The University of Massachusetts Amherst is offering a summer institute, July 14-18, for middle school and high school teachers to promote teaching of science concepts and processes related to the polar regions. The institute, titled International Polar Year: Science, Technology, Engineering, and

Mathematics Polar Connections, is sponsored by the STEM Education Institute and the Climate System Research Center. Three graduate credits are available at reduced cost; professional development points are free. April 1 is the application deadline. Applicants should include a statement of how they plan to use information from the institute within their classroom and disseminate the study of polar regions in a wider area. For further information, go to: http://www.umassk12.net/ipy.