Full STEAM Ahead Conference
Forget everything you know about traditional teacher conferences—Full STEAM Ahead is more than just professional development; it’s an immersive, hands-on learning retreat designed to inspire and transform your approach to STEM education. Set in a breathtaking setting, this experience blends fun, collaboration, and innovation to help educators build engaging, inquiry-driven classrooms. From experimenting with hands-on STEM challenges to connecting with like-minded teachers over coffee and socials, this is PD like you’ve never experienced before.
innovate, inspire, ignite
an unforgettable STEm experience
Over the course of this luxury learning experience, you won’t just hear about best practices—you’ll live them. Work through real-world engineering builds, tackle design-thinking challenges, and walk away with a classroom-ready STEM unit you can implement immediately. Whether you're a classroom teacher, instructional coach, or school leader, you’ll gain the tools, confidence, and renewed energy to take STEM learning to the next level. Spots are limited—secure your place today and become part of the future of STEM education! 🔥✨
what makes FUll steam ahead different
Unlike traditional conferences, Full STEAM Ahead is a boutique-style professional development retreat where educators experience learning before they teach it. You’ll step into the student role as you engage in full STEM challenges, real-world problem-solving, and cross-curricular exploration. Then, you’ll debrief, reflect, and design lessons that you can immediately take back to your classroom.
Full STEAM Ahead:
The Ultimate STEM Educator Retreat
this isn't your average sit and get PD!
100% hands on learning
luxury learning experience
networking with like-minded educators
No boring lectures!
Because you deserve PD that inspires you
Build connections that last beyond the event
STEAM play & Immersion
You'll DO STEM before you teach it
hands-on science + STEAM Learning From a Student perspective
- Engage in phenomena-based learning to spark curiosity.
- Use science investigations, engineering, and math integration to tackle a real-world problem.
- Experience ELA & Art in STEAM through nonfiction reading, writing, and creative expression.
"Peel back the curtain" and analyze instructional design, lesson flow, and assessment strategies.
Modify & Adapt lessons for your own classroom during a structured planning session.
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Day 2
Day 3
hands-on science + STEm Learning from a Student perspective
turn hands on learning into
High-Impact teaching
Empowering you to empower
your students
Experience an engaging, inquiry-driven STEM unit as a student-just like your learners would. Work through hands-on labs, data analysis, and engineering challenges to see STEAM in action.
- Engage in phenomena-based learning to spark curiosity
- Use science investigations, engineering, and math integration to tackle real-world problems
- Experience ELA & Art in STEM through nonfiction reading, writing, and creative expression.
🔆 Afternoon Session: Reverse Engineering the Lesson
- "Peel back the curtain" and analyze instructional design, lesson flow and assessment strategies
- Modify and adapt lesson for your own classroom during a structured planning session
- Work through a STEM challenge where science, engineering, math and literacy combine
- Explore data-driven math integration and real-world applications
- Develop claim-evidence-reasoning writing strategies to strengthen STEM communication
🔆 Afternoon Session:
- Unpack the inquiry process and scaffold student learning
- Create an actionable lesson plan with build in assessment tools
- Collaborate with peers to refine and personalize your unit.
Now that you have experienced stem as a students, its time to break it down and build it up
on the final day, we bring it all together with a culminating project-
just like your students would do in your classroom
- Work through a project-based learning experience where your STEM skills come to life
- Present your findings, reflections, and solutions with peer feedback and coaching
- Model best practices for student collaboration, critique and iteration
🔆 Afternoon Session: Taking Ownership as a STEM Educator
- Develop a personalized STEM implementation plan
- Learn about ongoing coaching, support, and follow-up PD
- Get plug-and-play resources to immediately bring STEM to life in your classroom
We know that real change happens over time, and were here to support you every step of the way! Keep the momentum going with:
Beyond the Conference-Ongoing Support & Growth
full STEAM ahead doesn't end when you leave!
follow up coaching & onsite pd
The STEM Educator accelerator
Virtual stem masterclasses
We'll continue working with you or your school
A 6-week implementation program to guide your next steps and support
Ongoing learning at your own pace
Exclusive private community
Stay connected with other educators for support and collaboration