STEM Ed Announcement: PDP workshop, Teaching Science in the 21st Century

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

Association of Science Department Heads 
of Eastern Massachusetts

Professional Development Workshop

Teaching Science in the 21st Century

Tuesday, March 24, 2009
8:15 AM?1:30 PM Braintree High School, 128 Town Street, Braintree, MA

8:15 ? 8:45 AM 	Coffee and Welcome

8:45 ? 9:45 AM	Mr. Morton Orlov, President, MA Math & Science 	Initiative Massachusetts Math & Science Initiative: Building Teams, Supporting Teachers

10:00 ? 10:20 AM Dr. Dianne Rees, Director of Science, Braintree Public Schools Incorporating Pre-engineering into the Science Curriculum: Resources Through the Museum of Science

10:30 ? 11:30 AM Ms. Alison Riordan, Director of Science, Plymouth Public Schools Web-based Resources for Instruction and Formative Assessment in Science

11:30 ? 12:30 PM Dr. Dwight Peavey, Senior Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Integrated Chemical Management: Proper Disposal of Solid, Universal, and Hazardous Waste

12:30 ? 1:30 PM	LUNCH AND LEARN with Mr. Brian Kirsch, 	VWR Education Scholar Chemical Safety Workshop


Please RSVP to:
Karen Keefe
kkeefe@braintreema.gov  
781-848-4000 x2237
Braintree High School
128 Town Street
Braintree, MA 02184

$35 Registration Fee (payable to ASDHEM) can be paid on site.

Lunch courtesy of VWR.

For directions to Braintree High School:
www.braintreeschools.org/bhs/bhsdirections.htm