Professional Development
CRAFT PD Series — Unlocking AI & IoT for K-12 STEM
Hosted by the UCF DRACO Lab (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida) in partnership with the Western Regional Noyce Network, this series equips in-service and pre-service STEM teachers with practical skills for bringing AI and IoT into their classrooms.
Each standalone, virtual session follows the CRAFT pedagogical cycle — a five-phase instructional framework where participants experience each phase firsthand and learn to apply it in their own teaching:
- Contextualize — Why it matters: real-world application, career, and societal framing
- Reframe — Surface the wrong mental model, install the correct one
- Assemble — I Do → We Do → You Do scaffolded practice
- Fortify — Verify with tools and AI; errors are features, not failures
- Transfer — Connect forward to the next concept or your own classroom
Facilitators: Dr. Mike Borowczak & Dr. Andrea Borowczak + DRACO Lab graduate TAs
Format: Virtual (Zoom) · 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST · ~20-25 participants per session
Standards Framework: NGSS
Workshops
CRAFT PD Series — Unlocking AI & IoT for K-12 STEM
A three-session professional development series using the CRAFT pedagogical cycle. Co-hosted by the UCF DRACO Lab and School of Teacher Education.
Using AI for STEM: Lessons & More
Stop asking 'What is AI?' and start asking 'How does this help my students learn?'
Verifying STEM AI Outputs: What You Really Need to Know
Your students are using AI — but do they know when it's wrong?
Integrated STEM: Programming Edge/IoT Systems with AI
Take computing out of the browser and into the physical world.
What Every Participant Receives
- Shared Google Drive folder — Templates, prompt libraries, lesson starters (all editable)
- Curated resource website — Bookmarkable page with links, guides, and updates
- Digital toolkit PDF — One downloadable document per session
- Customized lesson — NGSS-aligned template personalized during the session