 | | At the CELF Summer Institute, teachers and administrators will learn how to give students the knowledge and skills to develop an environmentally healthy, economically sound and socially just world.
Participants focus on integrating sustainability content and pedagogical principles into standards-based curriculum. We explore strategies that make sustainability learning real, relevant, engaging and inspiring.
Eligible for 45 PDPs –OR– 2 graduate credits. | July 11-13 | http://celfeducation.org/BostonSummerInstitute.html |
| | This two-week Institute, hosted by Lesley University, will include classroom learning, workshops, lectures, and field experiments. The Institute will be led by Urban Ecology Institute staff, professors and researchers from Lesley University and other organizations and universities nationwide. | July 5-8, July 11-14 | http://www.urbaneco.org |
| | Summer Institutes are 2-week (1 week for High School) professional development workshops that model, teach and encourage teachers to use inquiry-based, hands-on methods of teaching STEM subjects in their classrooms.
Upper Elementary & Middle School - Science Sleuths: Inquiry-based Science, Technology and Literacy | July 11-22 | http://www.mits.org/development/summer-institute.aspx |
| | Summer Institutes are 2-week (1 week for High School) professional development workshops that model, teach and encourage teachers to use inquiry-based, hands-on methods of teaching STEM subjects in their classrooms.
From STEM to STERN: Inquiry-Based Science Investigations for High School Classrooms
| July 11-15 | http://www.mits.org/development/summer-institute.aspx |
| | New England Aquarium’s professional development programs are designed to provide unique firsthand experience in inquiry based science to all participants at the Aquarium through exhibits, behind the scenes tours, field trips and engaging classroom activities. Our programs draw from educators and scientists from the Aquarium, as well as faculty from outside organizations, schools and universities.
Now in its 11th year! Join Aquarium educators and guest speakers for six exciting days of learning about our local marine habitats. Participants will conduct field and in classroom investigations, apply inquiry skills and learn content knowledge through hands-on investigations. Boston Harbor will be used as an example to teach concepts such as linking science and literacy, marine biodiversity, adaptations, ecosystems, properties of water, as well as much more! Participants will also learn about the local conservation and stewardship efforts taking place in the area. Each person will receive a cd with activities and resources to take back and use in their classroom. All activities will be linked to the MA science frameworks. | August 8 – 13, 2011, plus 1 callback December 3, 2011 | http://www.neaq.org/teachers |
| | The Gulf of Maine Watershed program is a field- and classroom-based program that will provide Massachusetts middle school science teachers with the knowledge and skills to teach students about local watersheds and show how climate change affects watersheds. The program consists of a three-day summer workshop, two call back/follow up sessions, and a teacher-lead meaningful watershed education experience (MWEE) in the field and classroom for students in grades 6 through 8. | July 27 – 29, 2011, plus 2 callbacks October 1 & December 3, 2011 | www.neaq.org/teachers |
| | Green Chemistry is the science of creating safe, energy efficient and non-toxic products and processes and offers a concrete path towards solving the environmental problems our society faces today.
This course will begin with an introduction to the 12 principles of green chemistry and then concentrate on the exploration and creation of green chemistry lesson plan materials. Educational resources that are proven vehicles for bringing green chemistry concepts to high school students will be introduced. These lesson plans are designed to integrate into current curriculum and meet national education standards in science and connecting disciplines.
The materials are designed for high-tech, low-tech and no-tech implementation so that teachers with varying resources have an avenue for implementation.
The final project involves developing a green chemistry implementation plan for your teaching environment.
No text is required although some additional resources for purchase may be recommended.
| June 13 - August 15, 2011 | Beyond Benign |