Innovations in Education and Teaching Today
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Innovate & develop.
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Programme Outline
Duration: 5 x live 1 hour sessions
Dates: Monday 13th January - Monday 10th February 2025
Time: 8:00-9:00pm GMT
Location: Online via Zoom
In addition to the MIT GTL in Wales programme, Equal Education Partners will be delivering Innovations in Education and Teaching Today a Welsh Government funded Professional Learning opportunity exclusively for STEM educators and delivered by MIT lecturer of Educational Theory and Practice and Physics teacher and instructional technology coach at Westwood High School Greg Schwanbeck.This short online programme of live and recorded workshops, a cohort of educators passionate about innovating and developing their craft will explore a variety of teaching tools and techniques that can enhance classrooms and empower students. Topics discussions include AI and educational technologies that create new possibilities for learning, student-centred teaching methods that foster creativity and design thinking, alternative approaches to assessment, and more. 
Greg Schwanbeck, Lecturer, Scheller Teacher Education Programme, MIT & Physics and Astronomy Teacher, Massachussetts
“I love teaching! Currently, I work at Westwood High School (Massachusetts) as a Physics and Astronomy Teacher and as an Instructional Technology Coach, tasked with helping my colleagues capitalise on our district’s 1-to-1 Chromebook programme. I’m also a Lecturer for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Scheller Teacher Education Program (STEP) where I teach Educational Theory & Practice I, II, and III.I am a Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms Fellow, a MIT Levitan Teaching Award recipient, an Apple Distinguished Educator, an ISTE Certified Educator, a Google Educator, and a regional leader in providing edtech-focused professional development. My teaching methods and thoughts on educational technology have been featured nationally in publications such as The Huffington Post, EdSurge, and the book American Teacher: Heroes in the Classroom by Katrina Fried.I earned my master’s degree via the Technology, Innovation, and Education programme at Harvard University and earned my bachelor’s degrees in Physics and Mathematics at Union College. When I’m not teaching I enjoy seeking out adventure with my amazing wife Keba and our two sons, Taylor and Thomas.”Synchronous & Asynchronous Topics include:
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The SAMR Model & Technologies that Redefine the Classroom
Keeping Current as EdTech Rapidly Evolves
Inquiry-Driven Education
The Modeling Approach in Science, Math, & Beyond
Global Education: Supported by EdTech, Delivered by STEM
Project-Based Learning: Designing & Implementing Authentic Experiences
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A Framework for Evaluating Educational Technologies
Generative AI and its Impact in STEM Education
The Importance of Relationships & Intentional Moves to Build Community
Rethinking Homework
Flipping the Classroom
Grading Philosophies
Publishing Student Work & Marketing your Classroom
“It has been an absolute pleasure to be an audience with Greg, definitely helpful with Curriculum for Wales, already planning for use on inset day and enhancing other colleagues professional development.”
“Greg was great as the course was delivered after a day of work in the evening. He had a really great way of delivering and managed to get contributions from everyone in the online room to his sessions so a real collaborative approach. Really enjoyed!”
“I would 100% recommend IETT! Greg had a lovely communication style. An experienced teacher who clearly cared about his learners in his day to day job and was so enthusiastic in his approach to this online training with a wide range of experience in the online room there was something for everyone. It is wonderful to be able to liaise with an experienced teacher in another country in this way.”
“I am teaching on PGCE so can share on the programme but also in my own classes to utilise digital tools and engaging ideas in learning with my own classes.”