For additional workshop opportunities, please visit:
www.TeachingTechnicians.org
The Center for Environmental
Research and Conservation Workshop
Where: The Institute takes place
at a field site in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic where we are supported
by the Punta Cana Ecological Foundation
http://www.puntacana.org/
Who: Public and private school
educators teaching all content areas may attend as well as those from
graduate schools of education.
The Center for
Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) at Columbia University
offers a Teacher Training Institute each summer. Now in its 4th year,
the Institute is designed so that educators and CERC faculty work
together on inquiry based education and experiential learning at field
sites while earning credits in conservation biology in human ecology.
CERC is a consortium of Columbia University, American Museum of
Natural History, The New York Botanical Garden, The Wildlife
Conservation Society, and Wildlife Trust. CERC's two-part mission is to
build environmental leadership and to solve complex problems, in order
to stem the loss of biological diversity and achieve environmental
sustainability.
http://www.cerc.columbia.edu
Participants are eligible to receive six
graduate credits from Columbia that meet New York State Certification
requirements. For teachers from the New York City public education
system, these credits can be applied to a master's degree or to the "30
points above" for position and salary increase.
Costs: Columbia
University has a set rate for credits, setting the Institute costs at
$6,250 plus airfare if you decide to go the Dominican Republic.
Fellowships in amounts up to $3,000 are available - just fill out the
fellowship section of the application and submit to us. Additionally,
CERC covers all your room and board, on-site transportation, and
equipment at the field sites.
If you wish to participate in the Institute on a non-credit basis, you
may do so at a rate of $3,125. CERC can not offer fellowship to those
participating on a non-credit basis, but will still cover room and
board, on-site transportation and equipment costs at the field site. You
will receive a Certificate of Completion at the end of the Institute.
To Apply:
You may apply online
https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=col-cerc
or download an application from our website. Applications are due April
21st
For more information: I encourage you to call, email,
or set up an appointment to learn
more. I can be reached at
ss2412@columbia.edu
or at 212-854-2992.
NOAA Ocean Exploration Professional Development
Workshops for Teachers
When: June 30, 2008 (Introductory Workshop)
October 17,
2008 (Follow-up Workshop)
Who: Science Educators Grades 6-12
Where: J.L. Scott Marine Education Center Gulf Coast
Research Laboratory 703 East Beach Drive Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Cost: No Fee; $100 stipend for completion of both
workshops
To Find Out
More: Contact Dr. Shelia Brown,
shelia.brown@usm.edu
228.818.8892 or 228.818.8890
International Coastal Cleanup Day Workshop:
When: September 20 though October 11, 2008
Who:
Anyone.
Cost: FREE!
Each fall, people all over the country
participate in COASTWEEKS, a celebration of our coastal and water
resources. This year the event takes place from September 20 to October
11, kicked off by International Coastal Cleanup Day. In California,
COASTWEEKS is coordinated by the California Coastal Commission. The
Commission will feature a calendar of events in a special section of our
website, and we’ll be conducting outreach to publicize it. Special
events created for COASTWEEKS and prescheduled coast- and water-related
events are eligible. This celebration is a great way to expand your
outreach and to participate in a nation-wide effort to encourage
appreciation and preservation of our coast and our inland waterways. And
it’s free!
If you'd like to publicize your coast- or water-related event(s) on our
website during COASTWEEKS, please visit
www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/coastweeks/coastweeks.html to
download an event form, or refer me to event information on your
website. Please feel free to forward this email to other organizations
in California working for our coast and water resources. If you have any
questions or would like the form emailed, mailed or faxed to you, please
contact Annie Kohut Frankel
afrankel@coastal.ca.gov
NOAA Ocean Exploration Teacher Professional Development workshop
When:
Saturday, October 18, 2008 8:00 am - 3:30 pm
Who: Science Teachers Grades 5-12
Where: Charleston, South Carolina
Cost: Will receive a $100 stipend
From bioluminescent corals to deep
vent worms, from tropical underwater volcanoes to the Arctic Ocean
floor, we know more about the Moon than our ocean. Bring the excitement
of current ocean science
discoveries to your students using NOAA Ocean Exploration lesson plan
activities and the Ocean Explorer Web site (www.oceanexplorer.noaa
<http://www.oceanexplorer.noaa>._gov_). Join NOAA Ocean Exploration
Program Facilitator Stacia Fletcher as you do inquiry- and
standards-based activities tied directly to real ocean expeditions. Use
these inquiry-based activities in biology, earth, physical, and marine
science courses to connect your students to the excitement of NOAA Ocean
Exploration as they travel from the Galapagos Rift to the Arctic Ocean,
from Alaskan and New England seamounts to those in the Hawaiian Islands.
Participants will receive a continental breakfast; lunch; the
curriculum, Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration, with
CD-ROM's; Certificates of Participation; the opportunity to tour the
Aquarium on
their own at the conclusion of the workshop, and more.
This is the first of a two-part workshop series. The second will be on
February 7, 2009, when educators will have an opportunity to share their
use of OE activities and the Web site, participate in additional lesson
plan
activities, and receive more materials and updates about NOAA Ocean
Exploration expeditions. Educators participating in both workshops will
receive a $100 stipend. Registration is required and space is limited.
Registration Deadline is October 10, 2008.
Email Brian Thill to register:
BThill@scaquarium.org <mailto:BThill@scaquarium.org>
Or call Brian at (843) 579-8546
NOAA Ocean Exploration Teacher Professional Development workshop
When:
Saturday, November 1, 2008 8:30 am – 4:00
pm
Who:
Science Teachers Grades 6-12
Where:
Dauphin Island, Alabama
Cost: Will
receive a $100 stipend
From bioluminescent corals to deep vent worms, from tropical underwater
volcanoes to the Arctic Ocean floor, we know more about the Moon than
our ocean. Bring the excitement of current ocean science discoveries to
your students using NOAA Ocean Exploration lesson plan activities and
the Ocean Explorer Web site (www.oceanexplorer.noaa.gov). Join NOAA
Ocean Exploration Program Facilitator Charlene Dindo as you do inquiry-
and standards-based activities tied directly to real ocean expeditions.
Use these inquiry-based activities in biology, earth, physical, and
marine science courses to connect your students to the excitement of
NOAA Ocean Exploration as they travel from the Galapagos Rift to the
Arctic Ocean, from Alaskan and New England seamounts to those in the
Hawaiian Islands.
Participants will receive a continental breakfast; lunch; the
curriculum, Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration, with
CD-ROM’s; Certificates of Participation; the opportunity to tour the
Aquarium on their own at the conclusion of the workshop, and more.
This is the first of a two-part workshop series. The second will be on
March 14, 2009, when educators will have an opportunity to share their
use of OE activities and the Web site, participate in additional lesson
plan activities, and receive more materials and updates about NOAA Ocean
Exploration expeditions. Educators participating in both workshops will
receive a $100 stipend. Registration is required and space is limited.
Registration Deadline is October 17, 2008.
To register, or if you have any questions, contact:
Denise Keaton, Discovery Hall Programs Registrar
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
251-861-7515 Fax 251-861-7421 Email:
dkeaton@disl.org
Aquatic and
Marine Science, Teacher Training Program
Who: Teachers Grades K-12
Cost: Will receive a $100 stipend
The National
Aquarium in Washington, DC is offering a teacher training program,
Aquatic and Marine Science for Today’s Classroom Teacher. Each
participant will receive a $100 stipend and approximately $100 worth of
resources for their classroom. Space is limited and the program is
offered 6 times each school year. Please see the
attached brochure
if you are interested or know someone who may benefit from this
workshop.