Utah Code § 9-22-110

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 9-22-110 - Acquisition of STEM education high quality professional development
(1) The STEM Action Center may, through a request for proposals process, select technology providers for the purpose of providing a STEM education high quality professional development application.
(2) The high quality professional development application described in Subsection (1) shall:
(a) allow the State Board of Education, a school district, or a school to define the application's input and track results of the high quality professional development;
(b) allow educators to access automatic tools, resources, and strategies, including instructional materials with integrated STEM content;
(c) allow educators to work in online learning communities, including giving and receiving feedback via uploaded video;
(d) track and report data on the usage of the components of the application's system and the relationship to improvement in classroom instruction;
(e) include video examples of highly effective STEM education teaching that:
(i) cover a cross section of grade levels and subjects;
(ii) under the direction of the State Board of Education, include videos of highly effective Utah STEM educators; and
(iii) contain tools to help educators implement what they have learned; and
(f) allow for additional STEM education video content to be added.
(3) In addition to the high quality professional development application described in Subsections (1) and (2), the STEM Action Center may create STEM education hybrid or blended high quality professional development that allows for face-to-face applied learning.

Utah Code § 9-22-110

Renumbered from § 63N-12-210 and amended by Chapter 487, 2019 General Session ,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Chapter 353, 2017 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/9/2017.
Amended by Chapter 139, 2016 General Session ,§ 5, eff. 5/10/2016.
Renumbered from § 63M-1-3209 by Chapter 283, 2015 General Session ,§ 284, eff. 5/12/2015.
Added by Chapter 318, 2014 General Session ,§ 8, eff. 4/1/2014.

Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number used in HB 224, Chapter 221.