[ISTATALK-L] EDC's online courses for science educators!

[POLLOCK GWEN <GPOLLOCK@xxxxxxxx>]

Fyi---could be a great opportunity to consider

Gwen Pollock, Science
Illinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street, C-215
Phone:  217/557-7323
Fax:  217/782-7937
gpollock@xxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
From: Erica Fields [mailto:efields@xxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 8:25 AM
To: POLLOCK GWEN
Subject: RE: Date added for EDC's online courses for science educators!



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               Online Professional Development Opportunities

                     The Center for Science Education
                    at EDC is once again offering three
                   online courses for science educators.

        Connecting Science and Literacy in the Elementary Classroom This
six-session course is designed for elementary teachers whose students
  are engaged in hands-on science units. The course focuses on two areas
that offer great potential for developing science understanding while
also
   building students' literacy skills: Students' science talk & science
                                notebooks.

                  Science Assessment in the Middle Grades
 This course is designed for middle-grades science teachers who would
like
    to understand more about assessment-particularly the types found on
    national and state science tests- and when and how each type can be
incorporated into science units. Assessments analyzed in the course
include
     written assessment (both open-ended and multiple choice), graphic
          (including charts, tables and graphs), and performance.

              High School Students Working as Scientists Work
  This is a seven-week course on ways to adapt current high school
lesson
                                   plans
  so that students take a more scientifically disciplined, inquiry-based
                                 approach
 to the reading, laboratory, discussion, and lecture experiences they
have
                                    in
 class. Participants will examine the myths and realities of doing
inquiry
                                  in the
     high school classroom and develop a richer conception of inquiry.

                     Courses begin January 28th, 2005
                                Cost: $149
                         Graduate credit available
           For further information or to register online, go to
                     http://cse.edc.org/onlinecourses/

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
__________
  Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) is an international
non-profit
          organization, building bridges among research, policy, and
practice. EDC manages 335 projects in 50 countries to advance learning
           and healthy development for individuals of all ages.  Our
work strengthens nearly every facet of society, including early child
         development, K-12 education, health promotion, workforce
preparation, community development, learning technologies, basic and
adult
   education, institutional reform, and social justice. EDC's Center for
Science Education encompasses projects focusing on improving and
supporting
       science education nationwide. Project work falls under three
    main categories: technical assistance and professional development,
     research and evaluation, and instructional materials development.



Erica Fields
Research Associate
Center for Science Education
Education Development Center, Inc.
617-618-2704
efields@xxxxxxx
http://cse.edc.org

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