Posts Tagged ‘Professional Development’

Train the Trainers Session…

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Central Bucks School District Field Trip

Thanks to all of you who attended the Train the Trainers Session!

At Science Companion, we believe that teachers are the best teachers, and we recognize that school districts often struggle to come up with funding to bring in expensive outside trainers. So, we use, whenever possible, a “Train the Trainers” model, where one of our Professional Development Experts comes and works with lead teachers in the school district so they can learn how best to support their colleagues.

Here are some photos of the group that met yesterday:

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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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NSTA: Virtual Workshop on Observation

Friday, March 20th, 2009

 

Join Donna Leese Pinching Pennies!

Donna Leese    

Our Professional Development Specialist, Donna Leese, offers a short virtual workshop on the process of observation using the coins in your pocket.

This lesson is an example of the kind of exercise that we include in Science Skill Builders, one of our new curriculum elements.

 

Click here to join Donna in her workshop!

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