Posts Tagged ‘inquiry based science’

PA Teachers! Earn Act 48 Hours at CCIU

Monday, October 5th, 2009

Join us for an Inquiry Science Workshop

What Does Inquiry Science Look Like
In the Elementary Classroom?

Wednesday, October 14
5:30-7:30 pm
CCIU-ESC, Room 401
455 Boot Road
Downingtown, PA 19335

RSVP Cheryl Everett
484-237-5336

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 Basca, Author

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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Washington State! WSTA 2010 Workshop Proposals

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

 

Thinking of proposing a workshop at WSTA?

   

2010 WSTA Conference
Call for Presentations
Evolving:  Science Education in a Changing World
Washington State Science Teachers Association 2010 Conference on Science Education
Henry M. Jackson High School, Mill Creek, WA
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, March 13 – 15, 2010
Priority will be given to proposals received by Friday, July 31st, 2009

 

And let us know if you’d like to use Science Companion materials in your workshop — we’ll be happy to get you everything you need.

         

Just email us at info@sciencecompanion.com  or call us at (888) 352-0660. We’re here to help!

 

Conference Strands 

• Strand 1:  Evolving Student:  Implications for Instruction and Assessment.

• Strand 2:  Evolving Teacher: Collaborators, Innovators and Life Long Learners.

• Strand 3:  Planning for the Evolving World:  Science, Technology, Policy and the Environment.

 

• Click here for the call for presentations.

• Click here for general information about the conference.