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Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:59:07 -0400
From: Morton Sternheim <mort@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Massachusetts Association of Science Teachers" <mast@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: STEM Ed Announcement: Fall Science/Engineering Saturday Seminars
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Science & Engineering Saturday Seminars Fall, 2008
- Designed for science teachers; new teachers are especially
welcome
- Five Saturdays each term; 8:30-1 at UMass Amherst, Lederle Grad
Towers 1033 (except as noted)
- Educational materials, refreshments, parking, PDP's included
- Advance registration is required; capacity is limited
- Cost $30 per session, $120 for all five sessions
- 4 PDP's per half day session; option for 3 grad credits at reduced
cost with extra work
Register: https://www.umassk12.net/sess/register.html
Sept. 6. Using Birds to Teach Biology. Bruce Byers, Biology. Observations of
organisms in their natural environments can spark a life-long interest in
biology. Charismatic organisms are especially well suited to this role. For
example, birds are conspicuous inhabitants of urban, suburban, and rural
environments, and are intrinsically appealing to almost everyone. They are
easily observed at feeders and elsewhere, and engage in a variety of
fascinating behaviors. In this workshop, we will share ideas for
inquiry-based activities and exercises, centered around observations of
birds, that address key elements of the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks
for science, especially those Frameworks related to ecology and evolutionary
biology.
Sept. 20. Where On Earth Are You? Rob Snyder, STEM Education Institute.
Explore the wide range of applications of Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
that include indicating your elevation, latitude and longitude on Earth?s
surface, guiding you to a specific set of coordinates, collecting data that
can be used to map important features such as a watershed or a wetland area,
or calculating a value for Earth?s circumference.
Oct. 4. Illuminating Life: What's New and Noteworthy in Luminescence
Spectroscopy and Imaging? Pat O'Hara, Chemistry, Amherst College. Many of
today's advances in biotechnology and medical imaging have been made
possible through clever coupling of mature ideas from physical chemistry and
new advances in molecular biology. Over 100 years ago, physicists such as
Stokes and Rayleigh provided a framework for understanding such phenomena as
the fluorescence of light from excited molecules and the scattering of light
from large particles in solution. Today these ideas and others have been
co-opted by incredibly clever molecular biologists who have put them to work
for in vivo tumor imaging, or to understand disease morphology in Tay-Sachs
or Alzheimer's disease. This workshop will explore several of these
technological breakthroughs and use them as a vehicle for exploring the
foundational physical and chemical ideas that make them possible.
Oct. 18. The Biology of the Poles. Marie Silver, STEM Education Institute.
As part of UMass? participation in the International Polar Year research
effort, curriculum has been developed for the K-12 teacher. Participants
will learn about the unique life forms found in the Arctic and Antarctica.
Hands on activities will include animal and plant adaptations to cold
climates, plant succession following glacier recession and phenology
(recording plant life cycles and correlating it to environmental change).
Nov. 1. Traffic Engineering and the Everyday World. Mike Knodler, Civil and
Environmental Engineering. This workshop introduces students to basic
traffic engineering principles with emphasis on the safe and efficient
operation of intersections. More importantly, the sociological impacts of
transportation on everyday life will be explored in detail. Over 40,000
people are killed each year on United States roadways, many at
intersections. In addition, increasing traffic volumes has led to
congestion requiring improved vehicle movement efficiency at intersections.
Topics to be covered include: vehicle, operator, and roadway
characteristics; traffic control; roadway capacity; geometric design
objectives and plan formulation; demand forecasting; and economic, social,
and environmental evaluation. The workshop features several hands-on
activities that can be adapted for all grade levels.
Nov. 15 Weather cancellation makeup date.
Dec. 6. Recall for those registered for graduate credit. Hasbrouck Lab.
Graduate credit option: There is a charge of $300 for 3 Continuing Education
credits plus a $45 registration fee. This is in addition to the $120 STEM
Education Institute fee. Teachers may obtain credit for the seminar as many
terms as they wish, but only 3 credits may be applied to UMass Amherst
degrees. A lesson plan and a book report will be required for those enrolled
for graduate credit. Register with Continuing Education or the UMass
Graduate School for NatSciM 697A: Contemporary Science and Engineering, or
Educ 615Y (Sci/Engin Seminars).
Questions: Mort Sternheim, mort@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 413-545-1908,
www.umassk12.net/sess
Online seminar registration and payment: www.umassk12.net/sess/register.html
Required for everyone whether or not they are registering for graduate
credit.
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