STEM Ed Announcement: Introduction to Ocean Science

["Mort Sternheim" <mort@k12s.phast.umass.edu>]

This is not a UMass program
 Contact information is below.
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 We still have a few spaces left in our February Vacation Workshops!   
 
  
 
 Introduction to Ocean Science 
 
  
 
 Dates: Tuesday - Thursday, February 19-21, 2013
 
 Time: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
 
 Cost: $50 per session or $120 for all three sessions
 
 For: Educators, grades 3  8 (others also welcome)
 
 Credit:  12 PDPs or 1 graduate credit from Cambridge College (for an
 additional cost of $50; must attend all three sessions to receive
 graduate credit)
 
 During this three-part series, we will explore essential scientific
 concepts in the important context of ocean science through engaging
 investigations. Participants will walk away with knowledge about the
 ocean, its inhabitants and its interaction with humans as well as
 with activities and resources to use in their classrooms! 
 
 Topic Agenda
 
 Day 1: Physical Properties of the Ocean
 
 Day 2: Life in the Ocean
 
 Day 3: Human and Ocean Interaction
 
  
 
  
 
 A Closer Look: Integrating Science and Literacy through Observation 
 
  
 
 Date: Friday, February 22, 2013
 
 Time: 8:30 a.m.  12:30 p.m.
 
 Cost: $50 
 
 For: Educators, grades K  5 (others also welcome)
 
 Sharpen your understanding of how to facilitate inquiry-based
 activities and design investigations.  Discover ways to help students
 write informational text and develop their observational skills with
 artifacts, live animals and aquarium exhibits. Through integration of
 science skills, participants will:
 
 Connect ELA Common Core and Science Standards through engaging and
 easy to implement activities
 Experience and understand effective approaches in science teaching in
 a general education classroom
 Understand how simple observations can lead to questions,
 investigation and exploration (Claims, Evidence, Reasoning)
 Engage their students in new ways to explore the world around them
 ELA Common Core Anchor Standards
 
 Speaking and Listening: flexible communication and collaboration
 
 Language: conventions, effective use, and vocabulary
 
 Writing: text types, responding to reading, and research
 
  
 
  
 
 Questions? Or to register call the TRC at 617.973.6590 or by e-mail
 at trc@neaq.org.  Visit us on the web at www.neaq.org/teachers 
 
  
 
  
 
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 Nicole Scola
 Supervisor of Teacher Services
 Teacher Resource Center 
 New England Aquarium
 Central Wharf
 Boston, MA 02110
 nscola@neaq.org  
 
 617-226-2215
 617-973-6590
 
 Visit our website: 
 http://www.neaq.org/teachers  
 

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