Virtual reality in schools, a STEM science project, free curriculum resources from the United Nations, and strategies for assisting reluctant readers are among the topics to be offered at the annual S-T-R-E-T-C-H Your Teaching Workshop.

The event is set for Saturday, March 18, at University of Maine’s Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Ave. in Belfast.

Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. with the keynote at 9 a.m., according to a news release from Priscilla McFarland, workshop co-organizer.

Other presentation topics include Number Sense, Design Thinking, and Combining Storytelling with Family Recipes.

The workshop is a low-cost professional development program for all pre-K to 12 educators. Lunch is included with the registration fee, and contact hours will be awarded.

For more information and to receive the registration form for this workshop, email Donna Kennison at mimiken7@gmail.com or go to dkgmaine.weebly.com. Registration must be received by Friday, March 10.

This workshop is sponsored by the Maine state organization of DKG (Delta Kappa Gamma.) DKG is an international organization dedicated to providing professional and personal development for teachers and supporting education worldwide.

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