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K-12 Teacher Development

Our center enhances and supports the professional growth of educators by providing hands-on content workshops. We believe that effective educators are lifelong learners and that professional development is an ongoing process of enhancing our understanding of how children develop and learn, advancing our content knowledge and learning new practices.

Course 1- Siemens Engineering Design:  June 8th- 12th
Course 2- Siemens Manufacturing and Automation: June 22nd-26th
Course 3- Siemens Mechatronics and the Internet of Things (loT): July 6th- 10th

All courses will be Monday- Thursday 8:30am-4pm and Friday 8:30am -1pm

Registration will be $1200 per session per teacher.  You can pay by credit card here or check made payable to the University of South Carolina. USC will cover parking.  

Parking will be available at Horizon Parking garage located at 519 Main Street, Columbia SC 29208.  Please enter through hourly parking only and park on the 3rd floor or above.  Do not park in spaces designated for permit holders. Any parking violations incurred due to non-compliance will be the responsibility of the vehicle owner. 

Dinner will be provided on Monday night and lunch will be provided on Wednesday.  All other meals will be on your own.  

Who: Any 9th- 12th grade educator 

Cost: $1200 per session per teacher 
Registration includes curriculum, master teacher training, parking, orientation dinner and lunch on Wednesday   
*Registration does not include lodging, transportation or dinners.  

Required Equipment: Participants must bring their own laptop with the needed software preloaded.  

Location: Swearingen Engineering Center, 301 Main Street Columbia SC 29208

Room: TBA 

Hotel Recommendations nearby: 
Courtyard Columbia Downtown at USC 
Springhill Suites Columbia Downtown/The vista 
Cambria Hotel Columbia Downtown the Vista   

Questions: email Krystal DuBose at krystaldubose@sc.edu  When you submit this form, it will not automatically collect your details like name and email address unless you provide it yourself.

Registration: 2026 Siemens Engineering Pathway Teacher Registration – Fill out form

We have a full, engaging day plan.  Here is the info:

When: Friday, March 13

Where: Swearingen Engineering Building

Time: 9am-3pm

Who: any teachers

Register for Spring OGT
Sessions:

9:30 am

  • Python or C++? Making the Right Choice for Your Program
  • Capstone Studio: Developing the Ultimate Student Experiences Through Integrative & Authentic Projects
  • Measuring What Matters: Assessing Mastery in Performance Based Classrooms
  • Implementing 3D Printing Projects in the Classroom

Networking lunch

12:30 pm

  • When Student Work Doesn’t Work: Teaching Debugging Strategies
  • Using AI for Generative Design in 3D Modeling
  • Build. Code. Compete. Using VEX Robotics
  • Team-Based Learning: Strategies that Work

 

 

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