K-12 Professional Development
Native Plants, Animals, People and Skies Reimagined: A Natural History Immersion Experience along the Colorado River
Grades K - 12
Family Members & Friends Welcome (must be 12 years old)
Webinar - Rethinking Intrinsic Motivation: Beyond Uplifting Slogans to Practical Frameworks
Grades K - 12
Thursday August 8, 2024
6:00-7:30 Mountain Daylight Time
It just seems obvious: schools and teachers should draw on students’ interests to foster intrinsic motivation. Sadly, this obvious solution faces real-world challenges. Intrinsic motivation can be hard to spark, and harder to align with curricular goals. To understand these problems, this talk explores a powerful and surprising theoretical framework: “biologically primary and secondary learning.” Drawing on evolutionary psychology, this theory looks at formal schooling within our evolutionary history. When teachers and tutors rethink our role within this framework, we understand realistic motivational possibilities in school – knowing when and how to rely on intrinsic or extrinsic motivation. We can also understand other important motivational theories: including mindset, stereotype threat, and self-determination theory.
Rocky Mountain Mind, Brain & Education Conference
Grades K - 12
Join us for the 4th Annual Rocky Mountain Mind, Brain & Education Conference hosted by Denver Museum of Nature & Science in partnership with researchED. This conference brings together K–12 educators and university researchers with a common interest in applying research-based methods from psychology and neuroscience to their practice.
Date: Saturday, November 9th, 2024
Time: 8:00am to 4:30pm
Archive: 2020-2021 Tools @ Tea Time Program
K-12 TPD
Teachers! Grab your afternoon tea and log in for an end-of-the day boost, with tips and resources from the Museum Teacher Professional Development Team and an opportunity to share strategies with other teachers about remote and hybrid learning.