STEM Ed Announcement: Urban Ecology Summer Institute 2010

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

This is a free UMass Amherst program.
Contact information is below.
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Learning Science through Field Studies and Technology

Urban Ecology

Summer Institute 2010



Learn urban ecology concepts from lead scientists and master teachers

Learn how to use information technologies to support your students in
the study of urban ecology field science

Conduct field-based scientific studies that you can do in your own
schoolyard

Earn up to 54 professional development points



Collaborate with fellow science teachers

Stipends available to teachers from high needs school districts
(tentatively we are anticipating $700/week, we are awaiting word on
the final funding amount)

8 days: July 6 -9, July 12-15

8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Higgins Hall, Boston College


For more information visit www.urbaneco.org or

contact Kim Kilcourse

Education Partners Manager

Urban Ecology Institute

kkilcourse@urbaneco.org
617.552.0938

This program is supported in part through a Hewlett Packard
Foundation-Teaching with Technology Program (Grant# 189660) and a
National Science Foundation Information Technology Experiences for
Students and Teachers (ITEST) program (Grant#0525040)