From: Deborah Hunt (dhunt@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Thu Feb 12 2004 - 09:17:32 PST
Message-Id: <a05111b04bc51657973a3@[192.174.2.158]> Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 09:17:32 -0800 From: Deborah Hunt <dhunt@exploratorium.edu> Subject: Fwd: Needed ASAP: 20 - 30 Bay Area 6th grade science teachers for field test: Free online course (2 units of credit) + cash honorarium
Note that deadline is today!
Deb
>>FOOTHILL COLLEGE - LEARNING IN NEW MEDIA CLASSROOMS (LINC)
>>KRAUSE CENTER FOR INNOVATION
>>
>>SPECIAL ONE-TIME OFFER--and
>>FIELD TEST OF BAY AREA SCIENCE (MUSEUM) EDUCATION COLLABORATORY
>>
>> A complete online list of this quarter's Foothill LINC (onlinee)
>>classes and online registration is at:
>>http://www.foothill.edu/cgi/lincclassdb.cgi
>>
>>There are two ONE-TIME ONLY special deals for any teachers who
>>register BEFORE FEBRUARY 12:
>>
>>1) This quarter's $16 registration fee will be waived (paid for by
>>a donor to the Krause Center. This means teachers can take
>>multiple classes and only pay $12/unit for this quarter. This is
>>the best deal anywhere for teachers who want to take classes
>>related to technology applications and integration of technology
>>into the curriculum (I am teaching three of these classes,
>>including one on Global Project-Based Learning (2 units) and online
>>collaboration tools for student projects, plus:
>>
>>2) I am teaching one online class specifically for Bay Area middle
>>school science teachers: LINC 228.01 W Teaching Science Using
>>Online Bay Area Museum Resources (see course description below).
>>
>>I need 30 Bay Area 6th grade science teachers to participate in a
>>field test of our web-based Bay Area Science Education
>>Collaboratory this semester :
>>http://www.designworlds.com/Hewlett/BA_ScienceCollab/index.html and
>>http://www.designworlds.com/BA_collaboratory.
>>
>> This Collaboratory pilot resource and online teacher learning
>>community is currently targeted for 6th grade science teachers, all
>>aligned with CA 6th grade science standards --and it was
>>co-designed by/with 10 Bay Area 6th grade teachers.
>>
>>If we can get at least 20 teachers registered for this class (the
>>minimum number we need to offer this class) BEFORE FEB. 12 I am
>>offering the following one-time special offer:
>>
>>1. We (Foothille KCFI) will double the CEU units now offered for
>>this course for any 6th grade science teacher who takes this class
>>and agrees to participate in this field test and (2 CEU units,
>>rather than 1).
>>
>>2. Our project will pay for all course credit fees ($24, $12/unit x 2)
>>
>>3. Our project will provide all teachers who take my course and
>>complete the field test (Feb.-May, 2004) with the following:
>>
>>- ED Thoughts; What we know about Science Teaching and Learning
>>(McREL, $11 value) AND EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING:
>>
>>- Art Sussman's excellent book, "Dr. Art's Gude to Planet Earth,"
>>which is one of the best books around for the earth science focus
>>of 6th grade ($15 value) OR
>>
>>- Strategic Science Teaching Grades K12: A Sampler of Science
>>Lessons Connecting Literature with the California Standards (CISC
>>Science Subcommittee, $15)
>>
>>4. We will pay an honorarium of $50, either in cash or as an
>>Amazon gift certificate, in September, 2004, for all teachers who
>>complete the field test and provide all feedback, as requested.
>>
>>Teachers who are interested in this class/offer should register
>>online AND email me with their name, address, school, phone number
>>and email address to:<ted@designworlds.com> by the end of this week.
>>
>>Many thanks!
>>
>>Ted M. Kahn, Ph.D.
>>Project Director, Bay Area Science Education Collaboratory and
>>Instructor, Foothill College, Krause Center for Innovation
>>(408) 252-2285
>>ted@designworlds.com
>>===================================================================
>>LINC 228.01W
>>Teaching Science Using Online Bay Area Museum Resources
>>1 (2) unit(s)
>>
>>The Bay Area has a wealth of science-technology museums and youth
>>museums which have over $1 billion of assets for teaching and
>>informal learning of science, math, engineering/design and
>>technology. Based on a pilot project called the Bay Area Science
>>Museum Learning Collaboratory, funded initially by the Hewlett
>>Foundation (and more recently, from a grant from the Elizabeth &
>>Stephen Bechtel, Jr. Foundation), this project will explore how
>>these resources can be aligned with California science curriculum
>>standards and provide a powerful complementary resource to just
>>using state-adopted science textbooks for improving teaching and
>>learning of science.
>>
>>Examples will be drawn from the Collaboratory's current 6th grade
>>content, and students will create and use a special Science Museum
>>Webquest as a project in their classrooms. --
>>
>>All you have to do is either register online:
>>http://www.foothill.edu.kci/linc (although I've had some people
>>tell me there are problems if your web browser doesn't accept
>>cookies and isn't Java--enabled)...
>>
>>or contact Art Turmelle at LINC@foothill.edu or 650-494-7498.
>>
>>BUT THIS OFFER IS ONLY GOOD (FOR FREE REGISTRATION) IF YOU
>>REGISTER BY FEBRUARY 12-- and remember: by special deal with
>>Foothill, all 6th grade teachers will get 2 units this time for
>>LINC 228.01W, instead of the normal 1 unit offered for this course.
>
>--
>*********************************************************************************
>Ted M. Kahn, Ph.D.
>President & CEO
>DesignWorlds for Learning, Inc. http://www.designworlds.com
>Principal, CapitalWorks, LLC http://www.capworks.com
>1116 Little John Way
>San Jose, CA 95129
>(408) 252-2285 Fax: (408) 516-9920
>ted@designworlds.com tkahn@capworks.com
>
>NMC Fellow: The New Media Consortium http://www.nmc.net
>
>Bay Area Science Education Collaboratory:
>http://www.designworlds.com/Hewlett/BA_ScienceCollab/index.html
>
>Creating Virtual Collaboratories and Communities for Lifelong Learning
>***********************************************************************************
-- Deborah Hunt Senior Information Specialist Exploratorium 3601 Lyon Street San Francisco, CA 94123 Voice: 415-353-0485 Fax: 415-561-0370 mailto:dhunt@exploratorium.edu"A woman is like a tea bag; she never knows how strong she is until she's in hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt
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