Teacher Professional Development Program

Throughout the year, the Western Engineering Outreach team offers and participates in a variety of Teacher Professional Development (PD) workshops across London and the surrounding area. Interested in learning more? Contact us at discover@uwo.ca.

Applying the Engineering Design Process

This FREE teacher PD session provides teachers with insight into teaching the Engineering Design Process, as seen in the Science & Technology curricula from Grades 1 to 9. This session explains what the Engineering Design Process is and exemplifies associated hands-on activities.

AI Unplugged: AI Awareness in the Classroom (New for September 2026)

This FREE teacher PD session explores how AI awareness can be addressed in the classroom with an offline, unplugged approach. This session focuses on why AI matters and how teachers can easily implement practical, unplugged AI awareness activities in the classroom. We invite you to join us to increase your own AI awareness and add some AI awareness activities to your teaching toolbox! This session is open for Grade 4 to 12 teachers, teacher-librarians, and others who support technology in schools. There is no prior knowledge required!

WEMADEIT in the Classroom

WEMADEIT in the Classroom is a program designed by a consortium consisting of Hydro One, Western University, Toronto Metropolitan University, Ontario Tech University, and the University of Waterloo. The program offers STEM professional development for teachers working in Grade 7 and Grade 8 classrooms with the potential to run in Grade 5 and Grade 6 classrooms.

WEMADEIT has 12 FREE curriculum-linked activities, and provides all professional development workshop materials for a cross curricular learning experience. For more information on the program please visit: http://wemadeit.ca/teachers/

Technology Loaning Program (New format for 2026-2027)

For the 2026-2027 school year, the Technology Loaning Program is only available to teachers who have previously completed a 3D Printing PD workshop with Western Engineering Outreach, as it is being grandfathered into our wider Teacher PD program. Although we are not offering 3D Modelling and Printing PD this year, we are still running the Tech Loaning program for select teachers who have been previously trained in our program. Teachers who received the 3D Modelling and Printing training in 2025 can still request to borrow 3D printers for a scheduled 4-week loan period to bring hands-on learning to their classrooms. Request forms will be distributed via email to teachers who have previously participated in the Teacher PD program. Please note this is a popular program, and we do our best to accommodate as many requests as possible, but bookings are subject to availability.

Registration is open! Click here to register for Teacher PD in September 2026!