STEM Ed Announcement: MITS Summer Institute

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

This is not a UMass program.
Contact information is below.
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** Southeast Region MITS Summer Institute has been selected as a Dept. of
Elementary and Secondary Education Professional Development Institute.
Registration Fee has been waived.**

- Up to 4 Graduate Credits available-

MITS, Inc. Museum Institute for Teaching Science 2010 Summer Institutes
Interactions in the Sciences: Observe, Investigate, Explain
Explore how cycles, processes and systems connect life, physical and earth science

July 6-9 & July 12-16

For Upper Elementary and Middle School Educators
A minds-on, hands-on professional development experience that will
provide you with scientific knowledge, classroom investigations and a 
network of resources. Offered in seven regions of Massachusetts and 
southeastern New Hampshire.

Spend 1-2 days at each partner organization as you participate in content
and skill development sessions taught by professional educators,
scientists and content experts. Daily activities include both indoor, 
inquiry-based classroom experiences and outdoor, field experiences.

Berkshire Region: Berkshire Museum, Center for Ecological Technology, MA
DCR, Housatonic Valley Association Boston Region: Boston Children's 
Museum, Harvard Museum of Natural History, New England Aquarium, Zoo New 
England Cape Cod/South Shore Region: Cape Cod Maritime Museum, National 
Marine Life Center, OceanQuest, South Shore Nature Center Merrimack
 
River Region: Amoskeag Fishways Learning and Visitors Center,
Beaver Brook  Association, MA DCR, Nashua River Watershed Association
North Shore Region: Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center, HOBBES, Inc.,
MAS Endicott and Ipswich Regional Centers, Schooner Adventure

Southeast Region: Buttonwood Park Zoo, Lloyd Center for the Environment, 
MAS Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary, New Bedford Whaling Museum Worcester 
Region: EcoTarium, MAS Wachusett Meadow Sanctuary, MA DCR, Tower Hill 
Botanic Garden, Worcester Art Museum

Investigate:
. using inquiry-based, hands-on methods in your classroom
. resources at cultural institutions in your area
. life cycles and food chains in local habitats
. using interactive models to explain geology and climate
. ways that chemical and physical factors shape habitats
. how students can use data to describe what they observe
. and much more

Take home a teaching resource kit to ensure your success using inquiry in
the classroom. Earn PDPs and/or graduate credit.
Course Fee: $250 (discounts for more than one teacher per school);
additional fees for graduate credit based on institution selected
($150-$280 for 4 credits)

Registration Deadline: June 1, 2010 (call for space after deadline)
For a complete brochure or to register visit www.mits.org, e-mail
ahoffmaster@mits.org, or call 617-328-1515.