Grants for PD courses announced

Today the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) and the New Media Consortium (NMC) announced the second cohort of HP Catalyst Academy Fellows.

The HP Catalyst Academy offers professional development for educators designed to address the growing global need for high quality STEMx teachers. The mini-courses require approximately six-12 hours of participants’ time over a four week period and are targeted to science, technology, engineering, mathematics and other 21st century disciplines taught by educators in grades six through 16. Teachers participating in the Catalyst Academy’s professional development offerings receive recognition for their accomplishments through digital badges and downloadable certificates.

The HP Catalyst Academy offers a catalog of free mini-courses for teachers interested in STEM-focused professional development at www.catalyst-academy.org.