[neact] FWD:MassBaP Professional Development week ending May 2, 2008



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MassBaP       Professional Development         week ending May 2, 2008



Teaching Science in your Watershed Using Real World Local Environmental
Issues to Teach Science:
Four Day Professional Development Opportunity
June 26, 27, 30 and July 1, 2008
Registration Fee $150
Stipends from the Westfield River Environmental Center of $150 for first 15 participants registered by June 6th. Meals and materials included. 
Possibility of graduate credit
To register contact: Audrey Antosz at <http://mailcenter3.comcast.net/wmc/v/wm/481A662B0009585100005F4F2216566276CFCFCFC90B010109?cmd=ComposeTo&adr=aantosz%40wsc%2Ema&sid=c1>aantosz@xxxxxxx 
All K-12 teachers are welcome to attend! However, the focus of these
workshops will be most relevant for teachers of science in upper
elementary through high school grades.
All workshop sessions will be led by faculty at Westfield State College and community experts. 
Participants will learn the basics of watershed science, focusing on
real-world local environmental issues such as:
               Human impacts on water quality
Effects of invasive species on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems 
               Reintroduction of Atlantic Salmon
Participants will engage in specific activities relevant to their classroom
or schoolyard, including:
               Stream monitoring & water quality
               Basic mapping skills, including GIS " & GPS technology
               Investigating soils
Studying the impacts of the hemlock woolly adelgid, a non-native 
                     insect
Priscilla Miller, Director
Center for Teacher Education and Research
Westfield State College
577 Western Ave.
Westfield, MA 01085
1-413-572-8065
<http://mailcenter3.comcast.net/wmc/v/wm/481A662B0009585100005F4F2216566276CFCFCFC90B010109?cmd=ComposeTo&adr=pmiller%40wsc%2Ema%2Eedu&sid=c1>pmiller@xxxxxxxxxx

Department of Education Chemistry and/or Physics Summer Institutes:
Lab Based Chemistry
Target Audience: Educators Grades 6-9 & HS Special Needs Resource Staff
Summer Component: 8-days July 8-11, July 14-17 (tentative)
Summer Times: 8:30am to 3:30pm
Location: Chelsea High School
Lab Based Physics
Target Audience:  Educators Grades 7-12 & HS Special Needs Resource Staff
Summer Component: 8-days July 22-25, July 28-31
Summer Times: 8:30am to 3:30pm
Location: University of MASS at Lowell, Olney Hall
Fall Call Back Dates:  Two Days TBA.
Fall Meeting Times: 9am to 3pm.
Participants will leave with great activities, increased competency in
science, $200 dollars of instructional supplies, 67.5 professional
development points, and an option to earn 3-graduate credits at $50
dollars per credit.
If you would like additional information concerning either of these
opportunities, please email us
<http://mailcenter3.comcast.net/wmc/v/wm/481A67E10005A4A3000046552216566276CFCFCFC90B010109?cmd=ComposeTo&adr=greenman%2Emark%40marbleheadschools%2Eorg&sid=c1>greenman.mark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mark Greenman
Science Matters
Phone: (781) 248-4952

Physics for the Middle Grades (June 2 - July 28 @UMass)
This course is designed to meet the needs of teachers in the middle grades with a focus on the Physical Sciences content of the grades 3-5 section of the Massachusetts Frameworks for Science and Technology/ Engineering. Topics include: electricity, magnetism, light and sound, and forms of energy. During class meetings, students will engage in lab work that provides both instruction in content and models learning activities that are appropriate for the elementary classroom. Course assignments are designed to support participants' development of curriculum material, incorporating the connections between content and pedagogy, which will be relevant and useful in their school setting. Funding is provided by the Massachusetts Math and Science Partnership. There is no charge for teachers desiring PDP's. Three graduate credits are available for inservice teachers at a reduced cost of $300 plus a $45 registration fee. Preservice teachers can earn general education 
undergraduate credits at the same cost. There is no stipend, but course
materials will be provided.
Eligibility requirement: teachers or teacher aides in Massachusetts
schools; priority given to those in high needs school districts.
Registration: <http://k12s.phast.umass.edu/pvnet/mathscience.htm>http://k12s.phast.umass.edu/pvnet/mathscience.htm. (You cannot register directly through Continuing Education.) Questions: Contact Mort Sternheim, <http://mailcenter3.comcast.net/wmc/v/wm/481A68E80005CA00000006352216566276CFCFCFC90B010109?cmd=ComposeTo&adr=mort%40umassk12%2Enet&sid=c1>mort@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 413-545-1908. 
Instructors: Mort Sternheim and Chris Emery, UMass Amherst
Dates: Mondays June 2 through July 28 from 4:30pm to 8:30pm.
Location: UMass Amherst, Lederle Graduate Research Tower room 1033
New Science Teacher Academy to Select Middle and High School Science Teachers for 2008-09 Term: Applications are still being accepted to become a "Fellow" in the NSTA New Science Teacher Academy for 2008-09. New science teachers throughout the country who are entering their second or third year of teaching with a schedule that includes at least 51% science teaching time to middle or high school students are encouraged to apply. Cofounded by the Amgen Foundation, the NSTA New Science Teacher Academy is a fellowship program created to help promote quality science teaching, enhance teacher confidence and classroom excellence, and improve teacher content knowledge. NSTA Fellows chosen for the program which runs from August 2008 through June 2009, will receive a comprehensive NSTA membership package; participation in an e-mentoring program developed by NSTA, the New Teacher Center at UC-Santa Cruz, and Montana State University; and access to a variety of web-based professional development activities including web seminars. Each NSTA Fellow will receive financial support to attend and participate in NSTA's 2009 National Conference on Science Education in New Orleans, scheduled for mid-March.For more information on how to apply to the New Teacher Science Academy, please visit <http://www.nsta.org/academy/>www.nsta.org/academy. Applications must be submitted no later than May 23, 2008, to be considered. Don't delay, apply now.
Nationally Syndicated TV Talk Show Seeks Teacher for Science Demos: Jimmy Kimmel Live is looking for someone who is passionate and knowledgeable about science who would feel comfortable taking Jimmy through multiple unusual and entertaining science experiments for a new segment that they're hoping to have on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Ideally, if they find the right personality for the segment, they would like to make this a recurring bit. Anyone who is interested is welcome to submit a brief video introducing himself/herself, sharing some background information, mentioning a few potential experiments, and explaining why he/she would be a good candidate for this segment. The video should be no longer than 5 minutes and can be submitted via e-mail at <mailto:ftsjkl@xxxxxxxxx>ftsjkl@xxxxxxxxx or mailed directly to the address below. Deadline for submission: June 2, 2008. Contact: Tara Varilek, Jimmy Kimmel Live at: 6834 Hollywood Blvd. 6th Floor 
Hollywood, CA 90028
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