About the Instructor – Marjorie Porter

Uniquely Qualified Instructor

Marjorie Porter is an exemplary science teacher and education consultant, committed to instructional excellence and the creative use of technology to enhance and support student learning. Marjorie has presented outstanding professional development workshops, both regionally and nationally, on a variety of STEM topics. She is the author of Practical Strategies to Enhance STEM Instruction in Your Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Classes (Grades 6-12), the extensive resource handbook you will receive at the seminar.

Marjorie is an energetic, innovative and highly qualified secondary teacher who has had a positive influence on thousands of students and instructors. Her colleagues respect her for her expertise, effective teaching strategies and creative approach to incorporating STEM in her instruction.

Participants in Marjorie’s seminar will discover an extensive collection of ideas and practical strategies for incorporating STEM into their existing curricula. Educators who attend her seminar will leave with detailed guidelines about how to involve their students in real-world, collaborative problem solving. Her lively seminar will introduce you to novel ways to leverage the engineering design process as a mechanism for incorporating science, math and technology into the classroom. She will clearly outline a variety of approaches and numerous strategies to inspire creativity and address real-world problems, and will showcase activities that engage students in the excitement of science, technology, engineering, and math.

What Your Colleagues Say About Your Presenter

“Marjorie has great ideas and strategies! I received many lessons, links and resources that I can incorporate into my STEM instruction. Thank you!”
- Raj Kalsi, Science Teacher

“This seminar is great! Marge offered so many useful ideas and strategies. Thank you!”
- Julie Farhm, Physics Teacher

“Very engaging! Great energy! Marjorie shared a great mix of resources and activities.”
- Jason Estes, 8th Grade Science Teacher

“Marjorie is very knowledgeable and informative. I feel more confident in being able to integrate new ideas to enhance my students’ learning.”
- Lisa Pisaui, Science Teacher

“This is the third time I’ve attended a seminar presented by Marge. I always go home with easy-to-implement lessons. Thank you!”
- Sherry Miller, Earth Science Teacher

“Great resources and strategies! I’m walking away with so many new tools to share with my colleagues!”
- Joel Totten, Science Department Liaison

“Tons of great information! I finally have a clear idea of what STEM lessons are! Thank you!”
- Jessie Botello, Science Teacher

“This is the first seminar in my twenty years of teaching where I spent my entire lunch break reading the seminar handbook. I am SO excited to start ‘Stemifying’ my science instruction.”
- Jill Witham, Middle School Science Teacher

“Marge is amazing at explaining and sharing an immense amount of information that is clear and easy to use immediately in the classroom. Thank you!”
- Kathryn Rosenfield, Chemistry Teacher