STEM Ed Announcement: Meaningful Watershed Education Experiences (MWEE) Professional Development

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

This is not a UMass program.
Contact information is below.
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Meaningful Watershed Education Experiences (MWEE) Professional Development


The Gulf of Maine Watershed program is a field- and classroom-based
program that will provide Massachusetts middle school science teachers
with the knowledge and skills to teach students about local watersheds
and show how climate change affects watersheds. The program consists of
a three-day summer workshop, two call back/follow up sessions, and a
teacher-lead meaningful watershed education experience (MWEE) in the
field and classroom for students in grades 6 through 8.


After completing the three-day summer workshop, participating teachers
are expected to design and conduct a meaningful watershed experience
with their students during the fall semester, including a field trip, if
possible, and a classroom experience. The Aquarium staff will provide
support for field trips.


During follow-up sessions, participants will reconvene to present their
projects to one another, as well as to other educators at the
Massachusetts Marine Educators annual conference. They will also share
information about their projects with other educators through
conversations at their schools and in presentations at local education
conferences.


Grades: 5 - 12 science teachers

Dates:  July 15 - 17, 2010; (Thursday-Saturday)

Two call back dates, October 2 and December 4, 2010 -Attendance Required

Location: New England Aquarium, Boston, MA

Cost: Free (cost of graduate credits additional)

Credit: 45 Professional Development Points or, for an additional cost, 2
graduate credits from Cambridge College


Please register by July 1, 2010


To register for the summer courses, please contact the Teacher Resource
Center for more information. Advance registration is required. Please
call 617-973-6590 or email the Teacher Resource Center at trc@neaq.org.