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Educational Outreach & Professional Development
Harris Educational provides both free and for-fee educational outreach and training. We can provide:
We
have performed workshops for the North Carolina Department of Public
Instruction, The Technology Students Association, The FREEDM
Systems Center at NCSU & The Science House, The Center for
Microcomputer Applications at the University of Amsterdam, and many
others.
Our goal is to inspire people of all ages to learn more about STEM
(Science, Techology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
Our Mission: To excite young minds (and older young minds)
and inspire them to DO science, math, and technology! | 
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Bennett Harris relates Energy to Edison
in a lecture to teachers and students at
the FREEDM Systems Center | Professional Development for Educators
At
Harris Educational we understand how important it is for STEM educators
to keep their skills up to date and we also recognize the passion and
energy that educators have for sharing new ideas and learning new
things. To that end we can provide educational workshops and
professional development for educators.
Some of the workshops we have conducted in the past include:
- Open Source Software for Educators
- Graphics and Digital Photography for the Classroom
- Using Active Sensors for Non-Destructive Testing of Structures
- Using Flex Sensors to build your own Seismograph
- Using the Reinventing Edison: Build your own Light Bulb science kit in the classroom
- Using the Reinventing Morse: Build your own Telegraph science kit in the classroom
We can also create custom workshops to meet your own unique educational needs!
As
we expand and build more content for this website we will include more
resources relating to our Professional Development workshops for
educators. Until then contact us to discuss your professional development needs. |
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Training for our Reinventing Science Kits
Reinventing
Science Kits by Harris Educational integrate History and Invention
along with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
(STEM). We support our kits through resources posted online as well as through workshops for teachers and demonstrations for students.
Our
workshops help educators understand how to use our kits, how our kits
meet educational standards, and how to integrate history into the
science lesson.
Also check out this article that we posted on the Teacher Blog
at Educational Innovations (one of the resellers for our kits) about
using Reinventing Edison in effective classroom demonstrations.
In
addition to our own workshops and training for Reinventing Science
Kits, many of the educational resellers that make our kits available to
schools and teachers also do workshops for the kits. Please check
out our “where to purchase”
page for Reinventing Science kits and contact your favorite educational
reseller to ask about their workshops and training.
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Lee Walker of Partnership for Learning demonstratesReinventing Edison as part of a Teacher Training Workshop
Contact Partnership for Learning for great Educational Outreach! |
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Middle School Students build and test structures
inthis TSA sponsored student workshop | Lectures and Workshops for Students
In
addition to the professional development and workshops Harris
Educational provides to educators we also provide workshops and
educational experiences for students of all ages. In the past we
have performed lectures, demonstrations, and workshops at schools and
at educational conferences. A few of the topics we've covered are:
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For non-educators, individuals, and small businesesses located in the Triad/Triangle areas of North Carolina please visit our
Professional Services page for information about our for-pay Computer Training and other Professional Training Opportunities. |
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