CRAFT PD Series — Unlocking AI & IoT for K-12 STEM

About This Series

Co-hosted by the UCF DRACO Lab (Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering) and the UCF School of Teacher Education (College of Community Innovation & Education), University of Central Florida, this series equips 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:

1. Contextualize — Why it matters: real-world application, career, and societal framing
2. Reframe — Surface the wrong mental model, install the correct one
3. Assemble — I Do → We Do → You Do scaffolded practice
4. Fortify — Verify with tools and AI; errors are features, not failures
5. Transfer — Connect forward to the next concept or your own classroom

📄 CRAFT Cycle One-Pager (printable)

Facilitators: Dr. Mike Borowczak & Dr. Andrea Borowczak + DRACO Lab graduate TAs

Format: Virtual (Zoom) · 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM PST · Standalone sessions

Standards: Multi-framework STEM alignment — pick from CSTA, NGSS, CCSS Math, CCSS ELA, ISTE, NCSS C3, or National Core Arts using the searchable picker in the STEM Lesson Template · Teaching in Florida? Use the Florida-tuned Lesson Template (B.E.S.T. ELA/Math, NGSSS Science & Social Studies, Florida K-12 CS) · NGSS Alignment Crosswalk (for science-focused lessons)

Workshops

Note: Zoom passwords are not included in the links above. Please refer to your calendar invitation for the meeting password.

Shared Resources (All Workshops)

• 📄 CRAFT Cycle One-Pager — printable overview of the five-phase framework
• 📝 STEM Lesson Template — multi-framework CRAFT lesson builder (CSTA, NGSS, CCSS, ISTE, NCSS C3, National Core Arts)
• 🌴 Florida Lesson Template — Florida-tuned variant leading with B.E.S.T. ELA/Math, NGSSS Science & Social Studies, and Florida K-12 CS
• 📚 Prompt Library — tested prompts for AI-assisted STEM teaching
• ⚖️ Platform Comparison: ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini — strengths, weaknesses, and when to use which
• 📊 NGSS Alignment Crosswalk — IoT/sensor activities mapped to NGSS Performance Expectations
• 🔬 Sensor Reference Guide — BBC micro:bit V2 onboard sensors, code, and calibration notes
• 🔬 Full Sensor Guide + NGSS Crosswalk — detailed sensor cards with code examples and NGSS mapping

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