The Educator Professional Development Workshops & Online Courses offered via the UNM STEM-H Center/Kupono Learning Lab provide educators with opportunities to engage in face to face and/or self-paced online professional development training including Research Challenge/Science Fair Bootcamp, Project Management for STEM-H Educators, Safety & Ethics in Student Research, and our newest modules under the JSHS Training Modules.
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The STEM-H Educator Professional Development Workshops & Online Courses provide educators with opportunities to engage in professional development including our long-standing signature training, Research Challenge/Science Fair Bootcamp. Additionally, several FREE online courses are available including Research Challenge Bootcamp, Safety & Ethics in Student Research, Writing Successful Scientific Research Papers, Creating Effective Slide Decks & Research Posters, Preparing Oral Research Presentations, Data Analysis & Statistics, Safety & Ethics in Student Research, Creating & Managing Local SRC-IRB Review Committees, Connecting National Standards to Student Research & Engineering Design Projects, and more are in development!
The STEM-H Student Researcher Bootcamp Workshops, run in partnership with Explora Science Center, provide middle and high school student researchers with project development skills/ support/resources along with additional available workshops in Responsible Conduct of Research, Judging Preparation, Animal Protections in Research, Human Protections in Research, and more.
The Research Challenge/Science Fair Bootcamp (BOTH the in-person & online versions) covers the following content:
CENTRAL NM REGION: Completion of either the in-person or online course by at least ONE person from each school planning to send students to the Regional Research Challenge is MANDATORY.
The self-paced online course may be substituted for the face-to-face workshop. However, for those who have never attended the face-to-face Bootcamp, we highly recommend attending on-site at least the first time through as there tend to be a lot of questions that can be best answered in person.
BOOTCAMP PARTICIPANTS FROM OUTSIDE CENTRAL NM: Educators/competition coordinators from outside the Central NM SERC region. Participants from outside the Central NM region will need to consult with their regional fair director for rules & deadlines specific to their regional competitions. Participants from outside Central NM are NOT required to complete the Central NM-specific module of the training and no assessment questions are asked about that section of material.
CENTRAL NM REGION TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR LOCAL SRC-IRB REVIEW COMMITTEES: Beginning in Fall 2024, there will be a separate, online training for local SRC-IRB review committees' Chairs and members. Minimally, the committee Chairperson MUST successfully complete the new training module with 80% proficiency on the knowledge checks. We HIGHLY RECOMMEND all members of local review committees complete the training to ensure all committee members are clear about their roles & responsibilities along with the ISEF rules pertaining to prior-approval protocol reviews. The annually updated training module will be available from September through March each year.
SRC-IRB TRAINING PARTICIPANTS FROM OUTSIDE CENTRAL NM: The SRC-IRB COMMITTEE TRAINING MODULE is not specific to Central NM and is open/available to anyone from any ISEF-affiliated fair to complete. Please consult your regional or state ISEF-Affiliated Fair Director regarding whether or not they consider the training mandatory.
Saturday 9/21/24
9:00am-9:30am Sign-In, Breakfast, Networking
9:30am-3:30pm Training (includes lunch)
NM Museum of Natural History & Science (Multipurpose Room)
1801 Mountain Road NW
Albuquerque, NM 87104
REGISTER for 9/21/24 BOOTCAMP SESSION
PLEASE NOTE: There will only be ONE in-person session of RC/SF Bootcamp this year. If you are from Central NM and cannot attend the in-person training, at least one person from your school MUST complete the Online Self-Paced Bootcamp (see info & link below).
The Online RC Bootcamp training re-opens each year by mid-August. Watch this page for updates regarding availability OR create your account in our Online Learning Management System (all currently available training modules will "show up" for you when you log into the system).
Watch this quick video on How to Register/Enroll for the Online Self-Paced version of RC/SF Bootcamp. Creating an account in our online LMS will give you access to complete any of the currently available training modules!
Once you successfully complete the online Bootcamp (80% proficiency on the knowledge checks), a Certificate of Completion will "unlock" and you'll be able to download/print it for your records as well as to provide proof of professional development.
REGISTER FOR ONLINE TRAINING MODULES
This workshop includes training for schools that wish to field their own Scientific Review Committee (SRC)/Institutional Review Board (IRB) in order to be able to review student research protocols (human, microorganisms, hazardous materials) for approval PRIOR to the start of data collection as required in the Intel ISEF Rules for Pre-College Research.
This training is required for any school (Central NM Region ONLY) that would like to have their own Scientific Review Committee (SRC)/Institutional Review Board (IRB).
It covers important topics such as:
Enroll in the SRC/IRB Training
In-Person ONLY
We continue to partner with Explora Science Center whose awesome educators host & facilitate these engaging workshops!! There are lots of tools for you to use as you do your research or engineering project! You’ll participate in hands-on activities that will help you understand the process of inquiry, choose a topic, and begin to put your project plan together. There will also be a basic review of the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) Rules & Forms for Pre-College Research as well as all the important deadlines for the Central NM Science & Engineering Research Challenge.
For 4th-8th Grade Students. FREE! FUN! HANDS-ON! IN-PERSON AT EXPLORA SCIENCE CENTER! These workshops are intended for students who WILL be doing a research project with the intention of qualifying for the 2024 Central NM STEM Research Challenge (or the regional "science fair" in their area). Lots of tools for you to use as you do your science or engineering project! Hands-on activities using common household items will be facilitated by staff at Explora to help you understand the process of inquiry, choose a topic, and begin to put your own project together! Certificate of Participation upon completion.
More than one session will be offered. Each session is limited to 25 students. The weekday sessions are intended to offer a class field trip opportunity while meeting science and math standards, though individual students may also register for these sessions - space permitting.
This workshop is open to students from outside the Central NM SERC region. However, such students will need to be aware they need to consult with their regional fair director for rules & deadlines specific to their regional competition.
One (1) session hosted per date; two (2) dates have option of Explora educator coming to your TITLE 1 school; MUST commit to the 3.5 hours needed to complete the workshop
STUDENT BOOTCAMP DATE OPTIONS
COMING SOON!!
LINK TO STUDENT BOOTCAMPS FLYER (coming soon)
LINK TO CLASS GROUP REGISTRATION (coming soon)
LINK TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENT REGISTRATION (coming soon)
The UNM STEM-H Center has developed this 5-module, self-paced, online course available to teachers and student researchers. The training modules focus on best practices for presenting student research. Many students and teachers often need increased understanding and proficiency in writing abstracts and research papers, preparing oral presentations, creating effective slide decks, and data analysis & statistics. The modules can be completed in any order and once registered, participants can come back to the site anytime to access resource materials, review content, etc.
These training modules offer teachers an opportunity to build their own skill base and increase their confidence in supporting student researchers as they prepare for JSHS and other STEM research competitions. The modules provide student researchers interested in being well-prepared to present their work in research competitions or poster sessions with the knowledge and skill development to do that with confidence.
The training modules are and will always be FREE of charge. A certificate of completion for each module can be printed once the requirements of the modules have been met. Teachers – certainly use these certificates as proof of completion of professional development. Students – keep the certificate(s) as proof of completion AND add the modules you complete to your resume!
Watch a quick video on How to Register/Enroll. Creating an account in our online LMS will give you access to complete any of the currently available training modules!
This module contains an overview of JSHS and other Army Education Outreach Programs as well as additional competitions in which student researchers may present and compete with their work. We hope that raising awareness about the many programs/competitions/opportunities and the fact that students can participate with the same project in more than one event will encourage students to complete a research project and increase participation in the various competitions. Students who compete in one or more STEM research competitions become eligible to compete for millions of dollars in prizes, scholarships, trips, and more!
This is a comprehensive training focused on how to write high quality STEM research papers to journal publication and competition standards. Additionally, a significant portion of the training addresses how and when to write an effective, publication-ready project abstract.
This module presents best practices for the design and presentation of research findings in PowerPoint (or other similar applications). The training offers information about creating engaging visuals, using best practices for things like fonts/font sizes, color schemes, data visualizations & graphics, choosing a theme, recommendations about use of animations, etc.
Learn to plan for, design, and rehearse your oral presentations during competition judging and/or poster presentations. How do you relate to your slides without reading from them? What are the best ways to plan & design an oral presentation of research findings? Are there tips & tricks to creating awesome oral presentations? How much rehearsal is recommended? What are the most effective ways to prepare to present orally? How should presenters dress? How can presenters effectively deal with their nerves, anxiety, or stage fright? What are some presentation pacing strategies?
Learn to choose the best statistical testing methods for a project, understand how to run those tests, figure out what the analysis means, and finally understand how to interpret the results of data analysis. Having a solid handle not only on the raw data, but on what the statistical analyses of the data reveal will help researchers explain and support their written & oral presentation of findings during competition judging.
Online, Self-Paced Training
This online course offers training and resources designed to help you and your students identify, clarify, and address safety & ethics challenges that frequently arise when designing, conducting, or reporting research...and applies to research done in the classroom as well as projects taken on by students outside of class.
The workshop includes Responsible Conduct of Research, Human Protections, and Animal Protections.
Course Developers: Dr. Bill Gannon, Director of UNM's Responsible Conduct of Research Program, helped develop the Responsible Conduct of Research module. Linda Petree, Director of the UNM Main Campus Institutional Review board, helped develop the Human Protections module. Katy Mirowsky-Garcia, Operations Manager for the UNM Office of Animal Care Compliance, along with consultation from the UNM veterinarian, Dr. Kevin O’Hair, helped develop the Animal Protections module.
Responsible Conduct of Research SAMPLE Topics
Animal Protections SAMPLE Topics
Human Protections SAMPLE Topics
Watch a quick video on How to Register/Enroll. Creating an account in our online LMS will give you access to complete any of the currently available training modules!
Do you want to interact with, encourage and support future scientists and engineers? If you are looking for fun volunteer opportunities with an impact on today’s youth, look no further! Volunteer with the STEM-H Center! We need enthusiastic individuals to help out with all three of our STEM Competitions.