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Date: Fri Jun 25 2004 - 16:04:53 PDT
From: ASKDRSP@aol.com Message-ID: <1c5.1a5afd54.2e0e0995@aol.com> Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 19:04:53 EDT Subject: pinhole CSTA conference Early Bird Due Date Approaching
Greetings Pinholers,
In case you do not receive postings from Art Sussman, here is the email just
sent to remind us all of the upcoming Early Bird registration for the CSTA
Science Educators Conference which will be held in San Jose this fall. The Early
Bird Due Date can save you a lot of money so if you are planning to attend, I
encourage you to register now and save that extra cost for spending on science
stuff!
Take care,
Sue Pritchard
Teacher, Grade 8
CSTA Middle/Jr. High School Director
Here is the message:
This announcement has been posted by the California Science Education
Advisory Committee (CSEAC).
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Don't miss the 2004 California Science Education Conference: Register by the
June 30th early bird registration deadline and SAVE! VISIT
www.cascience.org/conference.html for details.
The largest statewide professional development opportunity for science
educators will take place in San Jose, October 14-17, 2004. BUT HURRY! The
early-bird registration fee ($95 for CSTA members, $145 for non-members)
expires on June 30th! Your registration fee includes:
Workshops: Over 200 standards-based workshops for every discipline and every
grade level, including earth science, life science, physical science,
pedagogy, ELL, assessment, technology, and more! Visit
http://conferences.wested.org/cs/csta/search/e_sess to search sessions by
title, keyword, grade level, and more.
Professional Development: Access to over 100 professional
development-qualifying events and the opportunity to earn university credit.
There are two PD strands: One for New Teachers and one for NCLB.
Speakers: ALL of the focus speaker series sessions, featuring the greatest
minds in science today! Learn more at view details at
www.cascience.org/conference.html
General Session: With keynote address by Dr. David Suzuki.
Closing Ceremonies: Featuring explorer and environmentalist Dr. Jean-Michel
Cousteau.
Entertainment: The Saturday Night Dance at the Children's Discovery Museum.
For an additional fee, you may also attend short courses, field courses, the
Friday Awards luncheon, the Sunday Luncheon with Dr. Penny Patterson of the
Gorilla Foundation and Koko.org, and the Pre-Conference Events. If you are a
new teacher in your 1st-3rd year of teaching, you won't want to miss the
Pre-Conference Event for New Teachers. And if you'd like to learn more about
Lesson Study -- the teaching strategy that's sweeping the nation -- the
Lesson Study Pre-Conference Event is for you!
The California Science Education Conference is THE professional development
event of the year for science educators. Visit the
www.cascience.org/conference.html for complete program details.
You may REGISTER ONLINE at www.cascience.org/conference.html or PRINT the
registration form at http://www.cascience.org/RegForm04.pdf. You may also
request a complete registration brochure by sending your name and address to
mailto:conference@cascience.org.
FUNDING YOUR CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE: Use IIUSP, Title I, and Title II monies
to help pay for your professional development! See your school site
administrator or district staff developer. Visit
http://www.cascience.org/PDfunding.html.
You won't want to miss the opportunity to join your colleagues from around
the state. We look forward to seeing you in San Jose!
California Science Teachers Association
tel: (916) 979-7004
fax: (916) 979-7023
e-mail: conference@cascience.org
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