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What: Earth Systems Science for Teachers
When: July 25-August 6, 2010; 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday
Where: UNH-Durham Campus
How Much: Teachers pay UNH tuition and fees ($950 - $1250 depending on residency and pre/in-service teacher status)
Earth Systems Science for Teachers - 1 (ESST-1; ESCI 795/895) 3 Credits -
This course is designed for both pre- and in-service teachers who want to enhance their content knowledge and implement best teaching practices in Earth System Sciences. ESST-1 is intended either for those with either limited or outdated coursework in the Earth Sciences, or those who wish to focus on the integration of Earth System Science content knowledge into one's curriculum. The course will approach the planet Earth as a system and focus on the linkages and interactions between components of the Earth System. Approaches to teaching these topics in the middle and high school classroom will be discussed, including ways to incorporate various levels of inquiry-based instruction. Assignments in this course will be geared towards meeting the specific curricular needs of individual participants.
McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is holding their first ever Summer Solar Science Symposium! This is designed as a professional development workshop for teachers. Due to the support of generous donors, they are able to offer this five-day, 30-hour teacher workshop for only $200!
The Symposium will be held June 28 - July 2 from 9:00 - 3:00 each day.
Perhaps you need more clock-hours for your certification or recertification. Maybe you could use additional science content for Highly Qualified Teacher preparation. You can also earn one to three graduate credits from Plymouth State University Graduate School for a very reasonable $125 per graduate credit.
Our Symposium includes quite a variety of solar science oriented topics from solar flares and spectroscopy to the birth and death of stars. We will observe the sun with our own solar telescopes. We will take a field trip to UNH and visit with scientists involved in key current NASA solar missions. A solar scientist from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center will conduct interactive sessions and activities for a day. We will also have solar engineers and medical professionals on hand to bring the sun down to a very practical "what does it all mean to me in my life" level. Take back lesson ideas and activities for your classroom.
Click here for flyer and post it in a prominent place where your colleagues will see it. Feel free to make as many copies as you like. Check out our website at www.starhop.com.
Space is limited. Call right away to make reservations at 603-271-7827 x0. I hope to see you there.
Link: Joides Resolution joidesresolution.org/node/453
New Book Released on November 7th! Weather Facts and Fun, By Josh Judge, WMUR TV, noted New Hampshire Weather person, and Kathe Cussen, noted New Hampshire Educator, Hampstead Middle School. SciArt Media, of Greenfield, NH.
It's aimed at grades 2-6, but is a good read for anyone who wants to learn more about New England weather. It has 2 interactive charts/maps-- hurricane tracking and station plots for 10 locations in New England and it also fulfills the weather objectives in the NH State Frameworks. They painstakingly went through the frameworks and included everything--- seeing/charting patterns in the weather, satellites and tech, the career of a meteorologist, etc....
Here's a couple of web sites for anyone who wants to know the locations of appearances by Josh, book signings, if they want to order a book from the website, date of the Chronicle segment on channel 9, etc.
http://www.sciartmedia.com/weatherfactsandfun
link: www.newteachercenter.org
Through Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP) funding, the NH DOE is pleased to announce the availability of electronic mentoring through the New Teacher Center and the University of California at Santa Cruz. This program is available for middle and high school mathematics and science teachers who are in their first through third year of teaching. NH has trained online mentors who have been participating in this program for the past few years. Funding for new mentees is available through the MSP funding and NH DOE.
link: www.k12opensource.org/spdc/
The Seacoast Professional Development Center is one of six regional training centers established by the State of New Hampshire's Department of Education to deliver technology based professional development to teachers and staff throughout New Hampshire. SPDC is part of the Local Education Support Center Network (LESCN).
link: http://www.nhptv.org/teacherline
PBS TeacherLine, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education , is committed to helping PreK-12 teachers acquire the skills they need to prepare students for a successful future. TeacherLine provides online professional development through facilitated and standards-based courses, supportive and collaborative learning communities, and exemplary Internet-based resources.
link: www.nhplt.org
NH Project Learning Tree offers a continuum of professional development opportunities from one-day workshops to multi-year intensive professional development opportunities for classroom educators and others who are committed to providing quality environmental education in diverse settings. At the heart of our programs is the award winning Project Learning Tree curriculum. Project Learning Tree is one of the country’s most time-honored environmental education curriculum programs.
link: www.caces.org
CACES is a member of LESCN, the NH Professional Development Centers Network. Our mission is to provide our school districts with high quality professional development and resources that supports their educational needs. CACES staff includes retired administrators, teachers, and assistants who collaborate with LESCN to support NH DOE initiatives. The CACES facility is located in Penacook, NH at the old Summer Street Elementary School, on the corner of Summer and Cross Streets. The facility is part of the Merrimack Valley School District. It is easily accessible off Exit 17 on Interstate 93 as well as Highways 3, 106, and 132.
link: www.sau6.k12.nh.us/SRPDC/PDindex.htm
From the heart of the Connecticut River Valley, centrally located in NH for all your Staff Development needs. SRPDC prepares, trains, and educates high-quality teachers, community groups, paraprofessionals and other eductional staff. SRPDC's continuing education and professional development training programs will sharpen skills and broaden horizons for you and your staff. Register online!
link: www.ncedservices.org/history.htm
NCES in an educational service provider with membership from School Administrative Units 3, 7, 9, 20, 23, 35, 36, 58, 68, 77 & 84. Professional development, services such a psychological assessment, speech and occupational therapy, distance learning and a lending resource library are among NCES' primary functions.
link: www.swnhesc.org
The mission of these centers is to provide high quality training opportunities that will empower teachers and show a positive correlation to student achievement. Programs will provide high quality professional development to increase teacher quality by increasing their content knowledge, teaching skills, and use of classroom technology. Consortia of school districts have collaborated with higher educational institutions and business to maximize the quality of professional development and to leverage resources in support of New Hampshire eduation. These centers will identify the specific needs of districts and offer targeted long-term professional development activities with a focus on technology. Centers will collect data and establish evaluation methods for these activities todetermine the effectiveness on student achievement. While many of the activities planned for these centers are state wide, each center is charges with meeting the needs of their region. Visit the LESCN course catalogfor statewide course offerings sponsored by the Centers. Our facility, housed in the Roosevelt School Building, Keene, NH has two rooms for training and workshops with both pc and apple computers, a state state-of-the-art video conference lab which enables cutting edge communication technology to foster education availability anywhere in the region, a small lending library of professional development materials. We also offer online support for all our training programs through SWnhESC Moodle.
link: www.gmpdc.org
Greater Manchester Professional Development Center.
Recommended by Lisa LaValley
link: www.nheon.org/opennh
OPEN NH is growing a cost-effective statewide online professional development system geared to school or district needs. We do this by selecting and training facilitators, designing online courses specifically tied to the needs of NH schools and educators, and researching effective online professional development.
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