UNH Tech for Teacher Leaders is a two-week professional development program during which middle and high school teachers design STEM projects while engaged in authentic and in-depth conversations about transforming STEM classrooms through project-based learning (PBL). This cohort of teacher leaders will build a learning community of engaged professionals who will participate in sustained collaboration throughout the academic year. These teacher leaders are expected to take the STEM classroom in bold new directions by translating research-based practices into the classroom.

Participants will spend time collaborating with other middle and high school educators, UNH STEM faculty, industry professionals, and educational experts as they design projects that immerse students in STEM practices while also aligning with Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Teacher leaders will participate in morning seminars regarding project components, followed by time for collaboration to research and discuss content, strategies and resources as they develop their individual projects. During afternoons, teacher leaders will be immersed in on-going Tech Camp projects. The Tech for Teacher Leaders will culminate in teacher leaders piloting a project component with campers. UNH Tech Camp serves as a learning laboratory for teacher leaders.

Teacher Leaders will be expected to implement their project during the 2017-18 academic year and present at the monthly Tech for Teacher Leaders meeting. They will be invited back as part of a panel discussion during the 2018 Tech for Teachers Leadership Institute.