Active Learning in STEM with PhET Interactive Simulations
Learn how to engage your students and enhance learning in math and science with free virtual labs and simulations from the University of Colorado Boulder's PhET Interactive Simulations project (https://phet.colorado.edu/en). In this specialization, you will explore active learning strategies that you can incorporate into your own classroom, either online or in person. You will also learn how to evaluate the effectiveness of a learning experience by implementing a simulation-based lesson in your own classroom.
By completing this specialization, you will learn how to:
Identify PhET resources that meet your classroom needs and implement them through active learning strategies.
Encourage student participation using teaching strategies for the whole class, small groups, and individuals,
Implement a teaching activity based on a simulation in your class and evaluate the outcomes with a reflection tool.
This specialization will take approximately 8 weeks (at the suggested pace of 2 weeks per course) and 60 working hours to complete.
Courses
- Introduction to PhET Simulations for STEM Education
- Whole Class with PhET for STEM Education
- Activity Design with PhET Simulations for STEM education
- Implementation of PhET Activities for STEM education