MIT Science and Engineering Programme for Teachers
For one week each summer, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – the world’s leading STEM university – hosts an annual Science and Engineering Programme for Teachers (SEPT). The programme is open to 55 teachers from around the world. Participants undertake a week-long programme of professional learning, which includes lectures from leading scientists, training with the latest education technology developed at MIT, and undertaking workshops with an outstanding group of passionate educators – professors, students, researchers, and teachers from around the world.
Welsh delegation attends SEPT
Through the MIT Global Teaching Labs in Wales programme, the Welsh Government Education Directorate has a close working relationship with MIT. Through this partnership, the Welsh Government Education Directorate secured 4 places for educators from Wales to participate in SEPT 2023.
The participating Welsh educators, representing each area of Wales, attended the SEPT programme at MIT. The educators immersed themselves in the professional learning offered and brought it back to Wales for further dissemination through reflection reports and recorded presentations, highlighting newly acquired pedagogical techniques.
Reflection reports
Highlights for the classroom
Each Welsh delegate recorded a short presentation to share insights into the resources, strategies, and tools that they acquired from MIT, which support the implementation of and enrich the Curriculum for Wales.