Science/Math Professional Development
Teaching
Science in your Watershed Using Real World Local Environmental
Issues to Teach Science:
Four Day Professional Development
Opportunity
June 26, 27, 30 and July 1, 2008
Registration Fee $150
Stipends from the Westfield River
Environmental Center of $150 for first
15 participants registered by June
6th. Meals and materials included.
Possibility of graduate credit
To register contact: Audrey Antosz
at aantosz@wsc.ma
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All K-12 teachers are welcome to
attend! However, the focus of these
workshops will be most relevant for
teachers of science in upper
elementary through high school
grades.
All workshop sessions will be led by
faculty at Westfield State College
and community experts.
Participants will learn the basics
of watershed science, focusing on
real-world local environmental
issues such as:
Human impacts on water quality
Effects of invasive species on
aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
Reintroduction of Atlantic Salmon
Participants will engage in specific
activities relevant to their
classroom
or schoolyard, including:
Stream monitoring & water quality
Basic mapping skills, including GIS " & GPS
technology
Investigating soils
Studying the impacts of the hemlock woolly adelgid, a
non-native insect
Priscilla Miller, Director
Center for Teacher Education and
Research
Westfield State College
577 Western Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
1-413-572-8065
pmiller@wsc.ma.edu
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Department of Education Chemistry and/or Physics Summer Institutes:
Summer Component: 8-days July 8-11,
July 14-17 (tentative)
Summer Times: 8:30am to 3:30pm
Location: Chelsea High School
Target Audience: Educators Grades 7-12 & HS Special Needs
Resource
Staff
Summer Component: 8-days July 22-25,
July 28-31
Summer Times: 8:30am to 3:30pm
Location: University of MASS at
Lowell, Olney Hall
Fall Call Back Dates: Two Days TBA.
Fall Meeting Times: 9am to 3pm.
Participants will leave with great
activities, increased competency in
science, $200 dollars of
instructional supplies, 67.5 professional
development points, and an option to
earn 3-graduate credits at $50
dollars per credit.
If you would like additional
information concerning either of these
opportunities, please email us
greenman.mark@marbleheadschools.org
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Mark Greenman
Science Matters
Phone: (781) 248-4952
Physics for the Middle Grades (June
2 - July 28 @UMass)
This course is designed to meet the
needs of teachers in the middle
grades with a focus on the Physical
Sciences content of the grades 3-5
section of the Massachusetts
Frameworks for Science and Technology/
Engineering. Topics include:
electricity, magnetism, light and sound,
and forms of energy.
During class meetings, students will
engage in lab work that provides
both instruction in content and
models learning activities that are
appropriate for the elementary
classroom. Course assignments are
designed to support participants'
development of curriculum material,
incorporating the connections
between content and pedagogy, which will
be relevant and useful in their
school setting.
Funding is provided by the
Massachusetts Math and Science Partnership.
There is no charge for teachers
desiring PDP's. Three graduate credits
are available for inservice teachers
at a reduced cost of $300 plus a
$45 registration fee. Preservice
teachers can earn general education
undergraduate credits at the same
cost. There is no stipend, but course
materials will be provided.
Eligibility requirement: teachers or
teacher aides in Massachusetts
schools; priority given to those in
high needs school districts.
Registration: http://k12s.phast.umass.edu/pvnet/mathscience.htm.
(You
cannot register directly through
Continuing Education.)
Questions: Contact Mort Sternheim, mort@umassk12.net
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413-545-1908.
Instructors: Mort Sternheim and
Chris Emery, UMass Amherst
Dates: Mondays June 2 through July
28 from 4:30pm to 8:30pm.
Location: UMass Amherst, Lederle
Graduate Research Tower room 1033
New Science Teacher Academy to
Select Middle and High School Science
Teachers for 2008-09 Term: Applications are still being accepted to
become a "Fellow" in the
NSTA New Science Teacher Academy for 2008-09.
New science teachers throughout the
country who are entering their
second or third year of teaching
with a schedule that includes at least
51% science teaching time to middle
or high school students are
encouraged to apply.
Cofounded
by the Amgen Foundation, the NSTA
New Science Teacher Academy is a
fellowship program created to help
promote quality science teaching,
enhance teacher confidence and
classroom excellence, and improve teacher
content knowledge. NSTA Fellows
chosen for the program which runs fro m
August 2008 through June 2009, will
receive a comprehensive NSTA
membership package; participation in
an e-mentoring program developed by
NSTA, the New Teacher Center at
UC-Santa Cruz, and Montana State
University; and access to a variety
of web-based professional
development activities including web
seminars. Each NSTA Fellow will
receive financial support to attend
and participate in NSTA's 2009
National Conference on Science
Education in New Orleans, scheduled for
mid-March.For more information on
how to apply to the New Teacher
Science Academy, please visit www.nsta.org/academy
<http://www.nsta.org/academy/>
. Applications must be submitted no later
than May 23, 2008, to be considered.
Don't delay, apply now.
Nationally Syndicated TV Talk Show
Seeks Teacher for Science Demos:
Jimmy Kimmel Live is looking for
someone who is passionate and
knowledgeable about science who
would feel comfortable taking Jimmy
through multiple unusual and
entertaining science experiments for a new
segment that they're hoping to have
on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Ideally, if
they find the right personality for
the segment, they would like to make
this a recurring bit. Anyone who is
interested is welcome to submit a
brief video introducing
himself/herself, sharing some background
information, mentioning a few
potential experime nts, and explaining why
he/she would be a good candidate for
this segment. The video should be
no longer than 5 minutes and can be
submitted via e-mail at
ftsjkl@gmail.com or mailed directly to the address
below. Deadline for
submission: June 2, 2008. Contact:
Tara Varilek, Jimmy Kimmel Live
at: 6834 Hollywood Blvd. 6th Floor
Hollywood, CA 90028
"e" joins Swiss Consulate
to teach about climate change as part of
Cambridge Science Festival
On May 3rd at the MIT
Museum,"e" will present an abbreviated version of
its workshop on global warming, "How to Be Cool About Getting
Hot", as
part of Swiss House's "Climate
Change Walk", highlighting environmental
issues and solution-finders in
Cambridge. In programming for families,
the Consulate intends to bring the
concern of climate change into
sharper focus. "e" will be
there to help children and parents literally
get their hands around aspects of
the issue through activities and
demonstrations. Please drop by! The
workshop will revolve for several
hours from 12-4pm. You and your
children will get an opportunity to have
some fun as you learn! Or, if you
have been considering inviting us for
a workshop in your school, library
or community center, this is an
excellent opportunity to come see
what we do!
Where: MIT Museum, Building N51
265 Mass Ave Cambridge, MA 02139
When: Saturday, May 3rd, from 12-4pm
For more information: Call
"e" inc. at 617-227-1522
Unlocking Linear Equations and
Exploring Their Foundations
We wish to bring to your attention
an exciting Summer Professional
Development Institute on
mathematics. These Intensive Immersion
Institutes
from EduTron will be conducted by
Dr. Andrew Chen, Dr. George Johnston,
and Prof. Elaine Previte. The
Institutes will start in early June and
spaces are limited; please act now:
apply online and also forward to
your math colleagues. The Institute
is designed to assist teachers to
advance their deep understanding of
important topics and their
conceptual foundations, and to craft
their pedagogy from that deep
understanding. Upon successful
completion of an Institute, participants
will obtain 67.5 PDPs at no cost.
Graduate credits from Fitchburg State
College are optional.
The best part, however, is the
content gains and personal growth.To
register for this course:
http://www.edutron.com/PDI2008/Registration-MS.htm
The title, location and dates of the
Institute are:
Unlocking Linear Equations and
Exploring Their Foundations [Quest for
Deep Understanding - "from MCAS
to MTEL" and Back]
Middle School Level (GR 5-8)
Summer session: June 5 (3-6 PM),
July 22-24 and July 29-31 2008 from
8:00 to 3:30. Three follow-up dates
TBA. (3-6 PM)
Location: Williams Middle School,
180 Walnut Street, Chelsea MA 02150
If you cannot access the web, please
contact: Kai C. Liu KCLBA8@EduTron.com
(781)729-8696