Professional Development

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  • Library of Congress Summer Teacher Institutes - deadline February 24...
    Feb 15, 2012
    Professional Development

    Wouldn't you like to spend five days in DC this summer to learn about using primary resources from the Library of Congress in the K12 classroom? Learn more, tet moving and apply by February 24:  2012 Summer Teacher Institutes

    Here are the dates of 2012 institutes:

    • May 21-25
    • June 11-15
    • July 9-13 (World Cultures Focus)
    • July 16-20 (Civil War Focus)
    • August 6-10
  • Professional development: teaching climate science; addressing sustainability in the geosciences...
    Feb 14, 2012
    Professional Development

    The Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN) project has two upcoming professional development opportunities for teaching about climate science:

    Communicating Climate Science in the Classroom - April 2 - 11, 2012 
Application deadline: March 1, 2012 
http://cleanet.org/clean/community/workshops/communication2012/index.html 


Teaching Climate Complexity - May 7 - 16, 2012 
Application deadline: March 31, 2012 
http://cleanet.org/clean/community/workshops/climate2012/index.html

     

    In addition, the InTeGrate project at the Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College offers two workshops for undergraduate faculty having to do with sustainability and the geosciences: 

    Programs that Bring Together Geoscience and Sustainability - May 23 -25, 2012, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 
Application deadline: March 5, 2012 
http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/programs2012/index.html 


Systems, Society, Sustainability and the Geosciences - July 24 - 26, 2012, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 
Application deadline: April 20, 2012 
http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/sustainability2012/index.html
  • Reminder: MSP2 webinar today at 4 pm EST...
    Nov 17, 2010
    Professional Development

    The Middle School Portal2 offers a professional development webinar today at 4 pm EST: Getting the Most Out of Your Students in the Networked World

    Description: Students today live in a world that is filled with connections. Facebook, Skype, Twitter, and other services mean that
    information is available at a lightning pace. How do we take advantage  of that as teachers and what are the caveats of working in a world where
    networked learning is the norm? Join us for a discussion about the  implications of networking on teaching and learning in today's world.

    Presenter MiniBio: Todd Williamson is a National Board Certified Teacher (Early Adolescent Science) at Broad Creek Middle
    School in Newport, NC. Todd teaches 7th grade science and has a focus on incorporating technology into classroom instruction. He maintains a
    blog about technology in education called The Technorate Teacher.  Todd is a technology trainer for the North Carolina Teacher's Academy
    and primarily focuses on integrating Web 2.0 tools into the classroom at all grade levels. 


    Click on http://tinyurl.com/participateMSP2 to join the webinar - the room will open at 3:30pm EST. You'll need to download the Elluminate web conferencing software which takes a few minutes the first time you access it. Here is a good tutorial on getting started and more information about the Elluminate platform - http://www.elluminate.com/Support/?id=62. 

  • SSP 2011 Fellows Program applications opens November 15, 2010
    Nov 15, 2010
    Professional Development

    Here's a good opportunity to circulate to science teachers:  

    The Society for Science & the Public (SSP) opens its application period for SSP Fellows, which provides teachers with financial support and training to transmit science inspiration and success to their science students.  Fellows are selected via a national competition, and guide students to produce high-quality project-based research which can then be selected for SSP's premier science competition, the Intel Science Talent Search. 

    Applicants must submit a five-part online application, and be able to attend the Fellows Institute in Washington DC from July 25 through July 30, 2011. 

    Fellows will receive $8,500 (renewable annually) for up to four years to start a scientific research program in their schools. Included in the training is support for attendance at the Fellows Institute, also worth two graduate credits. 

    Related links:

    2011 SSP Fellows Program Application

    Application guidelines

    Mock application

    FAQs

    SSP Blog

  • American Institute of Biological Sciences: Webinars
    Jan 29, 2010
    Professional Development
    AIBS Public Programs:

    AIBS has launched a webinar services program to serve the biology profession. Our hosted webinars will address cutting-edge topics in public policy, biology education, and public programs. Member societies and organizations can partner with AIBS to sponsor webinars about topics of interest to their members.  To learn more, contact Sheri Potter at spotter@aibs.org.  To see the upcoming schedule of webinars visit: www.aibs.org/events/webinar/.
  • Announcing the 4th NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar Series
    Sep 02, 2009
    Professional Development

    Announcing the 4th NSDL/NSTA Web Seminar Series
    Starting this fall, our series of free online teacher professional development continues! Watch for these seminars featuring experts from the NSDL community for the 2009-2010 school year: Chemistry Comes Alive IV: Oxidation and Reduction, Timely Teachings: Seasons and the Cycles of Night and Day, along with seminars from PBS favorites WGBH Teachers' Domain and Dragonfly TV.
    Related Link: http://nsdl.org/resources_for/k12_teachers/?pager=professional_development