What is Teach Engineering Professional Development?
Teach Engineering professional development equips formal and informal K-12 educators with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to effectively integrate engineering design and design thinking into their existing STEM curriculum.
Why do I need Teach Engineering Professional Development?
Technological advances in the modern world are creating an ever-increasing demand for employees to solve unexpected problems with creativity, analysis, and practical solutions. To ensure all students have the opportunity to learn and develop these critical skills, and thus be positioned for future job success, engineering-design principles must be learned early. Yet many K-12 educators feel underprepared to deliver integrated STEM learning experiences that could help address this gap.
Teach Engineering is here to help.
Teach Engineering Professional Development Provides:
- Engineering Expertise: Our engaging sessions are led by engineering educators and professionals who work in both the formal and informal K-12 STEM ecosystem.
- Cutting-Edge Content: Teach Engineering provides educators with free STEM resources, along with the tools, strategies, and confidence to teach engineering content effectively.
- Flexible Formats: Teach Engineering can provide in-person workshops, virtual sessions, or a blend of both.
Teach Engineering offers three levels of professional development that range from a single one-hour webinar to a full 2-day immersive program that empowers educators with the tools they need to become leaders themselves and share what they’ve learned in their local communities.
Ready-made Webinars
Get a high-level overview of Teach Engineering. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the program and explore areas of interest, including how to engage students in engineering and engineering design thinking.
Customizable Workshops
Explore the engineering design process and enhance your classroom with the Teach Engineering collection. Experience hands-on examples of our exemplar activities that utilize everyday materials. These offerings can be customized based on your interests, needs, and grade band. Various formats are available including in-person, virtual, and asynchronous delivery.
Teach Engineering Champions Institute
The Teach Engineering Champions Institute (TECI) is a 2-day, immersive program that blends hands-on exploration, collaboration, and reflection to create a dynamic professional learning experience. By convening STEM educators and professionals from diverse backgrounds, the institute leverages collective expertise to spark fresh perspectives, enrich the program, and inspire innovative approaches to STEM teaching and learning.
The TECI features workshops on engineering design curriculum, human-centered design, rapid prototyping, and embodied experiential learning. Upon completion, Champions return to their home states equipped with a practical ‘toolkit’ of resources to become leaders in, and support their local communities with the Teach Engineering curriculum.
TECI2026 applications will open soon.
"Teach Engineering's greatest strength lies in its ability to support teachers at all levels, from novice to expert. This program has been there to support my growth as an educator and my students' learning. Thanks to Teach Engineering, many of my students have gone on to work as engineers in various fields, and I am confident that this program will continue to inspire and support future generations of engineers." -K-12 EDUCATOR
"Participating in the Teach Engineering Champions Institute has been both empowering and energizing. As an educator working in rural and Indigenous communities, I am always seeking high-quality, culturally adaptable STEM resources - and TECI delivered just that. The program gave me the tools, confidence, and community to champion engineering education in a way that feels accessible and relevant to the students I serve". -2025 TECI Participant
Ready to Move Forward?
Teach Engineering is excited to collaborate with state leaders, departments of education, educational organizations and teachers to bring our impactful professional development to your community.
To learn more, please provide your contact information through our brief inquiry form.