{"id":78772,"date":"2025-05-07T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=78772"},"modified":"2025-05-07T13:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T17:41:07","slug":"teachers-want-more-professional-development-and-samsung-solve-for-tomorrow-delivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/teachers-want-more-professional-development-samsung-solve-for-tomorrow-delivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Teachers Want More Professional Development \u2014 and Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Delivers"},"content":{"rendered":"

America\u2019s teachers are hungry for more \u2014 and better \u2014 professional development opportunities. It\u2019s a consistent message Samsung Electronics America<\/strong><\/a> has heard over the 15 years of running Samsung Solve for Tomorrow<\/strong><\/a>, the nationwide STEM competition that empowers educators to help public middle and high school students create real-world solutions for community issues \u2014 and prove that STEM is about more than equations, coding, and lab experiments. It\u2019s about creativity, critical thinking, and making a lasting difference.<\/p>\n

Our latest survey, The State of STEM Education<\/strong><\/a>, confirms it: an overwhelming 97% of teachers said they would like additional support or resources to help them bring emerging tech and educational concepts into their STEM teaching. Specifically, they rank access to professional development and training as an urgent need on a par with updated curriculum resources, and alongside priorities like improved technology and collaboration with industry professionals.<\/p>\n

Responding to this call for educator support, Samsung created Samsung Solve for Tomorrow <\/strong>Teacher Academy<\/strong><\/a> seven years ago. Since then, we\u2019ve been expanding and evolving the program, introducing new subject areas and offering flexible, virtual \u00a0learning experiences to make educator professional development even more<\/em> accessible. This year\u2019s seventh annual Teacher Academy expanded further, offering nearly 200 teachers<\/strong> three separate virtual workshops focused on critical areas shaping the future of STEM education: Artificial Intelligence (AI)<\/strong>, Design Thinking<\/strong>, and Entrepreneurship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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The interactive virtual sessions wove subject-expert presentations together with engaging breakout discussions, giving educators the opportunity to connect, share ideas, and exchange teaching experiences. Led by experts in their respective fields \u2014 AI with longtime Teacher Academy partner MindSpark Learning<\/strong><\/a>, Entrepreneurship with BUILD.org<\/strong><\/a>, and Design Thinking with Samsung Education Solutions<\/strong><\/a> coaches<\/strong> \u2014 participants worked together to develop and present plans and solutions in response to challenges posed by the session facilitators. This approach was designed to mirror the collaborative, real-world problem-solving educators foster in their own classrooms.<\/p>\n

At a time when America\u2019s education sector is facing uncertainty and increased pressure on resources, the feedback we received from teachers validates Samsung\u2019s continued investment in their professional development:<\/p>\n