Does your classroom have limited science and technology resources? Do you want to include more scientific data and hands-on activities in your classroom? Stations are a great way to implement hands-on, differentiated and data-based instruction even when you don’t have many tools with which to work. This workshop will look at the practical issues of using stations, including classroom management, organization and tracking student progress. We will use examples from earth and physical science topics. Workshop conducted by Wright Fellow, Nancy Robie, at J Henry Higgins Middle School, Peabody, MA.

For more information contact Nancy at: nrobie@aol.com

Applications will be accepted until April 15, 2009. Workshop is limited to 20 participants.

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Soil Science has a real fascination for children and can provide an excellent springboard to all other earth science topics. This one-day workshop will provide K-8th grade teachers with interactive, inquiry-based methods for exploring soil types, soil chemistry, and soil ecosystems. We’re going to really dig into this topic, so come prepared to get your hands dirty while creating lots of make-and-take materials to use in your classrooms. Workshop conducted by Polly Donovan at Tufts University.

For more information contact Polly at: polly.donovan@gmail.com

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Learn how technologically advanced detectors are used to observe invisible sources, record measurements, and transform the results into increasingly greater detailed false color images. Content will focus on the electromagnetic spectrum, imaging, spectroscopy, and stellar evolution, and will be connected to the Chandra X-ray Observatory, the most sophisticated X-ray space telescope built to date. Recommended for 9th – 12th grade educators. 70+ SBEC credit hours are provided. This program is supported by funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, and the Chandra X-Ray Center. Workshop conducted by Sherre Boothman and Marc Wetzel at the McDonald Observatory in Ft. Davis, TX.

McDonald Observatory walking tour
Otto Struve 21 meter telescope
Harlan J. Smith 27 meter telescope
Hobby Eberly 10x11 meter telescope
Cleaning the Hobby Eberly telescope

The online application and additional workshop information are available here.
Application deadline: February 15, 2009

In this seven-day workshop teachers will participate in interdisciplinary teams to explore first-hand how environmental change can be interpreted from changes in ocean water and coral reefs. Teachers will participate in exploring educational materials and scientific data collection. This is one in a series of Wright Center workshops on interpreting environmental change. Co-sponsored by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Outreach Program, MIT Sea Grant, Clean Air-Cool Planet, and the Wright Center. Participants will also collaborate with international colleagues to develop materials custom made for their science and non-science classrooms. Workshop conducted by Zach Smith and Donna Young at the Virgin Islands Environmental Resource Station, US VI.

For more information contact Polly at: polly.donovan@gmail.com

In this seven-day workshop teachers will participate in interdisciplinary teams to explore first-hand how environmental change can be interpreted from glaciers and the land surface. Teachers will participate in exploring educational materials and scientific data collection. This is one in a series of Wright Center workshops on interpreting environmental change. Co-sponsored by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Outreach Program, the Glacier Institute, Clean Air-Cool Planet, the Crown of the Continent Learning Center, and the Wright Center. Participants will also collaborate with international colleagues to develop materials custom made for their science and non-science classrooms. Workshop conducted by Zach Smith, Donna Young, and Polly Donovan at the Glacier Institute, Glacier National Park,MT.

For more information contact Polly at: polly.donovan@gmail.com