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Professional Development Services for Schools and Districts |
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Professional Development Workshops can be delivered to any or all faculty at your school. The prices listed are for administrative expenses incurred by the Math & Science Institute (MSI) in the preparation for each individual workshop. Facilitators in each workshop will be MSI personnel or individuals provided by the MSI. The services of ADE content specialists are provided without cost to the school.
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additional information or to set up a contract for PD services, contact
the MSI. Examples of Professional Development Choices developed for an elementary school I. Using the STARLAB Portable Planetarium as a supplemental aid to the K-4 curriculum at your school. STARLAB Portable Planetarium with model lessons for the Elementary student. The planetarium can be used by all teachers, including special education, librarian, gifted, media specialist and others. Price includes the use of the STARLAB during the school year for up to ten (10) school days. [$600]
II. (6 hours): GLOBE for the Elementary School GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) is a worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based science and education program. GLOBE's vision promotes and supports students, teachers and scientists to collaborate on inquiry-based investigations of the environment and the Earth system working in close partnership with NASA and NSF Earth System Science Projects (ESSPs) in study and research about the dynamics of Earth's environment. This statement taken from the GLOBE website (http://www.globe.gov) provides a good overall description of this program. Schools (K-12) from all parts of the world are posting observations and provided real-time data and observations for global scientists to use on a daily basis. Your faculty would be trained in the Elementary Globe Program and will be shown how AR Science Frameworks in K-4 can be taught using this program. The MSI will provide a GLOBE certified trainer to conduct the training of your faculty. Once trained and certified, the teachers and their students can go online participate in the world wide GLOBE program and have access to data from around the world. All teachers will be trained in the protocols necessary for this certification. The cost of the training includes a weather station for the school. [$600] III. (6 hours): New Programs and Ideas in Technology for K-4 Teachers will be introduced to a variety of new programs, web sites, and software available to aid in the classroom atmosphere for both management lesson planning, student interaction and subject specific applications. [$600] IV. (3 hours): Planning for Parent Night
Conducting a Family Math and Science Night is an excellent way to
demonstrate for the parents and guardians of your students the methods
utilized in the classrooms during the school day to teach their
children. Selecting proper activities to include is not that hard of a
task, but how the activities are presented to the parents is important.
[$400] V. (6 hours): Integrating Technology into Elementary Mathematics Participants will learn how to use the TI-10 and TI-15 calculators in the elementary classroom helping students to understand the process of mathematics. [$600] VI. (3 hours): Sweet Success in Math and Science Teachers will experience a variety of ways that they can teach science and math using common manipulatives. The activities are designed to help students to develop concepts and internalize information. They are hands-on and inquiry based activities which encourage participation and content acquisition by the students. [$400] VII. (3 hours): Science and Math--A Real Connection The activities will focus on ways that math is used to interpret science. How to create graphs and interpret information will be the focus. Activities will explore how to gather data and create graphs that represent the data. [$400]
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(3 hours): Science and Literature IX. (3 hours): MSI Materials Center at ATU as a Resource Teachers will visit the MSI Materials Center for an open house. They will be given a tour of all items housed in the center and then provided an opportunity to explore the large variety of reference materials, teacher guides, VCR tapes, DVD’s, CD’s, modular kits and other items available for free loan. The teachers may also explore our teacher materials preparation area. In this area we have two die cutting sets and many dies, a dry mounting press, a hot laminating machine that will accommodate posters and a cold laminating machine (for up to letter size items). Snacks will be provided for this engaging time. [$400] {FREE if bundled with other workshops} X. (24 hours): ##Training in the use of GEMS/FOSS Modular Supplemental Material Kits The MSI is offering 24 hours of intensive training in the use of GEMS (Great Explorations in Math and Science), FOSS (Full Options Science System), supplemental curriculum materials and the loan of 8 GEMS or FOSS modules for teacher use. Four 6-hour training sessions would be conducted at the school. At each session two modular sets of materials would be presented to familiarize the faculty with its applications. The modules would then be left at the school for a period of two to four weeks during which the teachers would be able to use the materials with their students. At the next training session, a discussion of the previously used modules would be undertaken. Two new modules would then be examined and then left for use by the participating teachers. This process would continue through four sessions with one additional session to discuss the last two modules. Module selection would be by the school personnel prior to each training session. All materials are aligned with national science standards and the Arkansas Science Frameworks. [$1,500] ## This program is not included in contractual services. Contact MSI for details. XI. (6 hours) How to Write a Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) Schools should have a Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) that will place into one document all procedures, rules, guidelines, forms, checklists, etc. that are to be followed according to the Arkansas Department of Labor (ADOL) to ensure that all public employees are protected from any chemicals that are a part of the educational program offered by the school. By protecting the public employees (teachers and staff of a school) all children and visitors will also be protected. Developing a CHP is not a requirement of the Arkansas Department of Labor, but by developing one, all requirements of the ADOL will be met in a single document. The workshop would be designed to address the specific situation and needs of the school hosting the workshop. [$600]
CUSTOMIZED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Customized professional development can arranged to meet the needs of any school as a part of the school’s school improvement plan. All content-based workshops will have references to the Arkansas Frameworks listed. Workshops that are 3-hours or less in length will cost $400. Workshops lasting from 4-6 hours will cost $600. By contracting with the MSI for PD services, schools can realize a savings in the cost of up to 25% over the cost of individually priced PD workshops. PRICES River Valley Discount (RVD)—Schools in the Arkansas River Valley receive a $50 discount for scheduling a 2 or 3 hour workshop and a $100 workshop savings on 6-hour workshops. This discount is only available on individual workshop scheduling. CONTRACT PACKAGES The MSI would contract with a school or district to deliver 9-60 hours of Professional Development activities targeting the integration of science, mathematics and literacy for grades K-4. Exact design of workshops will be negotiable. Prices are figured at regular price less the cited percentage.
##The GEMS/FOSS Training program cannot be combined as a part of contractual package--Contact the MSI for additional information. |