STEM Ed Announcement: NSTA Summer Institutes

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NSTA Summer Professional Development Offers Educators Interesting Options

Educators can stretch their minds this summer by attending an exciting PD
opportunity. Check out these choices. 

NSTAs Elementary Science Institute planned for Aug. 5-7 in New Orleans
brings together teams of administrators, coaches/teacher leaders, and
classroom teachers to collaboratively work towards excellence in elementary
science teaching. Esteemed educator, author, and Executive Director Emeritus
of BSCS Dr. Rodger Bybee will facilitate the Administrators strand that will
focus on addressing the needs and responsibilities of principals in K-6
schools. Other leaders in science education, former NSTA president Linda
Froschauer, author/educator Dr. Tim Cooney, Associate Professor Dr.
Christine Royce and author/science educator Steve Rich will facilitate
strands for coaches/teacher leaders and classroom teachers. For more details
on content, www.nsta.org/2010elem. 

The Urban Science Education Leaders Summer Academy, scheduled for August 2-5
in New Orleans, aims to positively affect student achievement through the
development of school leaders who will help guide reform of the learning,
teaching and assessing of science in elementary and middle schools. Leaders
will be focus on personal experiences, the change process, use of research,
relevant data, and learning the leadership skills developed in collaboration
with others. This exciting and powerful institute will be facilitated by Dr.
Adriane Dorrington. The featured guest speaker will be astronaut Dr. Bernard
Harris, Jr. Teams that include a science or district science coordinator, a
building administrator and 3 teachers are encouraged to attend. The Academy
is directed towards urban educators in elementary and middle school. For
more information, visit www.nsta.org/2010usel.