By 2021, we will...

Collaborate with partners to create and provide 10 high-quality professional development opportunities for PK-12 STEM teachers.

Provide 20 training opportunities for elementary teachers that focus on how to teach higher-order thinking skills.

Work with our partners to gain insight into and form solutions that address the lack of access to professional development and resources in rural communities.

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Work with partners who have a shared interest and commitment to PK-12 STEM professional development and teachers.

Collaborate with our portfolio partners and other stakeholders, to create courses that train teachers on how to teach higher-order thinking skills in interactive ways. Curate easily accessible resources for educators to learn from and use in their planning and instruction.

Learn with our 100Kin10 micro-communities, remain open to new ideas and approaches, and continue to iterate as needed to best address the needs of educators.

Challenges this organization is addressing:

• the number of high-quality PD opportunities for STEM teachers
• pre-service training for elementary teachers to teach higher-order thinking skills
• opportunities for teachers in rural communities to access STEM instructional support