[neact] Fwd: STEM Ed Announcement: Summer courses for science and math teachers
- From: "Kenneth W. Brody" <kwbrody@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:55:31 -0400
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From: Morton Sternheim <mort@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: kwbrody@xxxxxxx
Subject: STEM Ed Announcement: Summer courses for science and math teachers
The Pioneer Valley STEMNET is sponsoring the following professional
development courses for teachers. For more information and to
register, go to this link:
http://k12s.phast.umass.edu/pvnet/mathscience.htm
Electricity and Magnetism for the Middle Grades
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
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.
Graduate 3-credit option available through continuing education at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst. This course does not have a
stipend.
Integrating Trigonometry/Calculus into the Teaching of Middle School
Mathematics
Ileana Vasu, Holyoke Community College and Alexander Alvarez, Amherst
Regional School District
DATES: July 21 ?Äì August 1, 2008
LOCATION: Holyoke Community College
This course is designed to enable fifth through eighth grade teachers
to deepen their knowledge of trigonometry and calculus. This course
combines the teaching of mathematics pedagogy with the content of
trigonometry and calculus. The course will be consistent with the
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards and the
Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. The history of mathematics
(trigonometry/calculus) will be integrated into the course by placing
selected topics in their historical context. We will integrate
technology into the course through the use of graphing calculators
such as the TI-83.We will review education oriented websites geared
towards the middle school teachers.
Graduate 3-credit option available through continuing education at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst. This course has 4 required follow-
up sessions during the 2008-09 academic year that must be completed in
order to receive the $800 stipend.
Chemistry: Basic Concepts for the Elementary and Middle School Classroom
Carl Satterfield (Professor ?Äì HCC), Chevy Seney (Frontier Regional
High School)
DATES: July 7 ?Äì July 18, 2008
LOCATION: Holyoke Community College
This course is intended for elementary and middle school teachers in
Massachusetts who wish to increase their understanding of chemical
concepts encountered in the middle school curriculum. In addition,
participants will be introduced to the methods employed by scientists
and their limitations, they will be exposed to laboratory processes,
and they will be given a contemporary view of the world. The course
has been developed following the MTEL Mathematics/Science Middle
School Licensure Test Objectives, the Massachusetts Science and
Engineering Curriculum Framework, and the Massachusetts Mathematics
Curriculum Framework.
Graduate 3-credit option available through continuing education at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst. This course has 4 required follow-
up sessions during the 2008-09 academic year that must be completed in
order to receive the $800 stipend.
Integrating Technology/Engineering into The Teaching of Middle School
Mathematics
Mary Ann Connors (Professor ?Äì WSC), and Tom Kress (Northampton Public
Schools)
DATES: August 4 ?Äì August 14, 2008
LOCATION: Westfield State College
This course is designed to enable fifth through eighth grade teachers
to deepen their knowledge of mathematics and technology/engineering.
Participants will develop hands-on classroom activities integrating
mathematics and engineering/technology. These activities will
incorporate the standards of the NCTM (National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics), ITEA (International Technology Education Association)
and the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for both middle school
mathematics and technology/engineering. Graduate 3-credit option
available through continuing education at the Westfield State College.
This course has 4 required follow-up sessions during the 2008-09
academic year that must be completed in order to receive the $800
stipend.
Physical Science for Middle School Teachers
Karl Martini (Professor ?Äì WNEC), K12 teacher (TBD)
DATES: July 21 -- August 1, 2008
LOCATION: Western New England College
The course is built around the strategy of first finding empirical
relations (inquiry) in a given field of exploration, generalizing the
relations to a physical law and then applying these general physical
laws to other phenomena and circumstances in nature, thus showing the
underlying structure and working of science. For example, the study of
measurement (space and time) will lead to a study of motion
culminating with the Newtonian synthesis. This knowledge is applied to
the motion of planets and moons in the solar system. Similarly, ideas
from the study of energy will lead to more general thermal physics and
are ultimately applied to atmospheric phenomena leading to an
understanding of Meteorology and Climate Change. Waves and
interference will be a uniting concept from the macroscopic to the
microscopic and after an application in optical science will be
revisited in the modern concepts of atoms and nuclei. The simple
atomic laws in combination with thermal insights will lead to an
overview and some simple applications in Geology. Thus the course will
provide the student with a unifying approach to the different fields
of Geology, Meteorology, Astronomy and Chemistry.
Graduate 3-credit option available through continuing education at the
University of Massachusetts Amherst. This course has 4 required follow-
up sessions during the 2008-09 academic year that must be completed in
order to receive the $800 stipend.
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- » [neact] Fwd: STEM Ed Announcement: Summer courses for science and math teachers
X-Sieve: CMU Sieve 2.2 Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:04:33 -0400 From: Morton Sternheim <mort@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: kwbrody@xxxxxxx Subject: STEM Ed Announcement: Summer courses for science and math teachers The Pioneer Valley STEMNET is sponsoring the following professional development courses for teachers. For more information and to register, go to this link: http://k12s.phast.umass.edu/pvnet/mathscience.htm Electricity and Magnetism for the Middle Grades 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 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. Graduate 3-credit option available through continuing education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. This course does not have a stipend. Integrating Trigonometry/Calculus into the Teaching of Middle School Mathematics Ileana Vasu, Holyoke Community College and Alexander Alvarez, Amherst Regional School District DATES: July 21 ?Äì August 1, 2008 LOCATION: Holyoke Community College This course is designed to enable fifth through eighth grade teachers to deepen their knowledge of trigonometry and calculus. This course combines the teaching of mathematics pedagogy with the content of trigonometry and calculus. The course will be consistent with the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards and the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. The history of mathematics (trigonometry/calculus) will be integrated into the course by placing selected topics in their historical context. We will integrate technology into the course through the use of graphing calculators such as the TI-83.We will review education oriented websites geared towards the middle school teachers. Graduate 3-credit option available through continuing education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. This course has 4 required follow- up sessions during the 2008-09 academic year that must be completed in order to receive the $800 stipend. Chemistry: Basic Concepts for the Elementary and Middle School Classroom Carl Satterfield (Professor ?Äì HCC), Chevy Seney (Frontier Regional High School) DATES: July 7 ?Äì July 18, 2008 LOCATION: Holyoke Community College This course is intended for elementary and middle school teachers in Massachusetts who wish to increase their understanding of chemical concepts encountered in the middle school curriculum. In addition, participants will be introduced to the methods employed by scientists and their limitations, they will be exposed to laboratory processes, and they will be given a contemporary view of the world. The course has been developed following the MTEL Mathematics/Science Middle School Licensure Test Objectives, the Massachusetts Science and Engineering Curriculum Framework, and the Massachusetts Mathematics Curriculum Framework. Graduate 3-credit option available through continuing education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. This course has 4 required follow- up sessions during the 2008-09 academic year that must be completed in order to receive the $800 stipend. Integrating Technology/Engineering into The Teaching of Middle School Mathematics Mary Ann Connors (Professor ?Äì WSC), and Tom Kress (Northampton Public Schools) DATES: August 4 ?Äì August 14, 2008 LOCATION: Westfield State College This course is designed to enable fifth through eighth grade teachers to deepen their knowledge of mathematics and technology/engineering. Participants will develop hands-on classroom activities integrating mathematics and engineering/technology. These activities will incorporate the standards of the NCTM (National Council of Teachers of Mathematics), ITEA (International Technology Education Association) and the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for both middle school mathematics and technology/engineering. Graduate 3-credit option available through continuing education at the Westfield State College. This course has 4 required follow-up sessions during the 2008-09 academic year that must be completed in order to receive the $800 stipend. Physical Science for Middle School Teachers Karl Martini (Professor ?Äì WNEC), K12 teacher (TBD) DATES: July 21 -- August 1, 2008 LOCATION: Western New England College The course is built around the strategy of first finding empirical relations (inquiry) in a given field of exploration, generalizing the relations to a physical law and then applying these general physical laws to other phenomena and circumstances in nature, thus showing the underlying structure and working of science. For example, the study of measurement (space and time) will lead to a study of motion culminating with the Newtonian synthesis. This knowledge is applied to the motion of planets and moons in the solar system. Similarly, ideas from the study of energy will lead to more general thermal physics and are ultimately applied to atmospheric phenomena leading to an understanding of Meteorology and Climate Change. Waves and interference will be a uniting concept from the macroscopic to the microscopic and after an application in optical science will be revisited in the modern concepts of atoms and nuclei. The simple atomic laws in combination with thermal insights will lead to an overview and some simple applications in Geology. Thus the course will provide the student with a unifying approach to the different fields of Geology, Meteorology, Astronomy and Chemistry. Graduate 3-credit option available through continuing education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. This course has 4 required follow- up sessions during the 2008-09 academic year that must be completed in order to receive the $800 stipend.