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RxeSEARCH: Iowa Science Teachers' Institute
Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge, June 24-26 2008
These workshops are designed to provide the background needed to effectively implement the science kits. The workshops will focus on the key concepts in the unit as well as provide hands-on experience with all the unit activities.
Motion & Forces in Your World is an online course that looks at examples of motion in the world to come to a basic understanding of how and why things move. This course targets elementary science teachers and provides physical science content background as well as pedagogical content. The course objectives include:
· Interpret phenomena in the world through the lens of physical science
· Examine methods for making careful observations of physical phenomena
· Explore concepts of motion, forces, speed, and acceleration
· Investigate ways to identify and build upon prior knowledge
This is the first of a series of three courses in the series and is facilitated by GWAEA science consultants. This course will begin on Monday, March 5 and be completed by Friday, April 13. Go to the GWAEA Professional Development page for registration information. The second course is Understanding Motion & Force followed by the third course, Properties and Structures. It is recommended that these courses be taken in order. Each course can be taken for one graduate credit hour or for recertification credit.
Teaching Earth and Space Science is a graduate-level professional development course designed to enhance your understanding and teaching of earth and space science. In eight sessions, you will investigate earth and space science topics using 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, which provides educational media to teachers and their students, for use in schools, libraries, and homes. This course is intended to develop and strengthen science content background and is an ideal supplement to the VAST Center introductory kit training, especially those teaching the Landforms, Measuring Time, Earth History, Planetary Science and Weather and Water Units. The course would be useful to all middle level (grades 5-8) science teachers who teach concepts associated with earth and space science.
IOWATER is a statewide volunteer water quality monitoring program. All workshops are open to any individual or group that is interested in water quality. Upon completion of the workshop, you will be a certified Level 1 IOWATER Citizen Monitor. The workshop is based on ten hours training, set up comfortably over two days, exact times varying depending on location. Workshop registration fee is $25, which covers all program fees, meals, and testing equipment. To register for any of the IOWATER Level 1 workshops listed at the IOWATER web site, or for more specific registration information, please contact the individuals listed for the workshop you are interested in.
Level 2 Workshops are an advanced set of sessions and are four hours in duration. These are a "menu" of opportunities to match with personal interest and personal time. These modules include: Benthic Macroinvertebrate Indexing, Standing Waters (Lakes, Ponds and Wetlands), Soils, Water Ecology, and Secondary Education (5 hrs.).
GLOBE Iowa
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) is a hands-on international program linking students, teachers and the scientific research community. Your classroom and school will join a worldwide network of more than 10,000 schools in more than 95 countries who are doing real science. GLOBE student data helps scientists ground satellite data and correct climate models.
Your students will become partners with scientists in developing a better understanding of our Earth. Using GLOBE's protocols, your students will measure and observe their environment and report their data via the internet. Through the internet they will receive feedback including charts, graphs and maps showing their data integrated with data from across the globe, as well as e-mail and live chats with scientists worldwide.
Costs are underwritten by the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust. Learn more about GLOBE Iowa at www.uni.edu/~iowawet
Contact: Marcy Seavy
GLOBE Iowa, Iowa Academy of Science, 175 Baker Hall - UNI
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0508
(319) 273-7486
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