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Course Description:The course will help teachers to assess students understanding, partial understanding and misunderstanding of physical science concepts though the use of formative assessments. Within the conceptual umbrella mentioned above, the course will focus on the following:
The course work will be conducted mainly in small group, along with whole group instruction and debrief when appropriate. The instructors will work in flexible teams based on the grade band and/or content, instruction and assessment topics. There will be opportunities for both diverse pairing and school-based pairing of participants. The instruction will be inquiry-based with "just in time" content delivery when needed. The opportunity to examine formative assessments, analyze student work, and watch videos of student science discourse will provide the basis for analysis of student thinking and developing instructional strategies to move student thinking to a deeper level.
College-Prep Biology
Course Description:Teachers will engage in meaningful discussions and activities regarding rigorous, college readiness Biology content and pedagogy. Participants will receive lessons that are, when adequately prepared, ready to use in their own classroom. Through content instruction as well as laboratory activities, participants will:
Connecting Science and Literacy:
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| Location: | Education Development Center, Newton, MA |
| Intended Audience: | Teachers of Grades K-6 |
| Prerequisites: | Intended for teachers who teach at least some hands on science in elementary classrooms |
The overarching goal of this Institute is for participating teachers to think about how students of science and scientists alike use language in various stages of inquiry to deepen their understanding, and in particular how talk, writing, and reading play important roles in this process. o follow-up sessions during the fall of 2010 to discuss their experiences with connecting science and literacy.
The institute will begin by introducing participants to a working model of the inquiry process. This experience will also serve to set the context for the use of talking, writing, and reading about science in the elementary classroom.
| Dates: | July 26-30, 2010 |
| Graduate Credit / # of PDPs: | 3 graduate credits available through Fitchburg State |
| Provider: | Education Development Center : Jeff Winokur, Karen Worth, Martha Heller-Winokur-Tufts University |
| Contact: | Education Development Center: Jwinokur@edc.org martha.heller_winokur@tufts.edu |
| Location: | Museum of Science, 1 Science Park, Boston, MA 02114 |
| Intended Audience: | Teachers of grades 6 - 10 |
| Prerequisites: | None |
The National Center for Technological Literacy will provide a multi-day, in person, summer content institute focused on technology/engineering, with moderated online follow-up, and an additional fall, callback session at the Museum of Science, Boston. Materials, scheduling, expertise and museum services will be made available to attendees. It is the intention of this institute to provide educators with the content knowledge and pedagogical skills necessary to successfully engage students in learning the content of the seven Massachusetts Technology/Engineering strands for grades 6-10.
Through individual and team experiences, participants will orient and prepare to teach design-based curricula integrating science and mathematics through engineering, while promoting technological literacy. Participants will complete selected project-based student activities involving structural analysis, hydraulics and pneumatics, heat engines, and electrical circuitry. Attendees will receive access to online resources and a dynamic teacher discussion board as a post-institute component. Participants will prepare plans for implementing technology/engineering projects in their classrooms and then present these plans during a fall callback session.
| Dates: | August 11-13, 16 & 17, online component, & fall follow-up date to be determined during the institute |
| Graduate Credit / # of PDPs: | 3 graduate credits available through Salem State College - $300 / 50 professional development hours |
| Provider: | National Center for Technological Literacy |
| Contact: | Johanna Bunn - etf@mos.org |
| Location: | Kuss Middle School, 52 Glove Mills Avenue, Fall River 02724 |
| Intended Audience: | Teachers of grades 5-9 |
| Prerequisites: | None |
This middle grades science institute will focus on:
Teachers will be introduced to standard formative assessments as found in enhanced selected response and open response items in physical science, earth science, and life science. Content topics presented will address the most commonly misunderstood science concepts as identified in the science education research. Science content misconceptions to be addressed include: Force and Motion, Properties of Matter, Physical and Chemical Changes, Conservation of Matter, Flow of Energy through an Ecosystem, Energy Transformations, and Astronomical Phenomena including Interactions of the Earth-Moon System. The content delivered will be refined based upon the results of the pre-assessments. Science content knowledge will be further enhanced through hands-on experiences utilizing easily obtainable materials and equipment. The hands-on experiences will be aligned to the content needs identified through the formative assessment work and will allow each teacher to confront their own science content misconceptions. All institute components will model effective instructional strategies.
| Dates: | August 16-20, 2010 |
| Graduate Credit / # of PDPs: | 3 credits available through Salem State College for a fee of $200. |
| Provider: | Using Data @ TERC |
| Contact: | Complete the registration form at www.usingdata.terc.edu/workshops/fa2010.cfm Or contact Maya Lagu at maya_lagu@terc.edu or 617-873-9873. |
| Location: | Primary Location: Buttonwood Park Zoo, New Bedford, MA (There will be some institute sessions held at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, the Lloyd Center for the Environment in Dartmouth and the Mass Audubon Oak Knoll Sanctuary in Attleboro.) |
| Intended Audience: | For Teachers in Grades K-8 |
| Prerequisites: | None |
In this institute, significant natural and artifact-based resources will be used to create an inquiry-based program that will highlight connections among the life, physical, and earth sciences. Participants will deepen their understanding of ecosystems and energy cycles in the natural world through observation and exploration of animals and plants in a variety of habitats. Teachers will investigate the effects of seasonal changes on living things, the impact of environmental stimuli on wildlife, and a host of interactions that take place in a wetland, an estuary, and a forest. Finally, participants will examine the impact of an influx of carbon dioxide into the oceans. Teachers can expect to receive many hands-on activities and useful resources to bring back to their classrooms.
| Dates: | July 6-9; July 12-16, 2010 Follow-up dates: Nov. 6, 2010 and March 26, 2011 | ||||||
| Graduate Credit / # of PDPs: | Graduate credit options (90 PDPS plus):
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| Provider: | Museum Institute for Teaching Science | ||||||
| Contact: | Amy Hoffmaster, (617) 328-1515, ahoffmaster@mits.org |
| Location: | Chelsea High School, 299 Everett Ave, Chelsea, MA |
| Intended Audience: | Grades 6-9: Middle School Teachers Responsible for Teaching Ideas in Chemistry, MS and HS Resource Teacher Responsible for Supporting Students Learning Ideas in Chemistry, and High School Physical Science/Introduction to Chemistry Teachers. |
| Prerequisites: | None |
This will be a collegial, hands-on laboratory-based course that is especially relevant to teachers in grades 6 through 9. The academic content will focus on properties of matter (e.g. density, viscosity, solubility, boiling point, etc.); states of matter and heat, energy, and phase transitions; elements, compounds and mixtures; the atomic model and periodicity; chemical formulas and nomenclature; and chemical reactions and stoichiometry. Instruction and related activities will be modeled after the work done by Dr. Ron Thornton of "The Center for Science and Mathematics Teaching" at Tufts University. The engaging teaching strategy "Interactive Lecture Demonstrations" will be used as part of the instructional pedagogy, and we will use a mix of traditional equipment and computer probe-ware (e.g., temperature probes, pH probes, and spectrometers) to gather and analyze data.
This chemistry institute will provide you with classroom activities, help you develop more competencies in chemistry, develop new strategies for teaching chemistry, and increase your comfort in teaching ideas related to the Massachusetts state frameworks standards in middle school and high school chemistry.
| Dates: | Aug. 10-13, 16-19 |
| Time | 8:30-3:30 |
| Fall follow-up dates: | TBD |
| Graduate Credit / # of PDPs: | 3 credits $150 - Endicott College |
| Provider: | Mark D. Greenman |
| Contact: | Mark D. Greenman Personal: Mgreenman2@verizon.net Personal: (781) 248-4952 Office: mgreenma@nsf.gov Office: (703) 292-5195 |
| Location: | Tufts University, Robinson Hall, Medford, MA 02155 |
| Intended Audience: | High School, Middle School Teachers Responsible for Teaching Ideas in Physics, and HS Resource Teacher Responsible for Supporting Students Taking Physics |
| Prerequisites: | None |
This will be a collegial, hands-on laboratory-based course that is especially relevant to teachers in grades 7 through 12. The academic content in physics is centered on concepts of motion, changes in motion, forces, work, energy and power. Instruction and related activities will be modeled after the work done by Dr. Ron Thornton of "The Center for Science and Mathematics Teaching" at Tufts University. Many concepts will be introduced using computer probeware, and the engaging innovative teaching strategy "Interactive Lecture Demonstrations" will be used extensively as part of the instructional pedagogy.
This physics course will provide you with classroom activities, help you develop more competencies in physics, develop new strategies for teaching physics, and increase your comfort in teaching ideas related to the Massachusetts state frameworks standards in high school physics and middle school physical science.
| Dates: | Jul. 27-30; Aug. 2-5 |
| Time | 8:30-3:30 |
| Fall follow-up dates: | TBD |
| Graduate Credit / # of PDPs: | 3 credits $150 - Endicott College |
| Provider: | Mark D. Greenman |
| Contact: | Mark D. Greenman Personal: Mgreenman2@verizon.net Personal: (781) 248-4952 Office: mgreenma@nsf.gov Office: (703) 292-5195 |
| Location: | Online - MassONE Moodle |
| Intended Audience: | Grades 5 to 12 Teachers |
| Prerequisites: | Participants must have MassONE accounts. Participants' technology proficiency level should be equivalent to "Developing Tech" in TSAT (Technology Self-Assessment Tool). http://www.doe.mass.edu/edtech/standards/sa_tool.html |
This institute is designed to enhance teachers' understanding and teaching of earth and space science. Teachers will investigate earth and space science topics (including: Energy Transfer and Earth System Cycles, Inquiry into Earth System Science, Plate Tectonics and Landform Processes, Using Data Sets and Mapping Tools, Earth's History, Broad Temporal and Spatial Scales, Weather, and Climate Change). The institute uses hands-on activities and online resources including video segments, interactive activities, readings, and other multimedia materials. These resources are drawn from Teachers' Domain, WGBH's digital library service.
| Dates: | July, 2010 |
| Graduate Credit / # of PDPs: | 45 PDPs; graduate credit: TBD |
| Provider: | Teachers' Domain WGBH Boston |
| Contact: | Carolyn Jacobs, National Accounts Manager, Teachers' Domain Professional Development, carolyn_jacobs@wgbh.org, 617-300-3640 |
| Location: | Online - MassONE Moodle |
| Intended Audience: | High School Teachers |
| Prerequisites: | Participants must have MassONE accounts. Participants' technology proficiency level should be equivalent to "Developing Tech" in TSAT (Technology Self-Assessment Tool) http://www.doe.mass.edu/edtech/standards/sa_tool.html |
This institute focuses on three elements: content knowledge, inquiry and other teaching strategies, and the use of multimedia and visualization tools in teaching biology effectively. This institute looks at how teachers combine content knowledge and sound teaching strategies to give students a deep and meaningful understanding of topics that teachers and students find most challenging, including genetics, evolution, and cell biology. Learners will experience a rich multimedia, inquiry-based learning environment, as their students ideally would in their own classroom. These resources are drawn from Teachers' Domain, WGBH's digital library service.
| Dates: | Two face-to-face meetings will be held on: June 23, 2010 (Orientation) & Sept. 2, 2010. |
| Graduate Credit / # of PDPs: | 45 PDPs; graduate credit: TBD |
| Provider: | Teachers' Domain WGBH Boston |
| Contact: | Carolyn Jacobs, National Accounts Manager, Teachers' Domain Professional Development, carolyn_jacobs@wgbh.org, 617-300-3640 |
| Location: | Framingham State College, 100 State Street, Framingham, MA 01701 |
| Intended Audience: | Teachers of grades 6 - 12 |
| Prerequisites: | None |
TSIP provides practical strategies to infuse more inquiry into teaching practice and curricula. This is a hands-on course, and science teachers bring to the TSIP Institute 2-3 three of their existing labs or classroom activities to adapt and make greater use of inquiry-based techniques.
Through investigations, discussions, presentations, activities, and analysis of lessons and samples of student work, teachers will learn ways to:
Draw conclusion(s) and present results
| Dates: | June 28- Jul 2, plus four Saturdays during the school year (2010-2011): Nov 6; Feb 5, April 9 & *May 7 2011 (* tentative) |
| Graduate Credit / # of PDPs: | Framingham State College or MCLA, 3 graduate PD Credits for $300. |
| Provider: | Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair - Curious Minds Initiative |
| Contact: | http://www.massscifair.com/?q=node/60 for info and online registration |
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