ELWC Training for Trainers
Building Confidence and Expertise as a STEM Educator and Trainer is a Training for Trainers for 12 Black, Indigenous, Latinx/Latino, Asian, and Pacific Islander (BIPOC) educators who want to become an Early STEM Master Trainer and/or Community Trainer.
This project is a partnership between Early Learning Washington County, Community Action Child Care Resource & Referral and Portland Metro STEM Partnership.
This program is designed to grow the pool of Multilingual Early STEM Master Trainers and/or Community Trainers in Washington County.
* This is a Set 2 training.
Materials will be available in English and Spanish. Sessions will have breakout rooms hosted in Spanish and rooms hosted in English
The Early Learning Washington County Training for Trainers
Through the participation in this multilingual cohort educators will deepen their Early STEM knowledge as well as adult learning principles related to STEM education. They will learn how to refine an existing workshop based on the strengths and needs in their communities, develop, and grow their facilitation skills, and learn from facilitators and other educators to include culturally and linguistically responsive practices.
Expectations for cohort participation:
- 1 Complete a NGSS 101 course for cohort participants only, which is two sessions, 3-hours each.
Those that already completed this training, just need to include the information in the application and will not have to retake it again but participation is strongly encouraged.
- 2 Complete the Master Training Session
Set Two Standards, 6-10 hours of the TOT that are divided by:
a. Session 1: Introduction to inquiry. Live, via Zoom (2 sessions, 1.5 hours session each).
b. Session 2: STEM Identity. Live, via Zoom (2 hours)
c. Before session 3, participants will be expected to complete at least 4 hours of Adult Learning Principles modules
d. Session 3: Adult Learning in STEM. Live, via Zoom (2 hours)
e. Session 4: Co-facilitate the STEM 101 workshop. Live, via Zoom Presentation Practice. (outside of the training no training hours awarded) (6 hours)
f. Session 5: Debrief and Wrap-up Live, via Zoom (1 hour)
- Participants will co-present sections of the STEM NGSS 101 workshops to other early learning educators on dates TBD
You are able and willing to be present at the sessions for the duration of the NGSS 101 training.
- Washington County educators will have priority to participate in the cohort. If slots are not filled, we will accept providers from other regions, so you are welcome to submit your application
- The Trainers
This program is created and facilitated by Leah Plack, Master Trainer, and Carolina Cavedon, early childhood educator and Multilingual TOSA.
- The Cost
If you are accepted, there is no cost for participation. Early Learning Washington County (ELWC) is the sponsor of this training so ELWC will issue to educators a stipend to ensure full participation. The stipend will cover a maximum of 10 hours of participation in the Trainer Training.
- Timeline
The program will start on May 14, 2022 and complete in the first week of August 2022.
Applications close May 1st, 2022. Acceptance notices will be sent out by May 5th, 2022.
Expectations for cohort participation:
- 1 Complete a NGSS 101 course for cohort participants only, which is two sessions, 3-hours each.
Those that already completed this training, just need to include the information in the application and will not have to retake it again. There is a space provided for that.
Materials will be available in English and Spanish
The main session together will be in English with slides available (printed) in Spanish.
Questions raised during the main sessions in Spanish (either verbally or in the chat) will be answered in Spanish. Those raised in English will be answered in English.
Sessions will have breakout rooms for hands-on activities and discussion. Each time, those will have rooms hosted in Spanish and rooms hosted in English.
- 2 Complete the Master Training Session
Set Two Standards, 6-10 hours of the TOT that are divided by:
a. Session 1: Introduction to inquiry. Live, via Zoom (2 sessions, 1.5 hours session each).
b. Session 2: STEM Identity. Live, via Zoom (2 hours)
c. Before session 3, participants will be expected to complete at least 4 hours of Adult Learning Principles modules
d. Session 3: Adult Learning in STEM. Live, via Zoom (2 hours)
e. Session 4: Co-facilitate the STEM 101 workshop. Live, via Zoom Presentation Practice. (outside of the training no training hours awarded) (6 hours)
f. Session 5: Debrief and Wrap-up Live, via Zoom (1 hour)
Materials will be available in English and Spanish. Sessions will have breakout rooms hosted in Spanish and rooms hosted in English
- Participants will co-present sections of the STEM NGSS 101 workshops to other early learning educators on dates TBD
You are able and willing to be present at the sessions for the duration of the NGSS 101 training.
- Washington County educators will have priority to participate in the cohort. If slots are not filled, we will accept providers from other regions, so you are welcome to submit your application
- The Trainers
This program is created and facilitated by Leah Plack, Master Trainer, and Carolina Cavedon, early childhood educator and Multilingual TOSA.
- The Cost
If you are accepted, there is no cost for participation. Early Learning Washington County (ELWC) is the sponsor of this training so ELWC will issue to educators a stipend to ensure full participation. The stipend will cover a maximum of 10 hours of participation in the Trainer Training.
- Timeline
The program will start on May 14, 2022 and complete in the first week of August 2022.
Applications close May 1st, 2022. Acceptance notices will be sent out by May 5th, 2022.
- Cohort Session
Sessions
Dates/times
Session 1, First part.
Thursday, June 9 4-5:30pm
Session 1, Second part
Friday, June 10 4-5:30pm
Session 2
Friday, June 17 4-6pm
Participants complete 4 hours of adult learning on their own time
Session 3Tuesday
June 21 4-6pm
Co-facilitation of NGSS 101 training:
July 23 and July 30, 9-12pm.
Session 4 (wrap-up and debrief):
first week of August (1 hour)
ELWC Trainer Training
Building Confidence and Expertise as a STEM Educator application process
Please, check if you have the minimum educational requirements because they will be used to determine if you are a good fit for the Trainer Training taking place online.
ELWC Trainer Training
- The Qualifications: Participants need to have the minimum educational requirements to attain the certification(s). See requirements from OCCD/ORO here:
https://www.pdx.edu/education-career-development/certified-oregon-registry-trainers
How to Apply
Application Process:
The program will start on May 14, 2022, for those that need to complete the NGSS 101 Set 1 workshop, and complete in the first week of August 2022.
Applications close May 1st, 2022.
Acceptance notices will be sent out by May 5th, 2022.
Applications must be submitted to begonar@unitedway-pdx.org