STEM instruction, helping students visualize relationships and understand cause-and-effect patterns in complex systems. You'll explore how these systems thinking tools can transform the way students approach problems in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, making models for abstract concepts more concrete and interconnected. Using picture books and scientific phenomena that span all age groups, we'll demonstrate practical applications and provide you with immediately usable examples for your classroom. This workshop stands alone, so no previous systems thinking experience is necessary, and educators who joined our Arizona STEM Acceleration Project cohorts last year will discover new examples and fresh perspectives on using these valuable tools. Participation is free, making this an accessible opportunity to expand your teaching toolkit with research-based strategies.