Make It Active

Staff Development Guide

Training Situation: Meeting (small group)
Length: 25 minutes

Objectives: Participants will review strategies to get youth actively doing STEM in order to add more active learning opportunities to their program.

Agenda

• Active Learning Strategies – 10 minutes
  • Active STEM Learning Strategy List
• See the Skill in Action – 10 minutes
  • Getting in the Water Video-Based Learning Module
• Conclusion – 5 minutes

Video-Based Learning Modules

As you watch the skill video below, think about these questions:

• How do staff encourage youth to explore the local habitat?
• How do staff keep youth engaged in the exploration?
• What could you do to maximize the learning in an outdoor space?

Now that you’ve watched the video, reflect on what you saw and post your responses.

• In what ways do staff model active STEM learning in this video?
• How does the staff support the natural curiosities of youth in this video?