=================== Teacher Training at Waquoit Bay Reserve Summer 2008 Oceans and Coasts June 23-27 3 Graduate credits or 67.5 PDPs This course will introduce methods to teach about marine and coastal science in the classroom. It will include topics and lesson ideas most appropriate for teachers of grades 6-10. Topics will include ocean and coastal geology, estuaries, basic salt water chemistry, currents and circulation, climate connections, marine life, and how technology is used to study oceans and coasts. The course will include presentations from research scientists on current investigations in marine and coastal science, and lessons and guidance in how to find and use coastal data. Participants will receive lesson plans, posters, and CDs, and will have opportunities to practice classroom activities. Schedule: Monday June 23 - Thursday June 26 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Friday June 27 8:30 am - 12:30 pm Follow up meeting Saturday November 1, 8:00- 12:00 Credit: 3 Graduate credits (optional) or 67.5 PDPs for 36 hours of class time including follow up session Credit through Framingham State College $195 Course fee $50 Climate and the Coast August 4 - 8 3 Graduate credits or 67.5PDPsClimate change is one of the most important science issues of the new century. Studying coastal climate change is especially engaging, involving studies of how land, sea, and atmosphere affect water, marshes, birds, fish, and shellfish. This course will present climate topics with a special focus on marine systems. The course will include ideas for using marine and coastal data with students as well as opportunities and ideas for participants to carry out field investigations. We will hear presentations from research scientists studying climate. Participants will receive lesson plans and a resource CD. Most appropriate for teachers in grades 7 through 10.Schedule: Monday August 4 through Thursday August 7, 8:00 -4:00Follow up meeting date on Saturday November 1, 1:00 - 4:00 Credit: 3 graduate credits (optional) or 67.5 PDPs for 36 hours of contact time including follow up session Credit offered through Framingham State College Course fee $50 Optional: 3 graduate credits available from Framingham State College $195 For more information please contact Pat HarcourtWaquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve pat.harcourt@xxxxxxxxxxx (508) 457-0495 x 106
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