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| 2009 1-week CASA K-12 Content Institute Program (KCI09) at UPRM | |||
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What: Weather, Radars, and Energy
in a Changing World When: June 29th
–July 2nd, 2009 (plus travel days June 28th and
July 3rd) Where: University
of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez
(Mayaguez,
PR) Who: Grade 5 to 12 science or technology
teachers. Multi-media teachers
interested in developing (as part of their classroom curriculum) radio,
podcast, or other “science spots” to disseminate scientific materials
may also
be accepted. Teachers should be willing and interested in sharing
curriculum
ideas with other teachers at their school. No Cost: The Workshop is Free of Cost.
Participants will receive a $600 stipend in
addition to most meals, and hotel. Agenda: Please CLICK here for the final schedule. Availability: 18 spaces available for teachers in Puerto
Rico (we will also have 5 teachers from
Massachusetts, Oklahoma and Colorado). PROGRAM HISTORY
& OVERVIEW: Since 2004, the NSF Center for Collaborative
Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) has offered a content
institute every
summer designed to enable science teachers to deepen their knowledge of
concepts and develop hands-on classroom activities with respect to the
Engineering, Technology and Earth and Space science curriculum
frameworks. The
institute features lectures by expert faculty, hands-on labs and
activities,
communications technologies, a field trip, and development and/or
review of
classroom resources. The content institute will have an
interdisciplinary
focus on socially relevant science and engineering topics that are
appealing to
young people, such as weather prediction and forecasting using new
technologies
as well as renewable energy and climate change. Teachers will have the
chance
to collaborate with faculty and other teachers from Oklahoma,
Massachusetts,
Puerto Rico, and Colorado. A one-day callback in November will allow
teachers
to present projects that they develop and implement in their classrooms. APPLICATION: Complete
the attached application and email or fax by Monday, Jun 1st. Later
applications may be accepted, but spots will be filled on a first come
first
serve basis with preference given to first time participants and
teachers from
high needs school districts. Tel.
787.832-2825 Fax:
787.832.2485, attn: Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol COURSE FACULTY: §
Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol, Professor, Electrical Engineering,
University of Puerto Rico at
Mayaguez Dr. Walter Díaz, Professor,Social Science, University
of Puerto Rico at
Mayaguez §
Dr. Anura Jayasumana, Professor,
Electrical & Computer Engineering,
Colorado State University §
Dr. Kevin Kloesel, Assistant Dean,
College of Geosciences, Oklahoma University §
Dr. Paula Rees, Research Professor, Director of
Massachusetts Water Resources
Research Center, UMass Amherst
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