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| 14.707 |
Science across the Curriculum (1)
- Introduces
ways science can be integrated naturally into reading, writing, math,
social studies, and art curriculum. Participants
will explore topics of plant biology and ecology, while learning tips
about setting up classroom and schoolyard experiments using plants across
the curriculum. Other
sessions will highlight hands-on applications in all aspects of the
curriculum, including an afternoon utilizing the schoolyard as an outdoor
classroom. |
| 14.733 |
Schoolyard Math and Science (4)
- Emphasizes
natural resources that can be found around the schoolyard for the teaching
of science and math. The
first goal of this course is to apply the Massachusetts Curriculum
Frameworks to outdoor science and math, using an inquiry base, learner
dictated approach. The second
goal is to facilitate the creation of interdisciplinary lessons and
projects that have practical applications in the classroom.
The specific content standards from the Curriculum Frameworks for
Math, Science and Technology that are addressed: characteristics of
organisms, diversity and adaptation of organisms, organisms and
environments, nature and numbers, numbers and number systems, estimation
and computation, patterns and relationships, geometry and spatial sense,
measurement and statistics and probability. |
| 14.764 |
Introduction
to Wetland Environments (3) - An
introduction to the concept of wetlands, what they are, and how they can
be identified. Classroom
activities related to wetland environments, aquaria, and terraria are
developed. All activities are
focused on the Massachusetts Science and Technology Frameworks. |
| 15.771 |
Focus
on Inquiry: Organisms and Environments (4) - A science content
institute for teachers in grades one to six which concentrates on life
science learning standards which address: organisms and environments;
ecosystems and organisms; and adaptations, diversity, and heredity.
Instructional materials include activities from the following
national science curriculum units: Plant Growth and Development (grade 3),
Ecosystems (grade 6), Habitats (grade 3), and Living Things (grades 1,2).
Assessment strategies embedded in these units and additional
assessment tools to evaluate students will be integrated into Institute
activities. An inquiry approach to teaching and learning science is
emphasized; skills of data collection, measurement, analysis and
interpretation of data, designing an investigation and classification of
organisms are woven throughout. |
| 15.790 |
Making
Science Come Alive (1) - Examines the
theories and applications on how students learn best.
Among the topics considered are: hemisphicity, learning styles,
critical and creative thinking, multiple intelligences, and how these
translate into practical classroom curriculum and instructional
strategies.
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| 16.730 |
Data
Collection and Analysis: Instructional Strategies for Middle School
Science (3) - Designed
to provide participants with an understanding of a safe and effective
exercise program. Topics
include muscular structure and conditioning, cardiovascular fitness
regimens, nutrition and body composition, performance enhancing
supplements and cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). |
| 16.749 |
Implementing
the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for Science and Technology (3)
- Reviews the Massachusetts Curriculum Framework for Science and
Technology. Participants
access existing “standards-based curriculum materials” and investigate
the science content, pedagogy, methodology, manipulatives, and assessment
tools contained within the materials.
Participants discuss effectiveness of materials and assessment
tools and how to refine and reintroduce them to classroom trials.
Interdisciplinary connections utilizing the frameworks are
investigated. Teacher’s
guides incorporating the interdisciplinary materials are developed.
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If
you have questions or need additional materials, please contact:
Nancy
Proulx
School/Community
Liaison
Graduate
and Continuing Education Office
Framingham State College
100 State Street, PO Box 9101
Framingham, MA 01701-9101
508
626 4034
E-mail:
nproulx@frc.mass.edu
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