STeLLA Online Interest Form

The STeLLA Online program includes 3 pathways (click to expand):

Introductory Pathway

$2,330 per teacher

Purpose: Learn the key principles of STeLLA and how to effectively implement the STeLLA teaching strategies.

Breakdown: Explore 7 Earth’s Changing Surface models and learn teaching strategies/analyze videos within PLCs.

Time Commitment: Summer only (approximately 8 weeks = 44 hours)

Proficiency Pathway

$3,142 per teacher

Purpose: Learn the key principles of STeLLA and how to effectively implement the STeLLA teaching strategies. Put theory into practice.

Breakdown: Intro pathway + teach 7 Earth’s Changing Surface lessons and analyze videos of participants within PLCs.

Time Commitment: Summer + Fall (approximately 8 weeks in the summer + teaching and 3 fall evening study group sessions = 52 hours)

Certified Pathway (RECOMMENDED)

$3,820 per teacher

(Impact studies based on this pathway)

Purpose: Learn the key principles of STeLLA and how to effectively implement the STeLLA teaching strategies. Put theory into practice over an extended period of implementation, reflection, and improvement.

Breakdown: Proficiency pathway+ reflect on effectiveness + teach 6 Water Cycle Lessons and analyze videos of participants within PLCs.

Time Commitment: Summer (10 week summer course) + Fall (teach ECS lessons, film one lesson, and attend 6 evening study group meetings) + Spring (attend 5 evening study group sessions and complete asynchronous work in between) (approximately 20 weeks = 90 hours)

Please fill out the form below to indicate your interest in this program. BSCS will reach out to interested parties by mid-April with more information.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Award Nos. (0310721), (0918277), (0957996), (1118643), (1220635), (1321242), (1503280), (1725389), and (1813127) and by the Minnesota Department of Education under Award No. (2016-00170). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or of the Minnesota Department of Education.