Archive for the ‘Professional Development’ Category

Inquiry Workshop Next Week in PA!

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

What Does Inquiry Science Look Like In the Elementary Classroom?

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Wednesday, April 7
4-6 pm
Enola Office, Meadow Room
55 Miller Street, Enola

Nurturing the child scientist in your classroom…

Please join our author and educator Belinda Basca for a hands-on, minds-on professional development workshop that will explore the philosophies and best practices of inquiry-based science learning. Bring your questions about how inquiry can make science sing!

Belinda Basca, MEd

Belinda began her career in the classroom in the Downingtown Area School District and then expanded her knowledge of science education as an educational researcher at Harvard’s Project Zero. She has worked with Science Companion as a lead author of several modules and currently manages company operations and pilot programs. She has a BS in biology and education from Penn State and a MEd in education from Harvard.

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To Register:
· Click here to register online at 48CARATS
· Or click here to email Steve Davis at sdavis@caiu.org

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**Would you like your Intermediate Unit to host a presentation like this? Just contact us at info(a)sciencecompanion.com — we’ll be happy to help you set one up!

SECO: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye!

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

In honor of Columbus’ historic habitat, German Village,  we bid you Auf Wiedersehen!

We hope you had  a great time at Virtual SECO 2010!

Did you enter our raffle?  Make sure you do so you have a chance to win materials from our Habitats module!

Click here to find out more!

SECO: What, precisely, is a buckeye?

Friday, February 26th, 2010

A buckwhat?

First of all, it’s Ohio’s state tree, that provides a nut by the same name. Native Americans in Ohio believed it looked like the eye of a deer.Buckeye

Buckeyes are also a delicious peanut butter and chocolate candy that look a lot like the nuts.Buckeye candy
Click here for the recipe!

Buckeyes are also basketball players, swimmers, football players, tennis players, lacrosse players – student athletes at Ohio State University in Columbus, OH.

Ohio State Buckeyes


Click here to visit their website!

Want to know more about buckeyes (the trees)? Visit this great site.