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HLM M/S Center Current Professional Development:
Check back often for current professional development offerings!
If you have any questions or concerns about professional development sessions, please contact Pam Bunch at the Hillsdale-Lenawee-Monroe Mathematics & Science Center via phone at 517.265.6691 or via email.
Local Professional Development:
Hillsdale County I.S.D. Professional Development
Hillsdale County Intermediate School District
Current professional development opportunities offered by the Hillsdale Intermediate School District.
Lenawee County I.S.D. Professional Development
Lenawee County Intermediate School District
Current professional development opportunities offered by the Lenawee Intermediate School District.
Monroe County I.S.D. Professional Development
Monroe County Intermediate School District
Current professional development opportunities offered by the Monroe Intermediate School District.
Links to other recommended professional development:
Teaching Science to Young Children: Online, Summer, 2008
Oakland University, through the Departments of Teacher Development and Educational Studies (TDES) and Human Development and Child Studies (HDCS) are offering the opportunity to participate in a graduate level, online course developed especially for teachers of young children in grades preK -2. This class is open to graduate students in both departments as well as certified teachers in Michigan. This course, Teaching Science to Young Children, EST 562, will be taught online with three required on-campus meetings (July 8, July 22, August 12, 5:00 PM - 8:20 PM). Please contact Dr. Mary Stein at stein@oakland.edu (248.370.3086) or Dr. Shannan McNair mcnair@oakland.edu if you have questions about the content of the course and for registration information. The deadline for registration is June 15, 2008.
INSPIRE Summer Academy
July 27 – August 1, 2008
The Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning, INSPIRE at Purdue University is now accepting applications for 2008 INSPIRE Summer Academy.
Are you interested in learning how to develop innovative methods for integrating engineering thinking into your classroom?
The 2008 INSPIRE Summer Academy is a week long program for 2nd - 4th grade educator teams. The educator teams must comprise a minimum of seven teachers from up to three buildings in the same school district/corporation. The teams can be created from across disciplines (e.g. math, science, technology, and language arts).
At the end of the summer academy, teachers will be able to:
- Convey a broad perspective of the nature and practice of engineering
- Communicate the difference and similarities between engineering and science thinking
- Discuss what engineers do and how they solve problems with students
- Use engineering problem-solving process such as design and model development to engage students in realistic open-ended problem solving
In addition, each participating educator will receive a $750.00 stipend and the opportunity to obtain 3 graduate credit hours. Summer Academy participants traveling outside a 50 mile radius from Purdue University will receive on-campus housing/food allowance.
Download the application at: https://engineering.purdue.edu/INSPIRE
Application deadline is due May 1st, 2008
Contact Dan Somerville, dsomervi@purdue.edu for more information.
Texas Instruments - Teachers Teaching with Technology (T3)
Professional Development from Texas Instruments - Click here for FREE online professional development sessions offered by Texas Instruments.
Vernier Software & Technology
Professional Development from Vernier Software & Technology
Digital Workshops
Free, Online, On Demand, Professional Development
The U.S. Department of Education has brought together some of the nation's most effective teachers and practitioners to share the research-based practices and ways of using data they have used in their own schools to make a difference in student achievement. For the past 2 years they have shared their expertise through the U.S. Department of Education's Teacher-to-Teacher Workshops offered in various locations all over the United States.
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