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New Programs for Fall 2010
Targeting Science and Inquiry Toolkit Program
The New York Hall of Science in partnership with MetLife Foundation and Target will provide FREE field trips to third and sixth grade students who attend Title 1 New York City Public Schools located in Queens and Brooklyn. Students will receive a Targeting Science backpack that includes five inquiry tools (tape measure, LED lights, stopwatch, diffraction grating lens, and colored filters) and an activity guide. The activity guide will include inquiry activities to be used with the tools at the museum, in the classroom and at home.
Participants must be:
Title 1 NYC Public Schools in Queens or Brooklyn
3rd and 6th grade teachers and students
In order to qualify for the free field trip, 3rd and 6th grade teachers must attend a 4-hour professional development training at the New York Hall of Science. During the training, teachers will be trained on how to use the inquiry tools in the classroom and during the field trip. At the end of the training, teachers will receive a free field trip voucher that must be used on one of the select field trip dates designated for this program. Field trip dates cannot be reserved until teachers have completed the 4-hour training.
2010 Training Dates
September 18, 9 am – 1 pm
September 19, 9 am – 1 pm
October 17, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
October 17, 1 pm – 5 pm
November 14, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
November 14, 1 pm – 5 pm
2011 Training Dates
January 15, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
January 15, 1 pm – 5 pm
January 23, 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
January 23, 1 pm – 5 pm
To register for this program or for more information, please call Tamika Whitlock at 718-699-0005 ext. 320 or email twhitlock@nysci.org
New York Hall of Science hosts Teachers as Makers: ISKME Professional Development Academy
October 2 – 3, 2010
Free of charge to teachers, this two-day teacher training opportunity is for the Maker inside each of us. We will explore how Maker-Teacher collaboration can facilitate innovation in the classroom. Makers’ Projects will be points of inspiration for teachers as we experience DIY inquiry and design. Participants will have time to brainstorm, create, reflect, and share how their experiences at Maker Faire and the Make Teacher Academy can translate into their teaching using online resources and collaborative tools.
Please contact Megan Simmons, Education Program Manager at ISKME , for more information about this grant-supported professional development course offered free of charge to 20 teachers: megan@iskme.org or 650-728-3322
About ISKME
The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, (ISKME) (www.iskme.org), is an independent, nonprofit research institute, located in Half Moon Bay, CA, that helps schools, colleges, universities, and the organizations that support them expand their capacity to collect and share information, apply it to well-defined problems, and create human-centered, knowledge-driven environments focused on learning and success.