Here's a workshop for teachers that rocks the academic world! Using earthquakes as a medium for instruction, educators learn about crosscutting engineering with science. Fun, hands-on, collaborative exercises encourage participants to include more STEM-like activities in their instruction. 

Concepts

plate tectonics, data analysis, literacy, earthquakes

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Additional Tags

classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Include technology such as Padlet into the workshop for teachers to use with their instruction
• Have staff members that teach similar classes sit in groups
  

Classroom Considerations

• Make sure to review the materials you need for the workshop
• Ninth workshop in a series of 15
  

Pros

• Includes helpful links to additional resources
  
• Carefully crafted questions  spark discussion

Cons

Common Core

RST.6-8.1 RST.6-8.7 RST.6-8.9 WHST.6-8.8 MP2