Professional+Development+Opportunities

Governor's Institute We are putting together a team of teachers and would like to have a good selection of teachers spanning K-12. Click to this page for more info!

Modeling Workshops for Physics Modeling Workshops are peer-led. Modeling Instruction is the only high school science program recognized by the U.S. Dept.of Education as EXEMPLARY.

Penn Science Teacher Institute National Science Foundation-funded programs for practicing middle and high school science teachers.
 * They have successfully welcomed two cohorts of teachers to both the //Masters of Chemistry Education// (//MCE//) and //Masters of Integrated Science Education// (//MISE//) Programs in summers 2005 and 2006, and they have over 80 graduates of their original initiative for high school chemistry teachers.

Summer Astronomy Institute for Teachers
 * Arcadia University, in coordination with the Upper Dublin School District, will be hosting a 2007 Summer Astronomy Workshop. Increase your knowledge, confidence and curriculum resources for teaching astronomy topics at any grade level. A comprehensive overview of basic astronomy topics and teaching methodologies will be presented. Common astronomy misconceptions will be addressed. Workshop topics will specifically focus on astronomy-related Pennsylvania Department of Education Academic Standards for Science and Technology. Participants will have the opportunity to use what they have learned by teaching children at a summer camp and spend time reflecting on their teaching.

Science for Elementary School Educators (SESE) - 3 Credit Graduate
 * Course (credits provided through Immaculata University)

[|Summer Science NASA Workshops] for Educators through Penn State.

[|Annenberg Media] provides free professional development videos on demand through this website. You will need to create an account to acces the free videos. Below is a selection of videos on demand that can be found in Annenberg Media.
 * [|"Assessment in Math and Science: What's the Point?".] Audience - K-12 Science and Math Teachers
 * [|"Learning Science Through Inquiry".] Audience - K-8 Science Teachers
 * [|"Science K-6: Investigating Classrooms".] Audience - K-6 Science Teachers
 * [|"Science IMAGES"] - shows actual inquiry based lessons as they progress through a particular science concept. Audience - 1-8 Science Teachers
 * [|"The Science of Teaching Science".] Audience - K-8 Science Teachers
 * [|"Teaching High School Science".] Audience - 9-12 Science Teachers

[|NSTA] has a Beta release of this electronic professional development (PD) website. Within the site you'll be able to gain access to over 1,200 different types of PD resources and opportunities, such as:
 * Over 980 NSTA Journal Articles (with over 270 articles FREE of charge), many containing high quality lesson plans
 * Over 30 FREE Science Objects (1-2 hour interactive simulation-based learning experiences)
 * Over 100 e-chapters from selected books and series (over 45 chapters FREE of charge)
 * FREE weekly live Web Seminars where you can interact with experts from NASA, NOAA, FDA and the NSDL Community.