STEM ┃USA

Tour Code: PL-STEM-USA

STEM PD Tour

USA

12 Days – Tour Dates TBC
Professional Development Program - For Educators

The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is NASA's center for human spaceflight, where human spaceflight training, research, and flight control are conducted.
Teachers participating in a Robotics workshop
Houston – Chicago – NYC – San Francisco

First Hand Insight

global epicentres

World-Class Lectures

This tour takes teachers on an immersive tour to Houston, New York, Chicago and San Francisco – some of the world’s most advanced STEM epicentres. 

Through workshops, tutorials and guided tours teachers have opportunities to refresh and deepen their subject knowledge and teaching practice, and bring innovative ideas, techniques and resources back to the classroom.

PROFESSIONAL Development

This tour includes hours of PD as related to syllabus content. Teachers should add the PD to eTAMS or their personal log.

Tax deductible for Australian teachers*

*Self-education expenses directly related to employment for Australian teachers, may be tax deductible. Seek advice from your tax agent or the ATO

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Tour Highlights

  • Immersive study tour of NASA’s Johnson Space Centre, leading science/space learning hub. Deepen knowledge about space exploration, interact with scientists and touch the future.

  • Take workshops exploring inquiry-based/design challenge approaches to teaching STEM, based on best practice pedagogy.

  • Navigate architecture, urban design, engineering and sustainability in Chicago.

  • Visit prestigious universities and academies of sciences nurturing next-gen STEM professionals and influencing real-world solutions to global challenges – from immunology to chemical biology, sustainable engineering to ecosystem conservation.

  • Get updates on the latest thinking (and beyond) in design, robotics, virtual reality, AI, coding and computational thinking at Silicon Valley and elsewhere. Make connections between science, engineering and mathematics and our everyday lives.

  • Combine a stimulating learning journey with time to visit famous city landmarks, see a Broadway show, take a river cruise, or check out some jazz and blues.

FAQ’s

  • Age:  Participants must be over 18 years of age to participate in the program

    Travel documentation:  

    Participants must ensure that they:

    • Have a valid passport with six months’ validity from their return date to Australia

    • Obtain any required visas for travel to the destination country, plus any additional visas required for holders of non-Australian passports

    • Obtain their own travel insurance

  • This tour includes hours of PD as related to syllabus content. Teachers should add the PD to eTAMS or their personal log.

  • Register Interest to join the mailing list for updates on this tour. Once the tour reaches its minimum interest requirement of attending teachers, you will receive a copy of the booking form and tour payment schedule. A non-refundable deposit will then be payable to confirm your place.

    The final balance of the tour price is due 120 days prior to departure.

  • You certainly can! Anyone can travel on our PL tours, however, non-teachers should be aware the content will be targeted to the relevant syllabus and based on a certain level of prior knowledge. Should any participant choose not to attend one of the planned activities, there would be no refund for an unused portion of the tour.

    Please note - Participants must be over 18 years of age to attend the tour, and attendees who are not teachers in Australia may not be able to acquire PL hours or tax deductions.

DON’T MISS OUT!

Register Interest

To Receive Notification of Upcoming Tour Dates